The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-14
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

WEDNESDAY, July .-Sendte.-Sherman in
troduced joint resolution recitiug that "we, the
Senate and House Of Representatives in Congress
assembled, in the name of the people OF the United
States In this the begnning OF the second century
or our national existence, direct and assume the
completion OF the Washington monument, in the
city of Washington, and do direct the committees
OF both houses to institute the necessary provis-
ions OF law to carry this resolution into efect."
| IL was adopted by unanimous vote. :. The bill
| to encourage and promote Geographic commu-
conference report ta on the pos,ose xSSpo
priation bill was agreed to- .ahe Senate devoted
the entire afternoon to tho consideration of the
| olution giving pay and mileage TO p. B. s. Pinch
back, amounting to some $4,000 Attempts werc
made to amend by adding other unsuccessful claim
ants of seats, but only the claim Of Mr.. Sykes, of
Alabama, was accepted, and then the resolution
passed by vote OF n ayes to IL noes. ID
Hotlss.--seeiye offered resolution. calling on
the Secretary Of the Interior for information re-
garding what portion Of the Indian trust funds has
been invested in securities other than in stocks of
the United States since ls4l. Adopted. The
House agreed to the conference report on the Post
| Office Appropriation bill. mods m
| THURSDAY, July 6.-Sendte.--A resolution
was adopted providing for the appointment Of a
| committee of three Senators to visit the Pacific
| coast and investigate the character, extent and
effect Of Chinese immigration to this country.
articles of Impeachment against w. W.
Belknap, late Secretary of War. Lyndo made the
opening argument on the part of the managers.
Some half-dozen witnesses were examined, prinoi-
pally with reference to the moneys passing between
| Marsh and Mcdowell.
House.-The House passed the Geneva Award
bill. Randall reported that the conference COM
| mittse on the Legislative. Executive and Judicial
bills had been unable to agree. After long partisan
debate, participated in chiefly by GARFIELD and Cox
| the conference report agreed to- and q new
committee OF conference appointed, consisting OF
Randall, Morrison, and Kasson. Conference
| committees were ordered on the Silver hill and on
I the sundry Civil Appropriation bill. :. The Senate
joint resolution for the completion Of the Washing
| ton monument taken from the Speakers table
| and passed unanimously.
FRIDAY, Jaly Decentralization intro
duced bill extending and continuing for period
of ten days the act recently passed TO provide tenn
porarily for the expenditures of the Government.
...A bill was passed providing for the sale OF the
| Fort KearRey military reservation in Nebraska.
| There was an acrimonious partisan debate in the
Senate on the general subject of appropriation bills
Morrill, Logan and Morton bitterly assaulted the course
of the House in adhering to it's reductions, which
they claimed would cripple the Government, and
amounted virtually to nullihcation and revolution.
! Thurman and Bogy replied with great warmth, and
| defended the action of the House In reducing ex-
penses, arguing that the Senate had no right to
assail the motives of the lower house. That body,
they claimed had acted in Obedience to the
| voice of the people. New conference committees
| were then appointed upon the General and sundry
Civil Appropriation bills bill was passed to re-
move the political disabilities OF G.. l. Beauregard,
of Louisiana. Paddock introduced bill author
izing the President to accept the services OF
| volunteers from the Territories, to be
employed against the Indians, limiting
the number to five regiments and the term Of en-
listment to three months. The Impeachment
trial resumed. Belknaps counsel changed
their tactics, and sharply cross-examined the wit
nesses but no facts were elected. The man
ayers appeared especially anxious TO prove tina
receipt of the money by Belknap, and they sue
ceeded.
House.-Bills passed establishing the rank Of
Paymaster General in the army, repeating the law
authorizing the appointment Of civil engineers in
the navy and compelling the Pacific railroads to set
| apart out OF their earnings sum to apply in the
payment of their debt TO the Government.
SATURDAY, July 8.-Sendte.--A bill continu-
ing for ten days the act recently passed to provide
temporarily for the expenditures the Govern
ment was passed also bill extending for the same
time act authorizing the Congressional Printer
to continue the public printing Logan moved TO
take up the House bill to equalize the bounties of
soldiers who served in the late war for the
gave notice that he would move TO
take up the bill every morning, and he would call
for the yeas and nays on the motion.
Sherman introduced bill providing for the COM
pletion of Washington monument. A message
was received from the House announcing the death
of Edward Y. Parsons. of Kentucky, and on motion
of McCreery, the Senate, mark of respect, adj
journed until ii o'clock on Monday.
House.-The House was engaged the greater part
of the day in debating the bill reported by
the Committee Indian Affairs declaring
the country north of the North Platte river and east
of the summit Of the Big Horn mountain, in Wyo-
ming Territory, to exploration and settlement.
:. Knott announced the sudden and unexpected
death OF his colleague, Edward Y. Parsons, and Of
fered resolutions for the appointment Of a commit
tee to superintend the funeral and TO attend the
mains to Louisville. The resolutions were adopted,
and Blackburn, Hopkins, Hartsell, Walker, Fort,
Lawrence and Clark were appointed such commit
tee.
MONDAY, July 10.-Sendte.- Wright from
the Committee on Judiciary, reported bill to eI-
tend the duration of the court commissioners of
Alabama claims until Nov. next. After the
transaction of some unimportsht business the i'm
parchment trial was resumed. The witnesses ex.
amined were Mr.. Reid, the editor Of the New York
Tribune, Mr.. Marsh, the original post-trader OF
Fort Sill, on whose testimony before House COM
mittee the impeachment of Belknap was based, and
Gen. Hazen, who was instrumental in the exposure
of the Fort Sill rascaity Their testimony very
damaging to Belknap.
House-The House passed a bill continuing for
ten days the act defraying temporarily the ordinary
and necessary expenditures of the Government
Banning offered resolution calling on the Secretary
of War for information in regard to the object Of
the military expedition under Gems Terry, Crook
and Gibbon against the Northwestern Indians.
House a Geographic dispatch from the Governor of
Maine stating that Mr.. Blaine, having accepted the
vacant Senatorship from that state, had resigned
were introduced and referred, follows
BY Scales, appointing commission to
visit the Indian Territory, and report
the condition and management Of the Indians by
Garfield, appropriating $4,000 for preparing and
publishing u brief history Of the several surveys
and scientific expeditions made during the century
just closed by Steele, of Wyoming, authorizing
the President TO enlist recruits for the army, 30
serve more than six months, 20 aid in suppress
ing the hostility of certain bands Of Sioux Indians
Singleton, from the conference committee on the
| Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation BILL re-
ported that the committee had not yet been able to
| agree After an animated debate n new conference
| was appointed. e. Holman moved TO suspend the
| rules and adopt resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency to report for con-
sideration aud amendment bill 10 repeal 30 much
of the Resumption act as provides for the redemp-
ton of United States notes with coin. Negatived-
yeas, l05 nays 90; not two-thirds in the afirma-
| tive.
TUESDAY July 11.--Sendte. Allison, from
the Committee ON Appropriations, reported with
amendments the River and Harboc Appropriation
hill 80. Mr.. Thurman, from the Committee the
Judiciary, moved that the Senate disagree 20
| the amendments OF the House to the bill
| to amend the Bankrupt act, and ask for
| committee OF conference. SO ordered.
| The impeachment trial resumed, and after
the examination of two or three witnesses the man
ayers for the prosecution announced that they were
| through, with the exception Of two witnesses,
Evans and Fisher, and he thought II probable that
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