The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-17
Proceedings i'm Congress.

In the Senate on Tuesday, April 80,
the House bill repeating all duties on tea
and coffee was passed after a brief debate,
and with only ten negative votes. An
amendment that it shall not go into effect
till July next, and providing for rebate
on such goods as have paid tax in bond, was
adopted, which necessitates the return Of
the bill to the House, otherwise it would go
TO the Preside MT Tor 81 On ature.. journed.
In the House on Tuesday, April 80, the
bill TO encourage the planting of trees and
for the preservation of woods on the public
domain came up. After debate, the bill was
reiected-Sl to SS.....M Mr.. Maynard, from the
Committee of Ways and Means, reported a
bill providing for the issue of United States
bonds in al, cases of bonds destroyed or de-
faced without default on the part of Their
owners, under ouch rules and restrictions as
the Secretary OF the Treasury may prescribe.
Passed THE Speaker appointed Mr.. Hay,
of Illinois Messrs. Coburn, Cox, Campbell
and Finkelnburg committee TO attend the
National Sharpshooters' Festival at High
land, H., on the 10th Of May next.....Ad-
journed.
In the Senate on Wednesday, May !,
the bill repeating the provisions of the Army
Appropriation act of 1870, prohibiting pro-
motions in the staff of the army, was passed.
IA bill passed 10 regulate elections in
Washington and Idaho Territories AFTER
the reception of reports from several COM
mittees, the Naval Appropriation bill was
taken up. Mr.. Stockton offered an amend
ment providing that the pay of chief on
gineers in the navy for the next fiscal year
shall be the same as that now fixed by law
for naval constructors. Agreed to. The
bill was then passed ....Adjourned.
In the House on Wednesday, May |, the
Senate amendment to the House bill, abol-
ishing the duties on tea and coffee, making
the bill take effect on the lst of July next,
was concurred in by a large majority, on a
division, the yeas and nays being refused.
1.-THE following bills from the Committee
on Indian Affairs were passed Regulating
the mode OF making private contracts with
Indians. To authorize the United States
Circuit Court for Indiana TO make partition
of the reservation of the band Of Miami
Indians. To provide for the sale of certain
Indian lands in Kansas. Authorizing the
removal of restritcons on the alienation of
certain Miami Indian lands in Kansas. To
provide for the removal of the Kansas tribe
of Indians to the Indian Territory, and to
dispose of their lands in Kansas to actual
settlers only.."..After discussing the Tariff
bill in Committee of the Whole, the House
adjourned.
IN the Senate on Mon lay, May 6, the
-NPPiNPiioAIOh ulii Ndult up dS
unfinished business, the pending question
being on the amendment increasing the
subsidy for mail service with Brazil to
S45O,OO0, and providing for eni-monthly
service. An amendment by Mr.. Ferry, re-
ducing the amount to $4,000 was adopted.
Mr.. Window stated that the service could
not be performed for that sum, and had
leave to withdraw all amendments offered
by the committee, thus leaving the item as
it came from the House. The amendment
appropriating S5,449,0 900 for Postoffice de-
ficiencies was agreed to. The amendment
abolishing the Thanking privilege after the
lst of January was tabled. The section
prohibiting persons who have held office in
any executive department of the Govern
ment acting as attorney, solicitor or agent
in the prosecution of any claim against the
United States was struck out. The bill
having been considered in Committee of the
Whole, il was reported TO the Senate, and
the Senate went into executive session..
Adjourned.
In the House on Monday, May 8, MANY
bills of no general interest were introduced.
the reading of which consumed the morn
ing hour.....A bill passed allowing the
Marshal for South Carolina the gross amount
OF fees and costs legally taxable during the
four months from last Septemb er. The
Senate bill to fund Ger tan liabilities of the
city OF Washington, existing on the 1st of
June, 1871, and to limit the debt and taxa
ton of the District Of Columbia, was passed.
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