The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-07
COMING MOVEMENTS IN CONGRESS.
The Fourteenth Amendments Political
Disabilities-The War Against the
Whisky Rings.

The Fourteenth Amendments Politica
Disabilities-The War Against tn.
Whisky Rings.
Washington Cor. New York Graphic
There is good deal of important bust
ness pending the reopening of Congress.
The first thing in order is the considera.
ton of Randall's bill to remove the dis.
abilities imposed 10y the third section OF
the Fourteenth Amendment, which was
made the special order for Tuesday, Dec.
q, and was pending ut the time of adj
journment. This bill removes political
disabilities from all persons, and will
open n debate i'll which several promi-
nent members of the House have already
signifed their intention to take part.
The mex. business i'll order is the reso-
luton of O'Brien, of Maryland, calling
on Secretary Biistow for an opinion as
to what manner the various duties now
performed by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue may be absorbed by the Bureau
of Customs. This resolution was laid
over for debate at its introduction on
Dec. II.
Hanford, of Virginia, has a resolution
pending which he will call up after the
holidays, and make it the basis of an in
vestigation. 1t is similar to one intro
duced by Davis, of West Virginia, in
the Senate, and calls on Secretary Bris-
tow for list of all persons whose ac-
counts have not been settled, or who
have been defaulters to the General Gov
eminent since March 2, 1875, with the
amount of each defalcation and the name
of the official by whom they were APP
pointed.
Randall introduced a resolution on the
14th, which is now pending under the
rules, calling on Secretary Bristow to
transmit to the House copies of all let
tiers, kilograms, reports, instructions,
orders, etc, relating to the so-called
whisky rings at Chicago, st. Louis and
Milwaukee.
The resolution of Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
recommending immediate Legislative
measures to carry ir+o effect the Re-
sumption act of Jan. IA, 1875, which was
temporarily referred to the Committee
on Banking and Currency, can be called
up at any time on a motion to reconsider
the reference, and will probably be
brought before the House by Mr.. Hale
at an early day as hook on which Mr..
Blaine may hang a speech he has pre-
pared, and which he intended to deliver
before recess. Mr.. Blaine will not con-
fine himself to the resolution, although
he will take strong ground in
favor of it's adoption, but will
spea,-- upon the whole system of
Republican policy, referring at length to
the school question and advocating the
adoption of the constitutional amend
ment offered by him regarding sectarian
Legislation and the appropriation of
money for sectarian schools. Mr.. Kel-
ley, of Pennsylvania, will follow MIR.
Blaine, and answer that portion of his
speech referring to the finances. MIR.
Chittenden, of New York, has prepared
speech, and Will take the floor ut Mr..
Kelley's conclusion. Jones, of Ken
lucky, and others are expecting to Join
the debate, which will fairly introduce
the financial question on the floor of the
House, and inaugurate discussion which
will last a month or more, and occupy
time until the committees have fairly
gotten into their work.
An early investigation into the whisky
frauds will be made probably under Mr..
Randall's resolution given above, and it
is said that the Committee of Ways and
Means will be given the duty. Other
early investigations will refer to the War
Department.