The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-11

SAL 900 10 erect monument TO Gen. Hefklmer at the
battle field of oriskany, N. ", wal passed. The
House bin amending the transportation of dutiabe
goods was taken up. On motion of various Senators
the following places included in points of des-
tnation Nashville, Knoxville, Omaha, Grand iia-
ven, Peoria, Quincy, La Crosse, keokuk, Alton,
Cairo, Kansas City, and ST. Louis. The bill Was
then passed. The Tariff Commission bill was then
taken up, and, after long debate upon various
amendments, the bill passed The President
nominated Eugene Schuyler, now Consul
General at Rome, Consul General and Diplo-
matte Agent Of the United States at Bucharest,
and William N. Penthye, now Vice Consul at 1ient-
sin, Secretary of the Commission to China In the
House, the joint resolution appropriating $4,000
for monument to mark the birthplace of
George Washington was agreed to unanimously. The
Committee ON Ways and Means reported a resolution
for the final adjournment of Congress at the
10th inst, winch was agreed to without debate
yeas, 106 nays, 6S. The General Deficiency bill
then taken up and passed The House then consid-
cred the Senate amendments to the Postoffice APP
jected. After the introduction of petition for the
passage of bill granting lands in seyeialty TO the
Indians, the House adjourned.
The bill for the relief Of settlers within the
late Fort Kearney Military Reservation, Nebraska,
was passed by the Senate on Friday, June L. Mr..
Voorhees, sent to the Clerks desk and had read
a resolution under which the Exodus Committee
was appointed, and spoke at considerable length
thereon. general debate followed upon District of
Columbia matters In the House, on motion OF
Mr.. Cannon, joint resolution was passed
authorizing the delivery OF arms, etc, to
the soldiers reunion at Decatur, Ill. The
Senate amendments to the House bill granting
condemned cannon for the erection of a soldiers
monument at Marietta, Ohio, were concurred in
The Senate bill passed for disposng of the Fort
Harker Military Reservation. The Postofice Appro-
priation bill, amended by the Senate,
taken up aud the amendment in re-
gard to the star routes non-concurred in
Mr.. Vance, from the Committee on Patents, reported
adversely on bill to repeal an act renewing the pat
ent of Henry Voeter for the wood-pulp process.
Laid on the table Fernando Wood stated that he
would not call up the Refunding bill this session,
the House has resolved to adjourn June 10, but
gave notice he would bring IL before the
House the first Wednesday in December next
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
the private calendar, but after considering three
pension bills the House refused either to adjourn or
to proceed to business and it was only by the Speak
er's voting in the affirmative on tie vote that the
motion TO adjourn was carried.
In the Senate, on Saturday, June 5, a bill
was passed for the sale of the Detroit Arsenal. A
message was received from the President replying
to resolution of inquiry stating that two Super
visors of Census had been removed and successors
appointed by him. The Senate insisted on it's
amendments to the Legislative Appropriation bill,
and conference committee appointed. The Sem
ate concurred in the House amendments to the bill
for the immediate transportation of dutable goods
The bill appropriating S251 900 to reimburse the
Greek orphan fund passed The House bill to reg
ulate the compensation of night inspectors of GUS
toms was amended and then passed. The Senate
bill TO promote the civilization of the Winnebago
Indians in Wisconsin (granting them their
pro rata proportion OF the annuities of the
Winnebagoes of Nebraska and Wisconsin for
the purpose Of securing homesteads) passed.
The House bill granting to the corporation of Coun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa, for public purposes. the meandered
lake near that city, passed. In the House, the
Senate amendments to the following House bills
were concurred in: Requesting the President to
open negotiations with France Spain, Austria and
Italy relative to the importation of tobacco to their
dominions, and TO amend statutes relative to the
immediate transportation of dutiabe goods.
number Of bills Of private nature passed:
aso bills amending the statutes relative to afdayits
of homestead and preemption settlers; authorizing
the st. Paul and Chicago Short Line Railroad Com
pany to construct a bridge across Lake st. Croix;
providing for the transportation of mails between
East st. Louis and St Louis Conference commit
tees were appointed the River and Harbor bill,
and on the Postoffice Appropriation bill.
In the Senate, on the 7th inst, Mr.. Herman
made speech in support of the resolution unseating
Kellogg Mr.. Mcdonald obtained the floor, and gave
way for other business. The bill refunding the
duties on an imported altar TO the Notre Dame Uni
versty, St. Joseph county, Ind, passed. The bill
abandoning the Fort Sedgwck (Neb) Military Reser-
walton and restoring it to the public domain passed.
erection of public building ut Detroit passed. Mr.
Beck, from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported, with amendments, the Sundry Civil Appro-
pration bill. The House bill prohibiting Govern
ment suits against timber trespassers on public lands
prior TO March l. 1872 and enabling defendants in
suits now pending to settle them by acquiring
title to the lands under existing laws was called
up. The section reducing from $3.50 to $l.25 per
acre lands VIII, price was raised more than
twenty years before the passage of this act on
count OF grants of alternate sections for railroad
purposes stricken out AS thus emended the
bill passed In the House, the Senate bill rafyng
the Ute agreement, with amendments Of the House
committee thereto, passed-yeas, ia nays, Is. On
motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill for
the erection of public building at Rochester no
quorum voted, and the House adjourned