The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-18

newa of the debate on the resolution 70 print
copies Of the Presdents message on the Hamburg
affair. Speeches were made by Patterson and VAL
lace.
HOUSE, The majority and minority reports of the
Postoice Committee on the investigation into straw
bids etc., made by CLARK, Of Missouri (Chairman),
and Cannon, were ordered printed, and laid ON the
table. Bagby, from the Committee Invalid |
Pension, rsportsd blu giving a pension Of $50
cavalry, killed 1t the battle Of the Little Big Horn
Passed. Lynde, from the Judiciary Committee, |
made report In the osse Of Schumacher and King.
rs connected with the Pacific Mail subsidy, aud |
Lord, OF New York, made 4 minority report. The
majority report recommends that the House
leave the charges against the members
port that the Howse has Jurisdiction and that the
Comsnttee on Civi-service Reform should ascertain
and report the facts. McCrsry signs additional
paper expressing the opinion that the House may
properly take jurisdiction of the charge. .. The
House then went into discussion OF po-
hvered set speech in reply to Lamar.
Hooker replied to Hoar.. Randall. from The con-
ference ON the Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Appropriation bill, reported that the committee
had come to no conclusion, and explained the diff
ferences. Lord offered resolution, which
agreed to- that the conferees recede their posi-
ton regarding the salary of the President and Con-
gressmen, and the same conference committee was
reappointed.
THURSDAY, Aug. 10-Sendte. The amend
ment Of the House to the resolution of the Senate
to print 1000 copies of the majority and minority
reports of the special committee which recently
investigated Mississippi affairs, was agreed to,
and the resolution passed. -. The conference re-
port on the River and darbor bill was agreed to.
The bill appropriates exactly So,o0OOoO..
The Senate then resumed consideration Of the reso
luton to print 900 extra copies of the message OF
the President and accompanying documents in re-
gard to the recent difficulty at Hamburg, s. G.
sherman spoke in favor OF the resolution, and Nc
Donald in opposition.
House.-Lord offered a resolution reciting that
the right of suffrage prescribed by the constitutions
of the several States is subject to the Fifteenth
amendment and that the exercise of said right
should be faithfully maintained and observed by
the United States and that IL Is asserted that the
exercise Of said right is in some States, notwith
standing the efforts of good citizens, resisted and
controlled by fraud, intimidation and violence, 80
| that the object OF the Fifteenth amendment
| IL defeated, and that all citizens, without
| distinction of color, are entitled
to the rights conferred by said amendment, aud de-
claring that all attempts by force, fraud, terror,
intimidation or otherwise, to prevent free exer-
else of the right of suffrage, should meet with GER
tain. condign, and effectual punishment, and that
| in any which has heretofore occurred or which
| may hereafter occur in which violence murder
| has been shall be committed by one class race
| on another, the prompt punishment OF the Grim
| nal or criminals is imperatively demanded.
whether the crime be punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment or one demanding the punishment of
death. vote was taken on the preamble, which
was agreed to-yeas, 1874; nays, "a. vote was
| then taken on the resolution and IL was adopted
with only two dissenting votes, Bland (Mo.) and
Reagan (rexas) The majority of the Committee
OH Naval Expenditures presented report direct
| ing the removal of Isaiah Hanscom Chief
| Of the Bureau of Construction and Repairs,
and declaring a want OF confidence in Secretary
| Robson. The minority presented report COM
batting the conclusions Of the majority, but with
out any considerable debate the majority report
was adopted. The majority and minority reports
of the Committee on Louisiana Affairs was ordered
printed.
FRIDAY Aug 11.-Sendte.-The Senate spent
moot of the day upon the Post-route bill, which
finally passed with amendments restoring the fast
mail service, and also restoring the Thanking priv
| ege. :. Spencer read dispatches from prominent
Republicans in Alabama alleging that in the recent
| election in that State thousands of Republican
voters were denied the right of suffrage
| Spencer said he hoped the Senate would appoint
committee TO investigate the election -. The
stitutonal amendment in regard to the school fund
was discussed and ordered to n third reading.
House.-rhe Senate bill repeating so much
of the Army Appropriation bill limits the
number of Indian scouts to $780, and
| continuing in force the statute which authorizes
the employment of ], 900 Indian scouts, was passed.
| Randall made the conference report on the In
dian Appropriation bill. He said the bill agreed
| to saving over last years bill of $500, 437
| The report agreed to. E. The Speaker pre- tenn
| laid before the House a message from the
President, with communications from the
| Secretary of War, Gen. Sherman, and
| Gen. Sheridan, recommending an increase of the
cavalry force of the army by 500 men, authority
|
loo men each. Referred. Singleton, from the
| Committee on Printing. reported back the Senate
bill for printing 100000 copies of the Agricultural
reports for each year of 1874 and 1876 and appro-
priating $4,000 for that purpose. Passed.
| SATURDAY, Aug. 12.-Senate. The school
amendment to the constitution read the third
time and placed on the calendar. "A bill appropr-
atng $500, 600 to pay judgments of the Court of
| Claims was passed The Senate devoted several
hours to debate on the Hawaiian treaty.
House-The House proceedings we're devoid of
interest Lynch (colored), of Mississippi delivered
political speech in answer to Lamar.
MONDAY, Aug. 14.-Sendte. resolution
was passed for the appointment of a joint commit
tee, to consist of three Senator and three men,
bers of the House, to prepare suitable Govern
| ment for the District of Columbia and report mt
the next session of Congress. bill to carry
into effect the Hawaiian treaty was passed after
a long debate. :. Spencer submitted a
bsma carried by the Democrats by means of
| fraud and intimidation, and providing for the ap-
pointment of committee of Ave Senator's to in
vestigate the matter Objected to- and II went over
49,. The house joint resolution proposing amend
nlen to the constitution of the United States pro-
hibitipg the appropriation of money for the
| support of sec,arisn schools, rejected
yeas, %; nays. l6-not two-thirds voting in the
affirmative. The vote in detail was fol-
lows: Yeas Allison, Anthony, Booth, Bout
well, Bruce: Burnside, Cameron (wis.)
| Chris tiancy, Clayton, ConklIng, Cragin, Edmunds
Ferry Frelinghuysen, Harvey, Jones (Nev.) Lo-
gan. Mcmillan Nit chell, Morrill,, Morton. Oglesby
Paddock, Patterson, Sargent, Spencer wadleigh
| and West-2S. Nays-Bogy, Cocfrell, Cooper
Davis, Eaton, Gordon, Jones (Fla.), Herman, Kee
| Kelly, Mcdonald, Maxey McCreery, Norwood, Ran
doph, Stevenson-16 :. Logans bill, authorizing
the President to accept the services of volunteers
to aid in suppressing the Indian hostilities, was
passed.
House.-The bill giving more troops for the In
dian service passed under suspension of
the rules. 49,. .watterson. the new member from
Louisville, appeared and sworn in.... Single
| ton addressed the House the condition OF
public affairs in Mississippi. :. Scheicher made a
| speech in advocacy of the Silver bill. -. Randall
made general remarks on the several appro-
priations. He gave extended account Of the re-
duction policy of the House, charging the Senate
with having defeated still greater economy contem-
patrG by the House. Foster, a member of the
Appropriation Committee, replied to what he called
| the ingenious nsstatements of Randall. =. The
| Speaker laid before the House a message from
| the President in regard to the River and Har-
bor bill, stating If it had been compulsory TO
expend the money therein appropriated he
would have vetoed il, but IL was not he
would take care that public money was ex-
! pended useless works. or upon any works that
| were not clearly national. The message created
quite a sensation and after animated debate il
| referred TO the Committee on Commerce :. An
! evening session held, devoted almost wholly to
| political debate. Kasson, in the course
! OF "A speech, made fierce attack upon Samuel j.
Il Al .af he mad lf.