The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-15
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capt. What Is Being
Done by the Senate and Household
Matters Disposed OF aad Sev Ones Con-
siderod.


Tho way I'm which business was rushed
through the House on the lth led to Con-
Siderable talk at the capital about the
prospects OF an early adjournment. Sem
ator Allison Chairman ~ the COfnrafttee
on Appropriations and therefore an au-
thor1ty On tho state Of tke appropriation
bills. expressed the opinio that the Senate
would be ready To adjourn by July 10. The
Senate surpassed all previous records in
pressing the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill In thirty minutes. and many
changes were made. Tie House had n
very brief session An urgent deficiency
bill appropriating S7,674,000 for pensions
ana $4,000 for contingent expenses OF the
House was passed. Bills were also passed
establishing weather bureau stations on
Middle and Thunder Bay lands and Lake
Huron. and coding lands 10 tho city OF New
Bedford, Mass, for public park The
bill FORGETTING land grants opposite uncon~
structed roads ut tho tiuse limited by the
granting acts occupied no remainder Of
the day.
There were just Twenty-Five Senator's
present in the senate durng tho morning
hour, on the 9Th, two thlwls of them being
on the Democratic sida vice President
Morton was in the chair. A bili to increase
10 81 100000 the appropriation for public
building at Portland, oe.. was reported
and placed on the calaIifLp. Mr.. Dolph
read an argument in.suplorS Of the bill in
troduced March providing for the irriga-
tion and reclamation S acid lands,
Tor the protection ol forests, and
the utilization Of psss<aRages The
pension deficiency bill was laid be-
fore the seaate and ySfeTred to the
Committee on Appropriations The mem-
bers OF tho House we4e Ia worry list
less humor and went into conmibee of the
whole, MIR. Montgomery, of kentucky, In
the chair, for the co<eSifteraIiyn OF the
agricultural appropriation bnl. There was
general debate and tho bill was read by
paragraphs for amendment.
In the HouSo, on the 0<h, the day was
given to the Committee OF judiciary, who
occupied over five hourS IN discussing
measures Oh the cale0dsA Among the.
bills passed were: Providing that a poor
person who may sue Ia a Unttsd States
court shall not be required 10 g1,s fecurity
for costs and permitting ese court To as
sign counsel IN such oases; puAdsiiing by
death killing committed la amy place un-
der United States Jurisdiction; punish-
Ing murder In the seoa<sd degssc by life
imprisonment OF NOT les uAah zen years;
punS&ing mamlaughte~ hV hnDrisonment
OF pot less than one nor moro tAa n twenty
years; repeating tie N&nte EoQuking
every farmer and plsntes producing and
selling leaf tobacco TO hI@ajS6 a ST atenient
OF sales and the names OF peu+ons purchas-
ing the tobacco Ia the seaateA Mr.. Nor
gan, Democrat, of Ala ALBANIA GUIDED up Sem
ator Stewards bill for ths f~ss coinage OF
gold and silver After Ma koopan finished
his remarks, the pension deficiency bill
was passed Mr.. Jones' u AIikssnsas then
spoke Oh tho Stewart fpes coinage bill
after which the Senaae adjourned until
the 18th
An attempt was made b secure tho pas
gage OF bills on the pcvate calen-
dar Ia the House on t}ls 18th. and after
two hours devoted to atSssnpts b secure Il
quorum and repeated ealle Of the House.
this programme was nbAAdoned. Many
bills authorizing tie b.LldsGS of new
bridges were passed Ma Wise Dem.). OF
Virginia. submitted a refsSt from the Com
mittee Oh Interstate CoNnlafOOo On the reso-
luton for an investigation by that COM
mittee GA the Reading RAlpoad ,mbina-
tion deal and asked that y bs considered
on the 18th. The Resolution vas ordered
printed The House thoa ad.ourned until
the 18th