The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-20
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIvES.
Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good of tho Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted Upon.



The Senate was engaged In discussing
the Wilson bill Wednesday. IL will be
weeks before the debate Is closed, and ev-
cry member will be given "A chance. Mr..
Reed held the House at bay for an hour
and half on a motion TO discharge the
warrant issued TO the Sergeant at arms
during the fight over tho contested cleo
tion cases TO arrest the absentoes The
Republicans under his leadership. refused
10 vote. and the Democrats, being unable
to muster u quorum. yielded to an adjourn
ment
Both sides OF the chamber showed good
attendance when the Senate met Thurs
day. During tho transaction OF the rou-
tine morning business Senator Kyle. or
South Dakota, introduced Joint resolu-
ton proposing a constitutional amendment
relative 20 marriage and divorce. which
was referred TO the Committee on Judiciary.
The urgent deficiency bill was taken up
and the last paragraph, 10 provide for uni
formity In the letting OF government con-
tracts for supplies at Washington. gave
rise 10 considerable discussion, as did also
the paragraph for the printing OF an ABB
stract OF the eleventh census Mr. Man.
derson moved to strike out the clause, as be
argued thai the abstract would be but a
duplication OF the digest already ordered.
The motion was agreed to and the bill as
amended was about TO be put on its final
passage when the hour OF O'Clock arrived
and the question went over. whlle tRH
tariff bill was laid before the Senate.
When the House adjourned late In the
afternoon IL was still In "a most distressing
tangle The rule which the committee on
rules brought In. imposing tine OF SlO for
every refusal OF a member 10 vote, was
the cause of the trouble. No business had
been transacted.
Very few Senators assembled Friday to
listen to the tariff speeches The struggle
over the adoption OF the new rule to Sc
cure voting quorum was resumed when
the House met. AS soon as the journal had
been read Mr. Boutele jumped to his feet
and objec ed. and when Mr.. Dockery moved
its approval the Republicans sat silent in
their seats. Upon the announcement OF
the vote. los to Q, Mr.. Boutelle made the
point OF no quorum and the roll was called.
The Republicans refrained from voting
and the result. 155 to 1. showed that the
Democrats were twenty-three short
OF a quorum. Mr. Dockery then
moved call OF the House. in
structing his side to vote down the
motion In the hope OF developing Demo-
cratic quorum But the Democrats failed
10 get the quorum The motion for call
was defeated by lao TO IA. The Democrats
were still twenty-five short The prospect
OF a quorum was hopeless. and. as 1t had
been decided to call Democratic caucus
10 consider the rules, Mr.. Dockery moved
an adjournment, and at one O'Clock the
House adjourned.
neither Senate nor House transacted pub
lie business Monday. Resolutions of re-
spect to the memory OF the distinguished
North Carolina statesman were unani-
mously adopted. Appropriate resolutions
were also adopted in honor OF the memory
OF General Henry w. Slocum One OF the
new measures submitted 10 the House was
n quorum counting rule 1t Is understood
that the rule provides for ascertaining
quorum by counting members present and
not voting and also for fning members who
absent themselves from the House
The House Tuesday by an overwhelm-
ing vote decided to adopt a quorum count
ing rule Neither undue excitement Lof
tumultuous scenes marked the crushing oil
tho old legislative barriers The parlia-
mentary wheels then began moving again.
regular gorge of com nittee reports.
blocked by the recent flibustering, we're
presented under the call OF the COM
mittees The House then. on motion Of Mr.
McCreary, went into committee or the
whole to consider the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill After speeches
by Mr.. McCreary in support OF and Mr..
Hit (Republcan) adverse TO the bill, the
House at 4:40 adjourned. There was
very slim attendance OF visitor
in the galleries when the Senate met
The bill TO create the southern judicial
district OF Texas and 20 fix the time and
place for holding courts In the southern,
eastern, and western districts was passed.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion at half-past one o'clock. Twenty
five minutes afterward tho doors
we're reopened, and Senator Mitchell, OF
Oregon, asked that the resolution TO con-
slider the Chinese treaty I'm open session he
laid aside. when Senator Morgan Will re-
turn TO the Senate. This was agreed 10.
Senator Smith. of New JERSEY, nlde an
earnest speech which was devo ed en-
tirely TO an attack on the income tax. Al
the conclusion OF Mr. Smiths speech the
Senate adjourned