The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

House bill in relation 10 the Des Mones river land
grant The Bankruptcy act occupied the attention
of the Senate during the afternoon. Thurmsns
amendment abolishing the Office OF Register in
Bankruptcy was rejected Other amendments were
offered, pending which the Senate adjourned.
Hotise.-Bills introduced; by Sawyer to issue
% per cent. of the circulation to national
banks, instead Of % per cent; by Dawes,
fixing the rate OF letter postage at two cents by
White, for the construction OF the Atlantic and
Great Western canal by the Endorsement Of bonds,
and issue OF currency notes to an amount not ex-
ceeding $1,000 900; by Stone, for the construction
of the st Philip canal by Smith (N. CO., repeating
the internal revenue tax on whisky and tobacco.
Dawes introduced a concurrent resolution for sine
die adjournment on May Is. A motion TO table the
resolution was lost and II referred to the Ways
aud Means Committee. resolution was adopted
declaring IL IL the sense Of the House that there
shall be no adjournment until action IL taken npon
the currency and transportation questions and the
measures OF governmental economy and reform
which have been introduced. ON motion of Smith
(Ohio) the rules we're suspended and resolution
adopted Q20 10 GAY declaring 1t within the constitu-
ional power OF Congress To regulate commerce by
railroads among the several States.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10.-Sendte. intro
duced bill to the political disabilities of
Raphael Semmes, of Alabama. 3. A resolution was
adopted requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to
INFORM the Senate what time Will be required, after
the resumption of specie payment to enable the
minis OF the United States to manufacture enough
bliNer coin 10 replace the fractional currency. "A
favorable report made by the Foreign Relations
Committee upon the bill requesting the President
to extend in the name of the United States a COR
dial inyitationto foreign Governments to take part
in the Centennial Exposition ut Philadelphia -.
Gordon introduced bill granting to the Atlantic
aud Great Western Canal Company currency notes
to the extent of 900 per mile for each section of
10 miles of canal that shall be constructed Jones
introduced bill authorizing the coinage Of twenty
cent silver pieces Allison appointed member
of the Committee TO investigate affairs Of the District
OF Columbia. The committee consists of Boutwell,
Thurman and Allison. The Bankruptcy bill came
up, and the Senate agreed to the motion of Sena-
tor Edmunds, that TO make arrangements for set
Elements between creditors and debtor valid they
must receive the signatures of two-thirds of the
number of creditors, representing one-half the
amount of debts. The bill was then passed by
vote of 40 to IL.
Hottsc.-The bill authorizing persons to write
their names and the contents of all packages upon
the outside of any printed matter of the third class
was passed. The bill also permits the writing of a
form Of presentation on the inside of books, and
declares that additional charges shall be
collected for matter heretofore sent by rea-
son of additional writing thereon. =. Butler
rose TO personal explanation in regard to
publication in the newspapers, and said that as to
them he could only say " You lie, villain you
lie pa. The bill prescribing n new oath for POST
masters was passed. The PostOfice Committee
reported adversely on the bill to provide for the
public advertisement of mail letting in newspapers
published IN the Congressional District where the
routes are located having the largest circulation in
Ihe district Some time was spent in considering
the Army bill