The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-09
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.


WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31.-SENAIE.-The follow
ing bills were introduced and referred: BY Mr..
Burnside, to remove all restrictions regarding the
enlistment of oolored citizens in the army. By Mr..
Ingalls,, to provide building for the Postofice,
courts and other public Offices ut Topeka. Kan
number of unimportant bills were introduced. =.
The Vice President announced the select
committee to consider the question OF max
ing change in the method Of counting the
vote for President and Vice President, follows !:
Messrs Edmunds, Conkng, Howe. Mcmillan,
Teller, Davis (of Illinois), Bayard, Thurman and
Morgan-fve Republicans. three Democrats and
one Independent. The Senate was in executive
session an hour, and confirmed several hun
dred Postmasters, but took no action on important
nominations.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Ewing, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported the following bill
That the third section of the act entitled An act
to provide for the resumption of specie payments,
approved Jan. IA, 1875, be. and the hereby,
repealed" Mr.. Fort presented the views of the mi
norty of the committee in the shape OF an amend-
ment to the bill follows: "a bill to repeal all that
part of the act approved Jan. IA, 1875, known the
| Resumption act, which authorized the Secre-
tary of the Treasury TO dispose of United States
bonds, and redeem and cancel the Greenback curren-
cy. BE IL enacted, etc., That all that portion of the
act which reads as follows quoting as above FROM
the third section), be- and the same IL hereby re-
pealed." Mr.. Ewing moved that the bill be printed
and recommitted, which was agreed to without d.
vision, and he then moved to reconsider that vote,
his object being thus to retain control Of the bill
and be able to call it up at any time. Mr.. Conger
moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table,
which was rejected-yeas, ZIG nays, l3S.
THURSDAY, Nov. 1.-SENATE.-The desk of
Senator Morton marked by bouquet of white
flowers. The Chaplain alluded to the illness OF
| the Senator saying: ave unite our prayers to
beseech Thee TO give to the dying Senator
| the prospect of a better life, TO open to him
| a new career and another journey beyond the
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brief and unimportant. Mr.. Armstrong presented
a memorial from the Kansas City Board of Trade
favoring the repeal of the Specie Resumption act
and the reconciliation OF silver ALSO resolution
of the st. Louis Merchants Exchange favoring the
repeal of the Bankrupt law.
HoUsE.-Mr. Goode, of Virginia, offered a resolu-
ton indorsing the Southern policy of resident
Hayes. Mr.. Phillips objected. Mr.. Butler suggested
its reference to the Committee on Education and
Labor. The resolution not received. 80. There
was spirited fight over the motion to reconsider
the vote referring the bill repeating the date for the
resumption Of specie payments. The result was that
the measure left in the same parliamentary po-
stion it occupied the previous day.
FRIDAY, Nov 2.-SENArE.- The reading of the
journal dispensed with and the death Of Senator
Morton announced by Senator Mcdonald. A
resolution submitted by him. providing for the ap-
pontment of a committee of six Senator's to attend
the funeral, agreed to- and the Senate then,
further mark of respect to the memory of Senator
Morton, adjourned till Tuesday, Nov. g.
HousE.-In the House, Mr.. Ewing withdrew his
motion to recomnt the bill repeating part Of the
Resumption act accepted Mr.. Forts bill as q sub
stitute. and moved the previous question. Mr.. Hale
moved to lay the bill and the amendment on the
table. The motion defeated-yeas,
1903; nays, 14O. The Fort bill
then made the special order for Nov. Is. Mr..
agreed to unanimously RESOLVED, In view Of the
sad intelligence Of the death of Oliver p Norton late
dstinguis he'd Senator in the Congress of the United
States from the State of Indiana that the Speaker
Of this House, q mark of respect for the
memory Of the man whose death Is the nations
loss, appoint a committee Of seven members to
represent this House at the funeral obsequies.'
Mr.. Atkins, Chairman of the Appropriation Com
mittee, reported the Army Appropriation bill,
which was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The bill appropriates sos, ,000 Mr.. Wood
asked leave to offer a resolution calling the Sec
rotary of the Treasury furnish the House copies
of contract made with certain syndicate American
and foreign bankers for the negotiation of the 4per
cent. bonds of the United States, together with
copies of all other papers relating thereto. Mr..
Pridemore objected.
SATURDAY. Nov. 3.-SESATE.-Not in session.
Consideration was resumed Of the bill
for the repeal of part of the Resumption act. After
discussion to the proposed terms for the manage
ment and consideration of the bill, Mr. Kelley pro-
posed to offer q resolution making 1t the special
order for Tuesday the 9th, and until Thursday, the
1Hh when the previous question should be or
dered, but Mr.. Willis objected absolutely to the
resolution being received, inasmuch IA he regarded
the bill an assault upon the national credit.
The bill for a free coinage Of standard silver
dollar was introduced by Mr.. Buckner, and was,
motion of Mr. Stephens, after discussion, referred
TO the Committee ON Coinage, rather than to the
Banking Committee Two other bills we're intro
duced for the reconciliation Of silver-one by Mr..
Clark and one 10y Mr.. Townsend. -. Mr.. Finley in
troduoed bill to amend the constitution to
elect the President and Vice President by direct
vote of the people.
MONDAY, Nov. s. SENATE.-The Senate was
not in session.
HoUsE.-The silver men achieved q substantial
victory in the House by suspending the rules and
passing Mr.. BANDS old Silver bill, providing for a
silver dollar of 412X grains to be legal tender for
all debts, public and private, except where other
vice provided by law, and also providing for free
coinage. Mr. Bland introduced the bill, and
moved:a suspension of the rules and the passing
of the bill. This agreed TO, by vote Of 1863
to "a. After disposing Of the Silver bill reso
luton was passed, under a suspension of the
rules making Ewing's bill repeating the date Of
Tuesday, Nov. Is. The vote 143 to d..
Bills we're introduced ~ follows: BY Mr. Phillips,
to create postal savings bank by Mr.. Frye, to
amend the Bankrupt isw-also, to make persons
charged with crimes and offensee competent wit
nesses In United States courts by Mr.. Ward, au-
thorizng the Directors Of national banks to declare
quarterly dvidends by Mr.. Hunter. for the recon-
puaton of the accounts between the United States
and several states, growing out Of the moneys ex-
pended by them in the war Of 1872; by Mr.. Ca
bell, to reduce the tax ON manufactured tobacco
by Mr. Scales, for the transfer Of the Office of In
dian Affairs from the Interior 10 the War Depart
ment by Mr.. Shelley, TO appropriate the cotton tax
for school purposes; by Mr.. Hooker, authorizing |
the election of a delegate from the Indian Terri
tory by Mr.. Sayler, to secure the rights of home
stead settlers on public lands; by Mr.. Neal. inn |
posing duty on barley by Mr.. Banning, amend |
ing the act relative 10 the tax on cgars also, re-
moving all restrictions in relation 10 the enlist
ment of colored citizens in the army |
by Mr.. Riddle, directing the transmission
OF printed matter through the mails when the
postage is insufficient also for the election Of Post
masters; by Mr. Bland, removing the legal disabili
tics of women Qt provides that, when woman has
been admitted TO practice in the Superior Court she
shall be allowed 70 practice In the United States Su-
preme CourD; by Mr. Buckuer, for the repeal OF all
bankrupt laws also for the establishments OF Ma
tional University for Women in Washington.
TUESDAY, Nov. 6. --SENATE.-A large number
" petitions we're presented by various Senator's