The true northerner., 1880-03-26
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

On the morning Of March 16 Mr.. Davis Ill)
presented in the Senate memorial from citizens
of Chicago, praying the enactment of a uniform
bankruptcy law, and made a speech supporting the
memorial. On motion of Mr.. Thurman, the reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Kellogg for a commit
tee to investigate the newspaper charges against
him was laid on the table. Mr.. Edmunds intro
duced bill TO fix the day for the meeting of the
Electors of the President and Vice President, and
votes for President and Vice President,
and the decision of questions arising
thereon. Referred to a select committee the
subject. The afternoon devoted to consideration
of the star Route Deficiency bill, the Senate re-
naming in session till q O'Clock without reaching
any conclusion. In the House, a debate on the
Funding bill was ordered for next Saturday. The
morning hour being dispensed with, the House
went into committee of the whole upon
the Deficiency Appropriation bill. This
discussed the whole day, but not concluded Mr..
Dibrell from the Committee on Revolutionary Pen
sions, ported resolution calling on the Secre-
tary of the Interior for information to withhold
ing pensions allowed to soldiers of the War of 1912.
Adopted.
The first business transacted in the Senate
on the 18th inst. was the passage of bill re-
moving the political disabilities of Roger A. Pryor
Mr. Hampton, from the Military Committee, re-
ported bill to survey and mark the Gettysburg
battlefield. After discussion for nearly the whole
day. the Star Service Deficiency bill was passed
The Pres dent nominated Matthias C. Osborn of
Alabama. to lie Vnited States Marshal for the Mid
die and Southern District of alabama =. In the
House, Mr.. Taylor offered esolstion for the ap-
pontment of a special committee to investigate
the present method of settling claims against the
United States. All the day IS session consumed
in discussion upon the Deficiency Appropriation
bill no conclusion being reached.
Debate was the order of the day in both
houses on Thursday, March 1S. In the upper
house, after a few committee reports, the Senate
proceeded TO consider the House bill for the
establishment of titles in Hot Springs, the
question being on the substitute reported by
the Senate Committee on Public Lands. The bill
was explained by members of the committee, and,
after debate, the Senate went into executive ses
sion and soon adjourned. In the House. the
morning our dispensed wi h. and that body
went Immediately into committee of the whole
upon the special Deficiency bill. Debate continued
till adjournment without action.
The Hot Springs bill was taken up in the
Senate on the morning of the 10Th inst amended
and passed Mr.. Mcdonald introduced a bill re-
funding certain duties paid imported articles by
the University of Notre Dame ST. Joseph county,
Ind. Mr.. Anthony presented the memorial of Susan
b. Anthony asking for a removal of her political
disabilities. Miss Anthony complains that while
the prayers OF men for the removal of disabilities
have been granted, such prayers have been denied
to women. She asks that her petition receive
ne same consideration IL her name
were Samuel b. anthony. Mr. Plumb introduced
bill to provide for an allotment of ands in sever
atty to the United Peoria an6 Miami tribes of In
dians In the Indian Territory. In cutive session
the nomination of Rev. Thomas Simmons 10 be
Census Supervisor for the Fifth district
of Georgia was rejected. The Presi-
dent nominated Charles Adams. of Colo
rado, Minister TO Bolivia and the following TO be
United Sta rs Consuls: Bret Harte, of California,
at Glasgow; George l.. Catlin, of New Jersey, at
stutteardt; y. LANCE of Iowa, at La Rochelle;