The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-16
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

The Senate refused to recede from its amend
ments to the Census bill, on the morning of April s.,
and Messrs. Pendleton, Harris and Morrill, were APP
pointed conference committee. T joint resolu-
ton authorizing the Secretary of War to lend United
States flags to the Centennial Commissioners at Nash
vile passed. The joint resolution to allow employees
OF the Government printing office holidays with pay
was passed. The Vice President appointed Messrs.
Hamlin and Beck visitors the part of
the Senate to attend the next examination of the
Naval Academy The Senate, in executive session,
rejected the Presidents nomination of John L..
Lynch, the nominee for Supervisor of the Census
for the Third Mississippi district, and John Burton
as Deputy Collector OF Internal Revenue for that
State, on the ground that both were too
active in politics. and would use their posi-
tons 10 further their political ambition.
The President nominated H. $. Loyeioy of Nebraska,
TO be Receiver of Public Moneys at Niobrara, Neb
-. In the House night sessions ordered for
Wednesday and Thursday of next week for the con-
sideration of bills reported by the Committee on
Naval Affairs, and on the 2lst and 23d inst for the
consideration of the Municipal Code of the District
of Columbia. The Senate joint resolution passed
providing for the payment of the wages of the en-
poyes of the Government Printin Office for legal
holidays. Mr.. +. Wood Chairman or the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported back resolution call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for statement
of the rate of duty importatons for the last five
years, and what would, in his judgment, on each
article 40 imported, have yielded maximum amount
of revenue, and it adopted The House then
went into committee of the whole ON the Army APP
preparation bill
Vice President Wheeler sent word to the Sen.
ate, Wednesday, April y that he should be absent
for several days, and Senator Thurman was elected
President pro tenn Mr.. Carpenter, from the Com
rnittee on the Judiciary, reported adversely on two
bills to provide for terms of United States Courts
at Lincoln, Neb., and to divide Nebraska
into two districts. bill was intro
duced for a public building at Louisville, Ky. A
long discussion occupied the whole day upon the
Ponca Indian question. The President nominated
William A. Newell, of New York, 10 be Governor of
Washington Territory In the House, large num-
Der OF committee reports made, the bills being
placed on the calendar indefinitely postponed
Mr.. McCook introduced resolution in regard To the
West Point case of outrage upon the colored cadet,
but the matter was postponed for further develop
ments The Army bill was discussed in committee
of the whole, the proceedings being enlivened by a
personal controversy between Messrs. Sparks and
Cymer, in which the lie given by the former
gentleman and afterward retracted.
In the Senate, on the Sth inst, a resolution
TO lend flags TO the Knight Templars encampment at
Chicago next August was passed, another
lending artillery, tents etc to soldiers reunion at
Central City, Neb. The House bill 70 provide for a
pubic building for the United States Postofice
revenue offices and courts, at Charlestown, w. Va
passed. Bills introduced and referred az follows:
BY Mr.. Paddock. bill for the relief of certain set
tiers within the late Fort Kearney Military Reserya-
ton, Nebraska; also, 10 authorize the Secretary Of
War to turn TO the Interior Department certain
parts of Camp Douglas Military Reservation. Utah;
by Mr. Baldwin, making appropriation for the
erection of lighthouse and fog signal
at or near the entrance of Little Ira
verse harbor, Mich In the House
large number Of bills reported adversely from
the Committee on War Claims and laid upon the
table. Mr.. Reagan reported resolution calling on
the Secretary Of War for information relative % an
ice-harbor at Chester, Pa and IL adopted. The
House went into committee of the whole
Cox in the s,air) upon the Army Appropri-
alton bin, the pending question being upon a
point Of order raised against the amendment
prohibiting any of the appropriations 10 be used
for the Subsistence, equipment, transportation, or
compensation Of any portion of the army 10 be used
az police force 10 keep the peace at the polls at any
election held within any State. The Republicans
were determined tn force political debate upon this
amendment, while the Democrats wanted the rider
passed without talk, and the whole day used up
In debate over the point of order. The House adj
tourned with motion limiting the debate TO four
hours pending.