The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-09
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


WEDNESDAY, May 31.-Sendte. bill in
relation to the Japanese indemnity fund was, after
a long debate, passed by a vote of "a to 20.
House.-Jones (Ky.) offered resolution, declar-
ing il to be the sense of the House that Congress
should pass without delay, bill repeating the Re-
sumption act and should prohibit any further con-
traction of the currency, and II necessary TO meet
demands of the people, should provide for It's IN
crease, and should provide for the displacement OF
National bank notes with United States notes, and
should also provide for speedy return TO gold and
silver. Referred. The contested election case OF
Morey VS.. Spencer (Louisiana) was decided against
Morey the sitting member. Durham, from the
Committee on Revision of the Laws, reported bill
to perfect the statutes of the United States.
THURSDAY, June 1.-Sersdte. Consideration
of the articles of impeachment against the late
Secretary of War resumed. The President
pro-temrore announced the judgment of the Sem
ate overruling the plea Of defendant as to juris-
diction. Whyte submitted order that the ac-
cused be ordered to plead further, answer the
articles Of impeachment, within ten days from This
date. Carpenter said he wanted time to consider
what further steps the defense would take Lord
and Mcmahon replied on behalf of the managers,
and urged that the trial go II was finally voted
TO adjourn the impeachment matter until Tuesda-,
June There no Legislative business before
the Senate.
House.-A large portion of the days session was
devoted to consideration Of Banning's bill for the
reduction Of the army, which was passed without
amendment. The bill to amend title SO of the
Revised Statutes, relating to merchant seamen,
was passed. 1t provides for the appointment by
the Secretary of the Treasury of Commissioner,
to be known the Shipping Commissioner. for
every port of entry which is also port Of ocean
navigation.
FRIDAY, June 2.-Senate.-The Senate dis
posed of few bills of private nature, and then
began the consideration of the Legislative Appro-
priation bill.
House.-The House devoted the day to the
Indian Appropriation bill, the greater part of the
time being spent in wrangling upon points Of order
relative 10 amendments good many Western
and Southern members made arguments in favor
of the transfer of the Indian bureau to the War de-
partment
SATURDAY, June 3.-Se1ldte.-The Senate
passed the bill providing for the appointment of
commission of five persons to visit the Sioux tribes
of Indians and negotiate for the surrender of por
ton of their reservation, including the Black
Hills The War department is required
by the terms Of the bill to furnish trans
portation, subsistence and protection to the
commits sion :. Consideration of the Legislative
Appropriation bill resumed. The amendments
of the Senate Committee, which restores the reduce
tons made by the House, all agreed to. The
most significant action Of the Senate was the vote
restoring the Presidents salary to $4,000 year.
The vote in detail on this was as follows !:
Bruce, Christiancy, Clayton, Cooper, Cragn Dawes,
Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, johnson, Nc
MILAN, MITCHELL Morrill, (Mainel, Morton, Norwood,
Paddock Patterson, Ransom, Robei tson, Sargent,
sherman, Spencer, Window, Withers-29. Nays
Bogy, Cochrell Eaton, Goldthwsite, Hitchcock,
Kelley. Key, McCreery, Maxey, Stevenson, Thur
man-11.
House-wood, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, made a report in regard to the Alaska fur
seal fishery lease, generating the officers of the
Government and company from all allegations Of
fraud. Ordered printed. The Indian Appropria-
ton bill under discussion nearly the entire day.
variety of amendments were offered, nearly all of
which were rejected. Among those voted down
one proposed by Seelye forbidding the furnish
ing of rations TO white men living with Indian wo-
men.
MONDAY, June 5.-Sendte.-The Senate dis
cussed the sundry Civil Appropriation bill nearly
the entire day. An amendment proposed by sher-
man was adopted providing that the internal rave
districts be reduced to 81 after the LIST
of July practicable; also, vesting in the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue the power to suspend
collectors of internal revenue possessed by SUI
pervisors, and all other powers now exercised by
the supervisors TO be vested in the collectors.
Hottse.-Blane (rising 20 question of privilege),
proceeded TO address the House on the subject of
investigation into the Union Pacific and Northern
Pacific transactions, in which his name had become
involved. The central part, and the most impor-
tant part, OF the whole affair the production
OF the letters taken from Mulligan. This was pre-
coded by charge Of unfair treatment at the
bandssof the subcommittee charged with investi-
eating the various subjects with which his
name had been connected Referring to the
letters, the speaker said al understand the Judi
ciary Committee to have abandoned that issue
against but there has gone forth the idea or i'm
preston that, because would not permit that man,
or any man, when could prevent IL. from holding
as menace over my head my private correspon-' 1
dence, there must be something in IL most deadly
and destructive 70 my reputation. would like |
any gentleman on this floor, and all of them are |
presumed to be men of affairs whose business |
has been varied and whose intercourse has been |
large, 70 stand mp here and say that he is willing