The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-02-10
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
and Acted Upon.
DoIngs of Congress.

When the House assembled on the 1st
debate upon the report OF the Committee
final action was taken. Mr.. . Picker. of
South Dakota, was persistent I'm
presenting an amendment not In Or
der, and the Speaker called upon
the Sergeant arms to either quiet him
or remove him. In the midst OF the de-
bate. Mr.. Bryan, OF Nebraska, announced
that the Superior Court had decided the
gubernatorlal question in his State in favor
OF Boyd, and for time the House was In
an uproar. No work was done in executive
session, and adjournment was taken. The
Senate was not In session.
In the Senate, the I'd, House bill to amend
the act for the construction of 9 railroad
and wagon bridge across the Mississippi
River at South St. Paul. Mimi, was
reported and passed. 1t extends
the time and changes the location
about one mile. The Committee on
Privileges and Elections made report in
the case OF the Claggett- Dubois contest for
"a seat in the Senate from the Stateof
Idaho. In favor OF Mr.. Dubois The report
and resolutions lie on the table and
will be taken up at an early day.
Mr. Palmer introduced "a joint resolu ton
to amend the Constitution so as to have
United States Senators elected by popular
vote, and gave notice that he would on
some convenient occasion address the Sem
ate on the subject The following bills
for public building in Grand Forks, N. ID.
To increase the endowment of tho Louisi-
ana State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College and the Southern Uni
versity Of Louisiana. Granting 92 100
acres OF the public lands in louisiana
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, in which some nominations were re-
ferred to committees. and adjourned. The
House is still discussing rules.
The House spent another monotonous
day In the discussion OF the rules on the
3D. inst, but IL was marked by the adoption
OF an amendment which provides that all
Senate amendments TO House bills,
Other than appropriation bills, shall be
considered as soon as laid before the House
by the Speaker. In the Senate the joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution OF the United States relating
10 marriage and divorce was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. The Senate bill for
the creation OF fourth judicial district
in the Territory OF Utah was passed. The
bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for an extension
Of the public building at Los Angeles.
Cal, was passed, also the bill to pay the
State OF West Virginia the sum due 1t un-
der the direct tax law. The bill for post
Office buildings in towns where postoffice
receipts are $4,000 "a year was discussed
and went over without action. The public
printing bill then came up and was
amended by adding the words, "but the
provisions OF the eight-hour law shall APP
ply" Without disposing OF the bill the
Senate adjourned.
In the Senate, the 4th. Mr.. Brice intro
duced a bill for the erection of monument
at Putin Bay, Ohio, to commemorate the
battle OF Lake Erie in 1919 Referred.
Mr.. PETER offered a resolution. which
was agreed to, changing the day
for holding special services in mem
DRY OF the late Senator Plumb
to Thursday, Feb. 1s. The report
OF the Committee on Privileges and
Elections in tho case OF the Flor
ida Senators declaring Mr.. Call en-
titled to the seat was taken up for
action, and the report was read.
closing with the sentence: "The ap-
pointment of Mr.. Davidson was an act OF
mere irrelevanty, which it is not necessary
further to notice. After n long debate the
resolution was agreed to without a division.
The Senate then adjourned till the Sth.
The House agreed to the code OF rules.
Mr.. Dickerson, Of Kentucky, offered a
resolution directing the Committee on Jul
dietary to make an investigation and report
whether Congress has the constitutional au-
thority to appropriate money for the
Worlds Columbian Exposition Adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Goodnight, OF Kentucky,
a Senate bill was passed to provide for the
creation of n Fourth Judicial District In
the Territory of Utah.