The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-03
sArunpAY, Feb. 26.-Senate.- in SEES ,ion.

SATURDAY, Feb. 26.-Sendte-Not in SEES sion.
ROue.-The House met for debate only, Eden
(Il) in the chair. Speeches were delivered by Rid
die and Landers In favor of the repeal OF the Re-
sumption act, and by Durham I'm relation TO the Inn
proyement of the natural highways of the country.
MONDAY, Feb 2s.-Sendte. Sharon, of Ne
vada, took the oath OF ofice....A bill was passed
enabling persons who have lately acquired citizen
ship In Colorado TO vote upon the new Constitution
in that Territory, and appropriating money To pay
the expenses of "A constitutional convention. The
West Point Appropriation biil discussed, and
the Senate went into executive session.
House.-A letter was received from the Attorney
General, in response to resolution offered by MIR.
Lord, calling for explanation Of his order touch
ing the testimony of accomplices in the whisky
prosecutions. The Attorney General states that
such instructions az he issued merely in
confirmation of arrangements already made, and
that AZ these instructions and arrangements re-
late to matters now in progress, the House would
readily see the propriety OF Withholding special
information relating thereto until the tri-
ais over. The matter was referred
TO the Judiciary Committee Bills introduced:
by Warren, authorizing the payment TO the execu-
tor of Henry Wilson, late Vce-President of the
United States, sum equal to the salary of the Vice
President for the unexpired portion OF the term for
which he was elected by Willis, to simplify the ex-
listing laws imposing duties on imports, and to re-
duce the rates thereon also to restore the duty on
Tea ana cOHee, ana 10 enlarge ny Whu-
dell to restore ,a franking privilege by Vance, to
provide for stationary Chapalns in the army; by
Young, law authorizing the payment for all cotton
seized after 1865 10y Oliver, TO repeal the law IN
reference to the amount for which silver coin shall
be legal-tender, and to enact substitute therefor
by Mackey to aid in the completion of the wash
! ington Monument; by Tufts, for holding United
states District Court at Davenport; by Phillips
| for the liquidation of the debt of the Kansas Pa
cifc Railroad Company to the United States; by
Kidder (Dakota), declaring the Black Hills open to
exploration and settlement; by New, to reimburse
States for expenses incurred in the late rebellion.
TUESDAY, Feb. 29-Sendte.- Chair laid
| before the Senate message from the President,
accompanied by a communication from tn Secre-
tary of the Interior, in regard to the deficiency of
supplies at the Red Cloud Agency. Both urged i'm
mediate action on the estimates for that purpose,
in order that the Indians may have no reason for
an outbreak. Ordered printed, and referred 80.
Sherman, from the Finance Committee, reported
adversely the bill permitting national banks to
organize with capital of $4,000. The bill, with
the adverse report, ordered on the calendar.
Morton rose to a personal explanation with regard
| TO the testimony of J. L. Lyon before the House
| Committee on Foreign Affairs to his Morton ~
connection with the Emma Mine affair." The Sem
ator stated that in 1871 he was offered fee of 800.
| 0C0 as counsel in the case which he had promised
to consider favorably; but upon ascertaining that
he could not, Senator, properly take part in it
| he declined to go to salt La e City, where meet
ing appointed. 1t was Senator Stewart who
made him the offer, and upon his becoming satisfied
that the object of the parties to secure his po-
! tical influence for the removal of Judge Mexican,
he declined to have anything to do with the mat
ter. The West Point Appropriation bill was passed
as il came from the Appropriation O mmittee OF
the Senate, but it differs from the bill it came
from the House. The amendment adopted by the
House for the pay of the band-sli, sSO-was nom
| concurred in.
House.-The Presidents message in regard to
Indian appropriations laid before the House,
and referred -. Kelly, by unanimous consent in
troduced "a bill empowering the Secretary af the
Interior. the Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tutc and the Librarian of Congress TO report to the
House such measures will most effectively restore
the writing in the original manuscript of the De-
claration of Independence, with the signatures APP
pended thereto, which is now in the Patent Office.
-. The House went into committee of the whole on
the bill granting pensions to the soldiers of the war
| OF 1870