The true northerner., 1880-04-30

Mr.. Grape then offered q resolution thanking the
donors for their patriotic presentation, and IL
adopted. The Naval Appropriation bill was passed,
The House refused to concur in the Senate amend
IL the toruhcaton bin, and committee OF
ference ordered. The Deficiency biii then
taken up and Nh hour given the Republicans for de
bate An evening eession was given up to discussion
Of the bill 70 regulate immigration.
In the Senate, ON the morning OF Friday,
April o. the Post Route bin was taken up and
passed Mr.. Ransom reported the Texas Pacific
Railway Extension bill without recommendation.
The bill authorizing retired list of non-commis-
stoned officers after thirty years service was de-
bated- On motion Of Mr.. Cockrel, the House joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of War TO
lend tents to the Governor of Missouri for
the use Of sufferers by the recent tornado In
that State was passed The Kellogg -SpofYord
contested-election debated al the session.
Adjourned till Monday In the House, Mr.. Cox,
Chairman Of the Committee ON Foreign Affairs, re-
ported back Joint resolution for the abrogatlon OF
the clayton-Bulwer treaty. as the unanimous report
the terrible tornado which had swept over
the town OF Marshhed, In his district, and
which had left quite large number OF
Joint resolution directing the Secretary OF war to
furnish the Governor Of Missouri With 500 tents for
the benefit of the sufferers The joint res tuition
was passed The Speaker announced the appoint
ment Of the following members a. select committee
to investigate the alleged corruption In regard 10 the
contested-election case of Donnelly vs.. washburn:
Messrs. Carlisle, Bicknel, Reagan, Lounsberry,
O'Nein, Updegraf Qowa), and Butter
worth. The Special Deficiency bill was
passed, the Senate amendment being non-coneurred
The House then took recess until 1880, the evening
session being for consideration Of the bin establish
ing municipal code for the District Of Columbia
Discussion occupied the morning hour in the
Senate on Monday, April 26, upon proposition d.
rectng the President to appoint colored cadets to
West Point After the expiration Of the hour debate
upon the Kellogg -Spofford election case took up
the whole day In the House, bills and resolutions
were introduced: BY Mr.. Brewer, amending the
statutes relating TO the erection of public buildings
by Mr.. Dunnell, placing chains, trace-chains, and
halter-chains made Of wire or rods, wrought bound
nails, spikes rivets, cut nails and spikes cast-ron
butts and hinges and horseshoe nails the free t
by Mr. Cox, resolution calling ON the Secretary Of
the Treasury for information to the number of
persons connected with the fe-saying service dis
abled or who have lost their lives; by Mr.. Vance, to
relieve the distation of fruit from the taxes now
imposed by law; by Mr. Bayne, for the erection in
Washington of a statue of Gen. Custer: by Mr.
Thomas, to tax the manufacture Of oleomargarine !;
by Mr.. Loring, a resolution calling for correspond
ence relative to the interference with American fish
ermen in Fortune bay, Jan. g. 1879; by Mr.. Single
ton for the relief of Maj. Reno; by Mr.. Morse, a
resolution directing the Committee Naval Affairs
to inquire whether any officer of the navy il on the
active or retired list without having been legally
appointed. Mr. Blackburn was appointed Speaker
pro tenn, Mr. Randall leaving the city for three days
The bill passed for the relief of certain homestead
and pre-empton settlers In Kansas Mr.. Coffroth,
Chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions re-
ported back the resolution calling the Secretary of
the Treasury for information to the of the
delay In paying bounties and back pay. Adopted
The District of Columbia Appropriation bill was
sidered in committee of the whole. The amount
appropriated in the bill is S3,423,697,
of which one-haf is to be paid out
Of the treasury of the United States and the other
half out of the OF the district The bill was
passed, but, no quorum being present, laid
over. Messrs. Mcmahon, Cobb and Monroe were
appointed a committee of conference on the Special
Deficiency bill, and Mr. Caflin appointed on the
Springer Manning committee in pace of O'Neill
Mr.. Deuster introduced a resolution for special
committee the revision Of the Naturalization
laws.