The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-03-23
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 Senate spent considerabl BILE time on
the seigniorage bill Wednesday, and In
executive session confirmed the nomin a
ton of J. Marshall Wright as naval officer
al Philadelphia, but reserved the right TO
reconsider 10 found desirable In the
House forty pages of the sundry civil bill
were disposed OF. making In all eighty
three In two days. and leaving only sixteen
pages more. exclusive OF two paragraphs.
those relating to the coast and geodetic
SURVEYS and the Missouri River Commits
sion. which were passed over temporarily.
No amendments OF Importance were adopt
ed although tho Northwestern members
made vigorous effort to increase the
amount for the survey OF public lands
The seignorage bill passed the Senate
Thursday by vote OF As to 81, after an
interesting debate The Senate then took
up and passed the bill TO amend an act au-
thorizing the construction OF high wagon
bridge over the Missouri River at Sioux City.
A charter was also granted the Iowa and
Nebraska Pontoon Bridge Company au-
thorizing 1t to build bridge across the
Missouri River near sioux City. After an
executive session OF thirty-fve minutes
the sena ate passed bill granting TO the
Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad Company
pewa and White Earth Indian res
ervations In Minnesota Bills TO ex-
tend the time for completing bridge
across the Missouri River between Kansas
City and the town OF sibley, Mo, and
granting right of way to the Duluth and
Manitoba Railway Company across the
Fort Pembina reservation In North Dakota.
were passed. In the House the bill to
ratify the reservation OF certain lands In
Oklahoma for the Agricultural College
passed. Consideration or the sundry civil
bill was resumed.
In the House Friday morning after the
passage OF resolution calling u"on the
~ h1 for inf ON
as TO measures taken by him for local
supervision and inspection OF pub
lie buildings the House went into
committee of the whole and re-
sumed consideration OF the sundry civil
bill An amendment offered by Mr.. Loud.
directing the Superintendent OF the Coast
and Geodetic Survey to survey San Fran
cisco harbor and approaches thereto, was
adopted. To the paragraph appropriating
$3.50, 900 for Npenditure by the Missouri
River Commission Mr. Frederick offered
an amendment setting aside $500 OF the
appropriation to strengthen and improve
the river banks at Atchson and Leaven-
worth. Mr. Mercer offered substitute for
the amendment, being 10 set aside $3.50. 900
of the appropriation for the Missouri
River providing that it should be used for
the construction, repair and main
tenance OF revetments between the mouth
OF the Platte River and Sioux City. He
insisted that the commission should be
made 10 understand that there was some
thing besides the sixteen mile reach at
Jefferson City which needed attention.
The river between Omaha and Council
Bluffs should be looked after
In the House Saturday the Senate amend
ments TO the Senate bill to charter the
Iowa aud Nebraska Pontoon Bridge
Company and to construct "A high wagon
agreed TO- The House then went
into committee OF the whole. and the con-
sideration OF the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill was resumed. Mr. Bowers
offered an amendment to the appropriation
OF 500, 900 for special council TO aid dis
trict attorneys so as to provide that $500 OF
this be expended in the employment OF
special counsel In the cases OF the South
ern Pacific Railroad to set aside United
States patents now pending at Los Angeles.
The Chair ruled the amendment out on the
ground that It changed existing laws. The
committee then rose. A resolution au-
thorizing the enlisted men Of the army and
navy to wear badge on public occasions.
on motion OF Mr. Outhwaite, was agreed
TO. The remainder OF the day was
devoted 10 eulogies upon the life and char
acter of the late Representative W. II.
Enochs, Of Ohio.
The House Monday devoted the entire
day to the consideration OF the sundry
civil bill There was no important bust
ness transacted In the Senate, the entire
day being consumed In the consideration
of bills on the calendar. Most of these
were measures OF small importance,
among them being several OF Immediate
interest to the people Of the District of
mbia. A number OF bills were taken
from the calendar and passed. among them
a bill to "regulate the making OF property
returns by officers OF the government and
an act authorizing the Texarkan and Fort
Smith Railway Company to bridge tha
Calcasieu and Sabine rivers In the States
of Louisiana and Texas The Senate re-
ceived from the President n message In re-
gard to the occupation OF Bluefelds Mica
ragua. and also a message relative to
Hawaiian affairs
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
passed by tho House Tuesday without di-
vision. The amendment OF the appropri-
alton for the General Land Office. amend
ing the provision of the act OF 1901.
repeating the timber culture and pre-
emption acts. which was adopted In the
committee at the suggestion OF Mr. Hol
man and which was bitterly opposed by the
western members. was defeated in the
House. The clauses witch sought to re :
quire an accounting by the disbursng
officers OF soldiers homes to the Treas,
ury Department and annual reports
by the boards TO the Secretary OF
War fell under Mr.. Blacks point
OF order. The bill rs passed carries
s217, 900 more than IL did as reported from
the committee on appropriations The
four appropriation bills passed by the
House District OF bia, pension, FORTH
fcation and sundry civil carry net re-
duction OF s24315.e5s as compared with