The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
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
The National solons.

Ry vote of "a 10 81 the Senate refused
Wednesday to take up Mr.. Vests resolu-
tion for an amendment Of the rules. An
unsuccessful attempt was made 10 Sc
cure consideration of the bill TO strike out
the diiferential duty on sugar. Consid-
Grafton of the urgency deficiency Dill was
begun by the House. motion 10 strike
out the appropriation Tor the collection OF
the income tax was defeated. A majority
Of the House Banking and Currency Com
mittee is said TO be opposed TO the admin
istration plan for currency reform. In
letter to the committee, Lyman j. Gage.
of Chicago, recommended the issue or
S25O. 100000 in 2lb per cent. bonds and
the retirement of legal tender notes.
The Senate adjourned Thursday until
Monday. Practically all the time OF the
session was consumed in the discussion
of the bill to establish national univer-
sity at Washington and the Nicaragua
canal bill. The House passed three APP
preparation bills-the urgent deficiency.
Notifications and military academy-and
made fair progress on the pension bill.
Mr.. Cochran Secured a record-making
vote on the appropriation for the collec-
ton of the income tax by moving to re-
commit the bill with instructions to strike
il out, but his motion was defeated by 10
majority the vote standing 40 to lO9.
The Notifications bill as passed carried
S1,S79057, $5,473, GAG less than the esti-
mates, and the military academy bill
$457,G7S, $127,372 less than the esti-
mates. The pension bill carries $141,-
3S1 $40, 100000 less than the estimates,
and 100000 less than the appropria-
ton for the current fiscal year.
The time of the House was consumed
Friday with debate on>the pension appro-
priation bill, and although il abounded in
charges and counter charges ii lacked in
teresting detail. The bill carries SILL
3S1 $40, and was passed without amend
ment. The Hit resolution of inquiry call
ing on the Secretary of State for the COR
respondence relating TO the payment OF
$42J 900 in connection with the fur seal
controversy was adopted. A resolution
authorizing Commander Dennis Mullen,
of the United States navy, to accept
medal from the Chilean Government was
adopted. The Senate was not in session.
In the Senate Monday communica-
ton from Secretary Gresham relative to
the continuation of the bureau of Ameri-
can republics was referred to the Com
mittee on appropriations. Mr.. Blanchard,
of Louisiana, presented petitions praying
for the passage by the Senate of n land
forfeiture bill Mr.. Hill, of New York,
presented a resolution calling upon See
rotary Carlisle for copy of the income
tax regulations, which was passed. The
bill for national university was placed
on the calendar. The Senate resumed
consideration of the Ncaraguan Canal
bill. In the House Mr.. Herman, of Ore
gon, presented preamble and resolution
declaring that the Clayton Bulwer treaty
was an obstacle to the construction of an
interoceanic canal and that ii should be
abrogated. Fifteen of the sixteen pen
sion bills favorably reported from the
Friday night session were then passed
without objection in exactly four minutes.
Mr.. McRae, chairman of the. Committee
on Public Lands, moved to pass, under Il
suspension Of the rules, the bill to protect
public forest reservations. Mr.. Wells, of
Wisconsin, charged that rascality was be-
hind the bill end predicted that those who
were pushing it through with whip and
spur would live to regret their action.
The vote resulted $50 to 80 and the bill
was passed. The army appropriation bill
carried S23, 299, S0S-$16S, GIG less than
the estimates. The bill was passed with
out amendment.
The Senate Tuesday passed the public
printing bill and listened to Mr.. Calling
er's plan to effect union with Canada.
Mr.. Hill, in discussing the rules of the
Senate, advocated cloture. The Nicarau
qua canal was also considered. In the
House, the entire session was occupied
by consideration of the currency question.
The views of Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Walker
were contrasted