The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 81 St1dte-Dorsey intro
duoed bill TO establish certain Geographic lines In
the several States and Territories as post roads to
regulate the transmission of commercial and other
intelligence by telegraph Referred. .. Morton sub
mitted resolution to repeal the 22d Joint rule of
the two houses OF Congress in regard To the counting
OF the electoral vote. Debate Schurzs Lousi-
ana resolution was resumed.
House-Therc was Legislative business trans
acted. Flibustering on the Civil Rights bill con-
sumed the time of the day and far into the night,
the tactics of the Republicans being to force the
House to direct vote, and the Democrats deter
mined 10 prevent it, Up to IL O'Clock D. m the roll
had been called sixteen times, occupying about half
an hour each time.
THURSDAY, Jan. 28.--!Sndte-Bogy submitted
a resolution instructing the judiciary Committee to
inquire to the expediency of repeating the act Of
June l, 1872, granting subsidy to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. Referred. Bills passed:
House bill granting the right of way and depot
grounds TO the Oregon Central Pacific Railway COM
pany, through the public lands OF the United
States, from Winncmucca, Nevada, to tho
Columbia river, via Portland Oregon:
providing for the appointment OF a commissioner 10
ascertain the right OF subjects of Great Britain TO
lands in territory which the subject Of award OF
tho Emperor OF Germany under the treaties OF 1916
and 1871 between the United States and Great
Britain: amendatory of, and supplementary to, the
act of March l. 1872 entitled, An act to set apart
certain tract of land lying the head waters of
the Yellowstone river "A public park" Fenton
spoke ut length on the Louisiana resolution.
HOuse-At noon the House had been in continuous
session for "A hours, and still the monotonous
call of the roll proceeded. The voices Of half dozen
reading clerks had been used up, and several sub
stitutes were introduced. There had been at
tempt on either side to come to an understanding.
The last roll call at midnight showed the presence
of 100 members.
FRIDAY, Jan. 29.-iSendte-A large number of
reports were made from the Committee on Pensions.
. The credentials of Herman and Cockrell,
Senators-elect from New York and Missouri were
read and placed file After the expiration of
the morning hour Conkng took the floor and con-
cuded his speech on the Louisiana question.
House-The lock in the House was brought to
close at 10:25 o'clock by the adoption Of a notion
offered by Ward CRep.), of Illinois, to adjourn till
IL o'clock tomorrow. Both sides were completely
out by the protracted session of forty-sx
secutive hours. In offering the motion, Ward said
it was evident that the extent of human endurance
had been reached, and he unwilling 10 submit
torture longer. The vote was IS against CO. nine
teen Republicans voting in the affirmative. The
roll was called seventy-hve times during the pro
tracted sitting.
SATURDAY, Jan. 30.-Sendte- Senate was
not in session, having adjourned TO Monday.
House-Nothng done in the House save the
ings which the Clerk was about to do, emitting the
yeas and nays in detail, when Randall raised the
point of order that they must be read The Speaker
decided that the point was well taken, and IA this
reading would have consumed almost ~ much time
the previous session, the House adjourned at 430
eighteen of the rolcalls having been read of the
seyenty-seven taken.
MONDAY, Feb. 1.-Sendte-Logan, presented
the resolutions of the Board of Trade of Chicago
reference to the bill recently introduced for an
appropriation to establish mint at Chicago Pratt
the Joint resolutions the Indiana Legisa
turc in favor of the passage of a bill granting PEN
sons to surviving soldiers and sailors of the with
Mexico. He sent to the Clerks desk and
had read letter from the Commissioner of
Pensions, stating the number of survivors
of that estimated at 80, Coz; number of
widows of soldiers and sailors, about II, 600 Dor
sey submitted resolution nstructing the Committee
Postofces and Post-roads to inquire into the
ture and extent of the operation of the registered
letter system, and its defects, if any exist and 10
recommend such legislation may be needed to at
tain greater security the transmission of registered
matter to oXtend the usefulness of the system and
to procure accurate knowledge Of its operation
Consideration of Schur1's Louisiana resolution
resumed.
HOuse-Hale, of Maine, introduced resolution TO
change the rules by the adoption of a new rule the
object of which is 10 prevent the Speaker entertain
ing motions OF q diatory character. Referred ~
Caulfeld. who elected To fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Rice, from Illinois, was sworn
in and took his seat. The Senate bill appropfiat-
ing 1892 800 10 pay the interest 365 bonds OF the
District of Columbia was passed >. Platt from the
Postofhce Committee, offered resolution authoriz
ing an amendment TO the Postoffice Appropriation
bill follows: Fixing the salaries of posfmasters
and the mode Of committing same; authorizing
the Postmaster-lieneral to pay the expense of TAX
ing the weights of mails railroads, and to
pay experts and other employees in the preparation
and publication Of post-route maps; also to
abolish the publication of certain postofce adver
tisements in three Washington papers Butler, of
Massachusetts, moved to suspend the rules, 10 per-
NIT the reading of report from the Committee on
Rules with view of coming 10 a vote on the Civil
Rights bill The motion rejected-yeas ITO,
nays &C. The only exception TO the vote being a
strict party that of Sener, Republican,
who voted no. His vote the other way would have
carried the motion The bill directing tho Presi-
dent 10 supply food and disused army clothing ~ all
destitute and helpless persons living the Western
frontier who have been rendered destitute and
helpless by the ravages of grasshoppers last summer
was agreed to-yeas 10, nays 40. A recess was
then taken to 10 o'clock on Tuesday.
TUESDAY, Feb. 2.-Sendte- credentials
of w. A. Wallace. Senator-elect from Pennsylvania
for six years from March 4, 1875, were read and
placed on file :. sherman submitted resolution
the Judiciary Committee to inquire and
report whether there IL now in force any act of
legislation under which the authorities of the
District Of Columbia are empowered 10 prevent
and suppress notorious gambling establishments
in the District, aud, If there is not such legislation
TO report bill to confer such power. Agreed to. :.
Allison introduced bill TO authorize the corstruc-
at near Dubuque, Iowa. ingalls, called up the
House lin 10 authorize the Seneca nation of New
York Indians TO lease their lands within the Catarau-
gus and Allegheny reservations and TO confirm the
existing lease.
HoUsc-The question Of suspending and amend
ing the rules again the subject OF discussion
Garfield offered resolution preventing the Speaker
entertaining motions Of n dilatory character when
Randall and Cox raised the point Of order that the
Committee on Rules had had no meeting since IL was
orered TO report, which was overruled. The gentle
men then resigned any further connection with the
Committee on Rules; but this was declared not in
order at the present time During the day. however.
the designations insisted upon and accepted
49,. The Committee on Rules presented a new rule
providing that whenever question IL pending be-
fore the House, the Speaker shall entertain but
one motion 10 adjourn, and one motion ~ fix day
TO which the House shall adjourn; but the
previous question on the engrossment and
the third reading of any bill Joint
resolution shall not be ordered during the first day
OF It's consideration, unless twothirds Of the men,
bers present shall second the demand provided
that the rule shall not apply 10 House resolutions
offered In the morning hours Of Monday the pas
sage of which was advocated by the Speaker who
came down on the floor. The rule was adopted
yeas I'LL nays 81 Butler, Of Massachusetts,
moved 10 take up the Civil Rights BILL but without
acting on the motion the House adjourned.