The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

| WEDNESDAY, May 2O.-Sendte. Scott, from
the Committee on Claims, reported adversely on
the bill to provide for the settlement OF claims of
| loyal persons against the United States accruing
during the rebellion, and for other purposes. The
bill indefinitely postponed. Ingalls, called
| up the bill To enable the Secretary OF the
| Interior to make Anal settlement with the
| Potawotone Indians of Michigan and Indiana,
under the treaty stipulations existing with them,
which was passed. The Senate voted-37 to 10
1 to take up the Civil Rights bill.
Hotlse.-The Senate resolution to adjourn June %
Was passed--yeas, l4s nays, 40. The Postofiico
Appropriation bill was considered in Committee Of
| the Whole. The Committee having risen, O'Neill
| from the Appropriation Committee, reported
the Pension Appropriation bill, covering about
$30,OoO,OOO
THURSDAY, May 21.-iSendte. -Fenton intro
duced bill to establish the compensation Of certain
customs officers and TO regulate the customs
ice The discussion of the Civil Rights bill WAS
resuTsed. =. Tho Postofhce and Pension Appropria-
ton bills were received from the House and re-
ferrcd.
Hottse.-The House passed the bills making al-
preparations for the Postotice and Pension Depart
ments... bill passed-16O to admitting
New Mexico as a State.
FRIDAY, May 22.-Sendte.-Logan, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported favorably
on the House bill authorizing the President to issue
army raions and clothing TO the destitute people
the Tombigbee and Ala.ama rivers. Passed
bill was passed appropriating So, 968 for the
lief OF WIN. Is. Thomas, late Collector mt Phadel-
phia, the amount having been imbezzled by subor-
climates The senate resumed consideration OF
the Civil Rights bill.
HOuss.-Lawrence, from the Committee on War
Claims reported bill making appropriations for
the payment Of the claims reported and allowed by
the Commissioners of Claims under the act OF
March 4, 1871. Passed A number of private bills
were passed, among them one for the relief of wild
M az N nan 1a hy fha
guerrillas at Centralia, Mo-, i'll 1864.
SATURDAY. May 23.-Sendte. session of
Friday night continued until Gl5 O'Clock Sat-
urday morning, the Civil Rights bill being under
discussion in Committee OF the Whole Sargent's
amendment that the organization Of separate
schools be not prevented, providing each class of
school received equal allowances from the school
FUND, was lost-yeas, 81; nays, %. Gordon's
amendment to strike out of the first section the
clause granting to colored people equal privileges in
pubic schools etc, was reiected-yeas, IA nays, 3D.
After one or two rnimportant alterations, the bill
was reported to the Senate, with the amendments,
read third time, and then passed-yeas, 30
nays, 1G.
House.-A bill allowing bounty of IS. 33h to sol
diers in the late war, and another providing for
the gradual reduction Of the army to nine cavalry
regiments, four artillery regiments and twenty in
iantry regiments, were referred to the Committee
OF the Whole.
scented the memorial of Mrs. Bella A. Lockwood,
asking the passage of an act declaring that no
woman, otherwise qualified, shall be debarred
from practice in the courts of the United
States on account OF sex or color. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee
Stewart introduced constitutional amendment
providing for compulsory education. Referred to
the Committee on Judiciary. Sargent introduced
a bill TO prevent hsznse at the Naval Academy.
Referred. Sargent, from the Committee OF Con.
ference on the Naval Appropriation bill, called up
the report Of that committee, and il was
agreed to The CHAIR laid before the
Senate n resolution of the House announcing the |
death of David b. Melish, and inviting the senate
to attend his funeral in the hall of the House
Tuesday, at p. m. The invitation was accepted, |
and the Senate adjourned.
Housc.-Bills introduced: BY Speer, pro- |
vding that residence of three years shall
be sufficient to entitle an alien, being u free
white person, to become citizen, declaration
to be made one year before admission (; !
by Sheldon to refund the cotton tax by Grassland,
TO repeal the law which suspended payment to |
loyal masters for slaves drafted and recevediss vol
uneers in military service; by Clemens, declaring
corporations doing business in any State subject |
Ia the State courts Of that State;
by Harris, restoring to the pension rolls the pen
sioners of the Mexican wsr struck off for dsloyalty.
D.. Tremain announced the death of Representa-
i've Mesh, and appropriate remarks were made |
by Wood Kelley, Lawrence, q. +. Hoar and Cox. A |
was appointed to conduct the funeral !
TUESDAY, May 26-Sendte.-A communica-
ion from Rives & Bailey making charges against
he official conduct Of Congressional Printer Clapp,
referred to the Printing Committee for investi-
cation. The bill to provide for the better protec-
ion OF the frontier settlements Of Texas was
passed. Ramsey introduced a bill to pro-
tide for the prepayment of postage
printed matter .... The Deficiency bill, aud the
bill, with a proviso that the United
states shall not be liable for any expense attending
he Exposition, were passed.
Hou@.-In the House, nearly the whole day was
in the discussion of the report Of the
Committee of Ways aud Means on the Sanborn con-
racts, and in considering the Amendatory Tariff
)ill.