The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-24
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings of the Senate and House OF
Representatives - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon - Gist OF the
Business.
The National solons.

For FIVE hours Wednesday afternoon the
Senate debated the question or proceeding
imm ed lately TO the consideration of the
House bill placing sugar. raw and refined,
on the free list, but no action was taken.
The debate was marked by some OF the
most sensa ton al speeches of the session. Ia
the House Mr. Breckenridge, OF Arkansas,
recently appointed Minister TO Russia, an
nounced the resignation OF his commission
as q Representative Considerable inter-
est was excited by the reading OF a resolu-
tion by Mr. Black OF Illinois reciting the
depletion of gold In the treasury, and In
structing the coinage committee 10 report
bill privileged fer the proper "use
and availn of the silver in the treasury,
and instructing the rules committee
10 report a rule for its prompt considera-
ton 1t went into the box In the regular
order and was followed by resolution
from Mr. Talbert Dem }, OF south Caro-
lima for the free coinage OF silver. which
was referred to the same committee on
motion OF Representative Tracey (Dem. J,
OF New York.
At the opening session OF the Senate
Thursday Mr. Hill received unanimous
consent for the consideration OF his bill TO
provide for the exclusion and deportation
OF alien anarchists 1t was passed with
out division. The House bills admitting
sugar. coal. iron, and barbed wire free were
referred to committee. In the House. the
deficiency appropriation bill was taken up
for further consideration and Mr. sayers'
motion to insist on disagreement on the
Southern Pacific claim amendment was
adopted Unanimous consent was asked
that the Senate substitute bill for the ex-
cluslon and deportation OF alien anarch-
lists which had just been received from the
Senate, should be taken up for consider
alton. Objections were made by Messrs.
Tracey and Warner. OF New York.
The bill was withdrawn and referred to
the committee on the judiciary The con-
ference report on the general deficiency
bill was reported to the House by Mr. Say
ers announcing an agreement on the South
ern Pacific amendment, the Senate con-
ferrees having receded. The bill to repeal
the free alcohol clause I'm the tariff bill was
passed. At 4:45 p m. the House adjourned
until Monday.
For fifteen or twenty minutes Monday
the business of the Senate was suspended
while the Sergeant IT. arms was sent In
search OF an actual quorum. The four
supplemental tariff bills were all re-
ported from the Finance Committee and
sent &c the Calendar Several bills were
passed, among them the bill for the speedy
prosecution OF the United States against
the estate of the late Leland Stanford.
Less than fifty members were present
when the house met at Il o'clock
There were the usual indications
that Congress was on the eve of
nm adjournment bill appropriating
lection of internal revenue and $4,000 for
carrying into effect the arbitration con-
Vention between the United States and
Venezuela signed at Caracas In January
last. was passed without objection. bill
was passed 10 incorporate the Association
OF American Florists
The Senate seems to have nothing TO do
There was not quorum present when tho
House began its session Tuesday, but
members sought to take up several meas
ures by unanimous consent Senate bill
allowing an additions al S54, 900 for the pub
lie building at Little Rock, Ark, and an
other authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to allot rooms in the Gov
eminent building at Meridian. Miss. for
holding court. were passed; also n resolu-
tion TO print 90, 900 copies of the tariff bill;
also, on motion OF Mr.. Haugen, n bill to
grant TO the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad
Company right OF way over the Chippe-
wa and Whi'e f nth Indian reservations
At 1 :2j o'clC elk the House adjourned until
Thursday.