The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-23
Proceedings I'm Congress.

in the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Sumner
presented memarial Of the household ers Of
the District of Columbia, asking the aid OF
Congress to protect them against the extrav-
agance Of the Territorial Government, and
setting forth that it has already incurred q
debt OF $13, zoo, 900, equal to one sixth of the
value of the whole district...... Mr.. Edmunds
offered q resolution asking the President To
send to the Senate any information in his
possession relative to the alleged intention
of Great Britain to revoke the Treaty OF
Washington. Mr.. Cameron, Chairman OF
the Committee on Foreign Relations, said
"Mr. President do not know why this
resolution is offered. cannot imagine that
the Government is in possession of any such
information as the resolution calls for. l
have no idea that the British Government is
going to repudate the treaty, or any part of
it, and would not be the first to suppose
that they would be guilty of an act of such
wrong to us and dishonor and disgrace to
themselves" The resolution went over.....
The Amnesty bill was again taken up, and
discussed until adjournment.
In the House on the 9Th the Secretary Of War
was requested to report what military posts
may be disposed off,. Mr.. Swami presented
| a petition of soldiers for an equalization of
bountes.....The House resumed considera-
ton of the bill to establish an educational
fund, and to apply the proceeds of the pub
lie lands to the education of the people. The
vote on an amendment putting printers ink,
type metal and printing paper on the free
list was ruled out of order as being revenue
measure, which must first be considered in
Committee of the Whole. The bill went
over, and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the 7th passed the
Pension bill. 1t appropriates $4,000, 900.
.....A resolution was adopted directing the
Committee Of Investigation and Retrench-
ment to inquire whether any United States
Senator has received any money under cover
of counsel fees, or otherwise, from the Treas
nry Of the United States, in violation Of
law, and to report the result of their inquiry
as early as practicable ...... Mr.. Sherman,
| from the Finance Committee, reported
adversely on the bill raising the salaries of
clerks in the Executive departments. .. The
Amnesty bill occupied the remainder of the
session.
The time of the House on the 7th was taken
| up by the discussion of the Education bill,
An amendment by Mr. Poland that the act
shall not repeal, impair, or suspend any pre-
emption or homestead law, was agreed to
without division. The next amendment was
offered by Mr.. Butler, of Tennessee, rcquir-
ing distribution to be made on the basis of
school age of the population. Agreed to.
The nextamendment, offered by Mr.. Good
rich, requiring distribution on the basis Of
illiteracy, was agreed to-yeas l26, nays 81.
The next amendment was one offered by
Mr.. Hereford, against requiring mixed
schools, and it was agreed to-yeas Id, nays
80.....Ad journed.
In the Senate on the Sth Mr.. Sumner
reported favorably upon the bill establish
ing semimonthly service on the Chinese
route with double subsidy. On motion
of Mr.. Sherman, the bill was passed author
izing the Secretary Of the Treasury to re-
deem three millions per month of three per
cent certificates On motion of Mr.. Trum-
bull the bill to restore the records of the
United States Courts in the Northern Dis
| trict of Illinois was passed. Tho Amnesty
bill was taken up, and an amendment by Mr..
Frelinghuysen, that all reference to churches
| be stricken out, was carried $50. Adjourned.
In the House on the same day Mr.. Hoar,
from the Committee on Elections, reported
in the Pennsylvania case of Cessna against
Myers, that Myers was entitled to a seat.
The report was ordered printed. .....T The Edu-
cational bill passed-yeas, Ill nays, SO.
.....Adjourned
In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Sum-
ner's amendment to the Amnesty bill was
passed by vote of % to %, the Vice Presi-
dent casting the deciding vote in the affirm
alive. The bill as amended was then voted
upon and defeated-33 to 19-it requiring q
two-thirds majority Mr.. Trumbull moved
to take up the last Amnesty bill passed by
| the House, but before reaching vote the
Senate adjourned until Monday, the 18th
| inst.
In the House on the 9th tho Secretary of
the Treasury was authorized to abate the
! tax on tobacco in the town of Louisiana,
Mo-, destroyed by fre......The Arkansas con-
tested election case of Boles against Edwards
was then taken up, the unanimous report of
the committee being that Boles, the contest
ant, is titled to the seat Mr. Boles was
admitted to the seat and sworn in....Ad-
| journed.
In the Senate on the 18th the Com
mittee on Library were instructed to report
with reference to the enactment of Copy
| right law.....The Committee of Ways and
Means was directed to inquire into the ex-
| pediency Of the free expectation of spirits
and whisky by manufacturers in this coun-
| try.....On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations was directed to
| consider the expediency of passing the joint
| resolution authorizing the President to com
municate to the Government of Spain the
| protest Of the United States against the acts
| of the authorities Of Cuba toward the
| Chinese laborers in that island ..... The mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which the
Chicago Relief bill was passed was carried !;
yeas Is nays 22.....Aijourned.
In the House on the 18th largo number
of bills were introduced and referred, the
most important of which were as follows ::
For the construction of ten frst-class iron
steamships for postal, naval and other pur-
poses; TO extend the powers of the Southern
Claims Commission I; for the payment for
cotton taken by the Government; TO amend
the National Banking act; for an appro-
| priation for the Improvement of the harbors
of Michigan for the relief Of settlers on
the Cherokee lands in Kansas; granting the
right of way to railroad companies in
Wyoming; to prevent bribery and corrup-
ton of United States officers Mr.. Peters
introduced bill allowing respondents in
criminal cases in United States Courts to
testify in their own behalf, which was
passed-yeas 146; nays 43......Mr. Wood,
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re-
ported bill relating to Geographic commu-
nication between the United States and for
eign countries. Recommitted. ... Mr.. Young
| offered resolution instructing the Judiciary
| Committee to report bill for the removal of
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