The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-04
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-.

I Senate wrangled all day Wednesday
over the tariff bill Mr. Hepburn. after
the reading OF the Journal in the House.
interposed an objecti 20 its approval
and forced the yeas and NAYS on Mr. Dock
ery's motion for its approval The journal
was approved Pa TO 0. The House went
into committee OF the whole. Mr.. Bailey, OF
Texas, in the chair. and Resumed the con-
sideration OF tho dlplomatic and consular
appropriation bill Mr.. Warner moved 10
increase the rank OF the consul at BARGE
Iona. Spain. 10 that OF consul general and
the salary TO 1850 The motion was agreed
"a. Mr. Hepburn oGerci an amendment.
providing that all fees Of every character
Official or unofficial. collected or received
by the consuls at LiverEoo'. Hoag kon
Annoy, Canton, Ten Ting. Ilavre, Callao,
Prague, Antwerp. Valparaiso. Colon.
Chin Kiang. Fuchnn. Hanko =. Bordeaux,
Pelfast, Bradford. Demarara. G'asgo~,
Kingston, Manchester. Vera Cruz. Matan-
zas, Basic. aud Montevideo should TO
turned into tho treasury. ard their sa a.
ries should lie Their solo compensation.
The amendment was defeated--j5 10 l2S.
At $40 the commi tee rose and the ii use
adjourned.
In the House Thursday the Speaker APP
pointed tho following boards OF visitors
To the Military Academy. Mes>rS Black OF
Illinois. Hatch of Missouri and Curtis OF
New York: to the Naval Academy, Messfs
Meyer OF l. siana. Outh"aite of Oaio
House then went into committee OF the
whole and resumed consideration Of tho
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill Debate proceeded during the after
noon in desultory manner on small un-
inn ortant amen 1ments. none OF hlch
were ado, ted. Whoa the bill was COM
pie ed tho committee rose. The bill as
passed carrie, s1.5t3 53s, decrease OF
s4S, 1O6. COMPARED with the appropriations
for the current year. At O'Clock the
House adjourned. The Senate was en-
gagged in is regular pastime discussing
the tariff
Some routine business was transacted at
the openiug Of the session OF the House
Saturday. Mr. Lockwood (N. y } reported
back from the Pacific Railroad Commit
tee the reso ution calling upon the
Attorney General to inform the
House whether the stocki olders OF
the Central and Western Pacific railroads
v ere reliable in any manner TO the United
States for reimbursement for bonds issued
under the various acts OF Congress su-
thorizing the issuing OF tonds in aid OF
said roads. Tie House q en- went into
committee OF the whole, with Mr.. O'Neil.
OF Massachusetts,, in the chair and
took up the army appropriation bi l. The
bill carries SOB. SOS, 2S4, S657. 355 less than
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year During the debate on the bill the
roll was called under the rule and no
quorum being developed. the absentees
were reported TO the House. and then. at
81 So D. m, the House adjourned. Tho
Senate proceedings were a repetition OF
those OF the day before.
Personalities entered LARGELY in'o the
debate on the tarifr bill In the Senate Mon
day. senator 1urLic made "A bitter attack
on Senator Aldrich. whom he accused OF
uttering falsehoods When the House
met at noon Mr.. Mciklejohn. called
up the Senate bill for the con-
krf1 he to
brara River, near the town OF Nebraska
city, Neb. and e passed At 1927 tho
House went into committee OF the whole
TO consider the army appropriation bill
Mr. Cultivate offered committee
amendment that NJ u pointment OF AS
sistant Adjutant General with rank OF
Major should be made until the number OF
officers in that grade had been reduced
below four, and tina: hereafter there
should be only four officers in said grade.
and that future promotions III the adj
iutant generals. paymaster's- ana smaller
branche, should be filed from the next
lowest grades. The amendment was
agreed TO by "a vote Of 40 TO So
Mr. Picker offered an amendm' that
no officer OF the army should be detailed
10 act as Indian agent unless The lresi-
dent sh, uld consider IL best 10 do so.
The chairman ri CT the amen lment
out on II point Of order. The ar
preparation for the purchase OF ma
chine guns. improved mu ket caliber.
was alscd from $4,000 to $4,000. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Frye. striking
out the provision that hereafter no au-
pointments should be made TO the grade or
assistant surgeon until the number is re-
duced TO ninety, and that the number
hereafter should not exceed ninety. was
disagreed 10 by the vote OF 81 10 % AT
o'clock the committee OF the whole rose.
and the bill. with amendments. was re-
rorted to the House and at 5:l1 p. m. it
passed. The House then adjourned.
In respect 10 the late Senator stockbrdye.
the Sena adjourned Tuesday afternoon,
APT ointipg committee OF seven with
committee from the House OF Representa-
tlves TO attend the funeral at Kalamazoo.
Mich. The session OF the Hou e was brief.
also on account OF the death of Senator
Stockbridge. relative to which appropriate
resolutions we're moved by Mr.. Burrows
and adopted. and Mess's Burrows, Fynnn
NcCreary, Boute1e. Payne New York;.
Aiken. homas and Richardson were ap-
pointed n committee TO attend the funeral
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