The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Daily Summary OF Proceedings In
Senate and House.
The Tariff BiII Occupies the Entire
Time in the senate-NO BUSH
ness Done I'm the House
other News.

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 oc-
complshed. 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-senators on the floor
of the senate to those not interested in
legislation and claims, and it was re-
terred 10 the committee on rules.
Washington, June %. - The senate
started on Saturday on its second con-
sideration of the tariff bill, the pur-
pose being to dispose of all items pre-
viously passed over. The paragraphs
discussed were in the chemical and
earthenware schedules, and failed to
elicit more than technical debate. Sen
ator Pettigrew Is. d. was stricken
with paralysis of his vocal chords while
making vehement speech. He was
taken TO his hotel, and has partially re-
covered his speech.
Washington, June 29.-The senate
made good progress on the tariff bill
yesterday, disposing of the paragraphs
relating to hides, gloves, live animals,
iron ore and stained glass windows. A
resolution authorizing the president to
invite foreign governments TO partici-
pate in the trans Mississippi exposition
at Omaha was agreed to.
Washington, June 30.-In the senate
Yesterday the lead ore and other para
graphs of the tariff bill were disposed
Of, and the session wound up with d
half hour colloquy between Senators
Tillmani Is. CO. and Chandler On. H.
upon an amendment proposed by the
former to the tariff bill providing 500
per head tax on immigrants, and re-
striction against all those not coming
10 the United States to become citizens.
The proposition was defeated.
Washington, July l. - Two of the
most important provisions of the tariff
bill-those relating to the Hawaiian
treaty of reciprocity and the duty on
coal-were perfected in the senate yes
terday, while another source of much
matured by the finance committee and
presented. Senator Turpie und.)
spoke in support of the amendment for
a two per cent. tax on inheritances.
Washington, July Q. - In the tariff
bill revision in the senate yesterday cot
ton bagging and cotton ties were
placed on the free list and the duty on
white pine lumber was reduced from
two dollars TO one dollar per thousand.
The bill was completed with the eXcep-
tons of the reciprocity section and
some comparatively minor paragraphs.
The House.
Washington. June 20.-In the house
yesterday Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd.) in
troduced a resolution for n constitu-
tional amendment providing that here
after no contiguous territory shall
be annexed to the United States, eX-
cept in pursuance of treaty nego-
tiated by the president, concurred in by
two-thirds of each house of congress
and ratified by the legislatures of
three-fourths of the states. Adjourned
TO July l.
Washington, July .. - In the house
yesterday Mr.. Settle (dem., KY denied
the right TO adjourn for three days at
a time and arraigaed the republicans
for not acting on the bankruptcy and
Cuban questions. Adjourned TO the 5th.
Must obey Orders.
Washington, June 30.-Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson has decided that
officials of the government must obey
the orders of courts whether they are
engaged when summoned or not.
Evnding Exclusion Law.
Washington, June 3O.-Information
has reached the treasury department
that large numbers of Chinese admitted
into this country as participants in the
Tennessee exposition are clandestinely
leaving Nashville for San Francisco.
Sacramento, St. Louis. New York and
other cities. thus evading the spirit and
letter of the law authorizing their adj
mission.
Calhoun Declines.
Washington, July 1.-Word has been
received that Col. w. j. Calhoun, of
Danville, H., after consulting with his
family and business associates, has de-
cided TO decline the position of comp
troller of the treasury.
The Public Debt.
Washington. July 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows at
the close of business June 30 the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
1886. csc. OsG, decrease for the month OF
SlO,027 .066, which is accounted for by