The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-15
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital = What Is Being
Done by the Senate and Household Mat
tiers Disposed or and New Ones Consid-
cred.
The Senate and House.

The Senate and House.
Before entering upon the discussion OF
the tariff Wednesday the Senate passed
seven bills. one OF them being House bill
and the others Senate bills Mr. Black
burn reported favorably resolution fSom
the committee on rules for the appoint
ment OF a special committee or i've SEN
ators on the existing public distress, 10
whom should be referred the petitions OF
Morrison l. Swift aud others bearing upon
this subject 1t was adopted without d.
vision. The Cox amendment Tor the total
repeal OF the 10 per cent tax on State
banks was defeated In the House by log to
ITO viva voce vote on the Brawley Dill
was then taken and the bill defeated Mr..
Turner, OF Georgia. addressed the House
in favor OF repeal, and brief speeches
In opposition to the bill were made
by Representative Meikeljohn OF Ne
braska Bingham of Pennsylvania. Rob-
inson OF Pennsylvania Cochran OF New
York. Hicks OF Pennsylvania. and Quigg OF
New York The House went into COM
mittee OF the whole t. consider the Indian
appropriation bill. and "a fliouster was
81 arted as a result OF Mr.. Holnan's request
that the first reading of the bill be
dispensed with, Hay. of New York, OBJ
jecting. A motion to adjourn was adopted.
104 to 9s, and at 3:e3 the House adjourned.
The action OF the Attorney General in
claiming SIS, 900, 0C0 from the estate OF the
late Leland Stanford occupied the atten-
tion of the Sena to until the tariff bill was
taken up on Thursday Mr. Hopkins bill
for a new publ building at Elgin. Ill was
reported TO the House The original bill
carried an appropriation of 500. 900. butthe
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
cut down the amount To $4,000. with this
amendment the measure was favorably re-
ported and was placed upon the calendar.
The House Committee On Railways and
Canals agreed 10 report the COM
promise bill drawn by Representative
Ryan, Of New York. for the survey OF
ship canal route from the Ohio River to
Lake Erie The bill places the matter in
the hands of board OF engineers to be
appointed by the secretary OF War, who
are to select the most practicable route
and for which work $50. 900 IS TO be appro-
priated,
The Senate did nothing OF Importance
Friday The tariff and the Stanford claim
were the only matters discussed. The
days proceedings In the House were en-
livened by Mr. Walkers complaint OF the
poor ventilation of the House and the in
capacity OF the architect Of the Capitol.
and by Mr.. Weadock's reply to the attack
OF Mr. Lint IN on the Catholic church Tho
business transacted In the morning hour was
the passage OF q bill for the registry or en-
rollment Of the bark Skudenaes and OF n
bill TO define the present units OF electrical
measurements. The conference report on
the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Railway
bridge bill was adopted, and resolution
authorizing the Maryland State courts to
occupy for FIVE years the old United States
courthouse In Baltimore was agreed to- At
4: so o'clock the House took a recess until
6. The evening session was devoted to
pension bill
In the Senate Saturday bills were passed
as follows: To extend the time limit for
the construction OF IL bridge at Burlington,
Iowa, and to fix the salaries or railway
POSTAL clerks. 1t provides that they shall
be divided into seven classes. The salaries
for each class shall not exceed the follc wing
amounts annually: First class. $500; second
class. 81. 600; third class. $1,000: fourth
class 81, 800; fifth class 81, 500; sixth class.
81, 500; seventh class, S1,sO0 The POST
master General is authorized to fix salaries
in the different classes according to the
hours OF work. senator Walsh. of Georgia.
introduced bill for the permanent
location for the exposition TO be es-
tablshed for the display OF the
products and resources OF the several
States and Territories, and creating
commission TO consist OF the Postmaster
General. the Secretary OF the Interior, and
the Secretary OF Agriculture, to report u
plan for the proposed exposition TO Con-
gress His idea Is that the exposition
should be permanent and free TO the pub
lie The House held short session and
practically no business was transacted.
The liquor and cotton schedules of tho
tariff bill were disposed OF In the Senate
Monday, the prompt passage OF the latter
being due 10 concessions TO manufacturers.
The trolley bill was not called up In the
House. In the Senate Mr. Quay denied
any interest IN the scheme. Senator Caf-
fiery told the su 'ar-trust Investigators his
meeting with ME Havemeyer was 10 secure
information as TO comparative merits or
ad valorem and specific rates
There was absoluto blockade or tho
tariff bill in the Senate Tuesday. Not a
cog was turned. The entire eight hours
were devoted to set speeches preliminary
| 10 the consid Grafton Of the wool SEIZED ule.
Mr. Quay resumed the delivery OF his
| speech, which had already occupied four
days and after speaking four hours his
manuscript seemed unappreclab'y dimin-
ished. Then he yielded from sheer exhaus-
| ton and Messrs P.ttigrew lIoar. Power
and PETER made set speeches against free
wool Other set speeches Will follow.
During lull In the debate Mr..
Mitchell, of Oregon. moved TO lay the
tariff bill on the table The motion was
| defeated by a strict party vote. Two hours
were consumed I'm the House over a bill re-
ported by Mr.. Cultivate setting aside
| SlOO, 900 from the fund belonging to the
| estates of deceased colored soldiers OF the
| civil war for the purpose OF erecting In tho
District OF Columbia national home for
aged and in firm colored people Tho bill
was passed. The Indian appropriation bill
was then taken up. but the House adj
journed without completing its considera-