The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-24

now of tho Mississippi and tributaries.
| The General Appropriation bill was considered by
| the House In Committee OF the Whole, aud long
discussion occurred in reference TO the clerical
| force in the Treasury Department, Garfield making
an elaborate explanation OF the bill In that respect
aud Beck arraigning the Administration Tor ex-
| trav agance.
SATURDAY April 1S.-Sendte. not in
session.
House-A bill was passed donating 10 pieces Of
ordnance to the people of Concord, Mass, for a
monument TO commemorate the first repulse
of the British troops at old North
Bridge, on the 18th Of April, l775. 80.
resolution of thanks to Sir Lambton Lorraine,
commander of the British frigste Niobe, for his
humane and generous interpretation, at Santiago
de Cuba in protecting the lives Of the survivors OF
the Virginus expedition, was introduced by
Cox and referred. .....A resolution was
adopted insructing the Committee on Civil-Seryice
Reform to inquire into the expediency OF pro
yiding for the election of Postmasters by the peo
pie. "A bill was passed empowering the President
to direct the issue OF food and disused
army clothing for the relief of the sufferers by
the overflow OF the lower Mississippi river Gar
field, from the Appropriation Committee, reported
Deficiency bill. 1t appropriates s. 25l, 1853. The
House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the General Appropriation bill.
MONDAY, April 20.-Snate.- Edmunds, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported unfavorably ON
the bill for the relief of purchasers of lands sold for
making appropriation for sufferers by the
Southwestern floods favorably reported upon...
bin to equslize the bountes of soldiers who served
during the late war was reported from the Military
Committee and placed on the calendar. The bill
to authorize the issue of a supply of TO Ne
braska was discussed and laid over. Majority
and minority reports were presented from the
Election Committee in the case of Sykes against
Spencer, for the seat Senator from Alabama.
Both reports were ordered printed. The Lousi-
ana bill was discussed by Bayard, Bogy Sherman
and Morton.
HouSe.-Bills introduced BY Southland, to fix
the compensation of the President of the United
States at $4,000 per annum by Starkweather,
levying tax of one-twentieth Of per cent on the
sale of stocks, bonds, gold and silver bullion,
promssory notes, and other security by Beck,
increasing the tax on the circulation of national
banks from one-twelfth to one-quarter of / per
cent. per month ; by O'Bren, to abolish the grade
and rank of Commodore also to authorize the In
dian nations and tribes in their corporate capacity
aud individual members thereof to sue aud be sued
in United States courts; by Foster, providing for
the collection OF money and recovery OF lands
wrongfully held from the Government by the Kan
sas Pacific Railroad Company IA bill was passed
appropriating 100000 for the construction of a
military telegraph line from Denison, Texas, to
Fort Sill. e. The bill appropriating $4,000, 900
for the Centennial celebration was
made the special order for the 5th
Of May. Senator Carpenters resolution in favor
Of according belligerent rights TO Cuba intro
duced and referred to the Committee Foreign
Relations A resolution adopted instructing
the Committee on Banking and Currency to inquire
into the expediency of establishing by law a uni
form rate of interest throughout the United States
and Territories.
TUESDAY, April l.-Sendte-House bill
for the relief Of sufferers by the Mississippi over
flow was passed. d. The Senate resumed considera-
ton OF the Louisville and Portland Canal BILL and
the amendment providing that the canal should not
be taken possession of nor any money be paid till
the State of Kentucky should cede TO the United
States the jurisdiction over the same stricken
out.
House.-A bill was passed extending for year
the time for completing the entries of the Usage
Indian lands in Kansas Hurlbut, from the Com
mittee on Railroads, submitted long written re-
port on the bill to charter double-track freight
railway from the Atlantic to Council Bluffs. Or
dered printed. Morey presented bill to provide
for commission of engineers to report a
permanent plan forireclamation of the auvial ba-
sin of the Mississippi river subject to inundaton
Randall introduced bill directing the tempo
rary suspension of the Legislature Of the District
of Columbia Referred. The House resumed con-
sderation of the General Appropriation BILL and at
3 o'clock Adjourned.