The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-03-01
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
A Weeks Proceedings in the Halls of
Congrcss-Important Measures Dis
cussed aud Acted Upon-An Impair
tiaI Resume q. the Business.
The National Solons.

Free silver advocates were routed We'd
nesday in the Senate. the Jones bill be-
ing displaced and Wolcott's resolution
going To the calendar During debate OH
the Indian appropriation bill in the Sen
ate Mr.. Chandler said the next Congress
would investigate the bond deal. In the
naval appropriation bill as adopted by
the House was n provision for transfer
of the caravels To the Columbian Museum.
The naval appropriation bill was passed
by the House. Attempts to strike out
the provision for three new battle ships
failed.
The House Thursday refused 10 con.
cur in the Senate appropriation for con-
struction of n cable TO Hawaii. Consid-
Grafton of the general deficiency bill was
begun, and eulogies on the late Senator
Stockbridge were delivered. Congress-
man Durborow secured adoption of an
amendment to the general deficiency bill
donating 10 the Columbian Museum the
State Department exhibit at the fair. An
acrimonious discussion of the sectarian
school question occurred in the Senate
during consideration of the Indian appro.
priation bill.
Appropriations for the maintenance Of
Indian schools was reduced Friday by
the Senate 20 per cent. The bill is still
under discussion. Senator Mills has
given notice of an amendment TO the
sundry civil bill To prohibit the further
sale of Government bonds. Senator
Blackburn has introduced bill providing
for the payment of the full sugar boun-
ty for the crop of 1899. The House con.
sdered the proposition TO appropriate
money to pay marshals for services dur
ing the Chicago railroad strike.
An attempt to take up the railroad
pooling bill was defeated in the Senate
Saturday and the measure is dead for
this session. An amendment was offered
to the sundry civil bill in the Senate au-
thorizng the President to appoint com
missioners TO attend an international mon,
etary conference, should one be called.
In the House the general deficiency bill
was further considered. and eulogies were
delivered on the late Senator Vance. A
resolution was introduced in the House
looking to reversal of its approval of the
Presidents course during the strike.
Chairman Reilly reported the bill agreed
on by the House committee for settle
ment of the debt of the Pacific roads.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
passed by the House Monday. An amend.
ment to pay Great Britain S425,0 900 in set
Element of the Boring Sea award was de-
feated. A number of amendments to the
tariff law designed To remove ambiguity
have been suggested by Secretary Car
Isle. President Cleveland is annoyed be-
cause Congress has not authorized him 10
seek a way out of the Samoan entangle.
ment. Amba ssador Eustis has been in.
structcd TO make vigorous protest
against the exclusion by France of Ameri-
can cattle.
Amendments providing for payment Of
the sugar bounties prematurely cut off by
the tariff law were added TO the sundry
civil bill in the Senate Tuesday. All the
correspondence relative 10 Samoa since
the ratification of the Berlin treaty was
sent to the Senate. McGann's railroad
arbitration bill was passed by the House
without division. Eulogies were dcliv-
cred on the late General Post. Mr. Filth
ian made a speech eulogizing Governor
Altgeld and condemning President Cleve-
land for sending troops TO Chicago. \
minority House committee submitted Il
report giving their reasons for opposing
the Pacific Railroad bill House and
Senate coGferees again report their inabil-
ity to agree on the Hawaiian cable amend
ment TO the sundry civil bill.