The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

FRIDAY, May 12.-Sendte. being but
few Senators present an adjournment was voted
till Monday, without transacting any business
House.-Cox elected Speaker pro tenn.
during the con tnued absence of Kerr. The
House went into committee of the whole
on the Postofiice Appropriation bill, the
question being in regard to abolishing the
letter-carrier system in cities of less than 10000
population. The proposition was defeated-l25 10
.9.... Vance, Chairman of the Printing Commit
tee, made a report ON the subject of the
Government printing-offce. The report states
that the committee found evidences of
waste, extravaganza, mismanagement and in
efficiency, and recommends the removal of Clapp
and the Inauguration of the contract system to take
the place of the present mode OF doing business.
The committee also recommend that Clapp Returned
over to theIDstrct court for indictment prose-
cution, and that the office be abolished.
SATURDAY, May 13.-Sendte. = Not in ses-
sion.
House.-The case of Fitzhugh, Doorkeeper of
the House, consumed most of the session
Glover offered resolution declaring "that
1t is the sense of the House that s. H. Fitz-
hugh is not proper person TO hold the honorable
and responsible position of Doorkeeper of the
House, and that said Fitzhugh, as Doorbeeper, be
and is hereby dismissed forthwith from that office. "
After long discussion the resolution was referred
to Committee on Rules.
MONDAY, May 15.-Sendte. During the
tant character, were made from various commit.
tee s. and the Senate then went into secret session,
to deliberate on the question of its jurisdiction as
to the Belknap impeachment.
House.-Bills were introduced by Durand,
to establish new boundary line between the
States of Missouri and Kansas, south of
he Missouri river; by Jones (N. W char
tering passenger and freight railroad from
the Southeast Atlantic seaboard 10 Lake Michigan
by White (Ky), to apportion Federal appointments
among the several Congressional districts; by Will
liz, to provide for the repeal of all taxes on bank
capital and deposits. Several resolutions were
adopted calling for reports and correspondence as
to the Risky ring prosecutions and the dismissal
OF John b. henderson as special counsel for the
Govern ent; the propriety of turning over the
duties IN the Internal Revenue bureau to the Com
missioner of Customs, and form a list Of the
Government defaulters since March. 1S65......
Morrison moved to suspend the rules and pass the
Senate bill to allow Mrs. Minnie sherman Fitch to
receive, free of duties, wedding present from the
Khedive OF Egypt. The motion was agreed to with
out the yeas and nays. Payne's bill to authorize
the issue of silver coin to the amount OF 0OO
in exchange for legal-tenders, was lost less than
two-thirds voting in the affirmative. The vote was
Yeas, 1873; nays, 70.
TUESDAY, May 16-Senate. Sherman, from
the Committee ON Finance. reported adversely on
the Senate bill to reduce the interest the public
DEBT and provide for a safe and elastic currency .
Edmunds, from the Committee on Judiciary,
ported, with amendments, the Senate bill 10 amend
the second, fourth, and NTH sections of the act 70
enforce the rights of citizens of the United States to
vote in the several States Of the Union. Placed on
the calendar Mitchell spoke at some length upon
the evils of Chinese immigration, when considera-
ton OF the articles of impeachment was resumed,
and motion Of Edmunds, the galleries were
cleared and the doors closed. Before decision
was reached, the doors were reopened and the Sen
ate adjourned.
House.--The Speaker directed TO certify to
the Criminal court of the District the evidence
takap agafnst CLAIM Suuerintandant cf ,ba co,
eminent printing office. The Postofiice Appropri-
alton bill under consideration. The item al
lowing compensation for fast mail service was
passed Lewis offered resolution instructing
the Committee Rules To inquire into the proprie-
~ of consolidating the offices of doorkeeper and
sergeant-at-arms. Adopted