The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-19

aud to report TO Congress its effect ON crime social
vice, pauperism, and the public health Ad journod
TO Monday, Dec. Is.
House.-orth Qnd.) offered resolution providing
for survey to ascertain the practicability of ship
canal connecting Lake Michigan with the Wabash
river. Adopted. Parker offered resolution IN
structing the Committee on Elections to examine
aud report on the best mode of eecting the Presi-
dent. Passed. .Hoar offered bill to establish
an educational fund. IL enacts that the proceeds
of sales of the public lands shall be for
ever secrated and set apart for the education of
the people, provided that this act shall not repeal,
impair, or suspend any law authorizing presumption
or homestead entries, abridge the power OF Con-
gress over the public domain, nor interfere with
granting bountylands 10 the soldiers and sailors Of
the late war. A resolution was adopted calling on
she Postmaster-General for such information
garding the Postal Savings Bank and Postal Tee-
graph projects he may have in this possession =.
The Salary bill came up, and was discussed until
past the usual hour for adjournment when the
previous question on its third reading was moved,
and resulted: ayes, 100; nays, l45. So the House
refused TO second the previous quest and Kafson,
who had reported the minority Gl obtained con
troll of the subject. He yielded TO Orth, who moved
to recommit the bill to the Select Committee with
instructions TO report a bill fixing the salaries at
what they shall ascertain 10 have been the average
pay and allowances of the Forty-hrst Congress- ex-
elusive of any estimate OF the Thanking privilege.
FRIDAY, Dec. 12.-Sendte.-Not in session.
House-After some business of AN unimportant
character the House proceeded to the consideration
of the measure in regard to salaries the result of
which was that the matter rccommitted TO the
Select Committee with instructions to report bill
fixing the average Of the pay aud allowance for
members of the Forty-frst Congress for the COM
pensaton for members of the present Congress. co..
The a. 100000 naval appropriation bill was passed.
Adjourned TO Monday, Dec. To-
MONDAY, Dec. 15.-lStndte The contested
case of Pinchback and Mcmillan, from Louisiana,
was turned over to the Senate by the Committee on
Elections, and the matter postponed "A bin was
introduced to repeal the tax Of ten per cent the
circulation OF bank notes. The bill to provide for
the redemption Of the loan Of 1858 was passed. -.
Sherman's financial resolution was called up and
discussed without action.
Housc.-An immense number of bills were intro
duced. The titles of the important ones APP
pended For the issue of convertible bonds to put
printing paper type etc., on the free list to allow
producers to sell leaf tobacco without tax authOriZ
ing National Banks 10 withdraw their bonds IL pro-
portion to the reduction to their circulation; IN aid
of the execution of Ito laws i'll Utah. Tor the sur
Ney of ship-canal from Lake Michigan To
the Wabash river repeating the Bankrupt
law; providing double-track railroad from Omaha
to New York, with branches to Chicago and ST.
Louis; providing that newspapers shall circulate III
the mail free within the counties Of pubcaton ana
within twenty miles OF the office OF publication; 10
make Sioux City port OF entry; TO impose tax on
incomes of $4,000 and over; to regulate commerce
between the States and to regulate reasonable rates
Tor railroad charges for freight; for rans-conti-
mental railroad; to transfer to the War De-
the management of Indian affairs; to
establish Territorial Government in Pembina.
Tremain, from the Committee on the Judiciary, re-
ported a bill to repeal the Bankruptcy law. The
hrst section repeats the Bankrupt law, aud all its
The second provides that, where
there are bankruptcy proceedings pending the ma
jority lin yalue) of its creditors whose
claims have been proven, or are provable,
to determine in what manner and ON what
terms and conditions the estate of the bankrupt
snail bs administered, and such resolu-
ton shall be Immediately confirmed by
the Court. Further sections arrange the
details. 800. The question OF increased
taxation was discussed at length, the debate arising
on the recommendation of Secretary Richardson for
an increase to the amount of S40,00O,OOO. resolu
ton was finally adopted that the President be re-
quested TO cause revision Of said estimates to be
made by the several Executive Departments, and
report to be made 20 the House setting forth
IN detail what public expenditures for the current
fiscal year and what estimates for the next fiscal
year be reduced, and the amount of such reduc-
ton without serious detriment to the public service.
The House voted to adjourn on Friday, Dec. 10,
TIL Tuesday, Jan. 6.