The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-07-20
The National soions.

In the Senate on the 18th. Nix. PETER
offered "a joint resolution. to lie on the
table. limiting the term OF Office OF the
President OF the United States 10 one term.
Mr. Quay presented, la order that IL might
be printed I'm the Record. the statement of
the employees at Homestead The attend
ance In the House was larger than usual
The following measures we're passed: For
the construction OF a bridge across the Mis-
souri, River at or near Omaha; appfopri-
ating $3.50, 900 fer the publication OF the re-
ports OF the eleventh census. Mr.. Herbert,
Mr. Lawson, and Mr.. Dolliver were appoint
ed conferrees on the naval appropriation
bill Mr.. Wheeler OF Alabama subnittc cd the,
conference report on the military academy
appropriation bill Mr. Holman and Mr..
Robertson opposed the report on account OF
the large appropriations this bill being the
largest ever passed by Congress for the,
military academy.
The silver question, which has been be-
fore the Lid Congress ever since last
December was finally settled in the House,
the 18TH The bill itself was not voted
upon, but on the test vote taken on the
resolution reported from the Committee on
Rules 10 take up the bill for consideration.
free-silver- coinage was defeated by "a ma
jority of 2S The Senate, by n vote of 81 to IA
approved the S5.000,000 appropriation In
aid of the Worlds Fair Attached TO the ap-
preparation is the following proviso "That
the appropriation provided FOR In this act.
shall be upon condition that the said
Worlds Columbian Exposition shall be-
closed on the first day N the week. COM
monty called Sunday" Another condition
Is as follows: "Provided the sale Of intox-
icating liquor on the Exposition grounds.
shall be prohibited. except for medical,
botanical, or scientific purposes
Worlds Fair legislation is again the
property Of the House. The Senate, on the
14th, passed the Sundry Civil bill with va
rious amendments relating TO the EXPOSE
ton. Sunday closing is made ironclad.
but former action in prohibiting the
sale OF liquors on the grounds Is
reversed and that matter left en-
tirely to the Exposition management
AS the sundrv civil bill came from tho
House it merely appropriated the remain
der OF the s1,500,0 900 provided for In the
bill OF the fifty-frst Congress for the run
ming expenses OF the Government exhibit
and the National Commission. with "a pro-
viso that the Government exhibit should be
closed Sunday. The Senate increased the
amounts for these purposes by S50O.OOO and
added the new propositions for souvenir
coins and for payment of awards. making
the total increase over the House in the
neighborhood of So, 200 900. 1t also made,
the Sunday closing apply 70 the entire Ex-
position. The House was occupied in
minor business
On the 18th the field OF opera tion OF the
Worlds Fair bill was removed from the
Senate to the House, and the final termina-
ton OF the controversy was brought I'm
sight by an agreement of unanimous con-
sent that vote should be taken at IL
o'clock on the 10th on all the Worlds Fair
propositions, including the $4,000 -
600 appropriation, the Sunday ques-
ton. the liquor prohibition, and
other amendments which may be
offered This amounts to n vote of the
previous question and cuts off the chance
OF flibustering which some have believed
would threaten the bill during the last
davs of the session. At no time were there
more than sixty or seventy members out OF
the total OF 80 on he floor OF the House,
and by actual count there ere just fifteen
members on the Republican side and thirty
six on the Democratic at one time during
the debate.