The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-02-10

cinnati bridge. Referred. Hamlin intro
! duced joint resolution appointing Gen.
Sherman Regent of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute, vice Gen. Delafeld, resigned. Adopted.
| Trumbull's bill looking TO civil service reform
came up as unfinished business. Schurz re-
viewed the whole question, and offered as a
substitute the bill introduced by him at the
last session, for the radical reform of the
civil service by system of competitive ex-
animation. After a short Executive session,
the Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUsE.-Maynard, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported joint resolution
TO relieve j. L. Thomas, Collector of Customs
at Baltimore, from responsibility for the sum
of $27 900, stolen by two Deputy Collectors.
Recommitted. Hooper, Chairman of the
| Committee of Ways and Means, offered the
! following: "ResolUed, That the Senate bill
| to repeal so much of the act approved July
| IA, 1870, entitled An act to repeal internal
taxes, and for other purposes, as continues
the income tax after the 3lst day of Deem
! Der, 1869, be returned To that body, with the
respectful suggestion on the part of the
| House that section of article of the Con-
| stitution vests in the House of Representa-
! tives the sole power TO originate such meas
ures.' The House refused to order the yeas
and nays on the resolution, and it was adopt
ed without division. Adjourned.
| JAN. 30.-SENATE.-The following bills
| bills were introduced and referred in the
| Senate By Morrill,, of Maine, declaring that
any one who shall sell or give to any civil,
military or naval officer of the Government
! liquors to be used as a beverage, shall be
| deemed guilty of crime against the peace of
society, and on conviction thereof shall be
| punished by fine and imprisonment, also
! providing that employees as officers of the
! Government, who shall continue to use in
toxicatng liquors, or shall become at all in
| toxicated, shall be summarily dismissed, and
shall not be reinstated for two years. By
Ferris-To extend the jurisdiction of the
| Court of Claims. BY Scofeld-To extend TO
the officers of the military and naval service
the benefit of the act for furnishing artificial
| limbs to disabled soldiers. Trumbull moved
TO take up the Georgia question, remarking
that the questions involved were those of
! law and fact, and that the subject could be
disposed of this afternoon. The motion pre-
vailed, and the resolution of the majority of
the Judiciary Committee, declaring Hill en-
titled to his seat, was then read. The oues-
ton recurring on the resolution declaring
Hill entitled to the seat, Thurman the
Democratic member of the judiciary Com
| mttee, moved an amendment adding the
name of Miller as Senator-eect He with
drew the amendment at the request of
Trumbull, to permit a direct vote on the
resolution. Stewart moved to substitute the
name of Henry. After considerable discus
sion, at o'clock, without vote, the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Various resolutions were intro
duced and referred TO their respective cons
mittees. Butler, of Massachusetts,, asked
leave to introduce the following Joint resou-
ton ResoiUed, That the Congress of the
United States give to J. O'Donovan Rosa,
Thomas Clarke Luby, John O'Leary, Thos.
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their associates, Irish exiles and patriots, a
cordial welcome to the Capital and the coun-
try; and that a copy of the resolution be
| transmitted by them TO the President. Ben
iamin, of Missouri, objected. Butler moved
to suspend the rules, and said the resolu-
ton was copied from the Kossuth resolu-
ton. The rules were suspended, and the
resolution passed-yeas, l79; nays. 81. The
Senate Joint resolution for the appointment
of Gen. Sherman as Regent of the Smith
sonian Institute passed. Logan moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate Joint
resolution authorizing claims of persons
against the Government in connection with
building vessels of war, to be referred to the
Court of Claims. Agreed to. Latin moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill pro-
| vding that assistant marshals for taking the
ninth census when their pay did not amount
to 50 day, shall receive increased pay to
that amount. Agreed to. The House, at
4:30 adjourned
JAN. 3l.-SENATE.-The Vice President
announced the return from the House of the
income tax repeal bill. After long debate
on the subject the bill was disposed of by the
adoption of the following resolution: Re
S0lUed, That the bill be returned to the House
of Representatives, and that the Senate ask
for conference on the question at issue.
Pomeroy submitted, and had read a resolu-
tiUn tommending the suffering poor of France
TO the American people. The House bill,
suspending the proceedings in reference to
the Charpenning claim, was received and re-
ferred TO the Committee on Post Office, Trum-
bull characterizing the claim as the boldest
imposition ever practiced on the Govern
ment. After the introduction of several bills
of no general Importance, and long debate
on the Georgia Senatorial question, the
Senate adjourned without disposing of the
| latter sublect
HousE-The Secretary of the Navy was
instructed TO institute proceedings by law, or
otherwise, to obtain full damages and indem-
MITIGATION for the sloop of war Oneida in the
Bay of Yeddo, Japan, by collision with the
steamship Bombay. bill granting land to
Mr. Schnell, of California, for the culture of
tea and silk, was passed. The House took
up the bill reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs to extend the bounty land
system TO soldiers and sailors of the late war,
their widows and orphans. A long and ami
mated discussion took place upon this bill,
which was finally passed. A conference
with the Senate on the income tax bill was
agreed to. A lengthy debate was had upon
the iron-clad OATH bill, and without dis
posing of the question the House adjourned.
DEATH FROM LovE.-The city of Ham
| iHOn Ohio was recently thrown into