The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-07

Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 1.-The senate put
In the day mostly I'm discussion OF the
silver question. Mitchell of Oregon and
Perkins of California advocating the
free coinage bill. Ne arrangement was
made as To the day to vote, but recess
was taken to today ms cad Of AN adjourn.
ment. The urgent deficiency bill was no.
ported increased tl.5JS,664 A bill was
passed To give the widow Of the late Jus.
tice Miller of the supreme court, the bal.
ance of his salary for the year. An exec.
utive session was held. Bills were intro
duced prohibiting the purchase of convict
made goods by federal officials, and to
grant pensions Co Confederate soldiers
who later served with the Union forces.
The house passed the Poole widows PEN
sion bill, which permits seven years oil un'
explained absence OF husband to prove
his death
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The senate agreed
to take IA vote on the free silver bill this
afternoon at o'clock and other than that
did no business except listen to speeches.
Villas spoke against the pending bill and
Bate and Pasco for it. Another recess
was taken instead Of adjournment. At
the night session there were but twenty
two present and Palmer gave notice of
an amendment to the bill declaring it the
policy to maintain the parity Of the two
metals.
The house session was mostly devoted to
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill The District bill carries 50, IA, $50.
The Rosenthal- Crowley contest from Tex
as was decided in favor of Crowley, the
sitting member. A bill was passed to
amend section 8. 255 Of the revised statutes
regarding exemptions allowed distillers
Of fruit brandies SO as to extend the pro-
visions of that section to distillers
Of brandies from pears, pineapples,
oranges and berries. An evening session
were considered.
WASHINGTON, Fob S-The senate put
In the whole day on the free silver substi-
tute for the bond bill, and defeating all
amendments passed 1t as reported by a
vote of AZ to 35-MIlls, who had voted
free silver on all test votes going on
record at the last against the BILL At the
executive session the nomination OF
Colonel j. j. Coppinger, the late James
q. Blaine's son-in-law, to be brigadier
general was confirmed. The A. p. A. had
made a fight against this nomination.
Adjourned to tomorrow.
The house did no business Of general
Importance.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The following
bill was introduced in the house: Provid-
ing design for the flag of the United
States in which the stars are arranged as
follows: Thirteen white in the center of
the field in six-pointed star and the
others grouped around the same. Wood
man offered resolution to investigate the
causes of the dismissals OF government
employees. The day was principally de-
voted TO discussion of appropriations in
the District bill for scctarian charities.
One appropriation OF the kind was stricken
out-that for the German Orphans
A motion TO strike out that for the Ma
tional Association for the Relief of Desti-
tute Colored Women and Children was
pending at adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Din the senate
Morrill, reported from the finance COM
mittee the free silver substitute for the
bond bill as a substitute for the house
tariff bill Morrill, said he opposed the
bill. A motion to recommit with instruc-
tions TO report the house tariff bill with
free silver amendments separate was OBJ
jected to by Hill. Favorable reports were
made on bills for $500 IA month pension TO
Mrs. w. q. Gresham and SOD per month
to Mrs. Thomas Ewing Senate then took
up proposed reform of appropriation com
mites work-to distribute the bills among
several committeeman put in the rest
of the day on that. An executive session
was held.
The house devoted the day to the Dis
trict bill on the proposed striking out of
appropriations to sectarian charitable in
stitutions Five were struck out-one
Episcopal and four Roman Catholic. The
senate free silver bill was reported back
with adverse report.