The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-07
,wAsHrseroN, D. C., May LIST, 1880
Correspondence of The True Northerner.

Correspondence OF The True Northerner.
The District of Columbia appropriation blil
without any material amendments was passed
by the House on Tuesday IN the shape reported
blythe appropriation committee. The passage
OF this bill put the House ahead OF its appro-
priation committee in the dispatch OF business.
The latter committee has not now ready any
appropriation bi to report, nor VIII It have
anythis week. Next week 1t is expected the
Legislative. executive and judicial bills will be
completed aud reported, 10 be followed with
the postal bill. There are but four appropria-
ton bills vet TO be reported, viz: The legIsla-
tive. executive ard judicial; the postal; the
river and harbor: ard the general deficiency.
Nole Of these bills will contain any riders =
Should the President sign the army bill and
the immediate deficiency bill, there is well
grounded belief that Congress will adjourn sine
die by July 1st. IL, however, he vetoes these
bills, and the Democrats again lock horns with
the President, OF course the final adjournment
will be delayed. There are conflicting rumors
as to what the President will do good many
Republicans cay that he will veto both bills,
bat no one who makes the statements has
Other than mere belief to base 1t upon. The
friends of General Grant hope that vetoes will
be forthcoming, for they indulge in the belief
that such course on tbs part OF the Presi-
dent will stir up the Democrats. provoke a
~ a,,if will 1o m
strengthen the "strong mans canvass The
Democrats generally bekeve that the President
will sign both bills because be signed last year
army bill with the identical Amendment which
is in this years. and that be will sign the de-
ticiency bill because the marshars amendment
was originally offered by General Garfield, aud
is really Republican compromise.
The present House OF Representatives. has
been made the victim OF deliberate imposition
on the part OF It's own members, so that the
existence OF q mania may fairly be suspected.
Mr. Acken, OF Louisiana, first showed symp-
toms of it 10 February, when he presented and
got printed report purporting to come from
the committee on foreign affairs bat in reality
an unauthorized concoction OF his own: and
that be has no. recovered is proved by his in
PRODUCTION last week OF bill having no rela-
ton to the report which was Supposed to &C
company and justify it, and which on investi-
CATION turned out to be plagiarism from Chief
Justice Marshall IN famous case to be found
in the law-books. The contagIon reached the
delegate fIom Wyoming Territory, Mr. stephen
w. Downey. who introduced bill providing
for certain paintings OF the walls OF the Ma
tionaI Capitol" namely, to commemorate I" the
birth. life, death, aud resurrection OF Christ, as
told iE the four Gospels, and, on the following
day, was accorded permission to print his "ar-
gument' in favor OF the bill. A week ago this
argument appeared, covering the first fifteen
pages OF the Congressional Record, and copy
righted bv the author. 1. consisted OF a poem
entitled The Immortals,'' in Wyoming blank
verse, interpreted with metrical quotations
from Dante, Tennyson. The Rock OF Ages"
etc, aud adorned with pictorial emblem.