The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-01-20
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good OF the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
md Acted Upon.
Doings of Congress.

In the House on the 18th the following
bills were introduced: Providing for an
international bimetallic arrangement.
Appropriating $780, 900 for the display OF
the corn product at the Worlds Fair.
Requesting the President 10 inform the
House what negotiations have been carried
on with foreign governments relative 10 the
re establishment and use OF silver coin ms
legal tender money. Resolutions of the Ma
tional Legislative Executive Committee OF
the Farmers Alliance in relation TO the Ocala
platform. Ordered printed I'm the Record.
In the Senate the following bills were in
trOduced: For the erection OF postoffice
buildings IN towns where the postoffice re-
ceipts exceed $4,000 year; for a public
building at Mammoth Hot Springs in the
Yellowstone National Park; appropriating
$50, 900 for "A public building at Bradford.
Pa Mr.. Teller introduced "a joint resolu
ton providing for an international BIZ
metallic agreement
Among the departmental and other COM
inunlcations laid before the Senate by the
Vice President, on the 12th, were agree
ments for the cession OF their lands made
with the Sho hone and Arapahoe Indians
OF the Wind River Reservation In
Wyoming, the Indians OF the Pyra-
mid Lake reservation, and the Kick
apoo Indians Of Oklahoma. Referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
After n short executive session the Senate
adjourned. In the House, Speaker Crisp
being still unable to preside over The de-
liberati)ns of the House. his dut 'es were
again performed by the Speaker pro tenn.
The first business report from any OF the
standing committees was presented by +.
B. Taylor, of Ohio, who. from the Com
mittee on judiciary, reported a bill fixing
the time for holding terms of the
Circuit and District Courts inthe North
ern District OF Iowa, providing that here
after terms of the District and Circuit
Courts of the United States snail be held at
Dubuque on third Tuesday i'm April and
first Tuesday in December; at Fort Dodge
the first Tuesday in June and second Tues
day in November; at Sioux City the third
Tuesday in May and first Tuesday In Octo-
Der; at Cedar Rapids the first Tuesday in
April and second Tuesday in September.
Passed. After the usual presentation OF
bills the House adjourned.
In the House on the 18th, Mr.. Holman
presented IL resolution opposing the grant
ing OF subsidies or bounties by Congress in
money. public moneys tonds, or by pledge OF
the public credit to promote special private
industries or enterprises. Considera bic
confusion succeeded the reading of the res
olution; but, without giving time for de-
bate, Mr.. Holman demanded the previous
question on its adoption. "Will debate be
In order after the previous question
is ordered on this resolution" in
CURED Mr. Henderson, OF Iowa. "1he
Speaker is OF the opinion that debate
would not then lie in order,n replied Speaker
Pro TEN. McMi Ian. "And this House will
cease to be a deliberative body" added Mr..
Reed, OF Maine. The repetition of the charge
which had SO frequently been hurled against
himself caused the House. Democrats and
Republicans,to break into a roar of La lighter.
The yeas and nays on the previous question
were demanded and resulted-yeas. 154;
nays, so. When the vote was announced
Mr.. Holman asked unanimous consent that
dphntp nllOwQd
Mr.. Reed wanted two hours on a
side, and to this Mr.. Holman consented.
Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas, asked if this
rangement included two hours for the Peo
pies party as we'll as the Republican and
Democratic parties. In the Senate the
time was taken up by the introduction of
bills
In the House on the 14th the session was
consumed In debate on the Holman resolu-
ton, which in substance declares that Con-
gress in its appropriations shall be strictly
limited TO the moneys necessary to carry on
the several departments of the Government.
The Senate took up the calendar, the first
bill on 1t being one 10 aid the State of Col
orado to support the school of mines. 1t
appropriates % per cent. of all moneys paid
to the United States for mineral lands in
Colorado for the maintenance of the school
OF mines established at Golden. Mr..
Teller moved to amend the bill by
making the percentage so instead of 25.
Agreed to and the bill was passed. Other
bills passed as follows: Authorizing the
construction Of n bridge across the Mis-
sissippi River in Chamberlain. in Brule
County, and Lyman County, South Dakota.
Appropriating $500, 900 for the purchase of
ground and the erection thereon in the
city of Washington of building TO be used
as a hall of records. Adjourned till the 18th.
On the 18th, the debate was continued in
the House on the Holman resolution. AZ
ter exciting debate the resolution
was adopted without amendment.
1t is known as the anti-subsidy reso-
luton. The House then took up
the reports OF the Committee on Accounts
assigning clerks to the various committees
of the House. After debate the minority
substitute, providing for twenty -four
clerks, was defeated-yeas, 81: nays,
164 - and the majority report, which
provides for thirty seven clerks, was
agreed to. Mr. Fyan, OF Mis-
souri,, who has been absent on account OF
sickness. was then sworn in, but his health
was so feeble that he was obliged to take the
oath of Office from his seat Mr..
Hatch, OF Missouri. introduced bill
amending the Presidential succession act
so as to add the office of Secretary of Agri-
culture after that of Secretary OF the
Interior. No business in the Senate. Both
hOuSes ad iOurnad until tho 18th