The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-28
FoRTY-F1FTH CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, June 18.-SENATE.-Tbe Senate
was engaged nearly all day on the Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill. The amendments appropriating
s., 500 900 to paw the award of the Halifax Commits
sion, and modifying the contract with James B.
Eads for the improvement Of the South pass Of the
dock called up the House bill for the re-
lief Of settlers public lands Passed. In expana-
ton of the bill Mr.. Paddock said it merely
extended the provisions Of the act Of March
8, 1877 80 to allow settlers who had their crops
injured by grasshoppers to leave their homesteads
temporarily for the purpose Of obtaining sus
tenance.
HousE.-The House concurred in the Senate con-
current resolution declaring that the treaty with
China allowing unrestricted immigration to this
country, should be modified. and calling the atten-
ton OF the President to the subject. The Sem
ate substitute for the House b repeal
ing the Resumption law was non-concurred
in. for want OF the necessary two-thrds majority
lao to 1850 that the bill fails. The bill directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to pay southern mail
contractors for services rendered prior to the war
was finally agreed to- with amendments providing
that the claimants shall give bond for the return
of the money to the United States in 1t shall be
discovered that the claims were paid by the Confed
crate States. The Senate bill to modify
the Eads jetty contract was passed. Mr.. Towns
bend, of Illinois, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill to repeal that section of the Resump-
ton act which authorizes the sale of United States
bonds for purposes of resumption and TO provide
that United States notes shall be receivable for
duties on Imports Rejected-yeas, ia nays. 113-
not the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Pound moved to suspend the rules and pass the
Senate bill extending for ten years the time to COM
plete the Northern Pacific railroad. Defeated
prolong the session another day. and both houses
agreed TO a resolution extending the time for ad-
journment to Wednesday, 10th, at 6p. m.
WEDNESDAY, June 19.-SENATE.-The Presi
dent pro TEN. announced as the committee on
the part of the Senate to consider the subject of
reorganizing the army Messrs. Burnside, Plumb
and Butler. The President pro tenn. also appointed
Messrs. Oglesby, Saunders, and McCreery the COM
mittee on the part of the Senate TO consider the
subject Of transferring the Indian Bureau
from the Interior to the War Department.
There was considerable debate in executive session
concerning the nominations of Reuben f. Fenton,
William s. Groesbeck, and Francis A. Walker as
Commissioners to represent the United States in the
coming international conference the silver ques-
ton. Finally the nomination Of Groesbeck and
Walker was confirmed and Fenton rejected. The
President then sent in the name of Judge Charles
b. Lawrence, of Illinois, as the third Commissioner,
but, before action upon 1t could be taken Mr. Conk-
ling, who had been absent during these
proceedings, came In, and, making an earnest ap-
peal In behalf of Mr.. Fenton secured a reconsider
alton of the vote by which he rejected. He
was then confirmed by two majority.
HoUsE.-Mr. Ewing moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to retire nstional-bank notes and
substitute treasury notes for them. Rejected
yeas, 1909; nays, ia The result was greet
ed with applause on the Republican side.
IA bill was passed under a suspension of
the rules, providing that ON and after the LIST of
October, 1873 lega-tender notes OF the United
States shall be receivable at par In payment of
toms du les. Mr.. Conger moved to suspend the
rules and pass the Joint resolution proposing
stitutional amendment forever prohibiting the pay
ment of any claim for property taken, used injured
or destroyed by United States troops during the
of the Rebellion unless the 10y to the
Government, and gave neither aid nor encourage
ment to the enemy. Agreed toyeas IA; nays, 61...
number Of other bills and resolutions were passed
under suspension of the rules. The Speaker
nounced the appointment of the following commits
sions: On the reorganization Of the army, Ban
ming, Dibrell, Bragg, Strait, aud White of Pennsyl-
yania on the transfer OF the Indian Bureau to the
War Department, Scales, Boone, Hooker, Van
Worries and Stewart; on the labor ques-
ton, Hewitt OF New York, Riddle. Dickey,
Tucker, Thompson, Rice and Boyd. .. The
sundry Owl Appropriation bill occupied the
attention of the House, and necessit sted q post
ponement Of the session to Thursday morning at
o'clock, ut which hour both houses adjourned till
the regular date Of assembling in December. The
Post-koute BILL containing the Brazilian steamship
subsidy, the restoration of the frankng privilege,
regulation Of postage on mail matter, and regula-
ton OF railway service, failed between the two
houses.