The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATlvES.
Our National lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed. Discussed.
and Acted Upon.
Doings Of Congresa

The Senate spent eight hours Monday
discussing the question OF free lumber.
Not vote was taken. he tariH OIL
places lumber in the rough on the free
list. The debate VAS upon Mr. Hates
proposition to transfer lumber TO the
dutiable list at the rates fixed in
the Mckinley Law. In the House.
the Rrawley bill for the repeal OF
the ID yer cent tax on state tank
issues was side-tracked tempora-ilv. and
the few mem berS present gave partial at
tention to District If Columbia bills. An
Interesting event OF the day was the read
ing OF Il letter from The sons or LouiS NOS
suth In reply to the letter recently sent ny
Speaker Crisp under direction OF the House
The Senate bill TO fix The northern bound
ary line Of the Warm Springs Indian Res
erva,ion in oregon was nasSed. a> vera
sundry House bills Al O'Clock the House
ad lourncI
The senate was occupied Tuesday with
its old lob. tariff. and madc no progress
In the House the bill 10 repeal the state
bank tax was taken up and Mr. Cox. OF
Tennessee opeued the debate for tho
(: lends 81 unconditional repeal MI. john
son. OF ldiana. opened the DEBATE Tor inc
opponents os repeal Mr.. johnson COM
cluded with discussion or the ma
tional bank system. praisins II AS u
system for banks OF discount ana deposit
and for the soundne>s and uniformity ~
| its circulating notes. but admitting. that II
had some defects. which could however.
be cured by amendment shortly after
o'clock Mr. Johnson concluded his speech
and was followed by Mr. Black. OF Georgia.
| in favor OF the bill Before Mr.. BLACK tn
tshed his speech the COMMITTEE, rose. and
| the House. AT 5:u3 y ~. adjourned until
Thursday Mt I: O'CLOCK
In the Senate Thursday senator Turpie
| offered Joint resolution declaring that II
was no longer to the interest of the United
States to continue the treaty with Russia
| ratified April II. aud that nctice 10
served upoa the Emperor " Russia
| that the United Statc' purposes TO
| terminate that treaty at the expiration
! OF six months. the time required 10 be
given hy the treaty. lie also reported
| from the Committee on Foreign Affairs
| resolution. with u unanimous recommen-
| da,ion that IL pass. IA substitute Tor me
Hawaiian resolui ION reported some months
ago 1t made reference to annexation
and pu>sed unanimously. The tariff bill
was then taken uu General Stckles in
| troduced aud the House passed resolution
| tnstructinx the secretary OF War To do
| what Is xry under the act OF March 81
| 1898: for the preservation nf the Getiys-
| burg battlefield. The bill for an additional
| Judge for the northern district OF Illinois
| passed after which the bill to repeal the
| tax on State bank circulation was taken
up
| The sugar schedule was Fridays topic in
the Seuatc's tariff talk The House passed
| the Senate resolution directing tho secre-
| t.rv of War to ira usmit to the Senate re .
ports OF any surveys or estimates for tho
construction o: locks or dams In the MIS-
stssippi River between nc Chicago" St Paul
and Milwaukee Railway bridge and the
falls OF St. Anthony which he might have
In h,s nosscssiou The Senate bill prov i'd
| ing for the carrying out OF the award OF
the Paris tribunal OF arbitration fer the
| protection uf seals In B"hring Sea was
also passed A resolution directing
! the President to give six months mo-
tice TO the Russian Government OF the
| abrora,ion of the last treaty between the
two countr under the rules was sent 70
the Committee On Foreign Affairs The
| House then went into committees OF the
| whole to consider the Brawley state bank
bill At an evening session several pri-
| vntc pension bills were passed