The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-28
FORTY.SECOND CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY Feb. 1.-SENATE.-Bills passed :
To continue the Southern Claims Commission !;
granting right Of way to the Denver, Georgetown
and Utah and the Denver, South Park aud Pacific
railroads the public domain; authorizing a
monument TO Union soldiers at Salisbury, y. G.
HoUsE-An amendment to the Postal bill reducing
letter postage after July To two cents adopted.
The section relating to weekly newspapers
amended not TO exclude from free circulation
in the counties where published those papers using
patent insides. The bill was then passed. The bin
fixes the rate drop letters at two cents after July
!, and requires prepayment Of newspaper postage
at the Office where mailed after the LIST of January
next The Army Appropriation bill was passed. It
appropratcs s31 81 1913 The bill authorizing the
building of the Montana and Wyoming railroad
passed.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2.-SENATE.- Nearly the
whole day was spent in canvassing the electoral vote
HoUsE.-The Senate amendments TO the Vienna
Exposition bill were coEcurred in... The bill
changing the time for holding United States Courts
in Minnesota was passed. Az O'Clock the two
houses met in the Representatives Hall in joint
convention, and counted the electoral votes for
President and Nice-President.
THURSDAY, Feb - SESATE.-The Commit
tee on Pensions reported adversely to granting pen
sons 20 soldiers of the Of 1912 who served less
than 60 days Window, from the Postofice Com
mittee. reported bill for the suppression of trade in
and circulation Of obscene and immoral literature
Pratt, from the Pension Committee, reported with
out amendment the House bill restoring 10 the
pension rolls the of all persons hitherto PEN
stoned for services in the of 1912 and dropped
therefrom on account of sympathy with the late
rebellion. The Naval Appropriation bill was taken
up, and the following amendments were agreed 20 ::
Appropriating sl50,O00 to purchase the right TO
manufacture and use the best sef-propeng torpedo
boats; fixing the term of classes in the Annapolis
Naval Academy at six years apprOpriating $500.
900 for the construction of eight steam soops-of-
.COrbett, from the Commerce Committee, re-
ported without amendment the Senate bill author
ling the Washington, Cincinnati and ~. Louis
Railroad Company TO construct a railroad from
Washington City through the States Of Virginia,
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, to 81.
Louis Hitchcock introduced bill prohibiting the
several Territories of the Union from giving or
loaning their credit To railroad companies.
HoUsE.-Beatty, from the Committee on Printing,
reported in favor Of giving the reporting and pub
fishing the debates in Congress TO W. j. Murtagh, OF
the Washington Republican Banks reported a
bill 20 aid the construction Of the Sutro-tunnel.
The bill provides for loan OF s2.OOe, OOO) Wood
offered resolution % sympathy with the people Of
Spain in their efforts to establish Republic. Laid
over. Shellabargcr. from the Commerce Commit
tee reported back the bil to provide for the creation
Of Board Of Commissioners Of Commerce. Laid
on the table-yeas, 80; nays, 81.
FRIDAY. Feb. 14.-SESArE.-A series of reso-
lutions congra;uiating Spain upon the establish
ment of republican form of government were
offered and laid over . The House bill 10 CONSOLE
date tn pension laws amended 70 limit the
CONF ensation OF claim agents and in several other
particulars. The amended bill was then passed. -.
An amendment 90 the Naval AprroI ration bill, pro-
NGing that officers promoted shall not draw their
pay until specially designated by the President "a
nj vacancies, was agreed 20. An amendment pro-
Ndlng that 10 part Of the money appropriated ly
the bill shall be on account Of Vessels vessel
gincs contracted for during the agreed &C..
...A message received from the President call!
ing the attention al Congress o. the danger Of cor
ict between the Federal authorities and tie Terri
torial authorities IN Utah.
HopsE.-The session was chiefly occupied in dis
cussion 81 the bs for the distribution OF the Geneva
award, which 10 acton was takes.
SATURDAY, Feb. 15.-SESATE.-The Post