The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23

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Makers.
Washington. Dec. Is. - The opening
prayer IN the senate was delivered yes
terdav by Rev. II. Dewitt Talmage.
The pepsion appropriation bill was re-
ported The resolution from the house
to adjourn for the holidays Dec. % was
agreed 20. Morgan made a warm speech
on the Cuban question I'm which he de-
clared for war II the Spanish did not
get out. Allen offered a resolution for a
committee to Investigate newspaper re-
ports OF the use OF money In elections.
The veto of the bill for "a pension 10
Nancy Allabach was overriden and the
bill passed over the veto. An executive
session was held.
In the house Louds bill to restrict
second class mail matter at one cent
pound was debated without action, and
the bill TO reorganize the Atlantic ana
Pacific Railway company was passed.
ad mckinley
Washington, Dec IL = Mitchell or
Oregon introduced bill in the senate
giving veterans of the war preference
on all government positions. IL com
petent. The pension appropriation Dill
was passed as IL came from the house.
Vest precipitated a debate on tarin
matters that occupied the balance or
the session. An executive session was
held.
In the house Bailey of Texas intro
duced a resolution for an investigation
of what is the matter with the battle
ship Texas. Apropos Of this Secretary
Herbert says there is nothing the mat
ter with the Texas; that the stories
printed about her are false. The house
put in the rest of the day principally
to a clause in the army appropriation
bill to abandon the military hospital
at Hot Springs. Ark, without decisive
action.
Washington, Dec Is. - The senates
days work consisted of the passage or
the Lodge immigration BILL which now
goes TO conference. Its chief feature ~
the requirement that all immigrants
must, before they are admitted into
this country, read and write five lines
of the United States constitution in
and language they may prefer.
II they fail the steamship company
bringing them must take them back.
An executive session was held. Ad-
journed TO Monday.
The house passed the army bill and
made good progress with the legisla
tive. executive and judicial bill. Sew
eral resolutions relating TO the Inaugural
ton of Mckinley were passed. They
refer TO railway Accommodations for visi
tors. decorations, etc
Washington, Dec. 19.-Th- house put
in yesterday on private bills, pension
and otherwise. The BIN TO pay Flora
A. Darling $3.50 was lain IN the table.
She is the widow of a Confederate off,
Ger and the money. which was in state.
bank notes. was taken from. her in 1864.
At the day and night sessions forty
nine pension bills were passed, one
giving General John Gibbons widow
800 a month. and another General w.
A. Nichols widow $50
Washington. Dec. Il. - The house
Saturday adopted special order for
taking up the Pacific railroad funding
bill on Jan Z. and for a debate of four
days. The consideration of the Loud
bill relating to second class mail was
set for Jan. 5, and 6. with a final vote on
Jan. 8. Saturday was given TO appro-
priations bills. the urgent deficiency be-
ing passed and the legislative. execu-
tive and judicial advanced to nearly
completion. So many of the members
of the house have already left the city
that nothing will get through this week
except on unanimous consent-one man
can stop legislation. No work is ex-
pected in the senate.