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

In the Senate, on the morning Of April 8, a
bill passed approprating $4,000 for The erection of
public building at Paducah, KY; Mr.. Bayard's reso-
lutions appointing joint committee upon Internal
revenue taxes were passed. The House resolu-
ton for printing 100000 copies of the report
Of the Commissioner of Agriculture for
1879 was passed. All the session was passed
In debate on the Ute treaty. The Presi-
dent nominated John W. Barr, of Louisville, to be
United States District Judge for the District OF Ken
lucky. Adjourned TO Monday In the House, Mr..
De La Matyr introduced a bill establishing
temporary Government for Alaska. Reports
of committees upon private claims were
made Mr.. Newberry introduced a bill, providing
that it shall not hereafter be lawful TO transport i'm
ported goods, or any products of the United States,
from place to another when any portion of such
transportation is made through any foreign country
bordering on the Gulf of Mexico on the Caribbean
sea, except the same is permitted by treaties of the
United States with such foreign countries. Between
fifty and seventy-five bills reported adversely
from the Committee on War Claims, and laid on the
table.
The Senate was not in session on Saturday,
the 10th inst In the House, the Senate resolution
for Joint committee to investigate the loss of in
ternal revenue was concurred in. A debate Of de-
bate IL be called where party refuses to dis
cuss question: the political rider to the Army
Appropriation bin took a, the time in committee of
the whole for the day. The Republicans did all the
talking, the Democrats having agreed not to debate
The measure.
In the Senate, on Monday morning, April II,
Mr. Pendeton presented the report of the conference
committee on the Census bill. Bills introduced:
BY Mr.. Ferry, TO regulate promotion and fix the
rank of line officers of the army; by Mr.. Vance, de-
timing and limiting the of the Page patent by Mr..
Vest, TO reduce the duty ON lead ore;
by Mr. Mcmillan, to repeal the law
taxing the circulation OF State banks The confer
encc report on the Census bill was taken up and
adopted.
10y vote of 81 to l6. The President nominated
J. NJ. Bynum, of Renzi, supervisor of Census in
House, the Senate bill passed approprating $780,
900 for the erection of suitable posts for the proec
ton of the Rio Grande frontier. The Senate
amendments to the House i'll for public building
a. Paducah were concurred in. Bills introduce |:
BY Mr., Phelps, extending for three years from the
S of July next the time within which the app icaton
Tor arrears of pensions may be hled by Mr..
Chalmers, causing weeks notice 10 he given Of
0e purchase of bonds by the treasury; by Mr.. Hurd,
supplemental to an act to establish regulations
imported goods in bond with duties paid; by Mr..
Gcddcs, proposing constitutional amendment that
no person shall be eligible to the office of President
Tor more than two terms; 10y Mr. Goode, authorizing
yhe Secretary of the Navy TO adequate coang
stations for the use of the navy; by Mr.. Martin, per-
uniting the use of domestic materials in the construc-
ton of steam and sail vessels for foreign account:
by Mr. Willis, to regulate promotions in the army,
and to fix the rank Of line officers; by Mr. Money,
regulating the compensation of the transportation of
mails 10y railrOad by Mr.. Warner, authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury 10 transmit subsidiary sill
yer coins through the mails thrd-cass matter;
also establishing bureau of mines and mining man
ufactures and statistics; by Mr.. Coffroth, calling
the Secretary of the Interior for information ar
the delay in the payment of bounties and back pay;
by Mr. Ainslie, amending the Pacific Railroad acts.
The Speaker laid before the House IA message from
the President, transmitting the report of the Secre-
tary of State relative TO Chinese immigration. The
House went into committee of the whole for
three hours talk on the Army bill, which time was
occupied by the Republicans, the Democrats again
refraining from debate. The amendment was
adopted in committee forbdding the of troops at
the polls, and the committee and the House adj
iOurned