The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-04-25
NEWS FROM washington
A Daily Record of the Work Being
Done by Lawmakers in the
Fifty-Sixth Congress.
IMPORTANT BILLS Under CONSIDERATION
Senate shelves n Resolution Favor
ing the Election of Senators by the
PeOple-House Committed Prepares
Two Drastic Measures That Are
Directly Aimed at Trusts.

Washington, April II. = The senate
yesterday referred the house resolu-
ton for the election of United States
senator's by the people to the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
Washington, April Is. - Senator
Hoar (Mass.) addressed the senate yes
terday in opposition to the policy OF
expansion. A bill was passed granting
Mexican war veterans pension OF Sl2
per month.
Washington, April 10. - During al
most the entire session of the senate
yesterday the Alaskan civil code bill
was under consideration. A resolution
was adopted to give medals to sailors
of the North Atlantic squadron and
documents were received from the
president bearing upon the insurrec-
tiop in the Philippines.
Washington, April 20.-The senate
passed a joint resolution yesterday pro-
viding for the administration of civil
affairs in Porto Rico pending the APP
pointment of officers under the law
recently enacted, and bills were in
PRODUCED to grant a pension of $50 n
the war revenue act.
Washington, April 21.-The senate
Yesterday discussed the Hawaiian civil
government and the Alaska civil code
bills. The committee favorably re-
ported the bill to give Gen. Miles rank
of lieutenant general.
Washington, April 23.-The Quay
resolution was taken up in the senate
on Saturday and Senator Perkins
(Cal) spoke in favor of seating Mr..
QUAY as a senator from Pennsylvania
on the appointment of the governor.
No action was taken.
House.
Washington, April II. - In the house
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
1861. 200. OO0) was considered. Two
drastic measures for the regulation of
trusts were decided upon by the judi
ciary committee. The first gives con-
gress full power to deal with them.
The second revises and galvanizes the
Sherman antitrust law. Its main pro-
visions are:
al Requiring the branding or marking
of trust-made goods shipped out of
state, so as 10 be easily identified as the
product of a trust.
"2. Prohibiting the interstate traffic of
trust-made goods not so branded. and
making them subject 10 seizure and con-
demnation.
"S Requiring corporations having cap
ital of over 81. 100000, or doing an annual
business of 81. 100000. to file report of their
affairs with the secretary of state
"a Providing the process of Injunction
against combinations sending trust-made
goods from state 10 state or to foreign
countries.
as. Prohibiting the use of the mails TO
concerns and their officials proved TO be
trusts
Washington, April IS. - General
debate on the naval appropriation bill
was closed in the house yesterday. y
bill was introduced to require payment
of interest on government deposits.
Washington, April 10. - In the
house yesterday the naval appropria-
ton bill was discussed under the five
minute rule and the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill was
adopted.
Washington. April 2O.-A bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday to pen
sion ex-soldiers of the rebellion on
reaching the age of GO and the naval
bill was further considered.
Washington. April Elm the house
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
occupied the time.
Washington. April 23.-The naval
appropriation bill. which provides for
two battleships. three armored cruis-
ers and three protected cruisers. was
passed in the house on Saturday.