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

tees on Educdtloh ana Labor. Chandler in
troduced n bill to enable the Jackson, Ian
sing and Saginaw railroad to change the
northern terminus Of the road from Traverse
Bay to the Straits of Macinac Trumbull.
from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back adversely, the bill introduced by him
self in reference to life insurance Sumner
forwarded TO the Secretary, and had read
the credentials of his colleague, Wilson, re-
elected for six years from March next. After
q personal debate between Fenton and
Conkling, relative to the New York Custom
House and Collector Murphy's administra-
ton, the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Niblack reported the Fertilization
\ bill, and it was made the special order for
next Tuesday. The bill appropriates ST.
647 600 Hooper, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported back the Senate
amendment to the House bill declaring the
meaning of the act of July IA, 1870 to re-
duce internal taxation. The amendment
was concurred in, and the bill now goes to
the President for approval. Negley, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
the bill extending the benefits of the act for
the establishment of an asylum for disabled
volunteer soldiers and sailors to the disabled
soldiers of the war of 1912 and the Mexican
war. Passed. Negley also reported bill
t. repeal the proviso in the sixth section of
the act of July q, 1853, relating to pensions.
Military Affairs, reported back the Senate bill
to turn over to the Secretary of the Interior
for disposal by sale, after appraisemont. the
United States military reservations at Forts
Lane and Walla Walla, Oregon Fort Zarah,
Kan; Camp McGarry, New. Fort Sumner,
New Mexico; Forts Jessup and Sabine, La;
Fort Wayne Ark; Fort Collins, Col Fort
Dakota, in Dakota, and such portion of Fort
Bridger, in Wyoming, as is no longer re-
quired for military purposes. Garfield moved
to amend by adding Fort Smith, Ark.
Agreed to. The bill then passed. Brooks,
Of New York, made inquiry Of Dawes with
regard to the meeting of the next Congress.
Dawes replied that he could only give his
private opinion on the subject. AS it stood,
IL was obvious there must be session on
the 4th of March. The House went into
Committee Of the Whole on the Indian bill,
and after disposing of half of it, adjourned.
JAN. 26.-SENATE.-The House bill au-
thorizing the sale of portion of the Fort
Leavenworth military reservation to the
Kansas Agricultural and Mechanical Asso-
citation for fair ground was passed. Came
ron called up the House bill to reimburse
Robert bingham, late Postmaster at Frank
lin, Pa, for the loss, by the failure of the
Venango National Bank at Franklin, of
$4,000 public funds, deposited there by that
postoffce. Defeated. Chandler, from the
bill making a temporary loan of 500 900 for
TIE prosecution of the work on the Sault Ste.
Marie canal and river Passed The Sen
ate then took up and passed the Pension APP
preparation bill, which now goes to the Pres
ident The Senate resumed consideration of
the bill repeating the income tax of Dec. 81,
1869. The debate occupied several hours,
and the bill was finally passed-yeas, %;
nays, 25-as follows: Yeas-Anthony, Bay
ard, Buckin CHAM, Cameron, Carpenter, Cas-
serly, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Fenton, Flan-
igan, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Ham
ilton of Texas, Mcdonald, Osborn, Pomeroy,
Rice, Scott, Stewart, Stockton, Sumner,
Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers, and Yates
&C. Nays-Abbott, Blair, Boreman, Brown,
Cragin, Hamlin, Harlan, Howard, Howe,
Howell, Johnston, Morrill, of Vermont, Pat
terson, Pratt, Ramsey, Sawyer, Sherman,
Spencer, Sprague, Stearns, Upton, Warner,
Wiley, Williams, and Wilson'S. The Sen
ate, at 430, adjourned.
HorsE-Loughridge introduced a bill al
lowing an additional representation of forty
three in Congress, as follows: New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin,
Kansas, Missouri, and Michigan, two each;
Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Mississippi, California, and Mime
sofa. one each and Illinois, four-such adj
dtional members TO be elected by general
tickets Referred. Arnell reported bill
for the better security of Agricultural Col
lege funds, requiring the Secretary of the In
terror to ascertain the amount of agricultural
land scrip issued to each State and the dis
position made thereof and to make q report
thereon to Congress at the commencement of
each regular session, and forbidding any
change in the investment of funds to be
made without the approval of the Secretary
of the Interior. After an explanation by
Arnell, the bill passed. The death of Sena-
tor Norton, of Minnesota, was announced,
and eulogies were pronounced on his life and
character by Wilson, of Minnesota, and Will
kinson and Morgan, after which the House
adjourned.
JAN. 27.-SENATE.-ScOtt presented
twenty circumstances from 400 citizens of
Western Pennsylvania against the interior
ence with the navigation of the Ohio river
by the construction of the Newport and Gin
cinnati bridge. Referred. Hamlin intro
duced joint resolution appointing Gen.
Sherman Regent of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute, vice Gen. Delafeld, resigned Adopted.
Trumbulls bill looking to a civil service re-
form came up as unfinished business. Schurz
reviewed the whole question, and offered as
a substitute the bill introduced by him last
session, for the radical reform of the civil
service by a system of competitive examina-
ton. After short Executive session, the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE.-Maynard, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported joint resolution
to relieve J. L. Thomas, Collector of Customs
at Baltimore, from responsibility for the sum
of S27 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
il, 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-
stituton 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
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 ured beverage, shall be
deemed guilty of a crime against the peace OF
society, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine and imprisonment, also
tbot pIoyaaq % ofiioors C the