The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-31
Aug. IA, 1854, TO graduate and reduce the
price Of public lands ...... diourned.

Aug. IA, 1854, TO graduate and reduce the
price of public lands Adjourned.
In the Senate on Friday, May IL, the
bill to amend the act to provide for the
greater security to life on vessels propelled
in whole or in part by steam was passed......
The Habeas Corpus Suspension bill came
up as unfinished business, but was post
poned till IL IN. on Monday.... Adjourned.
In the House on Friday, May IL, the
| Tariff and Tax bill was taken up in Com
mittee of the Whole. All Of the sections re-
lating to duties on imports were disposed
| of. The most important amendment made
was offe rod by General Butler, providing
that from the time il takes effect one third
OF the duties may be paid in greenbacks or
Treasury notes. The Maine interest car
ried the day in the closing section by the
adoption of proviso To admit, duty free,
lumber, iron, and steel in rods, and bars,
and bolts for wooden sailing vessels, built
in the United States for the foreign trade.
Among the important additions to the free
list to-day are saltpetre, guupo WIDER, emery
ore, seeds of forest trees, extracts of bark
for tanning, jute and jute butts. The
committee having reached the internal
revenue sections of the bill, after a motion
by Mr.. Speer to repeal the whole internal
revenue system, on which no vote was
taken, the house ADJOURNED.
In the Senate on Saturday, May Is,
Mr.. Sherman reported from the Committee
on Finance a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue bonds in lieu of
bonds destroyed and defaced. Passed..
The Army Appropriation bill was taken up
and discussed through the morning hour. AZ
ter agreeing TO amendments appropriatng
100000 to enlarge the military depot at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and for expert
ments with, and tests of, heavy ordnance,
the Senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned.
In the House on Saturday, May IS, q
number of private bills were passed, the
most important of which was the bill max
ing appropriations for the payment of claims
allowed by the Southern Claims Commits.
sion.....The bill, which gave rise to consid
cradle discussion as being test case, in
volving large drains on the treasury, was
the Senate bill to pay $4,000 to DR.. j. Mil
ton Best, of Paducah, KY, in compensation
for the destruction of his dwelling house
and contents by United States troops under
order of the commanding officer. Passed.
..."A Adjourned.
In the Senate on Monday, May 20,
the Supplemental Apportionment bill, Civ
ing one additional representative to New
Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ala
bama, and Florida, came up. The bill was
laid over for further examination...Atth the
evening session the Habcas Corpus bill was
under consideration, the Mississippi Sena-
tors, Messrs. Alcorn and Ames, occupying
most of the time in abuse of each other......
Adjourned.
In the House on Monday, May 90, Mr..
Dawes moved that the rules be suspended
and the Committee of the Whole discharged
from further consideration of the Tariff and
Tax bill, and that that bill, as amended by
the committee, do pass. This includes the
internal revenue section and all. Agreed
to-yeas l47, nays 62......T The resolution for
final adjournment on the Goth of May was
agreed to-yeas 1852, nays 5l......Mr. Butler
introduced resolution requesting the Presi-
dent of the United States, If not detrimental
TO the public interests, TO inform the House
whether the Executive has any knowledge
of any promise being made by any official
person that claims for indirect damages shall
not be presented to the Tribunal of Arbitra-
ton, and if so, by whom such promise was
made or understanding given, and if any,
what arrangement was made with the |
British Commissioners or British Govern
ment by which the American Senate should |
not be placed in position requiring a con-
fession that wrong had been done, or whether |
ang arrangement whatever has been made |
with the Government of Great Britain, or
with any official thereof by which the ac-
tion of the American Senate was to be con-
troled or influenced in this behalf, and if |
so, by whom, and when, and by what au-
thority such arrangement was made. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
...... Mr.. Cox offered q resolution requesting
the President to join with the Italian Gov
eminent in protest at the intolerance and
cruelty prsctised toward the Jews Of Rou-
m ania. Adopted ....Adj ourncd.