The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-05

ted their report in regard to the Pacific Mail in
yestigaton, which was ordered printed -. The
feature of the House proceed ings the discus
sion Of the Force bl which lasted from ii o'clock
till midnight, and eliminated in of the bterest
parliamentary fights of the session. The Demo-
Gratis opposed the bill In all its stages, and delayed
action for several hours after the sus-
pension of the rules, which occurred at
O'Clock. An exciting personal colloquy
between Ben Butler and Speaker Blaine took
place curing The calling Of the roll on the final vote,
Blaine took his stanc near the Clerks desk, Mr..
Cessna being in the chair to watch the result. But
Ter and others crowded up to the same spot, when
made the point Of order that members
should not be allowed around the Clerks desk dur
ing the progress Of vote. All the members took the
hint but Butler, who strutted up to where the
Speaker stood, and declared that he had as much
right there as Mr.. Blaine. The latter became
furious, and angry words passed between them,
which eliminating in a knock-down, but
the Speaker pro TEN. declared Butler out OF order,
when he subsidized The bill was amended, on mo-
ton of George +. Hoar to restrict the territory
within which the habeas corpus may be suspended
to the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama and
Mississippi, after which il was put to vote and
psssed-yeas, 1856; nays, ia.
MONDAY, March 1.-Sendte-The credentials
of l. p. Christiancy, to succeed Chandler, from
Michigan, we're placed on file. Bills passed To
authorize the construction of a pontoon wagon
bridge the Mississippi at or near the city Of
Dubuque, Iowa; to authorize the construction of u
bridge across the Mississippi river, at or near Grand
Chain. The "Force bill" to provide against the
invasion of States, etc, was announced az passed
by the House, and read = first time e. The Tariff
bill was considered ana the amendment of Johnston
providing that the increased tobacco tax should
only apply TO tobacco manufactured after the pas
sage Of the bill, was agreed to.
House-The House adopted resolutions of the
Louisiana Select Committee sustaining the Kellogg
government and reseating the Conservative members
of the Legislature rejected by the Returning Beard,
lIYQ uiN 10 hen m
Deficiency bill, appropriating 81 ,sOO,OOO was or
dered printed. Conference committees we're APP
pointed on the Senate amendments to the Army and
Appropriation bills After the delivery of eulogies
on the late Senator Buckingham the House took a
recess. The evening session was devoted To dis
cussion Of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill in
committee of the whole.
TUESDAY. Feb. 2.-Sendte-The credentials
of S. B. Maxey, United States Senator from Texas,
were read and placed on file. The bill for the
equalization OF bountes was passed. The Tax and
Tariff BILL it came from the House, was taken sp
and passed =. Tho Committee ons Railroads re-
ported back the bill TO aid i'll construction OF the
Texas Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads, and
several other subsidy bills, without recommendation
and they were placed on the calendar
Houss-The sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
passed. The following items for public buildings
are kept in the bill: Chicago, S750,OO0; Cincinnati
s6O0 900; Covington. Ky $500, 600; Evansville, Ind.
$50. 600; Port Huron, Mich, $4,000; St. Louis,
500 200 The bill for the government Of the Dis
triet of Columbia was amended and passed
E. r. Hoar from the select committee ON breach, II
the privileges of the House. in the arrest OF Whtsaw
Reid while attending a witness before the Com
mittoe Of Ways and Means, reported bill to p"o-
tect witnesses in such cases from arrest on civil
process, which was passed Senate amendments
to the Postofice Appropriation BILL providing for
the transmission through the mails, under
the written frank Of any member of Congress- of the
Congressional Record garden seeds and agricultural
reports were concurred in. The House resumed
consideration Of the Arkansas question: and was adj
dressed by Poland Chairman Of the special COM
mittee in advocacy of the views reported by the
jorty that the existing State government in Arkan-
sss should not be interfered with either by Con-
gress or by any department of the general govern
ment. The resolution reported by the majority was
adopted-yeas, 149; nays, 80.