The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-05
Proceedings i'm Congress.

The Senate on Monday, the 18th,
passed the House bill in relation to steam
boilers used on the Mississippi The
remainder of the session was taken up by
! discussion on the appointment of a Commit
tee on Investigation and Retrenchment.
In the House, same day, Mr.. Hoar offered
a resolution sympathizing with all efforts
to establish self government and republican
institutions, and with the families and
friends of all persons who have lost their
| lives either ia the field, on the scatfold, or
| elsewhere in the cause of civil liberty"
Unanimously adopted. .... Mr.. Butler, of
| Massachusetts, introduced a bill declaring
women entitled to the suffrage under the
Fourteen tn constitutional amendment, but
the House adjourned without action upon it.
The Senate, on Tuesday, passed the
House bill appropriating "a 900 600 for pub
| lie buildings in Chicago. ..... Mr.. Sumner
gave notice that he would propose an anne nd
ment to the constitution providing that the
President shall be ineligible for reelection
..... On motion of Mr. Schurz, the President
was requested to give information as to the
relations of the United States with Spain,
concerning her treatment of Americans in
| Cuba. Also the instructions to our naval
commanders in Cuban waters for the pur-
| pose stated in the Presidents message....
Mr.. Conkling's resolution directing the Com
mittee on Retrenchment to inquire into the
charges in reference to the general order
business in the New York Custom
House was adopted.....Mr. Pool, at
his own request, was excused
from serving on the Committee on Investiga-
ton and Northumberland resolution from
the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
declaring Mr.. Norwood, of Georgia, entitled
TO seat in the Senate, was agreed to, and he
was sworn in.
In the House, on Tuesday, resolution for
an investigation by the Banking Committee
of the recent IA lure Of national banks was
adopted IA resolution was adopted calling
on the Secretary of State for information as
10 the printing of statement of the case of
the United States before the Geneva arbitra-
tors,.... The Secretary of the Treasury was
requested TO give information as to the
amount of $50 bonds redeemed ......A mes
sage from the President re alive to Civil Ser
vice Reform, was read and referred ......T The
Senate amendments to the bill for the Chi
cago Custom House were concurred in......
Mr. Garfield, from the Committee on Appro-
priations reported the bill appropriating
$27 $40 TO upply the deficiencies in the ex-
penses of the Ku-Klux Committee. In re-
ply to Mr.. Eldrdge, he stated the total cost
of the committee to be 500 ,S07, exclusive of
printing. The report fills seven volumes,
making about 5000 pages. An amend
ment was adopted that an itemized account
of the committees expenses be printed in
the Globe. The bill then passed, and the
House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the appro-
priation of $25O,OOO for the expenses of the
Geneva Commission, and one of $50, 900 for
the mixed Commission expenses at Washing
ton, were passed....P Fifteen thousand copies
of the report of the Civil Service Commits
sion and its accompanying Message were
ordered printed......A resolution was adopted
authorizing the Committee on Retrenchmen
to sit in the city of New York, and author
izing its subcommittee to administer oaths
and take testimony.....Mr. Sumner called
up his resolution, asking information about
United States naval vessels sent to San Do
mingo, and it was passed without opposition
...... The General Amnesty bill was discussed
during the remainder of the session without
action.
In the House, same day, the select Com
mittee on Civil Service was instructed to in
quire into the expediency of providing for
the election of Postmasters by the people
...... The Post Route bill passed. Mr.. Gal
legas, Delegate from New Mexico, was sworn