The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
The Work Being Done by Our Law
makers at Fifty-Sixth Ses-
sion in Washington.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Senate Passes the Naval ApprOprte-
ton and Other BiIls-In the House
an endment to the Constitution
Is Proposed Concerning the Con-
troll of Trusts.

Washington, Nav 1.-THE senate
yesterday passed the naval appropria-
don and free homes" bills and re-
ceived a favorable report on the Mic
araguan canal bill. Senator Jones
(Ark.) introduced a bill to prevent
and punish blacklisting by railroad,
sleeping car, express, steamboat, tele-
graph and telephone companies en-
gagged in interstate commerce, and also
TO provide a civil remedy in damages
for blacklisting.
Washington, May 16.-The senate
yesterday devoted the time to con-
sideraton of the bill providing for
civil service in the country's new is
land possessions. The resignation of
Mr.. Clark, of Montana, was received.
Washington, May 17.-Bills were
passed in the senate yesterday TO give
ex-soldiers preference in civil service
appointments; granting pension of
500 per month to the widow of Gen.
Lawton, and for the erection of pub
lie building at East st. Louis, Ill. The
committee on interoceanic canals re-
ported recommending the Nicaraguan
route. The administration of affairs
in Cuba by agents of the United States
was discussed.
Washington, May 1s.-The post Of
flee appropriation bill was considered
in the senate yesterday and resolu-
tion was adopted for information as
TO how many Filipinos have been
killed and wounded since the begin
ming of hostilities and also how many
cur possession.
Washington. May 19.-Nearly the en-
time time in the senate yesterday was
devoted to the pneumatic tube system
service in the post office appropriation
bill. The war department reported
that Cuban revenue receipts are near
" twice the islands expenditures.
Washington. May 2s.-The post Of
fee appropriation bill was further dis
cussed in the senate on Saturday. and
the conference report on the fortifi-
cation bill was agreed to.
House.
Washington, May 16.-The last of
the general appropriation bills-the
military academy bill-was sent to
the senate yesterday by the house.
An amendment to the federal consti-
tuition which puts the control of the
trusts in the hands of congress was
reported as follows:
Section !. All powers conferred by this
article shall extend 10 the several states.
the territories, the District of Columbia,
al N v
and subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States.
Sec. q Congress shall have power to
define, regulate control, prohibit or dis
solve trusts, monopolies or combinations,
whether existing in the form of a cor
poration or otherwise The several states
may continue to exercise such power in
any manner not in conflict with the laws
of the United States.
"Sec. 3. Congress shall have power to
enforce the provisions of this article by
appropriate legislation
Washington, May 1.-THE Alaska
code bill was considered in the house
yesterday and the senate bill to incor-
porate the American National Red
Cross was passed.
Washington, May 1S.-In the house
yesterday a special river and harbor
bill carrying 100000 for surveys and
emergency work was passed and the
Alaskan code bill was further con-
sidered.
Washington, May 19.-The house de-
voted the time yesterday to the con-
sideration of war claims bills and IA
vorably acted upon bill to appro-
pirate 100000 to pay ex-confederate
soldiers for horses and other property
taken from them in violation of the
terms of Lees surrender.
Washington. May Elm the house
on Saturday resolution was adopted
accepting the statue of Gen. Grant,
presented by the Grand Army of the
Republic to the nation. and it was
unveiled in the great rotunda of the
capitol.