The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06

Atkins laid over for consideration on Sat
urday, 31st The message of the President
vefo,ng the Legislative. Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill received and read. The read
ing was listened 10 with close and. for time, re-
spectful attention. Only an audible utter went
through the Democratic ranks when the sentence
was read as 10 the effect OF the existing law being
20 secure honest elections. Again. when the sen.
tence read TO what good fhth, hohess
endeavor. and judicial authority can do Tor the
protection of the elective franchi Q. the Democrats
Iaug he'd outright and the Republicans, as n coun-
INSTRUMENTATION, applauded. The House re-
fused To pass the bill over the Presidents veto
yeas. ll2: nays. ~. not the necessary two-thirds
in the Affirmative. This was strict party vote.
Only four Greenbackers votsd two (Ladd and ste-
venson in the affirmative, aud two BARLOW and
Ford in the negative. The message or the Prcst'
d. mt was then refer ed 20 the Committee on vhe
judiciary with leave 10 report by bill or otherwise
at any time.
Neither branch of Congress was in session
on the 31st nit The two advisory committees Of
the House and Senate Democratic caucuses held q
Joint meeting and reached substantially a unani-
nous agreement 10 the course Of action that
should be adopted by the dominant party In Con-
gress with regard to the appropriation bills. II
was decided TO recommend the passage of the
Army Appropriation bill, with the proviso
that none OF the money shall be used III the
payment of expenses incurred should the troops
be used for police purposes at the polls. IL was
also determined TO pass the other bills, emitting
any provision for the payment OF SUPERVISORS or
Deputy Marshas of Elections. The COMMITTEES
also agreed TO recommend the passage OF separate
bill containing the principles vetoed by the Presi-
dent relative to the method of drawing Juries and
the abolition of the jurors test oath.
The Senate, on the I'd inst, passed the bill
making appropriations for the construction, ETC..
OF certain works on the Great Kanawha and Ken
lucky rivers; also the bill to authorize the secre
tary of War to furnish condemned ordnance for
railing around the monument to Col. Robert L.
McCook. of the Ninth Ohio volunteers, at Cinein-
natl. There sharp partisan debate
between Messrs. Thurman and Wallace on one
side, and Messrs. T. .munds and Blaine ON
the other, regarding the conduct of the
committee on alleged frauds in the late election, Of
which Mr.. Wallace is Chairman, in publishing in
pamphlet form a portion of the testimony, and
sending it out for publication. Mr.. Edmunds
charged the committee with partisan unfairness.
Mr.. Thurman defended the action of the COM
mittee, and said they had only fol-
lowed Republican precedent.-In the House,
few bills were introduced, among others one by Mr..
Springer prohibiting any soldier STATEN within
election of Representative in Congress is being
held from leaving his barracks for any purpose ex
oept that Of relieving guard or casting his vote ON
the day of election. The bill for the appointments
of Mississippi River Commission, and appro-
priaing $40 UOO to meet its expenses, was passed.
Columbus Epson. successor to the late Gustav
Schleicher, was sworn in AZ Representative from
the State of Texas. taking the modified oath
Mr.. Wright, Chairman of the Labor Commit
tee, moved to suspend the rules and adopt . reso-
luton sppropriating $4,000 for the expenses of that
committee. Agreed to. resolution passed
appropriatng $50 900 TO provide for representation
OF the United States at the International Exhibition
TO be held at Sidney and Melbourne, Australia, in
-S0.--1he Republican Senators held
caucus for the purpose of taking
action concerning Mr.. Baysrd's bill to repeal
tons $50 and e21 Revised Statutes. The FIRST of
these sections prescribes the Jurors test oath.
There WAS = practical unaniinity of opinion in the
caucus that this section should be repealed. The
other section authorizes Judges of the United
States courts TO exercise tn ir own discretion in
regard TO challenges of persons drawn jurors
who have participated in the Rebellion. The
opinion of the caucus that this section had
never been abused. and is not likely to be, and.
therefore. 1t should stand.