The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capitai-Wbat Is Being
Done by the Senate and Household
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Con-
adhered.
The Senate and,House.


Mr. Loud, OF California, bill was passed
setting apart tract OF land for the use OF
the Lick Observatory, University OF Cali
fornia- resolution was also passed au-
thorizing the Joint Committee on Imrfii
grafton TO investigate the operation OF
the immigration laws, the importation
OF contract labor, and TO inquire par
ticularly into the immigration OF persons
affected with typhus fever into the port of
New York. The House Committee on Rules
agreed to report resolution making the
silver bill the order OF business for three
days beginning March % No date was
fixed for measures concerning the tariff.
Indian sectarIan schools was the subject
or three hours acrimonious discussion In
the House on the 1st The Indian apprc-
priaton bill was the measure under con-
sideration, and the immediate cause of the
discussion was the section making APP
preparation for the Carlisle Indian
school The bill was passed. Mr. McMil-
lin, OF Tennessee, reported the free wool
BILL which was referred to the committee
of the whole. Mr.. Bryan. OF Nebraska,
and Mr.. Turner, OF Georgia, respectively,
from the same commit, ee, reported
bills for the free entry OF binding twine
and cotton bagging and ties, which were
referred to the committee OF the whole,
| and leave was granted to Mr.. Payne
OF New York, and Mr. DalZell OF Pennsyl-
vania. to present the views OF the minority
on the measure. In the Senate, after the
transaction of routine business the Idaho
election case was taken up and Mr. Sap
ders addressed the Senate in defense Of MI.
Claggett's right to the seat. Mr.. Morgan
made legal and constitunal argument
against the right OF Mr.. Dubois TO occupy
| u seat in the Senate.
In the Senate, Oh the I'd Mr. Dolph pre-
| sented petitions from his State favoring
| government aid for tho Nicaragua canal.
| The Idaho election case was taken up and
1 nj Il til
would control his own action in
| casting his vote for the contestant
| Mr.. Villas argued that the sitting member,
Mr. Dubois, was legally elected and en-
| titled to the seat. On the suggestion OF
Mr.. Gray that some Senators were absent
who desired to record their votes on the
| question, the vote was postponed.
| The proceedings OF the House were
quite uninteresting and confined
strictly to the consideration OF the
| District of Columbia appropriation bill. On
only one occasion did Iarty politics find a
| place in the discussion and that was when
Mr.. Hemphill. OF the Democratic side, pro-
| posed an amendment reducing the $1,000
| or S12. 900 salary which the Recorder of
Deeds Of the District OF Columbia receives
in the way of fees to fixed salary OF
| $4,000 per annum. All fees are TO be
| turned into the public Treasury after de-
| auctions for necessary clerk hire. The
| House adjourned with the bill still undis-
pose1 of.
In the Senate, on the 3D. the debate on
| the Idaho contested election case was
closed, and the voting was begun. The
| question OF the minority resolutions In
| favor OF Mr.. Claggetts right to the seat
| was decided In the negative-yeas, Z; nays.
| IS. The vote was then taken on the ma
| jority resolutions affirming the right of Mr..
| Dubois to etain his seat, and it was decid-
| ed I'm the Acknowledgements, So; nays, g.
| The pure food bill was then taken up, but
| no action was taken on the bill. TIL @
House resumed consideration OF the Dis
| trict of Columbia appropriation bill, also
| the bill allowing railroad companies to give
| special rates to commercial travellers. Mr.
| Otis, Of Kansas, antagonized the measure
| 1t a stroke directed at the funda
| mental principle upoa which the Interstate
commerce law was founded. Mr.. Simpson,
| I'm speaking OF the bill, referred to the
author of the interstate commerce act
| Senator Cullom) as an "iniquitous rail-
road attorney" when he was Iromptly
called t. order by Mr.. Lind, of Mimi esota.
| The bill will now go on the calendar of un-
| finished business
In the Senate on the 4th the pure food
| bill was take up. and Mr.. Vest stated
| at some length his position in regard
| TO il and to such legislation In
| general He appealed to the Senate
| to help enact the bill into law. Eulo-
! gles were delivered in respect to
| the memory Of the late RepresC NATIVE Lee,
| OF Virginia, and the Senate adjourned till
| the eth. The House Committee on Military
! Affairs completed consideration of the army
appropriation bill. The most Important
| provision In the bill relates to payment for
transportation over bond aided railroads.
| The total appropriation carried by the bill
Is S24, 245, $40, which is 1867, $50 less than the
| appropriation for the current fiscal year.
| The House Naval Affairs Committee prac-
| tically com pleted the consideration of the
naval appropriation bill. The bill in round
figures appropriates S24, 0O0, 600. A new dry
dock at Algiers, La, is provided for I'm the
bill, the ultimate cost of which will be
more than Ss.000,000. At the conclusion of
the consideration Of unimportant bills Greek
met Greek I'm the House, and for the space
Of five minutes parliamentary colloquy was
witnessed which in aptness of retort has
had no precedent in the present session.
On the one side was Speaker Crisp. who
stands as the sponsor of the rules OF the
Fifty second Congress, and on the other
was ex-Sr eaker Reed, who stands as the
defender OF the rules and methods of the
Fifty-frst Congress.
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