Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1894 — THE NATION’S SOLONS. [ARTICLE]

THE NATION’S SOLONS.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Our National Lair-Makers and What They Are Doing for the Good of the Country— Various Measure* Proposed. Discussed, and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. In the Senate Thursday Senator Tnrple offered a joint resolution declaring that It was no longer to the interest of the Called States to continue-the treaty with Russia ratified April 21. and that notice be served upon the Emperor of Russia that the United states purposes to terminate that treaty at the expiration of six months, (he time required to be given by the treaty. reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs a resolution, with a unanimous recommendation that it pass, a substitute for the Hawaiian resolution reported some months ago, It made no reference to annexation and passed unanimously. The tariff hill was then-taken up. General Sickles Introduced apd the House pasrsed a resolution Instructthg The fiecretary-ysf War to do w hat Is necessary under the-itet of March 3, 1803, for the preservation of the Gettysburg battlefield. The bill for an additional Judge for the horthei'n district of Illinois passed, after which the bill to repeal the tax on State bank circulation was taken up. t ' ■ ■ ■ t The sugar schedule was Friday’s topic in the Senate’s tariff talk. The House passed the Senate resolution directing the Secretary of War to transmit to the Senate repoets of any surveys or estimates for the construction of locks or dams In the Mississippi River between tho Chicago. St Paul and Milwaukee Railway bridge and the falls of St Anthony which he might have in his possession. The Senate bill providing for tlie carrying out of the award of the Paris tribunal of arbitration for the protection of seals in Behring Sea was also passed. A resolution directing the President to give six* months’ notice to the,Russian Government of the abrogation of the last treaty between the two countries under the rules was sent to the Committee on Foreign' Affairs. ’J he House then went into committee of the wholi to consider the Brawley State bank bilL At an eveufng session , several private pension bills were passed. A resolution providing soy the payment of the expenses of the bribery and other Investigating committees out of the contingent fund was adopted by the Senate Monday. At 10:30 the tariff bill was taken up, the sugar schedule then pending. The galleries of the House were unusually well filled, , and on the floor was a goodly ,• array of occupied desks during the part of the day. As the afternoon wore on the attendance thinned out. and when the adjournment came there wete not A half-hun-dred members bn the floor. 7 Two Senate brldgo bills were passed, one to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Delaware River by the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Railroad Company, and the other extending the time for the construction of a bridgo across the Calumet River. The Brawley State bank tax bill was discussed by Representatives. Dalzell and Raynerforthe oi position and'by Representatives Cobb and Oates in favor of It, and then tho House agreed to a Senate joint resolution appropriating 810.000 to dofray the expenses of tho sugar investigating committee. Compromise amendments to the sugar schedule in the tariff bill were all adopted in the Senate Tuesday, insuring Its passage at an early data While In executive session the Renate, for the second time within three days, confirmed the nomination of Jerry Donahue to be postmaster at Decatur, 111. He was first confirmed on the 2d Inst., but at tho instance of Senator Cullom the matter was reopened, and, after some discussion of the merits of the case between Senators Cullom and Palmer, the Senate decided to stand by Its former action and reconfirmed Mr. Donohna In the House a resolution was adopted to vote on the Brawley bill after the call of the committees. Mr. Cox offered his amendment providing for tho total unconditional repeal of the tax on State banks. Mr. Bryan said he would propose a bill which would provide a larger circulation of paper money under the exclusive control of the Federal Government,