The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7.-SenGte-Logan intro
duced bill establishing rules and articles for the
government of the armies of the United States -.
Sargent resumed the floor and concluded his speech
on the admission of Pinchback. The Senate adj
journed without definite action ON the matter
House-The Tariff bill was discussed in committee
OF the whole When the committee bill was
reported to establish certain telegraph lines in the
several States and Territories post roads, and to
regulate the transmission of commercial and other
intelligence by telegraph, and debate upon this
measure occupied the remainder of the session.
THURSDAY Feb. S.-Senate-The session
lasted nearly twenty-nine hours the resolution TO
admit Pinchback being the pending question. 1t
finally laid upon the table by vote of 80 TO
81. The Senate proceeded with the considers
ton of the Indian Appropriation bill, and some un-
important amendments were agreed to, after which
the resolution fixing the hour for the meeting of
the Senate at ii a. IN. was passed, and the Senate
adjourned.
House-Tho bill for the improvement of the
Mississippi river was passed -. The House then
went into committee of the whole the Revenue
bill
FRIDAY Feb. 19.-Sndte-The Vice-Presi-
dent laid before the Senate the credentials of Angus
Cameron, the Senator from Wisconsin. Pratt
presented the credentials of Joseph l.. Mcdonald
the new Senator from Indiana, which were read and
placed on file Wright, from the Committee ON
Civil Service and Retrenchment, reported back the
House bill TO provide for reorganization of the
Treasury Department, and offered the following:
ResOired, That committee of five members of the
Senate be appointed, whose duty II shall be to
inc and thoroughly investigate the several branches
Of the civil service, with view to reorganization
Of the several departments thereof, the reduc-
ton Of expenditures, and to promote the efficiency
of such service and TO report thereon az tho next
session Of Congress, by bill or otherwise Pending
the consideration of the Indian Appropriation bill
the Senate adjourned.
House-Sawyer, from the Committee on Com
merce reported bill to authorize tho construction
OF bridge across tho Missouri river near Sioux
CITY, Iowa. Passed o.. The House went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the Army Appropriation hill
which sppropriates s2T 70l 500.
SATURDAY, Feb. 20.-Sendte credentials
Of Andrew Johnson tho new Senator from Tonnes
see, were read and placed on file The Joint reao-
luton which passed tho House last winter relating
to civil service appointments passed. IL pro-
vides that in all under civil service examna-
tons for position under the government when
disabled United States soldier his wife, or the
widow Of a deooased soldier who died,. wounds or
disease contracted in the line Of duty 81 such sol-
der or his orphan child, shall pass such examine
ton II the standard fixed by said rules, such
person shall have precedence for appointment any
service 10 the contrary Notwithstanding .. Alcorn
introduced bill for relief Of the overlooked dis
tricts Of the Mssssipp river. Ordered 20 be printed
and laid on the table Messages were received
from the House OF Representatives, announcing the
death Of Mcesrs Rice, Jersey, Croker and Hooper
-. Resolutions Of respect 10 their memory were
adopted, and a. further mark Of respect, the SEN
ate adjourned till Monday at IL O'Clock.
Housc-crutchheld presented the petition Of the
National Grange for aid TO the Texas and Pacific
RIA road oomdany an the solutions OF the South
Carolina Legislature TO the same effect were also