The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

WEDNESDAY, May 24.-Senate.- Senate
passed the House resolution directing steps to be
taken for the release OF Richard ON. Condor, and
then went into a court of impeachment, with closed
doors. Before reaching decision upon the pend
ing question Of jurisdiction, the doors, were re-
opened and the Senate adjourned.
House.-speaker Kerr in the chair seemingly
improved in health E. Harris (va.), Chairman of
the Committee on Elections, reported resolution
in the South Carolina contested election case de-
claring the sitting member, Joseph H. Rainey, to
have been duly elected. Ordered printed and re-
committed. The House then proceeded to con-
slider the Louisiana contested case of Spencer vs.
Morey, but no decision was reached -. Wilson
Qowa) offered resolution directing the Committee
on Commerce to inquire into the alleged combina-
ton of leading railroads in the United States for
the purpose of controlling the traffic. Adopted.
THURSDAY, May 25.-Senate.- from
the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment,
reported back the bin fixing the salary of the
President at s25 900 per annum, together with the
message of the President vetoing the same, and
recommended that the bill be passed, notwith-
standing the objection OF the President. Placed on
the calendar. .. Paddock, from the Committee on
Postofhces and Postroads, reported, with amend
ment in the nature of substitute, bill to restore
the Thanking privilege. Placed on the calendar.
The question of jurisdiction in the Belknap i'm
parchment case was discussed in secret session.
House.-The Senate amendments to the bill au-
thorzing the appointment Of receivers of national
banks were non-concurred in. The House then
went into committee of the whole, with Springer in
the chair the bill to revise and simplify existing
laws imposing duties on imports, and to reduce
taxation. Morrison, the Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, addressed the committee
in explanation of the bill.
FRIDAY, May &c. Sendte.-West, from the
Committee on Railroads, reported back the Senate
bill to create sinking fund for the liquidation of
Government bonds advanced 70 the Central and
Western Pacific Railroad Company, with amend
ments, and a written report on the subject; also
new bill TO create a sinking fund for the Hquida-
ton Of Government bonds advanced TO the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, and for the settlement
of the claims of the Government ac-
count of said bonds. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on Appropria-
tons, reported, with various amendments, the
House bill making appropriations for the legisla-
eminent for the fiscal year. Placed on the calen-
dar. =. Legislative business then suspended
and consideration Of the articles CT impeachment
resumed with closed doors.
House.-Dunpeu introduced a bill for the relief
of certain settlers OH public lands. Passed. Cox
asked leave TO offer resolution directing the Sec
rotary of War to furnish the House with state
Southern States, and all information connected
herewith. Objected to....The Speaker pre-
scented a message from the President Veto
ing the bill providing for recording
real estate in the District of Columbia. The mes
sage was read and the bill was passed the
Presidents veto... The House proceeded to consider
the bill for the retirement OF Judge McCandlese
The question being on agreeing to the Senate
amendment providing that he shall resign his Office
within six months after the passage this act, II
was agreed to-yeas 3d. nays 81, and the bill passed
SATURDAY, May 27.-Sendte.- Senate
engaged, in secret session, in considering the
question of jurisdiction in the Belknap impeach-
ment. vr
House.-Singleton, from the committee on con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Consular and Diplomatic APPROPRIATION bill,
reported that the conference had been unable to
agree. The report agreed to....N No other bust
ness was transacted by the House.
MONDAY, May 29.-Sendte.-T Senate
reached a final vote on the question of jurisdic-
ton in the Bellrnap impeachment case. The
decision in the affirmative, the Senate de-
termining, by vote Of 81 to 30, that II
has jurisdiction. The following is the vote
in detail: For Jurisdiction-Bayard, Bogy, Burn
side, Cameron (Pa), Caperton, Cockrell, Cooper,
Davis, Dawes, Dennis, Edmunds Goldthwaite, Cor
don. Hamilton, Hitchcock, Kelly, Vernon, Key,
McCreery, Mcdonald Maxey, Mitchell, Morrill, vt1,
Norwood, Randolph, Ransom, Robertson, Sargent,
salisbury, sherman, Stevenson, Thurman, Wad-
leigh. Wallace White; wsthers. wright-37.
Bruce, Cameron (wis), Christiancy, Clayton,
Conkling, Cragn, Dorsey, Eaton, Ferry, Freling-
huysen, Hamlin, Harvey, Howe, ingalls,, Jones
(Me.), Morton, ogesby, Paddock, Patterson, spen-
Ger, West, Window 30.
House.-Adams offered a resolution declaring
q" that, in the Judgment of the House, legisla-
ton affecting the tariff is at this time inexpe-
dent" After come discussion the resolution went
over. .Goodin, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported a bill providing for the sale of
the Usage ceded lands in Kansas to actual settlers
Passed.