The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-29

duty on large number of articles speclned by
the President in his annual message.
The Senate Republican caucus has appointed
the following committee upon Southern legis-
lation Morton, Scott, Pratt, Mitchell, Boutwell,,
Hitchcock, Morrill, Maine), Patterson, Foreman
and Clayton.
Richard b. Irwin was again before the Ways
and Means Committee of the House the other
day. and accounted for 1862, 600 of the Pacific
Mail corruption fund. The list of recipients of
the fund is nearly the same IA that given by
Albert. Schumacher received $500 600 VIM. S.
King, 1926, 900 and John w. Forncy, SOS 600.
Irwin testified that King and Whiting, who re-
ceiyed jointly 5225, 900, were employed to take
care of the Senate, and that they performed
their work satisfactorily. The company had
previously expended $4,000, through ex-Post-
master-General Randall to silence the opposi-
ton in the Senate, and Randall reported that
Senator Harlan was to take care of six votes.
Schumacher was to influence members of the
House, and all frequently compared notes.
Schumacher was again summoned before the
committee, but his memory sadly at fault
for he could remember nothing about any
money transactions other than he had already
testified to.
Ex-senator Harlan denies Twins statement
that he, together with Daniel Drew, constituted
the Methodist bear movement in Pacific Mail
stock, and were silenced by the payment of
s35 900 by Irwin.
The House Committee on Patents have con-
Guided to report adversely upon the proposition
to extend the Wheeler and Wilson sewing
machine patent.
1t is alleged that the enormous subsidy grant
ed to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
was obtained by corrupt means, and that sutfi-
cient data have been obtained to warrant an in
vestgation, which will be instituted before the
close of the present session of Congress.
Some excitement caused i'll Washington
the other day by fire breaking out in the Navy
Department building. The fire was confined to
the upper story, and many of the official records
were damaged.
The Senate Committee ON Railroads have de-
cided to report adversely on the Northern Pa
cic Railroad BILL and all others referred to them
proposing government aid or subsidy for rail-
roads, except the Southern Pacific Railroad
bill
Mail investigation will be the finding to GER
tainty that great deal of money was paid to
Congressman, but that it will be impossible to
prove it.
Political.
The Connecticut Republicans have nominated
for Governor, Hon. James Lloyd Greene, Mayor
of Norwich Lieutenant-Governor, Charles l..
English, of New Haven; Secretary of State,
Col. A. Fem, of Plymouth; Treasurer o. ID.
Arnold of Meriden; Comptroller, Gen. II. Is.
Crawford. of Norwalk
Joseph L. Mcdonald has been elected United
States Senator by the Indiana Legislature, by
the following vote Mcdonald, 70 Pratt A (;
Buchanan, IS Thompson, s. Curry, 8; Hol-
man l.
Henry L. Dawes has been elected United
States Senator by the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts. The vote was AZ follows: Dawes,
140; c. f. Adams, % Abbott, 10 H. l..
Pierce L. r. Hoar, 9; N p. Banks, l C..
Devens Jr., 10. Whole number of votes 269
necessary to choice, 1876.
Hon. Thomas L. Bayard has been reelected
United States Senator from Delaware
A Washington dispatch states that the House
work of devsing policy with regard to tho
South, the general features of which are The
Endorsement of the President in his Louisiana
action a maintenance of the Kellogg govern
ment and denunciation of the Penn insurrec-
ton the passage of a modified Enforcement
act and the creation of Board of Commits
sioners to investigate all cases of outrage, with
authority to report the evidence to the United
States courts for prosecution.
The Michigan Legislature has elected Hon.
Isaac p. Christiancy, at present Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the State, to succeed Mr..
Chandler in the United States Senate.
A. S. Paddock, formerly Territorial Governor
of Nebraska, has been elected to succeed Mr..
Upton in the United States Senate from that
State.
Il q. Caulfeld, Democrat has been elected TO
the House of Representatives, TO fill the vacancy
in the First Illinois District caused by the death
of Hon j. b. Rice. AS the newly elected men,
Der has but six weeks TO serve, there was little
or no opposition.
Gen. A. L. Burnside has been elected to sue
oeed Nh. sprague in the United States Senate
from Rhode Island
lnt luOSJ tAClllllB COuIcSb III Ilic
history of the country has been brought to u
close in the Tennessee Legislature by the cleo
ton of ex-President Johnson to the seat now
occupied by w. c. Brownlow.
The following are the names of the Republic
can members of the House of Representatives
who voted against the proposed new rule of that
body abridging the privileges of the minority
Buffinton, Massachusetts, Burchard Illinois
Burleigh, Maine Darrall, Louisiana Foster,
Ohio Hale, Maine Kasson, Iowa Lowndes
Maryland Merriam, New York Phelps, New
Jersey Pierce, Massachusetts L. II. Roberts
New York J. Amber Smith, Virginia John
Q. Smith, Ohio Willard, Vermont
A Washington dispatch to the Chicago T,-ib-
'the says Attorney General Field of Louisi-
ana has photographed here that the members of
the investigating committee now in New Or
leans are, as he calls it, quite as prejudiced IA
was the Foster subcommittee. The members
of the Foster subcommittee are very confident
that the whole committee will fully indorse their