Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1892 — THE NATIONAL SOLONS, [ARTICLE]

THE NATIONAL SOLONS,

SENATE AND HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. Our National Lawmakers and What They Are Doing for the Good of the CountryVarious Measures Proposed. Discussed* and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. There were Just twenty-five Senator* present in the Senate during the morning hour, on the Bth, two-thirds of them being on tLe Democratic side. Vice President Morton was in the chair. • A bill to increase to $1,000,000 the appropriation for a publicbuilding at Portland, Ore., was reported and placed on tho calendar. Mr. Dolph read an argument In support of the bill Introduced March 9 providing for the irrigation and reclamation of arid lands, for the protection of . forests, and the utilization of pasturages. The pension deficiency bill was laid before the Senate and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The members of the House were in a very listless humor and went Into committee pf thewhole, Mr. Montgomery, of Kentucky, In the chair, for the consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill. There was n general debate and the bill was read by paragraphs for amendment. In the House, on the 9tty, the day was given to tho Committee on Judiciary, whooccupied over five hours In discussing measures on the calendar. Among •thebills passed were: Providing that a poor person who may sue in a United States court shall not be required to give security for costs and permitting the court to assign counsel In such cases; punishing by death a killing committed in any place under United States jurisdiclion; punishing murder in the secqnd degree by life imprisonment or not less than ten years; punishing manslaughter by Imprisonment of not less than one nor more than twenty years; repealing the statute requiring every farmer and planter producing and selling leaf tobacco to furnish a statement of sales and the names of persons purchasing the tobacco. In the Senate. Mr. Morgan. Democrat, of Alabama, called up Senator Stewart’s bill for the free coinage of gold and sllvey. After Mr. Morgan finished his remarks, the pension deficiency bill was passed. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, then spoke ou the Stewart frfio coinage bill, after which the Senate adjourned until tho 13th.

An attempt was made to secure the pasgago of bills on the private calendar In the House on the lOtli, and after two hours devoted to attempts to secure a quorum and repeated calls of <he House, this programino was abandoned. Many bills authorizing tl e building of new bridges were passed. Mr. YVlse (I)em.j, of Virginia, submitted a report from the Committee on Interstate Commerce on the resolution for an investigation by that committee on tlie Heading Railroad combination deal and asked that It be considered on the 13th. The resolution was ordered printed. The House then adjourned until tho 13th.

The House on tlie 13th passed the Senatebill to protect settlement rights where twoor more persons settle on the same section of agricultural public lands before survey thereof. Secretary Foster sent a letter to Speaker Crisp asking for an appropriation of $250,000 for adequate precautions at the YVorld’s Fair for the protection of revenue from customs, and for the supervision of importation. In the Senate the pension appropriation bill, with amendments, was reported back by the committee and placed on the calendar. The bill carries a total of $14(5,737,000. which 16 an Increase of $11,912,000 over the House bill and Is $327,200 less than tho estimate