The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

foreign countries. The bill 10 amend the Customs
Revenue laws, and to repeal moieties finally
passed with only three dissenting yotes-Flanagan,
Howe and Pease.
House.-The Ways and Means Committee report
ed adversely on the following bills: To abolish
the tax on cigars and tobacco, and to strengthen
public credit to repeal the taxes ON dis
titled spirits aud tobacco; for the issue of
peal the duty on salt Beck introduced
bill for the relief of owners and purchasers Of
lands sold for direct taxes in the insurrectionary
States Buffers substitute for the Gen eva Award
bill was taken mp and passed--l32 To l0l. IL pro-
Ndes for the payment of claims in the following
order: Q) Direct losses (2) war premiums; (3) in
surance companies that incurred direct losses.
THURSDAY, June 11.-S9,dte- bill
authorizing the importation of goods for the
Centennial free of duty was passed The
Judiciary Committee reported fayorably ON the
bill concerning courts in Utah Territory
The Senate decided that there were no
grounds for action against Senator Ripple
Mitchell. of Oregon. He acknowledges that he
changed his name aud declares that he supposed
his fret wife WAS dead before he married second
time The feature OF the days session was the
debate on the finances, which was participated in
by Morton, Sherman, Logan, Jones, Thurman and
others. without reaching a vote the Senate adj
journed.
Hotse.--Dawes, after the reading of the journal,
moved to go TO Speakers table aud pass all the bills
to which no objection made. Under this mo-
ton large number of bills passed, in
Guiding the bill authorizing the making of medals
commemorative of the first meeting of the CONT
mental Congress and the Declaration of Independ-
ence. The House was engaged for some time in
considering the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill in
Committee of the Whole. proposition to insert
an item appropratng $4,000 for the Washington
Monument was negatived. Garfield offered
item appropriating $1,000 to reimburse Gen. o. O.
Howard in his expenses for defending his official
conduct as Commissioner of Freedmens Affairs.
Speer suggested that there had been such propo-
sition made to pay the expenses of President
Johnson in defending his official conduct.
Garfield remarked that Johnsons acquittal had not
been unanimous, as Towards had been. The cues
ton passed over informally in order to allow
Garfield to find the law under which the item would
be in order Kellogg offered an item appropriating
S25, 900 TO enable the President TO carry out the
rules. After long debate, and pend
ing action on the motion, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, June 12.-SHote.- Carpenter, from
the Committee Privileges and Elections reported
adversely on the Senate bill for further protection
in the elections for President Vice-President aud
members of Congress, with a written report, and
the committee discharged from further consid-
Grafton of the subject -. The amendments of the
House to the bill TO amend the laws relating 10
patents, trademarks and copyrights coucurred
in, and the bill passed .... The new Finance bill
agreed upon by the Conference Committee was
taken up and passed by vote OF 81 to %.
relief of the sufferers by the Southern inunda-
ton was passed The House resumed considera-
ton of the Civil Appropriation bill An amend
ment was adopted providing for the payment of the
old Choctaw Indian claim of s210O,000. The item
appropriatng SOS 900 for the expenses OF the Civil
Service Reform Commission was stricken out
$780, 900 Appropriation for the Washington Monu-
meut was defeated on the ground that il was not "A
work authorized by law. An item of 500, 600 for
Lighthouse at the mouth of Thunder Bay river,
Mich, was inserted.
SATURDAY, June .-Sendte.-West from
the Committee on transportation, reported adj
versey the House bill providing for the con-
struction of the Fort St. Philip canal. A bill was
passed providing for the care and custody of per-
SONS convicted ia courts of the United States who
have or may become insane while in prison. 80.
The House bill providing for the enforcement
Of the collection of the tax Of per cent.
by law on the net earnings of the Pacific
railway companies was passed Morton, from the
Committee ON Privileges and Elections reported
favorably on the House bill to provide for the cleo
ton of Congressman-at-Large for Alabama. 80.
sherman, from the Committee on Finance,
reported adversely on the House bin TO pro-
vide for the abatement or REPAYMENT Of taxes
On distilled spirits III bond destroyed by casualty
The Chair laid before the Senate resolution of the
House disagreeng to the report of the Conference
on the Finance bill, and asking for new
Edmunds moved that the subject be
referred to the Finance Committee, further con-
ference being useless. Rejected. The question
hen being on Wrights motion that the
senate insist upon it's amendments
md grant committee of conference, il
vas agreed to-yeas, IS; nays little Chair
aid before the Senate resolution of the House
lisagreeing to the Senate amendments to the
Ioiety bll and asking for Il conference committee.
sherman moved that the Senate insist upon its
amendments and grant committee. Agreed to,
md the Chair appointed Scott, Howe and Bayard.
House.-The House refused TO concur in the Sem
We amendments to the Moiety bill, and it was sent
o conference committee. .. Maynard made the
conference report on the Currency bill. After
iderable discussion a vote was reached and the re-
,ort was reiectcd-l0S to 14S. Dawes moved that
he subject be sent TO new conference committee.
agreed to-yeas, 1913 nays, AZ. The House then
vent into Committee Of the Whole on the Sundry
liyll Appropriation BILL An item of $4,000 was in
erted TOR printing the agricultural reports for
s73-4. Buffers proposition to abolish the Civil
service Commission was agreed TO.
MONDAY, June 15.-SeHdte.- House
mendmcuts 10 the Geneva Award bill were dis
greed to, and conference committee asked for !
90. 4 bill passed to regulate the removal of |
asses from state courts TO United States courts. |
me section provides that process to commence a |
ivl suit in United States Territorial court |
nay he served upon any person through !
III agent This provision Is Intended to |
ender the Washington correspondents
liable for utterances OF the papers which they rep
esent. Ramsey introduced bill to provide for |
he prepayment OF postage on printed natter.
The resolution ins,ructing the Committee on APP !
TO report amendments to the !
river and HaTbor bill for the survey Of routes |
by the transportation Com |
nittee was agreed to-yeas, AZ; nays, c..
from the Committee Of Conference on |
be Bankrupt bill, made a report which was |
greed to. He explained the report, and said that |
lost of the amendments were Of a verbal char |
cter, and the bill was substantially as il passed |
he Senate, with the exception of section relating
D voluntary bankruptcy.
House.-The House engaged nearly the whole |
ay in considering the sundry Civil Appropriation
ill., Buffers amendment repeating the law for
he Civil Service Commission, as amended by Mr..
Iaskius' proposition giving preference 90 dis
harged soldiers and sailors and heir dependent
elatives, was agreed b. without divis-
IN. An amendment requiring the heads
I the Executive Departments 10 pre-
cribe rules and regulations governing appoint-
roviding for the payment of the old Choctaw fund
as defeated The provision that wages paid TO
rinters and binders in Government employment /
hall not oe above the price paid Tor similar wo'
A the cities of New York, Philadelphia aud Balti-
lore was stricken outl29 TO 90. The bill was then
assed without division. IL appropriates little
yer S23,0O0,c0O, against s32,O00,OOO in the like
ID last year.
TUESDAY, June 6.-Sendte.-House bill TO
lthorize the issue Of duplicate Agricultural Land
Grip where the original has been lost or DESTROYED
az passed. The Postohice Appropriation bill
a. under consideration in the Senate. and some
lpOrtant changes were made in it, The sections