The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Daily Summary Of Proceedings In
Senate and House.
The Tariff Bill Occupies the Entire
Time I'm the senate-NO Bust
mes. Done I'm the House
other News.

political channels. Senator Teller in
troduced bill providing that all bank
notes shall be redeemed in coin, and an
other that all national banking asso-
Citations shall keep their reserves in
their own vaults.
Washington. June 21.-The tariff bill
was further considered in the senate on
Saturday and a motion to place floor
mattings, plain jute fabrics, burlap and
cotton bagging on the free list was
successful.
Washington, June 22.-The senate
made good Roadway with the tariff bill
yesterday. The last two schedules of
the dutiable list were completed and
the free list was also disposed of.
Washington, June 23.-An exciting
debate marked the consideration of the
wool schedule which began in the SEN
ate yesterday. 1t developed the first
serious disagreement on the republican
side of the chamber and led to warm
encounter between Senators Carter
(Mont.) and Foraker CO., on one side,
and Senator Allison (Ia.), in charge of
the bill, on the other. Fair progress,
/
| Washington, June 24.-After a con-
test lasting throughout the day the
senate yesterday completed the para
graphs of the wool schedule relating
to raw wool and advanced into the fea-
lures relating to manufactured wooden
| goods. The time was devoted largely
| to discussion of the effect of tariff
rates in the price of wool, and the
speeches were on technical lines in the
main. Senator Morgan introduced a
bill for the annexation of the Hawaiian
islands as q territory of the United
States in accordance with the terms of
the recently negotiated treaty.
| Washington, June ga stubborn
contest over the duties on manufac-
tured wooden goods occupied the atten-
ton of the senate yesterday. II was a
day of constant roll calls and cross
fire debate. Many amendments were
| proposed to reduce rates, but these
were rejected by decisive majorities.
Less than five pages were disposed of
during the day.
Washington, June 26.-The senate
| yesterday completed the wool schedule,
the silk schedule and the tobacco sched-
ule of the tariff bill, and, with this &C.
| complished. all the schedules of the bill
and the free list had been gone over
| once. There now remains only TO go
| through the bill second time. passing
| on the items passed over. Senator Hale
| introduced a resolution restricting the
| privileges of eX-scnators on the floor
! of the senate to those not Interested in
| legislation and claims, and it was re-
ierred 10 the committee on rules.
The House.
Washington, June %. A Joint reso-
luton was favorably reported in the
house yesterday permitting foreign ex-
hibitors at the Omaha exhibition under
stringent provisions to bring laborers
in to the United States to take charge of
exhibits. Adjourned to Thursday.
Washington, June 26.-In the house
yesterday Mr.. Foss, of Illinois, on be-
half of his delegation, announced the
death of his colleague, Mr.. Cooke, and
committee was appointed to attend
the funeral in Chicago. Adjourned to
Monday.
Demand for small Notes.
Washington, June 24.-The treasury
department within the last week has
received a considerable number of re-
quests for small notes in unusually
large quantities. This inquiry was en-
tirely unexpected and is confidently re-
garded by treasury officials as an indi-
cation of improving business condi-
tons.
VIII Sail July IL.
Washington, June 24.-Dr. Angel,
the newly appointed minister to Tur-
key. has notified the state department
that he will sail from New York on the
18th of July for his post.
Died Suddenly.
Washington, June 25.-Congressman
Edward Dean Cooke, of Chicago. was
found dead in his room ut the Cochran
hotel yesterday morning about five
o'clock. He represented the Sixth ILL
nois district.
House Committees.
Washington, June 26.-Speaker Reed
will name his committees the day the
present session closes. The chairmen
of the most important are given below:
Chalrmen selected: Accounts. b. II. Odell.
New York: agriculture, j. w. Wadsworth,
New York: appropriations. j. G. Cannon.
Illinois; banking and currency. j. II. Walk
er. Massachusetts,; claims. c. N. Brumm,
Pennsylvania: coinage, weights and meas
ures, c. w. Stone, Pennsylvania; District
OF Columbia. j. w. Babcock, Wisconsin;
education. @. A. Grow. Pennsylvania; cleo
tions No. l. l.. w. Royce. Indiana: cleo
tions No. 2 G.. w. Prince. Illinois: election
OF president. vice president and represen-
tatives. w. c. Arnold. Pennsylvania: en-
rolled bills. Alva L. Hagar. Iowa: foreign
affairs. r. r. Hit. Illinois; immigration
and naturalization. X. Barthold. Missouri:
Indian affairs, j. s. Sherman, New York;
Interstate and foreign commerce, William
+. Hepburn, Iowa: invalid pensions, Win
field s. Kerr, Ohio: irrigation arid lands
William X. Ellis. Oregon: judiciary, ID. b.
Henderson. Iowa: labor. j. j. Gardner, New
Jersey: manufactures, George w FarIs
Indiana: merchant marine and fisheries,
Serene Il. Payne. New York; military, J.
A. I. Hull. Iowa: militia. Il. Il. Marsh, ILL.,
nois; mines and mining, r. q. Cousins,
Iowa: naval affairs, G. A. Boutelle, Maine;
Pacific railroads, II. III. Powers. Vermont:
patents. Josiah ID. Hicks, Pennsylvania:
pensions. u. G. Loudenslager. New Jer-
scy; post offices and post roads. Eugene +.
Loud. California; public buildings and
grounds. David III. Mercer. Nebraska: pub
lie laras. John +. Lacey. Iowa: railways
and canals, G. A. Chckering. New York:
river and harbors, w. b. Hooker New
York: territories. William S. Knox Massa-