The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-07-13
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital ~ What II Being
Done by the Senate and Houss-Oid Mat
tsrs Disposed OF and New Ones Consid-
The Senate and House.

The event of interest In the House
Thursday was a cablegram OF congratula-
ton from the Brazilian Chamber OF
Deputies TO the House OF representatives
on the one hundred and eighteenth ami
yersary of American independence and
the reception OF the tarin DILL This
latter event excited Democratic applause,
and the bill was laid upon the Speakers
table A Joint resolution to authorize the
Secretary of the Navy TO continue the en-
ployment OF mechanics and laborers In
navy yards who have been discharged on
account of the failure of Congress to pass
the necessary appropriation bills was
passed after some tart remarks from
Messrs Cannon and Reed The bill TO sub
tect to State taxation national bank notes
sumed the entire afternoon. and no con =
clusion had been reached whom the House
adjourned at 5:15 o'clock.
The Senate held short session Friday
and adjourned at :35 p m until Monday,
without having transacted any business
of importance. The bill for the state TAXA
tion OF greenbacks occupied the attention
of the House all day, and IL was passed
by large majority. The only point OF
interest in the days proceedings WAS the
taking OF the tariff bill from the Speakers
table and its reference to the Committee
on Ways and Means. but this was uDat-
tended by any excitement or remarks.
Several unimportant bills were passed.
The House took a recess until O'Clock.
the evening session being devoted to pri-
vate pension bills
In the Senate Monday Mr. PETER offered
a resolution providing: l. That all public
functions ought to be exercised through
public agents 2 That all interstate rail-
roads ought to be brought under one con-
troll g. That all coal beds ought TO be
owned and worked by the Government
That all money used by tbs people ought
to te supplied only by the Government OF
the United States. and that the rate OF In =
terest ought to be uniform in all States
That all revenues of the Govern
ment ought to be raised by taxes
on real estate The resolution went
over without action or comment
The navy appropriation bill was passed,
as was also a House bill to amend the law
relative TO mining claima Mr. Blackburn
announced the death of Representative
Marcus O. Isle, OF Kentucky, and after
the adoption Of the customary resolutions
the Senate adjourned Monday was Dis
trict of Colu m bia day In the House, and q
bill TO provide for an Immediate revision
and equalization of real estate values In
the District was taken up for considera-
ton Most OF the afternoon was spent on
this bill. which was finally passed
In the Senate the railroad strike was
| discussed and the postofice appropriation
bill was passed. The House passed bill
opening the Uncompahgre and Uintah
| Indian reservations In Utah. allottinG
lands In severalty to the Indians and re-
storing about 3. 600. 900 acres TO the public
domain. Most Of the day was devoted to
debate on bill extending the act OF 1890,
| declaring lands granted TO railroads not
then constructed forfeited to the govern
ment. so as to forfeit tho lands Of rail-
ways whose roads were not COM
pleted within the time specified In
tho land grants 1t excluded from the
operation of the act, however. lands
acquired In good faith by purchase
from rail ways. confirming such titles Tho
bill involves about 81, 900. 900 acres 1t was
not dis posed OF The title of Mr.. Enloc to
his seat as representative from the Eighth
Tennessee, which was contested by b z.
| Thrasher. was confirmed without opposi-
ton. the Committee on Elections being
unanimous In the opinion that Mr.
Thrasher had no ground for contest