The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-12-28
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings OF the Senate and House of
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist OF the
Business.
The National Soions.

The National soions.
The attendance OF senators In the Senate
Monday was very small. not more than
| forty being in the chamber when the open
| Ing prayer was offered by Chaplain Butler
The desk and chair recently occupied by
Mr. Gibson. of Louisiana. were draped in
black. As soon Thursdays journal was
| read Mr. German. OF Maryland, pronounced
| u eulogy OF Senator Gibson and closed by
offering the usual resolutions expressive or
| the Senates profound sorrow ut the death
Of Mr. Gibson and for the appointments of a.
| commit tee IT, attend the funeral mt Lexing-
ton. Ky. The resolutions we're adopted
and the Senate. as further remark
of respect. adjourned. In the House
the unoccupied seats far ouinumbered
those that were occupied There came
up from last session the bill Tor the
relief OF William L. Wiaans or Bal
tmOre. the inventor OF the spindle-sbaped
ship; the motion 10 pass the bill was lost
Mr. Wilson (Dem.) Missouri. called up the
Senate bill increasing the pension Of pen
sioners of the Mexican war from sS 10 S12 "A
month; the bill was passed, Mr. Culberson
Dem Texas. moved TO suspend the rules
and pass DILL limiting the jurisdiction of
the Circuit and District Courts OF the Uni
ted States ! he bill prohibits suits in
United States courts by or against corpora
tlons except To The courts OF the legal d ON
icile OF the corporation in cases where jul
risdiction de ENDS upon the citizenship OF
Ia
and the House then adjourned
After the routine morning business was
disposed OF in the Senate Tuesday the
army appropriation bill from the House
was presented and referred 10 the Commit
tee on Appropriations bill for the re-
appointment of James b. Angel. OF Michi-
gan. on the Board of Regents of the Smith
sonian Institution was reported and passed.
Mr. sherman introduced a bill to extend To
the North Pacific Ocean the provisions OF
Ia
and other fur bearing animals. and it was
referred TO the Committee on FOREIGN Re
lations. he bill introduce by Mr. Bate
|. democrat TENN "to repeal all statutes
relating TO supervision OF elections and spe-
cial deputies, - was taken up, but went over
without action. Tho anticipation bill was
then taken up and Mr. Palmer Democrat,
ILL., addressed the Senate. explaining and
defending his objection to the bill After
considerable argument, but without
concluding his speech, Mr.. Palmer
yielded the Hoor-the anticipation bill
going over without action-and the Senate
adjourned. In the House, on motion OF
Mr. Lind (Rep, Mimi, a resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary OF the
Interior for information relative to the
action taken by the State OF Minnesota TO
annul the charter OF the Hastings and Da-
kota Railroad Company. Under the spe-
cial order the floor was then accorded to
the Committee on Public Lands. which.
|
up tho bill adjusting the claims of Arkan-
sas and other States under the swamp-land
act No action was taken on the bill, no
quorum being secured TO vote upon it. and
the House adjourned.
In the Senate Wednesday. Mr.. Morgan
(Ala) presented the joint memorial OF the
Senate and House of Alabama urging such
measures adopted by Congress as to secure
the speedy construction OF the Nicaragua
Canal and Its control by the Urited States.
The resolution recently offered by Mr..
Vest MOO directing the Committee on The
Census to investigate charges of partisan
action against certain census enumeratOrs
was reported favorably and agreed TO. The
anticipation bill was then taken up and Mr..
Palmer (lll.) continued his argument (be-
gun Tuesday, in opposition to il. Mr..
PETER (kan.) said that lie would not be
quite satisfied with his own conduct IL he
did not at least openly before the Senate
express his approval OF the pending meas
ure Adjourned In the House, on notion
OF Mr.. Smith (AriZ }. Il bill was passed re-
storing 10 the public domain II certain por-
tion o. the White Mountain Apache Indian
reservation in Arizona. The floor was then
accorded to the Committee on Commerce
In committee OF the whole the House pro-
&C ede1 TO the cons derat ton OF The first bill
called up. being one provi ling for sundry
Eighth )uses and other aids to navigation
Mr. Brickner wis in II short speech adj
vocated the passage Of the measure and
then moved that 1t be favora bly, reported
10 the House. Mr.. Antony (TeXas) WAS n
strong opponent OF the measure, and al
though he permitted IL TO be reported To
the House with "a favorable recommends
ton he then resumed his antagonism. and
the House, being without quorum, was
Obliged TO adjourn.
The McGarrahan bill had tho attention
OF the Senate for half the time thursdays
session lasted. and Mr.. Hunton (Va.l closed
his three days speech in its favor. In
presenting II batch of petitions asking
postponement OF the anti-option bill. Mr.
Cockrel mo. spoke OF them as stereotyped
petitions. marked with fraud and hardly
entitled to be recognized as the kind OF
petitions that ought TO be presented TO the
Senate All petitions on the same subject
were referred TO the Committcs on Agri-
culture Mr. Perkins (Kan.) introduced
II bill TO enable the people of
Oklahoma and OF the Indian Territory
to form constitutional and State
government and to be admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the original
States Referred 30 the Committee on
Territories. The McGarrahan bill was
then taken up ana Mr.. Hunton (Va) con-
tinued his argument in favor OF its passage
over the Presidents veto. The anticipation
bill was then taken up, and Mr. PETER
(Kan) continued his sreech In favor of 1t.
At the conclusion OF Mr. PETERS speech
Mr. Washburn (Minn.) remarked that IL
was impossible to have n vote on the bill
that day. After short executive session
the Senate adjourned until after the holt
days Immediately after the reading and
approval OF the journal In the House. Mr..
McMilin (Tenn.) moved au Adjournment
This was defeated-42 TO As. The commit
tees were called for reports, but without
i'm portant results. and. as there was evil
IDENTIFY no quorum present. the House also
a - nr ha bnl Il