The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-25
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATlvES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good OF the Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed.
and Acted Upon.
Doings of Congress.

Doines OF Congress.
The Senate occupied IL, time Wednesday
In considering tariff bill amendments The
House passed the bill for the valuation OF
afldavits made before United States COM
missioners in all land entries. Mr. Marsh,
CT Illinois, severely denounced the prac-
tice OF the ARricul ural Department OF
collecting and publishing statistics or
crops, upon which spectators we're en-
abled TO manipulate the grain aud cotton
markets Ills amendment TO strike out
the para, rdph providing for the puolica-
ton OF monthly crop reports Was defeated.
Mr. Wilson, OF Washington, offered an
amendment appropriating $500 TO en-
able the Secretary OF Agriculture to
continue experiments In the produce
ton OF hemp and flax in the State
OF Washington. A reed to- Mr.. Cof-
feen offered an amendment which
Was adopted. including the sheep scao.
pleuro- pneumonia, tuberculosis AMI other
diseases of animals, which the secretary Is
authorized to investigate. Mr. Hainer
proposed an amendment directing the
President TO enter into correspondence
with the authorities OF Great Britaia Tor
the abrogation or modification of the law
which requires cattle imported into
Great Britain from this country TO DO
slaughtered at the port OF entry, and pre-
vents them from being carried TO other
parts OF the kingdom Agreed to- Mr..
Picker offered an amen ment increasing
cation ard dis 'ribution OF seed from
$780, 600 to s160 900. Agreed to- An
amendment was agreed 10 providing that
after May 1 the Secretary OF Agri-
| culture shall distribute all the seeds on
hand, giving preference to those persons
| whose n ames and addresses have been fur
nished by Senators and Representatives In
| Congress-, and who have not before, during
| tho same season, been supplied by the de-
| partment
The Senate again wasted day, Thurs
day, In a bottles fight over tarif bill
| amendments Among the bills favorably
reported In the House was one by Mr.
Chickering of New York, from the COM
mittee on Railways and Canals, to inquire
| into the feasibility OF constructing "A ship
can al from the Hudson River 10 the great
| lakes Concernin the agricultural appro-
priation bill Representative Herman
offered an amendment raising the appro-
priation for irrigation Investigations from
| IS, 600 to SIS. 000 1t was defeated An
amendment was adopted authorizing the
| Secretary OF the Agriculture to investigate
the nutritive value OF food products; also
| an amend ment providing for the introduce
| tion of ramie, q Chinese plant resembling
silk; also amendment rrovid-
| Ing that persons who Should know
! ingiy publish false weather 4 re-
| cast or warnings should be fined not TO
exceed $500 OF imprison ment not exceeding
ninety DAYS or both An amendment was
| also adopted authorizing the Secretary OF
Agriculture to inquire as to the feasibility
| OF displaying weather signals from postal
cars At o'clock the consideration of the
bill was concluded and. the COMMITTEES OF
| the whole having risen. the bill was favor
| ably reported 10 the House, and the pre-
| vious question beinT ordered the b ii was
| passed in spite OF Mr. Marsh's efforts to
recommit
| The Senate Friday decided to inaugurate
| longer hours. commencing Monday. and
then settled down 10 cal work on the tar
| if schedule d.sposlng OF eleven pages
| more progress than has been made In three
| weeks. The House found n flibuster on
| its hands, caused by n motion u consider
approximation bills running counter to pri-
yate bills The leg islative, judicial and eX-
ecutive appr bpriation bill were taken up.
| after an agreement to close general de bate
| at 5 o'clock. and TO adjourn over Saturday.
was re ached. But little pro ress was made
I'm real work Mr.. Boatner. OF Louisiana.
gave notice that he would offer an amend
| ment to deduct pay OF members for all
| time they were absent without leave ex-
| cept I'm case OF sickness Adjournment was
taken until Monday
| The Senate on Monday combined Stag
| gish investigation OF bribery charges with
| its tariff talk. and no work was done OF
much Importance. Almost Immediately
upon assembling the House went into COM
mittee OF the whole on tho legislative APP
propriation bill Mr. Hayes offered an
amendment which declared that the Sec
| ton which allowed the docking of menu
| bers' salary had been heretofore repealed.
Mr.. Dearmond, of Missouri made a point
of order against the amendment. The
chairman (Mr. richardson sus aimed
| the point of order. Mr. Hayes APP
pealed from the decision Of tho
Chair and tho chairman declared
| the nays had II. Onlv n bare quorum voted.
| Roll call was demanded, and the decision
| of the Chair was overruled by 50 to 102
| The question was then put on Mr.. Hayes
| amendment declaring the statute repealed
which authorized the sergeant at arms TO
| deduct from the salary OF members for
| absence. 1t was agreed tolls TO s..
Mr.. Dockery gave notice that yea and
nay vote would be demanded on the
amendment when the bill was reported 10
the House The House adjourned.
The Fenate disposed OF seven para
| gra phs OF the metal schedule Tu Stay, af-
ter eight hours of debate The debate was
marked by quite numter OF In
| teresting clashes between the Repub-
| licans aud Democrats. Tho question OF
| I'm the House, the occasion being the
amendment 10 strike out the paragraph in
| the legislative appropriation bill providing
| for the civil service commission II gave
opportuuity for some stirring and not a few
| amusing speeches Tho amendment was
adopted by vote Of 100 TO II amid great
Democratic applau.e and Republican cries
| OF sSpc lis ~ No other amendments of any
| importance were made In the BILL the ONLY
| ones adopted being to correct the totals OF
| few amendments In the earlier pro-
| ceedings the resolution providing for an
| Investigation OF the alleged armor plato
| frauds was adopted