The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-24


laws OF benefit to merchant marine
were enacted.
The acts pertaining to the judiciary
OF the United States were: To provi q
for two additional associate justices of
the Supreme Court of Oklahoma; for
the division of the Eastern District OF
Michigan into two divisions to pro-
vide that term of the Giro ait and
District Courts OF Vermont may be
held at Montpelier: that criminal
causes In the di.trict of Minnesota
shall be brought and prosecuted in the
division of the district in which the
ofsenses were committed; to fix term
of the District aud Circuit Courts Of
the Southern District OF Mississippi,
to be held at Meridian; and four other
acts.
Bills of All Kinds.
Laws TO require original receipts for
deposits of postma ters to be sent to
the Treasury Department, to authorize
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster to
approve bonds, to regulate inspection
of boiler plates and their stamping, to
redress an injustice to certain gradu-
ates OF Annapolis, to fill vacancies in the
grade OF assistant paymasters and to
reclaim the wreck OF the Kearsarge on
number of territorial and public lands
bills were adopted, one of the latter
extending to January, 1897, the time
within which persons may purchase
railroad grant lands forfeited to the
government by the act of Sept. 20, 1890.
BY joint resolution, officers and men
OF the army and navy were authorized
to wear the government badge on oc-
casions Of ceremony; three members OF
the Board of Managers of the National
Soldiers Home were chosen, and the
Secretary OF War was authorized to
restore to Michigan and Iowa recap
tured flags.
Foremost in Importance of the nu-
merous bills which became laws was
the act authorizing the New York and
New Jersey Bridge Company to bridge
the Hudson between New York City
and New Jersey. After its first pas
sage the bill was vetoed by President
Cleveland, but an amended bill fina ly
met his sanction. This structure must
be built in ten years, not less than
1000. 90 to be expended on it each
year, and 81, 500, 900 the first year.
Acts were passed also to amend sew
eral bridge charters and to au horize
the construction OF numerous dams for
various purposes. In addition there
were odds and ends of legislation. such
as authorizing the Worlds Fair to con-
fer diplomas upon designers, artisans
and inventors; the erection of the fire
escape on the Government printing
Office and Maltby building, providing
additional clerical 'orce for the libra
rian of Congress, relieving employees
injured in the Ford Theater accident
Of he 10 nj in cio
numerous others.
House and Senate Calendars.
About 800 of 1900 bills acted upon
were passed by the House and sent to
the Senate, but owing to the extended
debate on the tariff bill in the latter
body they did not receive its consid
Grafton. The House ad journs, leaving
about SEQ bills on it's calendar, half OF
which are OF general character and
the remainder private claims.
During this session of Congress there
were sent to the Senate by the Fresi-
dent 2, 46l messages containing nomi-
nations. Inasmuch as some of these
messages contained more than are usu-
al, notably in the case Of mi itary and
naval promotions, a fair estimate of
the total number would be 200. OF
these all were acted upon but about
fifty. The most celebrated cases that
resulted in rejection were those Of
Hornblower and Peckham, both of
New York, nominated to be associate
justices of the Supreme Court.
During the session there were cIe.
ated five vacancies, two by resignation
and three by death. Deaths and res
ignations have been numerous in the
House during this Congress, number
ing eighteen combined.