The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-21

The Vice President announced M the COMMITTEES 10
inquire into the practcability OF promoting COM
mercial intercourse with Mexico and maintaining
peace ON the Rio Grande frontier, nessrs Conk-
ling, Hamln Howe, Jones Of Nevada, Cameron OF
Pennsylvania Eaton and Maxey. The POST Route
bill passed. The bill providing for the burial
of the naval officers and men lost on the Huron WAS
then passed and the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-The report OF the conference committee
on the Deficiency Appropriation bin was agreed To-,
and the bill was passed. . The Senate amendments
TO the Paris Exposition bin agreed to. Mr..
Wood presented resolution instructing the several
latng to Indian affairs, naval affairs, military
affairs postoces public lands, ETC., 10 inquire into
any errors abuses, or frauds in the administration
of the laws affecting such branches OF the public
service with power 10 send for persons and papers,
sit during the recess etc. The Republicans nlibus-
tered against the passage of this resolution until the
adjournment of the House.
SATURDAY, Dec. 15.-SENATE.- number OF
bills were signed by the Vice President. ON mo-
ton OF Mr. Thurman the Senate went into secret
session to consider the difficulty between Messrs.
Gordon and Conkling. After the doors were opened
the following paper was presented and unanimously
agreed to: WHEREAS, Misunderstanding having
arisen between the Hon. Roscoe Conkling and
the Hon. John b. Gordon in the course
of the executive proceedings OF The SEN
ate yesterday, and mutual understanding
| thereon having been arrived at, as set out
in the following paper, IL is ordered that said paper
be entered at large the Legislative journal OF tho
senate: During an executive session OF the Senatt
held yesterday words uttered both by Senator
Gordon, of Georgia, and by Senator Conkling, OF
| New York, which were mutually felt to be unkinC
and offensive. Reports Of the incident appear IL
| the papers of this morning which are inaccurate
and unjust to both speakers. Upon careful in
| quiry as to What was said by each speaker, and
what understood TO be said by the other, IL II
certain that the first offensive words INSPIRED
by an honest misunderstanding OF what had beer
innOcently said 10y the other speaker One harsh re
mark provoked another, as too often happens, bu
all that was offensive was the outgrowth OF misap
| prehension. Since such was the fact, we, who arr
mutual friends of both Senator's, of the opinion
that II is due alike To the Senate and the speaker
that whatever felt to be unkind offensive II
the remarks of either should be treated If neve
uttered, and, we are now authorized TO state ar
mutually and simultaneously withdrawn (Sgned
III. Hamlin, NJ. w. Ransom, Timothy O. Howe, anC
j. f. Mcdonald The Senate then adjourned unit
January 10, 1873.
HoUsE,--Mr. Wood and the majority endeavore(
during nearly the whole days session to have hi
investigation resolution adopted, but it was fnal
| postponed until after recess. .lIr. Schleicher
| from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, offered
resolution authorizing the committee to sit durn,
the recess in the investigation Of the Mexican Dor
der trouble. Adopted -. The Senate amendment
to the Post-route bill were taken up and concurre
| In. Resolutions to pay extra employees in tn
| Doorkeeper's Department were offered, discussed
and agreed to, and the House adjourned unit
JAN 10.