The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-08
Proceedings i'm Congress.

In the Senate on the Goth the bill
authorizing the construction of railroad
bridge near Clinton, Iowa, was passed ..
Mr.. Schurz occupied the remainder of the
session with speech in favor of Mr.. Sum-
ner's sale of war material resolution.
The House on the goth discussed the Civil
Service bill without action, and took up the
Diplomatic Appropriation bill in Committee
of the Whole. On motion of Mr.. Brooks
the mission to Japan was put among the
frst-class missions. Without disposing Of
the bill the Committee rose and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the Dist the House
bill to repeal the duty on salt was made the
special order for March Mr.. Conkling
presented protest from the Western Union
Telegraph Company against the postal tele-
graph cheme......Sumner's investigation
resolution was again discussed ..... Adj
journed until Friday, the 23d.
In the House on the 2lst the Committee of
Ways and Means was instructed to inquire
into the expediency of allowing the free
importation of machinery for spinning yarn.
ION motion of Mr.. Sargent, the Attorney
General was requested TO furnish informa-
ton concerning the civil and criminal cases
now pending III the United States Courts of
Utah, and as to jurors and expenses there
MT. OF ILLINOIS,, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported q
bill directing the Commissioners of Internal
Revenue to remit to certain firms in Chicago
the tax on spirits in bonded warehouses, de-
stroyed in the great fire. After considerable
discussion the bill was amended so as to
make deductions in the reimbursement of
the tax so far as covered by valid insurance,
and was passed. Mr.. Hooper, from the
Committee on Banking and Currency, re-
ported back the Senate bill to amend the
national currency act by striking out Leav-
enworth as one of the places for redemption
of banking currency. Passed. ..... The House
then went into Committee of the Whole on
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill. On motion of Mr.. Brooks, of New
York, the five Central American missions
were reduced to one, with a minister resi-
dent at Nicaragua, to be accredited also to
the other Central American States. Mr..
Banks moved to place the Russian mission
among the frst-class missions, the Minis
ters' salary to be $4,000. Agreed to. The
Committee then rose and reported the bill
to the House-the vote on it to be taken on
the 23d, to which time the House adj
journed.
In the Senate on the ODD Mr.. Chand-
Ter, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported the following bills: Authorizing
siO o'iuSIiOh VI DIluRes dCTOSS
the Ohio river at Mount Vernon, and near
Evansville, Ind; establishing Collection
District at Duluth, and creating st. Paul
port of delivery ION motion of Mr.. Sum-
ner, the bill was passed to provide for the
survey of the harbor and river of Washing
ton, d. C......The inevitable Sumner resolu-
ton was taken up......After a short execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned to Mon
day, Feb. 26.
In the House on the Odd the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill was passed,
with amendments advancing the Russian
mission to the first class, and the japanese
mission to the second class, and reducing
the Central American mission to one Minis,
ter at Nicaragua.....The House went into
Committee of the Whole, and took up the
bill to reimburse the College of william
and Mary, in Virginia, for property de-
stroyed during the war by dfsorderly sol
diers of the United States. The bill met
with considerable opposition, and the Com
mittee rose without taking action ~. AID
journed.
In the Senate on the Goth, afteA the