The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
DOINos IN CONGRESS.

Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported favorably to the Senate, May
49, on the bill to establish District and Circuit
Court at Chattanooga, and TO add the county of
Grundy to The Eastern district Of Tennessee. The
bill passed The bill for public building at Pitts
burgh passed, the bills for an additional
land district in Kansas, and to construe and define
the act to cede TO the State of Ohio unsod lands III
Virginia, the military district that State. A reso-
luton was agreed to asking what action had been
taken in regard tc the claim of Kansas for per
cent. of her sales of public land. Messrs. Withers
Beck and Booth were appointed members of the
conference committee on the Postohce Appropria-
ton BILL Messrs salisbury and Morgan spoke in
favor of Spoford in the contested-eecton
case from Louisiana. 1t was resolved that on
and after Thursday next the Senate meet at III a. m
The Committee on Appropriations was given leave
to sit during the daily sessions of the Senate for the
remainder of the session. The President nominated
Nathan Gof Jr., Of Clarksburg, to be United States
Attorney for West Virginia, and Andrew J. Evans,
OF Waco To he United States Attorney for the West
ern district of Texas. In the House, Mr.. Loring
introduced bill to give effect to the message
of the Pre- ident relative to the outrages upon
our fishermen under the Washington treaty
An act to place coored persons who enlisted in the
army on the same footing other soldiers az TO
bounty and pension was passed The Pension De-
dciency bill was passed. The Agricultural Appro-
priation bin referred to the committee of the
whole, where it was discussed at length and amend
ed. An evening session was held, when the Court
On the meeting Of the Senate on Wednesday,
May 10, Mr.. Mcmillan presented various communica-
tions favoring the bill for establishment of a school
OF forestry Mr.. Cameron presented the petition of
the widow OF Gen. Heintzelman praying a pension
of $50 per month short debate upon the Political
Assessments bill took place Senator Butler Of South
Carolina, opposed reopening the Louisiana contest
ed-electon case in speech. The President nomi-
nar6 nf fnr D.
master General; James Longstreet, Of Georgia.
Minister to Turkey, and DAVID NJ Key to be United
:tates District Judge for the Eastern an6
Middle districts of Tennessee. In the House,
the Agricultural Appropriation bill passed with sew
era amendments, and then, by vote of LOG against
", the House went into committee of the whole
motion Of Mr. Tucker, who stated his intention
to call up the Tariff bill. The opponents of the
tariff succeeded in postponing consideration of this
bill, and the House adjourned till evening, when
session was held for consideration of the District
Code.
In the Senate, on the Goth inst, after reports
from the majority and minority Of the select COM
mttee counting the electoral votes, the bill to
tablish retired list for non-commssioned army Off
GERS was taken up, and amended that when an en-
listed man has served such fifteen consecutive
years in the army honorably and faithful
~, and the last five years thereof as a
non-commissioned officer, he shall be eligible
for appointment Second Lieutenant i'm the army
corps of the line in which he has served and passed
Mr.. Cockrell introduced a bill donating twelve con-
demned cannon 10 aid in the erection Of monu-
ment to Gen. James Shields. Mr. Garland spoke in
favor of unseatng Mr. Kellogg. e. In the
House, the bill regulating the Municipal
Code Of the District passed, as was
The bill TO carry into effect the second and sixteenth
articles of the treaty between the United States and
She Great and Lite Indians The House went
Into committee Of the whole and considered several
reports from the Committee on Public Lands, and
continued the order of business at the evening
session.
The Marshals bill was taken mp in tho Senate
on the 2st inst, at the request of Mr.. Bayard, and
after amendments, passed The Committee on
Commerce given leave to sit during the session