The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-01
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.
Doings of Congress.


A test vote was taken ip tho Senate
Wednesday, and to the surprise OF many
the tariff was not tabled. In the House
discussion OF the civil service commission
was resumed, and several times. during
the day the question was disposed
OF only 10 break out moment later
in another place The appropriation
for com m iss toner's and clerks OF the Civil
service Bureau having been stricken out.
the next paragraph. providing for the
transfer to the Civil scrvice Commission
OF clerks from the departments was
also stricken from the bill The
House refused TO strike out. however the
appropria ion OF six thousand dol
lars for travelling expenses OF civil
service examiners Another amendment
made to the bill gives the secretary or
the Treasury discretion In the tenn
porary appointment OF clerks to wind
up the accounts of tho divisions pro-
posed TO be abolished. instead OF taking
them from the classified service.
Prior 20 going into committee OF the
whole the House passed the Senate bill
amending an act to rrov!de for the sale or
the remainder of the reservation of the
confederaied Otoe and Missouri Indians In
the States OF Nebraska and Kansas. The
House adjourned at sos o'clock after get
ting half way through the legislative bill.
The Senate on Thursday interviewed f.
]. Edwards, OF the Philadelphia Times.
author OF the "IIollandn letter I'm which
bribery anent the sugar tariff vas charged.
Ihe exanin alton was secret. The House
vent into committee OF the whole to con-
slider the legislative appropriation bill,
and Mr. Richardson was called To
the chair. There was unsuccess-
full effort to amend the tension
paragraph 50 as to strike out the
$500 700 appropriation for 81 o ial investi-
CATION of alleged frauds Mr.. Anderson
tried to have struck out the provision for
Commission. but was voted down. Mr..
Stone offered an amendment striking out
the provision for assistant attorneys
b defend the Government against
war claims, and IL was defeated Finally
the bill was reported TO the House Sep
arate votes we're demanded on Mr.. Hayes
resolution dec, airing the laws repealed al
thorizing the docking OF members sal
aries for absence, and on the amendment
striking out the appropriations for the
civil service he Hayes anti docking
amend ment was defeated yeas, 104; nays.
12z The amendment of Mr. Enloe
striking out the appropriation Tor the
civil service commission was lost-sO yeas
to 1873 nays-amid Republican applause
y he legislative bill was then passed The
House bill To incorporate the Supreme
Lodge OF knights OF Pythias was passed
resolution was adopted setting aside
Saturday, June %. for eulogies on the late
Representative Houk. OF Ohio. The House
IA
journed.
Senator Kyle's Hawaiian resolution aud
the tariff were tangled up Friday. AMI the
tariff came out n little ahead. The sched-
ule on several articles was changed, and
the Senate bill Is several pages nearer
com pletion than before At the conclu-
sion OF the morning hour in the House the
House went into committee OF the whole
for consideration OF private bills. Mr.
Springer gave notice that the first thing
Saturday he would call up the Brawley
bill for repeal OF the State bank tax law.
The entire afternoon was consumed In
discussion OF an omnibus resolution from
tho Committee on War Claims. group
ing together thirty-seven claims for
cotton, etc. aggregating S1,O4O,OOo
Half the time was taken up In
a discussion on n point of order against the
grouping OF so many bills in one resolution
The only business transacted during the
day was the passage OF n bill for the relief
of Thomas II. Reed. At o'clock the COM
mittee rose and the House took recess
The evening session was devoted TO the
consideration of private bills
The Senate spent eight hours Monday
discussing the question OF free lumber
Not vote was taken The tariff bill
places lumber in the rough on the free
list Tho debate was upon Mr. Hale's
proposition to transfer lumber 10 the
dutiable list at the rates fixed I'm
the Brawley bill for the repeal OF
the 10 per cent. tax on State bank
issues vas side tracked temporarlls, and
the fov members present gave partial at
ntion to District OF Columbia bills An
interesting event Of the day was the read
ing OF n letter from the sons OF Louis Kos
suth In reply 10 the letter recently sent by
Speaker Crisp under direction OF the House.
The eenate bill 10 Ak The northern bound
ary line Of the Warm Springs Indian Res
ervatisn In Oregon was passed. as were
surdry House bills At O'Clock the House
adjourned
The Senate was occupied Tuesday with
its old Job tariff. and made no progress
In the House the bill to repeal the state
bank tax was taken up and Mr. Cox, OF
Tennessee. opened the debate for the
friend. Of unconditional repe.L Mr.. John
son. Of ldiana, opened tho debate for the
opponents OF repeal Nc Johnson con-
ciudod with "a discussion OF the ma
tinnal bank system. praising 10 as
system for banks Of discount and deposit
and for the soundness and uniformity OF
its circulating notes, but admitting that 1t
had some defects. which could. however.
he cured By amendment Shortly after 4
O'Clock Mr. Johnson concluded his speech
and was followed by Mr.. Black OF Georgia,
in favor OF tho bill. Before Mr. Black fin
fshes his speech tho committe, rose aud
the House. at s:e3 y m. adjourned until