The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-16
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings or the Senate and House of
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist or tho
Business.
The National soIons.

In the House, the 9TH. the time was taken
up by debate on the silver question. The
Bland bill was the subject On the prop
osition to set apart three days for the dis
cussion OF the bill, the free silver men won
by a vote OF 100 to "a. 4 he first half hour s
session OF the Senate was consumed In
the presentation OF petitions most of them
OF the stereotyped character from religious
associations for the closing OF the World s
Fair on Sundays and from State oranges on
various subjects OF proposed legislation.
Among the bills introduced and referred was
one by Mr. Sawyer TO authorize the estab-
lishment OF postal telegraph service. It
authorizes the Postmaster General, upon
the advice and approval of the Secretary OF
the Treasury and Attorney General. to
contract with any person, company
or corporation owning or operating
telegraph lines for the transmits
sion of correspondence press dispatches,
and postal money orders, at such rates as
may be agreed upon by the contracting
parties. not to exceed the rates now charged
for similar messages. he pure food bill
was under discussion at adjournment
In the Senate, on the sth. the Behring
Sea controversy and the pure food bill were
subjects of discussion, though final action
was had upon neither. The following Som
ate bills were passed: To prohibit the sale
of firearms and ammunition to In
dams residing upon reservations; re-
Metern claim appropriating $500, 600 for
a public building at Spokane Falls. Wash !;
appropriating S275,0o0 for the construction
of two United States revenue cutters for
service on the Great Lakes; appropri-
ating $4,000 for public building at Ala
media, Cal; appropriating 100000 for a
public building at Boise City, Idaho;
to amend the act OF Aug. 2s, 1890, to re-
organize and establi the customs collec-
tion district of Puget Sound; 10 authorize
the construction of je, ties. piers and break
waters at private expense I'm the Gulf OF
Mexico at the mouth of the Ropes Pass, Tex. ;
authorizing tie construction or bridge
across the Kootenai River, in the town OF
Fry. Idaho To establish a military post
near Little Rock, Ark. Both houses adj
journed upon the announcement of the
death of Mr.. Kendall, Representative from
Kentucky.
In the House, the 9th, the tariff debate
began, and will continue for some time. In
the Senate, Mr.. Hale from the Naval Com
mittee, reported back his bill to further in
crease the naval department., with an
amendment approprsating 100000 for
experiments in the DEVELOPMENT of
torpedoes and in the procurement OF tor
pedCcs. Placed on the calendar. Mr..
Squire moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate passed the bill in relation
to the collection district of Puget Sound.
The motion was entered. Mr.. Morgan in
troduced bill In the Senate declaring tn at
all laws and parts OF laws are imperative,
which exempt from the payment OF duties
all articles OF commerce which are
not on the free list, entered in the custom
houses OF the United States, for transport
tation through the United States. to or
from any British possession. Among the
bills introduced and referred was one with
the following curious title, presented by
Mr. Cullom (by request): ITO test and
try the science OF spelling. and to
provide for establishing 100 schools for that
purpose; and to establish n spelling school
In the Worlds Columbian Exposition, to
be held In Chicago In 1898" The pure food
bill was then taken up. and after the adop-
ton OF several slight amendments 1t was
passed without division. After an execu-
tive session OF nearly three hours the Sem
ate adjourned.
On the 10th. the time of the House was
entirely occupied by the tariff discussion.
In the Senate several bills were reported
from committees and placed on the calen-
dar The agricultural meat inspection
deficiency bill was taken up and passed.
The following bills were passed: To sur
vey and mark the boundary between the
Safes OF Nebraska and South Dakota, on the
Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian reservations.
Making Laredo, Texas. sub-post of en-
try. The unfinished businessn was taken
up. being the Senate bill to provide Cor the
erection OF public buildings for postoffices
in towns and cities where the postoffice re-
ceipts for three years preceding have ex-
ceeded $4,000 annually. No action was
taken on the bill, and after brief execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.
In the House on the 18th. Mr. O'Neill OF
Pennsylvania presented for reference Pc
tition OF citizens of the Second Congression-
al District OF Pennsylvania urging Congress
to pass alaw to prevent the landing of Grim
inal and pauper immigrants, to revise the
naturalization laws, and submit a constitu-
tional amendment providing that no State
shall grant the right OF suffrage TO any per-
son not n citizen OF the United States The
balance OF the session was devoted to tariff
talk Among the bills introduced and
referred to commit tees OF the Senate
was one by Mr.. Stewart proposing
constitutional amendment that after 1907
no person who has held the Office of Presi-
dent shall be eligible to that office within
four years after the expiration OF his term
of Office. Tho urgent deficiency bill was
then taken up and passed and the Senate
till the 14th.