The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1893-01-18
The National solons.

FIVE hours Half of the time was spent on
Mr.. McPhersons On. j. joint resolution
authorizing and directing the secretary "
the Treasury 10 suspend all purChasess1/
silver under the Sherman act ana the
other half on the bill granting additional
quarantine powers and imposing addltional
duties upon tho Marine Hospital service
Mr.. Mcpherson addressed the senate AT
length i'm support OF his joint resolution
Mr. Mcpherson had not finished his speech
at o'clock. when the quarantine Dill was
laid before the Senate as the special oruei'
but It was laid aside temporarily TO alio"
Mr.. Mcpherson 10 conclude. Ire House
Committee on Banking and currency ny
decisive vote pushed the Andrew banking
and bullion purchase repeal bill, together
with the Cate amendment for the coinage
OF silver bullion now in the treasury,
through the committee and ordered its re-
port To the House motion or COX
Tenn TO carry out the State bank plank
in the Chicago platform was defeated by III
TO I. Mr.. Townsend (Call offered the
Steward free colna~ bill This was voted
down The Cate amendment was theh
adopted and then NJ. Cate was author
ICED to report the bill as agreed 10 BY
vote OF To 3. The bill as agreed upon
provides that national banks uron de-
post OF interest bearing United states
bonds shall be entitled 10 receive circulat-
ing notes to the full par value of the bonds
deposited. At present 30 per cent Is the
limit.
Section 9 reduces the tax on national
bank circulation from q to q OF per cent
each half year
Section repeats the Sherman silver pull
lion purchase act
Section Il the Cate amendment and
amends the coinage section OF the Sherman
act so as. to read as follows
That the Secretary of the Treasury shall
coin into standard silver dollars so much or
the silver bullion purchased under the pro-
visions OF this act as may be necessary 10 pro-
vide for the redemption OF the treasury NOTES
herein provided for. and shall coin from time
to time into standard silver dollars the re-
1nainder of such bullion for the uses OF the
treasury as speedily as the demands upon the
treasury may render practicable the payment
out of the treasury OF such standard silver
dollars, aud such standard silver dollars coined
under this provision of this act for the uses OF
the treasury shall be covered into the treasury
AZ miscellaneous receipts, and any gain or
seniorage arising from any such coinage snail
be accounted for and paid into the treasury.
The bill granting additional quarantine
powers and imposing additional duties upon
the Secretary OF the Treasury and the ma
rine hospital service was passed by The SEN
ate Tuesday. After the quarantine bill
was passed the special order, tho bill pro-
hibting immigration for one year, was per-
mitted to lapse. The anti-optfon bill was
taken up. and Mr. Villas Dem, Wis., COM
pleted his argument agains5 it, There was
no action on the bill. the Senate adjourn
ing for lack OF quorum, The House met
Tuesday morning in continuation OF Mon
days session and resumed consideration
of the bill for the admission of the Norfolk
& Western Railroad into the District OF
Columbia and after sharp dis
proceeded TO the consideration OF
the Grain joint resolution, proposing
amendments TO the Constitution. substitute
ing the 31st day OF December for the 4th
day OF March as the commencement and
termination OF the official terms OF mem-
bers OF the House OF Representatives and
of the United States Senators and prOyid-
ing that Congress shall hold its annual
meeting on the second Monday In January.
and substituting the Both of April for tho
4th Of March as the date for the commence
ment. and limiting Of the terms of the
President and Vice President The vote
ordering the Joint resolution TO third
reading resulted: Yeas. 40; nays. 121;
thus defeating the measure. The House
then adjourned.
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal OF WednC s lay Mr. Blackburn (Ky.)
rose, and announcing the death OF Senator
Kenua, offered resolutions expressive OF
the sorrow with which the news OF the
death was received. A Committee was APP
pointed to take charge of the funeral, and
as a further mark OF respect the Senate adj
journed. No busine: but the reception OF
the Banking Committees majority and
minority reports on the repeal OF the Sher-
man act was done in the House. Senator
kenna's death was announced. and the
House adjourned.
Both houses of Congress left work Thurs
day to take part in the funeral of Senator
Kenna. Funeral services we're hcll In the
Senate chamber The body Of the dead
Senator was carried into the Senate wing
Of the Capitol and laid in state in the mar
BILE room under guard of Capitol police
The casket was not opened. When
the Senate was callel TO order Sem
ator Faulkner, colleague OF the de-
ceased, secured for the West Virginia
legislative delegation the privileges OF the
floor, and the Senate took II recess bier
had been placed at the head OF the main
aisle. Soon the members OF the lower house
entered the chamber led by Speaker Crisp.
who took n place beside the Vice President
Tho President, his Cabinet, the Supreme
Court Judges and the mourning widow
came next They were followed by pro-
cession OF robed priests preceded by
acolytes bearing censor and candles.
Capitol police bore i'm the casket and
Bishop Keane, OF the Roman Catholic uni
versity, in purple roSe'. with the priests
ranged about tho coffin The bishop
preached the funeral sermon.
In the Senate Friday Mr.. Sherman 90 y
reported back TO the Senate the bill to ex-
tend to the North Pacific Ocean the pro-
visions of he statute for the protection OF
fur seals and other ur-bearing animals.
The bill was passed. At d IN. the anti
option bill was taken up, the pending ques-
tion being the amendment offered by Mr..
White La.) to strike out the last provision
OF Section . The proviso Is "that such
contract or Agreement shall not lie made,
settled for by delivery or settlement of
difference, or by any other mode OF per-
Torrance or settlement in or uron any
board OF trade - etc. The amendment was
rejected yeas. Is; navs, 90 SO the pro-
vlso is retained i'm the bill. In the House
flibustering was INDUCED in all day
against the consideration of private war
claims bills, with the result that nothing
was accomplished.