The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-07-06
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
At the Nations Capital What Is Being
Done by the Senate and Household Mat
tiers Disposed OF and New Ones Consid-
cred.


The Senate again talked tariff and In
come tax Wedn esday. The House got into
a series OF deadlocks over the New MEXICO
statehood bill The bone OF contention
Mr. Smith. OF Illinois, requiring the
public schools to teach the English
language The consideration OF the bill
was not concluded at the hour OF adjourn
ment cablegram from the French
Government acknowledging the action OF
President Carnot was laid before the
House, as was also message from
the President transmitting the latest
Hawaiian correspondence. resoiu-
ton was adopted extending the appro-
priations for the current fiscal year
The bill giving the Brainard and Northern
Minnesota Railway Company right OF way
through the Leach Lake Indian reservation
struction of a foot and wagon bridge over the
st. Croix River between Wisconsin ana Mill
nesota-
Whisky and sugar absorbed the atten-
ton of the Senate Thursday In the tariff
debate By the action Of the House an
other statehood bill goes 10 the Senate:
The New Mexico bill passed without roll
call, and with a very few dissenting votes
most OF them being cast by Eastern
members Several changes were made
in the bill as reported from the COM
mittee. The election OF delegates to the
State constitutional convention IL TO DO
conducted In the same manner as the eiec-
ton Of mem bers to the territorial Legisla-
ture, instead of the same manner as inc
election of the delegate to Congress The
next amendment gives instead OF 10 per
cent. of the money derived from the sale OF
public lands to the school fund or the new
State The section providing for contin-
uance OF the territorial laws Is amended
by adding the following: @From and after
the admission of said State into the Union
In pursuance Of this act the laws OF the
United States shall have the same force
and effect within the said State as else
where within the United states"
The tariff bill is finally out OF COM
mittee. and was given to the Senate
Friday But the income tax Is yet hone
OF contention. A vote on the t2rin Will be
needed soon. With the exception OF
short timo the day in the House was con-
sumed by a flibuster over tho contest TED
election case OF Watson against Black
of the Tenth Georgia district The
flibuster was led by Representative Pence.
who contested every inch or ground, even
after the aid OF the committee on rules
had been invoked The tanglo was final
ly straightened out aud me resolution OF
the committee on elections declaring
Mr. Black elected was agreed to.
few bills Of minor interest were passed
early In the day and some resolutions to
pay the salaries and funeral expenses OF
dece ased employees OF the House were
agreed to- At4:3) O'Clock tho House took
a recess until p M The evening session
was devoted TO private pension bills
Numerous amendments to the tariff
schedules were agreed TO In the Semitic on
Monday. The Senate also passed a bill
authorizing the construction OF a bridge
across the Mississippi River at Lexington
Mo also a House joint resolution calling
upon the Secretary OF War for reports re-
lating to the improvement Of the Minne-
sofa River. The II use held brief ses-
sion. resolution was passed directing
the Commissioner OF Labor TO investigate
the question OF the work and wages OF
women and children Adjourned until
Thursday.