The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-03-05
DoINGS IN CONGRESS.

A number or petitions were presented to the
Senate, Feb. ~, asking a reduction of duty on
chemicals used in the manufacture of paper; also
petitions for the opening of the Indian Territory to
settlement MIR. Harris introduced bill to pro-
vide for the construction OF a railroad and tee-
graph line from Fort Smith to Arkansas City. Mr..
Booth, from the Committee on Public Lands, re-
Pc rted, with an amendment, the Senate bill TO re-
duce the price public lands within railroad limits
The bill authorizing the remission refunding OF
the duty altar from Rome for st. Johns
Cathedral, Indianapolis, was passed. The House
resolution in regard TO the memory of the late A.
NJ. Lay was received, and Mr.. Cockrell eulogized
the deceased After addresses by Messrs. Cockrell,
Kirkwood and Vest the Senate adjourned. In the
House. Mr.. Springer Chairman of the Committee
Elections. submitted majority report
relative to the Pennsylvania contesedelection case
of Curtin VS.. Yokum, declaring the election null
and void and remitting the question to the people
of the district. The minority report, submitted by
Mr.. Calkins, declares Yokum entitled to the seat.
Mr. Morrison introduced bill repeating the dis
eliminating duty medicinal bark. A report from
the Appropriations Committee in regard TO star
postal routes received, ordered printed and
Tecommitted. message from the Pre- ident III
reference TO the Marshals' Deficiency bill was resd
aud referred. 1t requests immediate action upon
that BILL After a personal explanation by the
Speaker and Mr.. Reagan in regard TO the defeat of
the Interstate Commerce bill in committee, the
House went into committee of the whole upon the
rules.
After the expiration of the morning hour in
the Senate, Feb %, discussion was resumed upon
the Five per Cent bill, and continued through the
entire day. The bill indefinitely postponed
by vote of Is 70 81, and motion made to recon
slider, the object being to kill it efrectually,
when Mr.. Logan, having the floor, announced
that he was not through with his remarks. He
would prefer TO continue in the daytime but IL the
IaO ata fraH IN Qtau hQr 1fata IN i'm
night he would send for books and papers, and
thought he could entertain them for about
six hours, and my friend Imunds
The majority finally consented to an adjournment,
leaving the motion for reconsideration still pend
ing. The President nominated Henry Sterne, Of
indiana United States Consul at Pesth. In the
House, Mr.. Blount, from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported back the
" Star Service" Deficiency bill, and il
ferred TO the committee of the whole. Memorials
were presented for the repeal OF the duty paper
and type, and praying for law 20 prevent the
adulteration of food, and bill was reported for
the latter purpose Mr.. Bicknell, Chairman OF the
Committee on Presidential Election. reported back
the joint resolution amending the consti-
tuition as TO the election of President and
Vice President. The report prescribes that
"the electoral votes and fractions thereof of
each person voted for President in any State shall
b. ascertained by multiplying his entire popular
vote therein by the number of the states
electoral vote, and divide the product
by the sum of all the votes cast in
the state, and the quotient will be the required
number. When the returns have been sent to the
President OF the Senate they shall be counted by
that flcer. In the presence Of both hous sitting
in the Hall of Representatives. and IL shall require
the concurrence of both houses TO reiect~
long discussion upon the star" mail service en-
sued. in committee OF the whole. Mr.. Garland
moved an amendment TO political disability bill
striking out the clause upon the subject in the Re
vsed Statutes, which called out consd rable bitter
political discussion, which was stopped by an al
journment.
On the assembling of the Senate, on the Goth
OF February, Mr.. Maxey, from the Committee on
Postofhces and PostRoads, reported with an
amendment the Senate bill to authorize q refund
letters lost or stolen. The calendar was
considered until the expiration Of the
morning hour, when the remainder
of the day was given to euloeies upon the late Sem
ator Houston, of Alabama. The eulogies were,d~
livered by Messrs. Moran, Hamlin, Thurp>Ai
Davis fUl J, Salisbury, Ptndleton, and Pr ot,on.
the close of the eulogies the customary resi- ha
were adopted, and the Senate adjourned 80 .,aas
House MIR. Warner called attention 20 .ss. 10
no reply had been received from the es,,uas,,c,
partment TO the query in regard to,s .r,o1 Honsa
OF the treasury with New York e".s.,. s,a NJ
He also introduced resolutioDs pams,os canal
roe doctrine in regard TO .Corn,,,,aa on ro,n.
merce, reported bill 70 f"mmerce. siso ths toi.
missioners of Interstss<. re inter- state Commerce
lowing oils &e acfof 1866 10 facilitate commu- |
anu 10 smeno States. The three bills were or
ss ,'r'ted I'd made the special order Tor the