The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-27
THE NATIONS 'SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATivES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good OF the Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed,
and Acted Upon.


The House devoted the on!ire day
Wednesday 10 debate on the consular and
| diplomatic appropriations bill Ii touched
| a wide variety OF subjects and at times
was brimful of interesting personalities.
| The Hawaiian policy OF the pres
emit administration came IN for a
pointment of Mr. Van Alien as
| minister 20 Italy provoked averj extended
| discussion. The bill authorizing the erec-
| tion OF a stone bridge acrIss the st Louis
River, between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
| passed the Senate. The venerable Senator
Morrill,, OF Vermont, spoke On the tariff. az
did also Senators Turpie. Cameron, and
Quay Mr.. Harris. at $40 p. m, moved an,
| executive session and IL was agreed TO,
and at 6: 80 the Senate adjourned
The day in the Senate I thursday was al
most entirely consumed by n speech against
the pending tariff bill by Senator Perkins.
OF California. But little business was
transacted during the morning hour tho
agreement OF the Senate 10 the report
OF the conference committee on the
urgent deficiency bill being the most
important. The PETER resolution for the
appointment of committee on COM
munications for the purpose or hearing the
grievances OF Coxey's army was debated
by Senators Spooner and Alien, both or
whom favored It, but IL went over without
action by the expiration OF the morning
hour At 5 O'clock eulogies were pro-
nounced on the late Represe itative w. III.
Enochs OF Ohio after which the Senate at
5:15 adjourned The House is making very
! slow lrogress with the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill Almost the
entire day was devoted 10 thrashlng
over the old straw In the Hawaiian
controversy. After 4 o'clock half the
| mem bershp OF the House suddenly faded
away 10 attend the opening ball game or
| the season, and when this act was OBJ
served Mr. Cannon carried the committee
| of the whole to a vote on an amendment 10
| prevent the increase OF the salary OF the
Mexican Secretary OF Legation The DEM
| ocrats were unable to produce quorum,
| and after a roll cali the House adjourned.
There was a passage at arms, fgurative-
| ly speaking. between Representatives. Bur-
| rows and Wheeler Friday. Mr.. Wheeler
was tainted with talking four columns or
| the Congressional Record in precisely one
| minute and retorteu that protest came with
bad grace from one WI ose hands "were
| red with parliamentary murder" Mr.
| Burrows recalled previous example OF
Mr.. Wheelers nueDcy. speech that oc-
| cupied five minutes Ia the delivery having
| taken up fourteen columns of the Record.
A motion was made TO refer the subject to-
! the Committee on Printing, but Mr.
! Wheeler cried quits by asking leave 10
withdraw his remarks. Outside. OF
| this episode the proceedings were
very uninterestinG Practically no busi-
ness was transacted. Under the rules.
| 1t being Friday, the day was devoted 10
| business on the private calendar Three
small, unimportant bills we're passed. and
| the rest OF the day was spent in the fruit
| less discussion of n bill to settle some Ten
nessee war claims against the Government
| amounting TO $22. 900. 1t was finally ended
when Mr. Enloe made the point of no quo-
rum on a motion to recommit the bill The
evening session was devoted to pension
| business Tie Senate talked tariff
In the Senate, Monday, Mr. Washburn
| 81 oke three and half hours. and at the
| conclusion of his speech. at 4:3i. Senator
Dolph delivered another ms a,lment OF
his speech Promptly at o'clock Senator
Quay called attention to the fact that the
| hour for closing the tariff debate had ar
| rived, and some discussion as to the intent
| of the agreement ensued. Senator Gray
| for the Democrats maintaining that IL
was not intended TO shut off tariff
4 debate at clock but TO prevent any
other business from coming In bet cen 1
and o'clock The Republicans declined
| to go on, and at $500, on motion OF Senator
| Harris, the Senate went into executive
| session. and at $500 the doors were re-
| opened and the Senate adjourned. The
House devoted the entire day to business
| from the Committee on the District OF CO.
| lumbia Two bills were acted upon. The
| first which was passed. was bill EXTEND
ing the time allowed the Metropolitan
| Street Railroad Company, of Washington.
! to change its motive POWER The other
| bill was one TO permit bookmaking at the
| regular spring and fall meetings OF tho
| jockey clubs and driving parks OF the Dis
| trict OF Columbia. The bill was defeated
| by So to 63. The House then, at o'clock,
| adjourned.
On Tuesday the Senate listened TO Mr.
| Mills, who spoke at length upon the tariff.
| The close OF Mr.. Mills speech was greeted
| by hearty round of applause. IL had
| been expected that the speech would be
| much longer 1t consumed just two hours
| and fifteen minutes The Republicans,
| who expected the Democrats would con-
| sumo the entire day, were not prepared TO
| go on. Accordingly, OH motion OF MIR.
| Harris. the Senate went into executive ses-
| sion at 1929 p. M, and at 4:1O adjourned.
| The House resumed consideration OF
postoffice appropriation bill The pending
| amendment to strike out the appropriation
An amendment providing n Limitation
of ten years upon the payment of
money orders. and for the destruction
| of money order files at the end OF
| that time. was adopted. Mr. Quivg OPP
| DO sed an amendment making all publlca-
| tions purporting to be issued periodicals.
and 20 subscribers subject TO postage at
third class rates when trans tied
/ through tho mails The amendment
| AFFECTS Seaside Library publications and
books ireprints) given as premiums
tions, etc. Mr. Pickler. TO whom Mr.
Quigg yielded portion of his time. OPP
| posed the amendment In the interest OF
cheap literature for the farmers Mr.
| Hopkins, Mr.. Daniels, Mr. Bingham and
MIR. O'Neill also made speeches against the
amendment The amendment on n vote,
was stricken from the bill-26 TO 1s3