The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-17
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital What Is Being
Done by the Senate and Household Mat
ters Disposed or and New Ones Consid-
The Senate and House.

In the House Wednesday Mr. Bailey.
from the Committee on Judiciary. as a.
matter Of privilege. presented a resolution
providing for an Investigation by that
committee OF the charges against Augustus
j. Kicks, United States Judge OF the Dis
trict Court OF Northern Ohio The resolu-
tton was agreed to without division. Mr..
Myer. from the Committee on Militia,
called up a bill 10 promote the efficiency OF
the militia 1t provided for an elaborate
system OF nations al defenss. including In the
militia all able bodied citizens or the
United States between tie ages OF Is ana
As, the organized militia to be known as
the national guard and the unorganiZed as
the reserve militia. The morning hour
expired without action on the bill num-
Der OF House bills were passed In the rem
ate, among them one TO open certain aban-
doned military reservations a bill 10 pre-
vent lobbying, and which carries heavy
penalties, was introduced in the Senate by
Mr. Allen.
After a session lasting only little more
than an hour and half, during which no
business OF any Importance was transact
ed, the Senate adjourned Thursday.
House bill to revise the section or the Re-
vised Statutes which requires proof OF 10y
atty us a prerequisite in applications for
bounty lands was considered. but such OPP
position was developed that no action was
taken upon It The House passed the
time debating u bill calculated TO increase
the efficiency of the militia OF the various
States
The Senate devoted almost three hours
to the consideration OF the Chinese treaty
In executive session Friday, and adjourned
with the understanding that vote should
be taken Monday Immediately after the
reading OF the journal The entire
executive session was devoted to
speeches on the merits OF the treaty.
in which Senator Gray, as acting
hot ~ taa
relations, led In favor CT the ratification OF
the treaty, speaking upon It's general
merits and supporting IT upon the ground
OF commercial advantage senators Pal-
mer and Mitchell. Of Oregon, also partici-
pated In the debate, Mr. Palmer speaking
for the ratification of the treaty and Mr..
Mitchell against 1t. The House did no
business
The seat OF the tariff war having been
transferred TO tho House, the proceedings
in the senate Monday were comparatively
tame he report OF the conferree' on
the sundry civil bill was agreed to
with some modification and the bill
was sent back to conference. further
disagreement was had with tho House on
the amendment providing for the extern
sion Of the Government printing office.
and the Senate receded from It's
own amendment for the purchase OF
the Malone lot for the erection OF
"a new PRINTING Office, thus leav-
ing that building entirely unprovided
for. In executive session the Chinese
Treaty was confrmed. The vote was ~ to
90 The House did nothing OF import ance
except to agree 10 the Senate tariff bill
There was but a scattering of Senators
present Tuesday when the Vice Pres dent
called the Senate TO order. AT IL rs O'Clock
the reading Of the journal was concluded.
when "a messenger from the House OF Rep
resentatives was announced. AMI informed
the Senate that the House had passed
tho bills placing coal, iron ORE barbed
WIRE and sugar on the free list In
which 1t asked the concurrence OF the Sem
ate Senator Henderson objected to
the second reading and Senator Hill
gave notice OF amendments repeal
ing IL income taxes. Bills we're passed
promoting Commodore Louis c. Sartori.
retired, TO rear admiral on the re-
tired list, and authorizing soldiers home
managers to extend outdoor relief to
veterans. Resolutions for the investiga-
ton OF the Dominion Coal Company OF Nova
Scotia and for the investigation OF the re-
cent election In Alabama were called up,
but went over The House Committee
on the Judiciary decided To re-
port the bill introduced by Dele
gate Smith, OF Arizona, 10 trans
fer criminal jurisdiction over rcserva-
on Indians I'm the Territories from the
Territorial TO tho Federal courts The
House Committee on Pensions has agreed
TO the Senate bill to pension Mrs. Ada j.
Schwatka, the widow OF Lieut. Frederick
Schwatka, the arctic explorer, 1t $50 u
month.