Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1890 — THE NATIONAL SOLONS. [ARTICLE]

THE NATIONAL SOLONS.

WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Our National Law-Makers and What They Are Doing for the Gobd of the CountryVarious Measures Proposed, Discussed aud Acted On. The comparative merits of the levee and outlet systems for th* Mississippi were discussed at length in the Senate on the 28th, the debate showing that there was a great divergence of views,on the subject. Most of the afternoon was spent on the land grant forfeiture bill. Mr. Evarts called np the bill to incorporate the Society of Sols of the American Revolution,abich elicited considerable discussion, during which the Senate at 5:15 p. m. adjourned. In the House the conference report on the Fremon. (NeiAaskai public building bill was submitted by Mr. Milliken. ot Maiue, and was agreed to. The limit of cost is SJO.UOj. The Sp-aker laid before the House the message of the President, returning, without his approval, the bill to allow Ogden, UUb, to increase its indebtedness. Referred to the Committee bn Territories. The legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation bill was passed without division. The House then went into committee of the whole on bills relating to the District of Columbia. The bill for the establishment of Rock Creek Park was amended bo as to assess a part of the cost on the adjoining property-holders and after much discussion received a ravorable vote, most of the Republicans voting for it and the Democrat* against it. The bill was laid aside with a favorable recommendation by the committee of the whole. The Senate on the 23th passed the lard grant forfeiture bill. The bill provides for tho forfeiture to the United States of all unearned laud grants for railroad pul-poses where the railroads have not been completed within tho time specified when the grants were made. The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Allison, proceeded to the consideration of the customs admiuistrat’ous hill. After the adoption of various amendments the bill went over as unfinished business, and the Senate adjourned. The House resolved itself Into committee of the whole, Mr. Burrows in tha chair, and procosded to the discussion of Air. Dingley’s bill for the classification of all worsted cloths under the head of woolen cloths. Mr. Dingley took the floor, and was an swered by Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky. Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Mills also spoke on the bill, as did also Mr. Bland and Mr. Cummings. Mr. Dingley then moved that the committee rise and the motion was carried. The Democrats generally opposed the bill, though of course it was favored by Republicans. After a considerable amount of filibustering and failing to got a quorum the House adjourned. In tho Senate on the 30ih ult. Air. Dolph, from tho Committee on Foreign Relations, reported a concurrent resolution requesting the President to negoliato with ,tiie Governments of Great Britain and Mexico with a view of securing treaty stipulations for the prevention of the entry int o the United States of Chinese from Canada and Mexico, and he asked for its immediate consideration. The resolution went over and the Senate resumed consideration of the customs administrative bill, which was discussed until adjournment, without action being taken. The House passed the Morrill service pension bill by a vole of 173 yeas to 70 nays. Tho bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension roll tbe name of any officer or enlisted man of (JO years of age or over, or who shaU hereafter roach that age, who served ninety days or more in the army, navy, or marine 'corps cf the United States during the war of the rebellion and shall have received an honorable disc-ha. ge therefrom ; the pension to commence from tne date of the application therefor, and to continue during the term of life of such officer or enlisted man, at the tateof $8 a month. All parsons who served ninety days or more in tho mili a yor naval service of the United States during tho .ate war of the rebellion, aud who have been honorably discharged therefrom, and who are now or mayherea'ter be suffering from mental or physical disability equivalent to the grade now established in the pension t ffico for tne rating of $8 per mouth, upon due proof of the fact, according to such rules and regulations at the Secretary of the Interior may provide, shall be placed upon the list of invalid pensioners of tbe United States at $8 per month. It also provides tor a pension lo tne widow of any soldier when she shall a rive at the age of 00 years, or when she shall be without other means of support than her daily labor. The House also passed the hill for the classification of worried cloths as woolen cloths. The bill was passed—yeas 138, hays lithe Speaker counting a quorum. The text of the bill Is as follows: •’ That the Secretary pf tho Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to classify as w oolen cloths all imports of worsted cloin, whether known under’ the name of worsted cloth or under the names of worsteds, or diagonals, or otherwise.” In the Senate, on the Ist inst., the House amendment to tho Senate bill for a public building at Aurora, 111., was non-concurred in-and a conference asked. The customs administrative bill was taken up—the pending question being on Mr. Gray’s amendment sect-ring to an aggrieved importer the right to bring a common law suit against the collector. After a long discussion, Mr. Allison moved to lay Air. Gray’s amendment on the table. Agreed to—yeas 31, nays IB (a party vote). Mr. Coke moved to amend tho bill by inserting a provision that no adowanee for damage to imjiorted goods shall ba ma le unljss thev are sold at public auction. Rejected, 'ihe bill then went; over, and after an executive session the 8 nate adjourned. The House took up the Senate bill to proiect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies. After a discussion covering, as Mr. Heard said, every question other thau the one under consideration, Mr. Bland, of Missouri, offered an amendment making unlawful any contract or agreement to pre.ent compe.ition in the sale or purchase of any commodity transported from one Stats to another. The amendment was adopted on a viva voce vote, and the bill was passed in the same manner with a single negative vote. Mr. Adams, of Illinois, next called up the international copyright bill and explained its provisions. Without action upon the bill, the House adiourned. Quring the debate Mr. Cannon announced that the tariff discussion would begin next week. In the Senate, on the 2d inst., tho customs administrative bill was taken up and the bill was passed—yeas 35, nays 18 (Mr. Payne being the only Democrat voting in the affirmative). Tbe bill is practically unebang-jd from that reported by the Finauce Committee on the 19th of March, tbe only change of any importance being th,-. insertion ot a provision in thi fourth section that, the Secretary of the Treasury may make regulations by which -books, magazines, aud other periodicals published and imported in parts, numbers, and volumes, and entered to be imported free of duty, shall require but one declaia.ion for the entire series. A conference on the disagreeing votes was asked, and Messrs. Allison, Aldrich and McPherson were appointed eonferercs. On motion of Mr. Jones, ot Nevada, the bill authorizing the issue of treasury notes on deposit of silver bullion was taken up and made the “unfinished business" from Wednesday next until disposed of. The conference report on the Oklahoma town sites bill was presented and agreed to. After an executive session the Senate adjourned. In the House Mr. Milliken, of Maine, presented and the Bouse adopted the conference report on the Lafayette (Ind.) public building nill. The limit of cost is SHO.OOO. On motion of Mr. O’Neill, of Pennsylvania, a resolution was adopted setting apart Saturday, June 14, for the delivery of eulogies upon the late Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania. .The House then resumed tbe consideration of the international copyright bill. Mr. Carlisle mode a short speech in favor of the bill and was answered by Mr. Payson, who said that this country is made the barnyard and ccsbpool of literature that ‘ ought to bp condemned. Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, said that when we give chilcrm books at their impressionable age we should give them American books, and not bookß that teem with dukes and duchesses. He hoped with his whole heart that the biM would be passed. Mr. Covert, of New York, also spoke in favor of the bill, Mr. F&rquhar, of New York, and Mr. Butterworth then followed in favor of the bill.' The yeas and nays were then called for, and the bill was defeated —yeaa 98, nays 126. The House held an evening session lor the consideration of pension bills. Oregon Statesman: Tlie watch-maker knows as much about spring cleaning as his wile does. 1