The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-11
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

resolution resembling the resolution expelling him
from the senate, and authorizing the payment of
his salary from the date of his expulsion to the time
OF his death TO his heirs The Senate devoted most
OF the day to the consideration of the River and
Harhor Appropriation bill. Bodtwell reported a
bill from the select committee civil service. pro-
viding that on and after the date, which is left
blank the existing pension agencies shall he discon-
unued, and all duties imposed by law regulations
on the several pension agents shall thereafter be
performed by the Treasurer OF the United States at
washington. Tho substitute for the House bill
granting pension to Il. NJ. Hansell n messenger
in the State Department, who injured defend-
ing the late Secretary Seward from the assassin
Payne, was passed. The substitute awards $4,000
House.-Acton on the Silver bill was again post
poned by the libustering tactics of the opponents
of the measure. Mutchler made unani-
rps the 1teroS Ga
in the Insane Asylum investigation, and
majority and minority reports of the commit
tee in regard TO the survey of public lands also
The bill TO transfer the Indian Bureau to the war
Department was taken up, and Cook, who had
charge of the bill, yielded the floor 20 Lamar, who
proceeded to make an elaborate speech the con-
dition ana needs of the Sonth. He spoke about Two
hours (his time being extended on motion OF Slr.
Garneld), and commanded throughout his whole
speech the close and interested attention Of the
House.
THURSDAY, Aug. 3.-Senate.-Logan intro
duced n bill for the issue of silver coin. and to
make the silver dollar legal tender. The bill TO
limit and fix the signal service was amended and
passed The River and Harbor Appropriation bill
was taken mp and passed. IL appropriates in the
aggregate, s., 000,O 0J. The Senate ordered the
printing of 10000 extra copies of the Presidents
message.
HOtse.-The House the scene of an exciting
personal debate. growing out of bitter attack
upon Blaine by Proctor Knott. The Judiciary Com
mitjee had presented unanimous report upon
Baine's resolution directing investigation
of his charge that Knott had suppressed the
Caldwell dispatch The committee were united in
generating him, and reported. TO the sur
prise of everybody, Knott took the floor and re
| viewed the Blaine matter, indulging in remarks
which the friends of tho latter deemed highly un-
Just and grossly Objectionable. Frye, Hale and Nc
Crary, of the committee, in turn reviewed his re-
marks with severity seldom reached in debate
The majority of the Democratic side appeared to
| regard the arraignment as entirely just, and, to
give expression 10 this belief, Hurd stated
/ that, after the most remarkable speech Of
! Knott, with the concurrence of seven other
members of the committee, he asked to withdraw
! the report The Republican members of the
mi.tee thereupon withdrew their names from the
report, aud It was reccmmiited. Mr.. Singleton
| from the confer, nee committee on the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, reported that
| the committee failed TO agree. The report was
| adopted and q new conference committee appoint
/ ed .....A resolution was adopted providing for an
! adjournment on Monday, August Z.
| FRIDAY, Aug. 4.-Sendte.-A bill was passed
authorizing the employment of Indian scouts. .
/ Senate bill 10 allow pension of S37 per month to
soldiers vho have lost both and leg, in lieu
! of $2i per month now allowed was passed On
motion Of Allison, the Senate insisted upon it's
amendments to the River and iIarbor Appropriation
| BILL and agreed to conference asked for by the
House. 49,. The Post-road bill was considered.
| HOuSe--Hurlbut, from the Committee Civil
/ Service Reform, submitted the report of the COM
mttee in regard to the Chicago Pension agency
evidence, which was ordered printed. The COM
mttee recommended the passage of resolutions
| declaring that ''the acceptance demanding of
money by any person consideration for real or
| pretended influence i'll procuring appointments to
public offices Is disgraceful TO the individual and
prciudicial to the public interest, and that such
misconduct is good cause for removal" and direct
! ing the Judiciary Committee to report bill for the
punishment of such offenses. Lord, from the Ju-
dietary Committee, reported back with amend
ment) what as known the Blaine school amend
ment to the constitution. After debate, the House
| proceeded to vote on the resolution and it was
adopted-yeas, 166; nays, 5... Garfield replied in
set speech to Lamar on the political situation. He
spoke for two hours, and was listened to with close
attention.
! SATURDAY, Aug. 5.-Sendte. Senate de-
voted nearly the entire day to political discussion
of Southern affairs, the occasion being the calling
up Of Mortons resolution to print 10000 copies
| of the Presidents message and accompanying
documents in the Hamburg affair." Morton
and Thurman took the lead for their
respectiye sides in the debate-Patterson Cam
eron, Mcmillan and Gordon participating.
Hotse.-Majorty and minority reports of the
Committee on Expenditures in the War Depart
| neDt ana IN the department OF Justice were made
| by Messrs. Clymer and Caulfeld. and ordered
printed Cox, the Chairman of the Com
rnttee on Banking aud Currency reported
bill TO repeal sections OF the resump-
ton act of July 49, 1878, which direct the
Secretary of the Treasury TO redeem in coin the
lega-tender notes then outstanding. After an hour
and it was passed by the following vote Yeas
| Ainsworth, Anderson, Athens, Banning, Bland
Boone, Bradford, Bright, Brown, N. Y, Iirown,
| X m, Cabell, Caldwell, Ala, Caldwell, Tenn.
Campbell, Cannon, Cason, Cate Caulfeld, Clarke,
Ky, Clarke, No., Clymer, Cochrane, Collins, Cook,
Cox, Dibrill, Douglass, Durham, Eden, Evans,
Faulkner, FELTON,, Finley, Forney, Fort, Franklin
Gansc, Goode, Goodin, Gunter, Harrison, Hartsell,
| Raymond, Hinkle, Herford, Holman, Hooker, Hop
kins, House, Hubbell, Hunton, Hurd, Jones, KY,
Landers, Ind, Lane, Lawrence, Lewis, Lynde,
! Mackey. Marsh, Mcfarland, McMahoD, Milliken,
Mile, Morgan, Nutchler, Neal, New, Payne, Phelps,
| Poppleton, Randall, Rea Reagan, Reilly, John,
| ton, Slemons. Smith, Ga, Southland, Springer,
Singer. Stevenson. Stone, Teese, Thomas, Throck-
o., .waddell, Walker, Va, Walsh, Wells,
Mhitthorne, Williams, Ind Williams, Ala,
Wiltshire, wilson, w. Va, Yates, Young-lOG.
| NGys-Abbott, Adams, BaVby, Bailey, G.. A., Bag
ley, J. H., Baker Baou, Canks, Bell, Blair, Burch-
ard, Ill Caswell, Chittenden, Conger, Crounse,
Cutler. Danford, Day, Durand, Eames, Ely, Free
man, Frye, Gilsen, Hale, Hancock, Hardenberg,
Harris, Mass, Henderson, Hewitt, N. ", Hoar,
Hoag, Hayner, Joyce, Kasson, Kehr, Kimball,
Lamar Lapham, Levy, Lynch, Mcdowell, Me-
Crazy, Mead, Metcalf, Miller, Monroe, Nor
| rison, Nash, Norton, o'Brien odell, ONeill,
Packer, Page, Pierce, Piper, Pltat, Potter,
Powell, Pratt Raney, Ross, Rusk, Sampson.
Schleicher, Sinnickson, Small Smith, Pa, Strait,
Stowell, Thompson, Thornburg Townsend, Pa,
Tufts Wait, walker, n. H., Ward Warren, Wells,
Miss, White, Whiting, Williams, A., Mich, Willis,
Wilson, Iowa, Woodburn-SG.. Cox then reported
n bill, which passed, creating commission OF
three Senators, three Representatives, and three
experts, who shall report before the 18th of
next January upon all matters relating TO the cur
rency.
MONDAY, Aug. 7.-Sendte.-The House
amendments to the Senate bill extending the time
for the rcd mption Of lands sold by the United
States for direct taxes agreed to- and the bin
was passed Majority and minority reports Of the
special committee appointed TO inquire in
60 the late election in Mississippi were presented
90. The House bill TO repeal the resumption-day
clause of the Resumption act of 1875, was read and
referred. The House joint resolution, proposing
sixteenth amendment to the constitution, prohibit
lag the appropriation of any school fund for the
support OF sectarian schools etc, was after dis
cussion, referred to the Judiciary Committee 49,.
Z he Senate resumed consideration of Mortonp rsso
utiop O. print 10 900 copies of the Presidents mes
SAG ari accompanying documents in regard to the
Hamburg AFFAIR. long and heated political debate
followed, the chief participants being Edmunds.
Lo IAN and Eaton.
H0use.A resolution offered by Douglass
(Va.) allowing committees Of investigation 20 report
at any time thus session. This was resisted by the