The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1893-01-11
DOINGS OF CONGRE
MEASURES CONSIDERED
ACTED UPON.
At tho Nations Capital-What Is Be
Done by the senate and House,
Matters Disposed or and New Ones C
The senate and House.

The Senate resumed business az the clio,
OF its holiday recess With falr snow
ind ustry and an fftendance OF rev mo
than a quorurh g hlllson tt',p.E -IoN
made his first APPEARANCE this SESSION, h Z 4
ing been absent Hitherto AS delegate
the international monetary conferent
and had an opportunity OF adding 10 II
know ledge on the subject OF gold and silve
by listening to a speech OF Mr. Stewart
rep. }, Nevada, In opposition 10 the bill In
troduccd by Mr. Mcpherson Dem. J. New
Jersey. 10 suspend the purchase OF silver
bullion under the sherman bill The Sem
ate took up the anti-option bill rs the un-
finished business. An amendment was Of
fered by Mr. Washburn (Rep), Of
Minnesota, and agreed To, inserting
I'm section . the words so as 10 make
the proyiso read: "That such contract or
agreement shall not be made. settled for
delivery or settlement OF difference, or by
any other mode OF performance or settle
ment i'm or upon any BoarI OF Trade etc. "
Mr. White (Dem.), OF Louisiana. moved 70
insert in section 3 the word "four" as one
OF the articles referred to- Mr. Whites
amendment was agreed 10. The vote
was taken, after further discussion, and
resulted: Yeas, -; nays, 80. As quorum
did not vote the roll or Senators was
called Forty four Senators, just quo
rum, answered to their names. But with
out further action on Mr. Whites amend
ment the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon adjourned.
The feature OF thursdays session OF the
Senate was the speech delivered by Mr..
Villas (Wis) against the anticipation bill.
Senate hill permitting NJ. i. Deadly, United
States Judge for the District OF Oregon, 70
resign on and after March next and
thereupon IN he entitled to draw his salary
as Judge during his life, was passed.
Senate bill concerning the testimony In
criminal cases or proceedings growing out
of the interstate commerce law was on
motion of Mr. Wilson Gowa1 taken fron
the calendar and passed. (lt provides
that no person shall be excused from tes-
tfying On the ground that his testimony
might tend to criminate himself) The
Senate after a short executive session
adjourned. The second general appropria-
ton bill 10 pass the House this session was
the fortifca ion appropriation bill. and IT
went through without amendment or the
slightest debate. The bill appropriates
1,135,0 55 The consideration OF private
pension bills was removed. and few of
the measures were passed without opposi-
ton. Then, as there was no quorum the
House adjourned.
Fridays ses sion OF the Senate was given
up exclusively TO he discuss sion OF the bill
on the subject Cf quarantine regulations
and its correlative measure, the bill TO sus-
pend immigration for one year. Many
Amendments were offered. The session OF
the House was an uneventful one. The at
tendance was small, and nothing but pri-
vate business was considered, with the ex-
ception of a bill providing for the muster
and pay Of certain officers and men OF the
volunteer forces About twenty five pri-
waite pensions bills were passed.