The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-02-24
Congressional Summary.

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District of Columbia was postponed. The
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
! priation bills were discussed.-Several
resolutions of inquiry were offered, and
adopted 1.-The bill in relation TO bridges
across the Mississippi river, was reported
without amendment. IL provides that all
railway bridges below st. Paul, Mimi, shall
be on equal terms to the trains on all rail
road companies desiring to use them. Ad-
journed.
In the House, on the 9th, Whitley, MEM
Der elect from the Second District of Georgia,
presented himself and took the oath Of
| office.-The question was taken up on
motion to 60 into Committee Of the Whole
on the general calendar, in order to take up
the bill TO repeal the income tax, and re-
sulted-yeas, 1903 nays, l07. So the House
refused to go into committee. The vote was
regarded as n test question on the sentiment
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the income tax.--The remainder of the
morning hour was occupied in the discussion
of the bill for the removal of the Brooklyn
navy-yard.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the House
bill making an appropriation of $4,000 for
a contingent fund in the House of Represen-
tatives was passed.-Pomeroy, from Com
mttec on Public Lands, reported, with slight
amendment, the House bill to amend section
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homestead for the officers, soldiers, seamen
and marines of the late war; II allows
quarter section Of Government land
Morton introduced bill to establish diplo-
matte mission at Berlin, upon the same grade
and emoluments with those at Paris and
London, fixing the salary of the Minister at
$4,000, and the Secretary of Legation at
$685. per annum.--An evening session in
Committee of the Whole on the appropria-
ton bill was had, and after disposingg of
portion Of the bill, action on the remainder
was deferred, and the amendments as passed
were ordered printed.-Adjourned.
In the House, on the 10th, Porter, from
Virginia, asked leave 10 make personal ex-
PLANTATION in regard TO his character
Hooper reported bill to authorize the issue
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of checks under $500 that have been lost or
destroyed. Passed--A bill was passed 10
pay the widow of the late George w. Pen
dleton, master in the navy, his share of the
prize money that came to the steamer Mont
gomery for przes captured.-A bill was
passed permitting VIM. II. Hanscom, late
Naval Constructor, to withdraw his resigna-
ton, which was accepted on the 5th of jan
uary, 1866, and reinstate him in Office
Scofield reported the bill for the enlistment
of 800 additional seamen in the navy for a
practice ship at Annapolis. Passed--After
short consideration the naval appropriation
bill was passed. --The bill granting pen
sions to soldiers of the war of 1912 was
passed. The pensions are to be at the rate
of So per month.--Adjourned.
In the Senate, On the llth, motion
was made to recall the resolution TO print
10000 extra copies of the report of the Com
missioner on Education. The subject was
discussed without action until the expiration
of the morning hour.-A bill was reported
to prevent distractions in the waters, har
bors and navgable channels of the United
States.--A number of private bills granting
pensions were passed.--The public and
private land claims bills were then taken up,
and the following passed: To cede to the
State of Ohio the unsold lands in the Vir
gnia Military District of said State; to ena-
bic the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Calves
ton Railroad Company 10 relocate portion
of its lands 10 amend the act TO reduce the
expenses OF the survey and sale of public
lands, approved May 81, 1862, providing ia
cilities for land surveys by settlers.-Sev
eral other land grant bills were introduced
and referred. adjourned
In the House, on the llth, resolution
passed requesting information in regard 10
the .ate fire at West Point, and the conduct
of the cadets on that occasion.--A large
number of pensions and other private bills
were passed.---The bill to provide for the
disposition of useless military reservations
was amended and psssed.-The bill reported
from the Committee on Public Lands, ex-
tending the laws of the United States over
the Territory of Alaska, was passed.-A
bill for the relief Of John +. Haggerty, mail
contractor, was passed. journed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the House
amendments TO the bill for the sale of useless
military reservations was concurred in.--
The bin to enable honorably discharged sol
diers and sailors, and their widows and
orphans, TO acquire homesteads on the public
lands of the United States, with amendments
strik ng out the provisions allowing the as
signment of homestead certificates and by
emitting the section allowing the entry of
the land by an agent or attorney, was re-
ported.--The Senate, according TO pre-
vious order, took up the Joint resolution
prescribing the form of oath TO be taken by
Mr.. Miller, claiming o seat as Senator from
Georgia. After a long and tedious discus
sion, a vote was taken upon the pending
question, which was upon ordering the bill
to third reading, which resulted-yeas, 2S ;
nays, 20. The bill was accordingly read q
third time and passed.
HousE.-A bill was introduced TO protect
loyal and peaceable citizens of the South.
The reading Of the bill and the voting occu-
pied all that was left of the morning hour,
the object being to prevent the Air Line
Railroad bill from coming before the House.
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been disposed of, lngersoll moved to suspend
the rules SO as to take up the bill for con-
| sideration, but the motion was rejected
yeas, Ill nays, 74.--Dyer moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to authorize
the construction of bridge over the Missis-
sippi river at Louisiana, Mo-, and over the
Missouri river at Glasgow, Mo. Agreed to.
The Senate bill authorizing water gauges
to be established and observations made on
the Mississippi river, in relation to levees,
was taken from the Speakers table and
passed. Beaman moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to enable the Jackson,
Lansing and Saginaw Railroad Company to
change the northern terminus Of the road
from Traverse Bay to the Straits Of Macki-
nav. Agreed to.-After discussing the
subject of military aid at length, the House
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the House
joint resolution appropriating $4,000 to Geo.
F. Robinson, for his services in saving the
life of Secretary Seward, was adopted
Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, reported adversely the House bill
directing the Secretary of State to cause to
| be brought home and inferred the remains of