The true northerner., 1880-03-19

railroads and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
and what action is necessary to protect the public
| interest After the morning hour, Mr.. Mcdonald
spoke in favor OF the bill tor the relief of Gen. Por
ter his speech not being concluded at adjournment.
rhe President nominated william Ware PECK, of
| Wyoming, Associate Justice Of the supreme Court
of New Mexico; \. Newton Pettis, OF Pennsylvania,
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court of wyo-
ming. In the House, number of bills
| calendar or rcommitted. after which the Political
Assessment bill was taker up, and Mr.. House made
g long speech In favor of the bill lasting till Sd
iournment.
A message from the President was laid be-
fore the Senate, on the 10th inst, containing the
agreement with the Ute Indians, requesting rsth-
cation. Mr.. Thurman, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported adversely the Senate
bill to reimburse the several States for interest
paid on war loans and for other purposes.
Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Davis Qll.) stated
that there was minority report the bill.
Mr.. Bayard, from the Committee on Judiciary
ported favorably the House bill TO define the terms
of Office Of the Chief Supervisors Of Elections. Mr..
| Mcdonald then continued his remarks upon the
Fitz John Porter ease, and occupied the day. At
| the conclusion of his speech motion was made to
refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee. The
Senate rejected the nomination of William X.
| Brown as Census Supervisor for the Eighth
| district of Illinois. This nomination rejected
10y party vote upon the ground that at least one
| of the eight Illinois Supervisors should have been
selected from the Democracy In the House, Mr..
Reagan offered q substitute TO the resolutions on
the Panama canal asserting this country's deter
| minaton to control such communication. Mr..
| Whitthorne, from the Naval Committee. re-
ported resolution, which was agreed to, appoint
ing commission to examine our ironclads. with
| view to their completion and repair. Gonsidera-
ton was resumed of the Political Assessment bill,
and discussion ensued, participated in by Messrs.
| Young (Ohio) Richardson IN. " Crowley, Rice,
Hays and butterworth. An evening session was
held, at which fifteen or twenty pension bills
passed.
In the Senate on Thursday, March II, the
bill for the reclamation Of arid and waste lands
psssed. authorizes the Secretary of the In
terror TO contract for the sinking of two artesian
wells on the plains east of the Rocky
mountains, the wells to be the center
! of q reservation OF four square miles,
Mr.. Jones, of Florida spoke upon the Porter bill
and, after the concuso on OF his remarks. the bill
was laid on the table subject TO be taken up by
majority at any time. The Fortifcatons Appro
priation bill was taken up and the Senate adj
journed. In the House. Mr.. Kelley rose a Ques
zion of privilege. aud denied in emphatic language
reported conversation in regard 10 the
tariff sugars, in which corrupt motives
were attributed 10 MIR. Kelley. The regular order
being demanded, consideration of the Political As
sessment bill was resumed and the bill was
put upon its passage. when no quorum voted.
The Republicans flibustered nearly the entire
sion. when the bill was laid the table for the
present and the House adjourned.
At the opening Of business in the Senate on
the 18th inst, Mr.. Williams presented joint reso
luton of the Kentucky legislature nstructing the
Senators from Kentucky to urge the passage Of
bill reducing the salary Of the President of the
United States. The bill for tie relief of the
widow of Gen. Custer indefinitely postponed.
A little discussion ensued about the Panama ca
nal project The following bills introduced
and referred: BY Mr.. Rollins, TO provide for the
ascertainment of the claims of American citizens
for spoIiation prior to July !, 1861; by
Mr.. Teller. to enable Colorado to select
land under the acts making the grant of land the
benefit of agricultural colleges and mechanic arts.
A resolution calling for information in regard 10
Government technical schools was adopted. The
Fortifcations Appropriation bill was passed. with
amendments. Mr.. Kellogg to personal
explanation, and called for an investigation in
gard to the newspaper report that the attack upon
Senator Hill, of Georgia, had been planned by
Kellogg 10 influence the contested election case,
and the woman. Miss Raymond, had been brought
here by Kellogg for the purpose of slandering SEN
ator Hill Mr.. Thurman announced that
he should move to lay the resolution for
an investigation on the table. The Senate then
adjourned to Monday. In the House, the hi / su
thorizinR the Secretary of the Interior to deposit
certain Indian trust funds in the United states
treasury in lieu OF Investment was passed.
The morning hour was dispensed with, and Nc
Mahon reported back the Deficiency Appropria-
ton bill from the Appropriation Committee. The
House went into committee of the whole. aud dis
cussed the bill for most of the day and rose with
out action. The following bills vero introduced
and referred: By Mr.. Covert, for tne suppression
of pleuro-pneumopia In neat cittle; by Mr..
Scales, 20 accept and ratfy the agreement sub
mitted by the Ute Indians for the sale
Of their lands in Colorado approxmatng $3.50 600;
by Mr.. Osmer, TO accept the title to property in
Erie, Pa. and establish a Home for INDECENT Sol
diers and Sailors. The Housy adjourned to
MONDAY.
Bills were introduced and referred to COM
mittees of the Senate Monday, March Is, as fol-
lows: BY Mr.. Johnston, for the suppression of in
fectious and contagious diseases among domestic
cattle; by Mr.. Plumb, to amend section 1883
of the Revised Statutes, relative TO pubic
lands. Very little business OF importance
was transacted by the upper house, the time being
occupied by reports of committees and other mis-
cellaneous business. The President nominated
Jacob Kendrick Upton, of New Hampshire. TO be
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Arthur Edwards
of Michigan, to be Agent for the Indians at the
Omaha and Winnebago Agency, Nebraska; and
Edward ii. Bowman, of Illinois, be Agent for the
Indians at the Pawnee Agency, Indian Territory.
In the House, bills were introduced and REFEREED
By Mr.. Singleton, making telegraphic communica-
tons as involable as letters in the mail; by Mr..
Daggett to reduce the price OF public lands within
railroad limits: by Mr. Covert, to create scien-
tfc commission TO establish legal tests for the
protection of dealers in butter, oleomargarine ETC.;
by Mr. Scales, for an allotment of lands
by Mr.. Whitaker, reducing the expenses of taking
precautions and homes teads; by Mr.. Kelley, reso-
luton directing the Secretary of the Treasury TO
furnish statement of the bonds purchased be-
tween the 1st of January, 1914. and the 1st
of January, 1859; by Mr.. Ward, to re-
dnce the expenses of collecting the revenue:
by Mr.. Young (renn.), for the appointment of a
commission on the method of settling claims
against the United States; by Mr.. Tucker, appro-
priating S25 600 for the relief of the daughter and
granddaughter of Zachary Taylor; by Mr..
Downey, appropriating $4,000 to protect
and improve the Yellowstone National Park;
by Mr.. Fort, calling on the Secretary of War for
information as to the distance and the cost of |
canal for the commerce between ihe navigable wa
ters of the Illinois river and the Illinois and Mich
igan canal, by way of the Kankakee |
river; by Mr.. Acklen, bill proposing
constitutional amendment. The amendment de |
clares that the Union of these United States shall
be perpetual, and all acts attempts to
separate or destroy the Union shall be
treason against The Federal Government, and be
punished as such the States limits and
boundaries 10 be inviolate, and the rights OF
the State to make and enforce its local laws shall
never be interfered with by the Federal Govern
ment; by Mr.. Buckner, for an adjournment OF
Congress on the 24th of May. bill was passed TO
abolish tolls on the Louisville and Portland canal.