The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-11
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATivES.
Our National Law Makers and What They
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed
and Acted Upon.
Doings OF Congress-.


The Senate proceedings were rather dull
Wednesday, most OF the afternoon being
consumed by Senator Squire. OF Washing
ton, who made "a carefully prepared speech
I'm general opposition 20 tho tariff Before
the tariff I'LL was taken up Mr. hoar tried
10 pass Ibis anti-lottcry bill. but IL
ultimately went over Without action.
The House at 1885 took up 1.-THE
bill TO improve the methods OF accounting
In the Treasury Department, and 1t was
agreed that general debate on the b III
should be limited TO two hours The House
went into committee OF the whole. with
Mr. Hatch. OF Missouri, In the chair At
present tho offices affected by the bill
employ $50 clerks at II cost or 81 O65,100.
Under the pending bill there Will be GA
clerks at an annual cost OF sSs6.0oO Mr..
Wanger of Pennsylvania. moved 10 amend
the last paragraph by changing the date
for the bill to 90 into effect from July !,
1884. 10 July l. 1898 The amendment
was disagreed TO The committee rose
and the bill passed without
amendment The House again went ito
jmmittee of the whole 20 consider appro-
priation bills. and Mr.. ca ching called up
the river and harbor appropriation bill
Mr.. Grosvenor. OF Ohio. opposed the pas
sage OF n bill carrying nearly 100000
without some further explanation. At
o'clock the C 'mmittee pse and the House
adjourned without taking any action on
the bill.
The Senate listened Thursday 20 two in
stallments of two unfinished speeches on
the tariff. tried 10 go into executive ses-
sion failed because OF lack OF quorum,
and adjourned. No business WIS trans
acted in the morning hour in the House.
the regular order beirg demanded when 10
was sought 10 obtain consideration of a
bill The time OF the House from 1924 un-
I'll o'clock was taken up in the considera-
tic n OF the river and harbOr bill 81 eechas
were made by Messrs. Cannon. Weadock.
Ellis. Hepburn AMI Rly. At O'CLOCK
Mr.. Catchings sought TO havo gen.
eral debate close at O'Clock tome
opposition as developed when Mr.. Catch
ings mo yed 10 close debate in twenty min
Ut 9, and on this demanded tho previous
question, which was ordered, and his mo-
tion was agreed to Discussion was re-
sumed. and Mr.. Boatner opposed the meth
cd OF improving the Red River In Iouisi-
ana according 20 the present plan. At $3.50
the House adjourned.
The House Friday went into committee
OF the whole. on motion OF Mr. Catchings,
for the purpose OF considering the river and
harbor bill. with Mr. Hatch in tho chair
The appropriation for the outer harbor
at Michigan City, Mich, was reduced
from SIG 600 to $1,000, and the sum
taken from this appropriation was added
To the appropriation for the inner harbOr 1t
the same point, aking itSl0O 900. Mr. Boon
offered an amendment appropriating $40. 600
III
which was defeated. An amendment
was agreed to appropriatinS $4,000 for
the rectifcation OF the channel OF the
White River in Arkansas Mr. Ellis Of
fered an amendment increasing the aE-
Precipitation for rebuilding lock No. in
Green River. Kentucky. from $4,000 10
sos. 000 The consideration OF the bill
without action being taken on any further
enendments was continued until shortly
after o'clock, when the committee OF the
whole rose. reportc the bill to the House
and It was passed. The Senate continued
its tariff debate
The Chinese treaty was debated for six
hours In the Senate. Monday, yet no def
mite action was taken. Tho House Eeian
business by making some committee pro-
vision for the newly @ ectcd members of
the House The New York and New Jer-
sey bridge bill was passed under a suspen-
sion of the rules. on motion of Mr. Dunphy.
1t meets the objections OF the President to
IA pier in the river by referring the quesi ion
10 "A commission OF engineers, one TO be an
engineer officer and four to be bridge
builders, all TO be appointed by the Presi-
dent, whose duty IT shall he to dete rhine
the question OF the PRACTICABLE ty OF building
bridge of sinre span. A special order
was. adopted making the bills for the ere"-
tion OF n new Government printing office
and new hall of records I'm the city of
Washington the business Of the House I'M
til they are disposed Of The printing
office bill was discussed until 5:07 O'Clock,
but long before that hour the debate de-
generated into tariff discussion. AZ
5:l2 clock the House adjourned.