The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-17

Booth Bruce, English, Wallace. Agriculture--Fre-
linghuysen, Chairman Robertson Harvey Davis
ordan Military AnaiIs-Logan, Chairman: Cam
eron Of Pennsylvania, spencer, clay ton, wadleigh
burnside, Gordon Randolph, Cochrll. Naval
Ahairs-Cragin, Chairman Anthony, Morrill,
of Maine, Sargent, Conover, Norwood, whyte. Ju-
diciary-Edmunds. Chairman Conkling, Fret o.
huysen, Wright, Howe, Thurman, Stevenson, Post
Offices and Pos: Roads-Hamin. Chairman. Perry
Dorsey Jones OF Nevada. Dawes, Paddock, sauls.
bury, MaXey, Key. Public Iands-Oglesby, Chair
man Window, Harvey, Hamilton, Paddock, Booth
Kelly, Mcdonald, Jones of Florida. Private Land
Claims-Thurman, Chairman Bayard. Bogy, I'd
munds, Christiancy. Indian Anairs-Anison, Chair
man; Oglesby, Morrill, Of Maine, Ingalls, CLAYTON
Bogy, McCreery. Pensions-Ingalls, Chairman
Allison, Hamilton, Booth, Bruce, Mcdonald, With
era Revolutionary Claims-stevenson, Chairman :
Johnston, Goldthwaite Morrill, of Vermont Wright
Claims-~righ Chairman; Mitchell, wadleigh,
Chrstiancy, Mcmillan, Cameron of Wisconsin.
Caperton, COckrell, Jones of Florida. District OF
acknowledgements. Chairman Hitchcock Dorsey
Ingalls, Robertson, Merrimon, English. Patents
wadleigh, Chairman; Window, Dawes, Johnston,
Herman. Public Buildings and Grounds Morrill,,
of Vermont, Chairman Cameron of Pennsylvania
Paddock. Cooper, Whyte. Territories Hitchcock
Chairman; Cragin, Patterson, Christiancy, sharon,
Cooper MaXey. Railroads-West, Chairman
Hitchcock, Cragn, Howe, Hamilton, Mitch
ell, Dawes, Ransom, Kelly, Caperton Eaton
Mines and Mining-Ssrgent Chairman Hamlin
Alcorn, Harvey, Sharon, Godthwaite, Randolph
Revision of the Laws OF the United States-Bout-
well, Chairman; Alcorn, Chr stiancy, Caperton
Wallace. Education and Lsbor-Patterson. Chair
man; Morton, Morrill, Of Vermont Burnside Bruce
Sharon Gordon, MaXcy, Key. Civil Service and Re
trenchment-C Clayton, Chairman; Wright, Oglesby
Alcorn, Patterson, McCreery, Randolph. To Audit
and Control the Contingent Expenses Of the Sen
ate-Jones OF Nevada, Chairman; Dawes, Dennis
Printing-Anthony, Chairman; Sheman, Sauls
bury. Lbrary-Howe. Chairman; Edmunds, Ran
som. on Rules-Ferry, Chairman; Hamlin, Merr
mon. Engrossed Bills-Bayard, Chairman, With.
ers Anthony Enrolled Bills-Conover, Chairman
Robertson, Kelly. On the Ievces OF the Mississippi
Rver-Alcorn, Chairman; Clayton, Harvey, Cooper
Cockrel. To Examine the Several Branches of the
Civil Service-Boutwel Chairman; Conkling, Mer
rmon. Eaton. On Transportation Routes TO the
decentralization, Chairman; sherman, West
! Conoyer Mitchell, Burnside, Norwood, Davis
Johnston.
House.-Not in session.
FRIDAY. Dec. l0.-Sendte.- in session.
HoUse.-The House was in session but a short
time. On motion of Hopkins it was voted that SC
much of the Presidents message relates TO the
Centennial be referred TO a select committee of ID
see. McDougall introduced "a bill repeating the Law
increasing the postage third-class matter. Ad-
journed till Tuesday, l4th.
MONDAY, Dec. 49, .Sendte.-Howe presented
memorial of citizens of Wisconsin for the repeal
OF the law increasing postage on merchandise
Frelinghuysen introduced a bill regulating the
transportation of animals by rail and water.
Davis Submitted resolution citing the law requir-
ing reports te be made TO Congress annually of
persons indebted 10 the Government, the list OF
defaulters the amount of defalCatOns, etc, and
form the Senate why such reports have not been
made. After some discussion the resolution was
laid over. Mitchell introduced a bin at
taching Alaska Territory TO Washington Terri
tory ingalls, introduced bill providing that no
National Banking Association shall be organized
with less capital than $50 900; also bill extend
the time for hlng claims for additional bounty I'M
der the act OF July 2S 1866.
HouS.--Not in session.
TUESDAY, December 14.-Sendte.-A large
number of petitions for the appointment of COM
mission TO inquire into the traffic in alcoholic hq-
which were referred 10 the Committee Finance
IA bill passed extending for six
months the duration % Of the ,S court
Allison introduced bill to transfer the Indian
trust funds TO the Treasury OF the United States
After long debate the senate agreed 80 TO %
to the motion Of West 20 allow Mcmillan 20 with
draw his credentials as Senator from Louisiana
Dawes being the only Republican voting with the
Democrats against the motion.
HOUsc.-Foot introduced resolution expressing
the Judgment of the House that. in the matter of
subordinate appointments, men who had served in
the Union army and received wounds should have
the preference, and upon this demanded the pre-
vious question. Cox offered an amendment express
ing the view that the country was now
united, all citizens were entitled to
ment and the original resolution be referred 10 a
committee, which carried by a vote OF l6s TO
lC2. Buckner introduced resolution calling on
the President for all correspondence relating to the
dismissal Of ex-senator Henderson. Laid over for
one day. Randall offered a resolution directing
Secretary Bristow TO transmit 10 the House copies
of all letters, kilograms, orders and instructions
relating to the organization and prosecution of
the present movement against the whisky ring at
st. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee Laid over for
one day under the rules IA large number of new
fVafr f,ll,
Blaine, proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton, providing that no State shall make any law
respecting the establishment of religion, or pro-
hiblting the free exercise thereof, and that no
money raised by taxation in any State for
the support of the public schools or de-
rived from any public fund thereof, any
public lands devoted thereto, shall ever he under
the control of any religious sect and that no money
or lands so donated shall he divided among reg-
ious sects or denominations; by Davis N. C.), to
repeal the act forbidding the payment OF the ac-
counts, claims, and demands of Southern citizens
for Qualtermasters' stores, etc. and appropriating
100000 20 pay for the same by Whitthorne, TO
modify the tax tobacco; by Landers, relative
20 the repeal Of the Resumption act of
Jan. IA, 1875 by Baker, relating TO the mileage Of
members of Congress; by Harrison Ill.) TO amend
the Constitution by fixing term for the Presi-
dent making him ineligible for future election, but
making him Senator life from the United States at
large at the expiration of his office PRESIDENT by
Morrison to amend the Constitution by fixing the
Presidential term at six years, and making the
President ineligible TO any term of twelve years !;
10y Randall, proposing an amendment 10 the
Constitution, providing that after the next
Presidential election the President of the United
States shall hold his office for six years, and that
neither the President nor VicePresident, when the
Office devolves upon him, shall be eligible 20 re-
election; by Baker, against subsidies and grants of
land 10 railroads; by Kasson, to amend the law re-
speeding third-class mail matter; by Holman, to
repeal the act for the resumption Of specie pay
ments; by Eames, n reduce postage by providing
that after the LIST of March, 1876 postage shall be
charged on domestic mailable matter of the first
class, embracing all correspondence wholly
in part in writing, except books, manuscript, ami
corrected proof sheets passing between au-
thors and publishers, and including home or drop
letters, at uniform rate of cent for
each half ounce fraction thereof by Wells,
10 establish mint at ~. Louis by Sparks. author
izing the payment Of import duties in legal-ten-
ders by Crittenden, 10 fund United States legal
tender notes, and TO prepare the way for the re-
sumption of specie payments az soon az practical
BILE by Bright, bill 10 restore the Thanking priv
ilege for the Congressional Record and public docu-
ments by Cameron TO enable the people Of Utah 10
form Constitution and state Government, and 10
admit Utah into the Union as state; by Steele
(Wyoming) for the election Of Governors and Terri
torial officers by the people.
Welcome Christmas Gifts.