The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-03-16
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.

The President TRANSMITTED some au-
ditional Hawaiian correspondence "a
the House Thursday morning The Sem
ate bill TO amend the act TO establish
the Smithsonian Institution was passed.
The conference report on the urgency
deficiency bill was presented by Mr.
Ayres and agreed &c. Mr.. chardson.
of Tennessee. from the joint commits
sion on expenditures In the executive de-
partments, called up the bill 10 reform the
method OF accounting and auditing In The
customs department OF the treasury The
bill abollshes the Office OF Commissioners
and Assistant Commiss Toner OF Customs.
The discussion over the bill took a wide
range and was participated In by Messrs.
Baker. Henderson. Hepburn. Cannon and
Dockery The bill was passed. The House
then went iato committee or the whole Tor
the consideration of the District OF Column
bia appropriation bill and, after debate
adjourned. The Senate In executive ses-
sion confirmed a lot OF postmasters in Kan
sas Illinois. Michigan and Iowa
| In the House Friday. after transacting
some business OF minor Importance the
, Houre went into COMMITTEES OF the Whole
| for further consideration OF the District
| OF Columbia bill In the course or de-
| bate Mr.. Kilgore denounced the District
| press as subservient TO all JOBS In the
| District to plumber the Treasury. AT
| O'Clock the debate closed and voting TOOK
place on various amendments without
| com pleting the consideration OF the OIL
the House took a recess until O'Clock, the
! evening session TO be devoted TO pri-
vate pension bills The eight session
| was devoted 10 the passage OF In
diyidual pensions. and at 1925 the
| House adjourned. In the Senate Mr.
| PETER introduced "A resolution for an In
vestigation into tho Senatorial sugar spec
! ulation The House bill authorizing
bridge over the East River between
| New York and Long Island passed
without objection. bill was passed ap-
propriating 5000 900 to pay the damages
resulting to persons who went upon the
1 Crow Creek and Winnebago Indian Reser-
walton in South Dakota between Feb IL
J and 81, 1854 Then came up the Bland
| seigniorage bill as unfinished business,
| which occupied the rest OF the day.
The House com pleted the consideration of
! the District OF Columbia appropriation bill
| Saturday, and passed il after defeating the
final effort of Mr.. de Almond 10 re-
District TO be borne by the gene
eral government The debate was
| devoid OF all general interest After an
unsuccessful effort on the part OF MIR.
| Savers. chairman OF the appropriation
! committee. to reach an agrecmen: as 10
! the limit OF the general debate on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. the House
adjourned.
! nesday in the House was devoted en-
J tirely 10 the consideration OF bill relat-
| ing TO the extern sion OF the time for allow
ing a street railroad company In Washing
| ton TO change its system OF motive power.
| The debate rapidly drifted into discus
| sion OF the merits OF the cable ana
the underground electric system. and II
was boldly charged that the General r. ec-
trio and Westing house Companies. which
held stock In almost all the overhead
| trolley lines. had retained all the prom
J inent electric engineers in the country ana
would not spare money TO prevent psac-
| tical demonstration OF the feasibility OF the
| underground electI ic road now In operation
at Buda Pc ;th and for short distance on
| the outskirts OF Washington. To prevent
thi, Mr. Wall proposed 10 restrict the
motive system TO be used by the Metro
| politan Road 10 underground electric NO
conclusion vas reached In the senate
! Senator Gallinger presented an amend
ment intended to be proposed by
! him to the tariff bill provid-
| ing that the act shall become
| operative, so far az importations from
| Canada are concerned, only by proclama-
tion OF the President The proclamation is
| to be issued upon conditions specified
| Senator PETER introduced an independent
! tariff bill in the Senate amending the Nc
Kinley law In various particulars. His
resolution for an Investigation as TO
| whether Senators had teen specializing In
Wall street was defeated I'm the Senate.
| NTho Proceedings in the Senate Tuesday
| were OF an extremely uhinteresting char
| acter. Without the Intervention OF any
morning business. except the presents alton
| of "a few petitions and tie Introduction of
! some IMPORTANT bills, the Senate took
| up the discussion of the seigniorage bill
Senators Stewart and Lindsay spoke
In favor and Mr. Dolph spoke In OPP
| position 10 IL, holding that it; passage
would destroy the existing equality be-
| tween gold and silver. Mr. Stewart was
unwilling 20 have the bill amended. for lie
| believed that to return it to the House
| would be fatal to It, Mr. Stewart delivered
| a silver speech along the line Of his WE'LL
| known theories No definite action was
| taken. The House began the consdera-
tion OF the bill making appropriations for
| the sundry civil expenses OF the Govern
ment, and fair progress was made Only
| three amendments Of any Importance
were adopted, one approprlating s43 SOC
! for lighting Hay Lake Channel. an
other OF s6i.0 for the public
| building at Buffalo. and another Of
$40. 900 for repairing the postoflice at New
| York. The latter was fought by the APP
| preparation Committee. The only other
| amendment OF Importance was one made
| by Morse (Rep. Mass 10 cut of the APP
| preparation fer the Interstate Commerce
| Commission. This amendment was over
| whclmingly defeated.
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