The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-02-06
DoINGs IN CONGRESS.

The bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter
reported back to the Senate the eth of Jan
uary by the Military Committee, with favorable
report; a minority report was also presented. MIR.
Edmunds offered a resolution, which agreed
to, instructing the Committee on Judiciary to in
quire whether in the settlement of adjustment be-
tween the United States and certain railroads, any
discrimination has been made in favor of one or
more such companies as against others, and If so,
hatfurther legislation on the SUBJECTS expedent
Mr.. Pendleton introduced bill TO authorize the
appointment of medical inspectors in the navy to
the Office of the Chief of Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery, and to the disability of the present
incumbent number of petitions present
ed In favor Of the Weaver Bounty bill. Bills We're
introduced and referred as follows: BY MIR.
Butler, to incorporate the Cosmo- American
Colonization and General Improvement Burta /;
by Mr.. Coke, providing for the pay
ment of the awards made to the
Creek Indians who enlisted in the Federal army.
loyal refugees and freedmen; by Mr.. Wallace, TO
increase the pensions of all wounded soldiers OF
tue War of 1912 who receive less than $l5 per
month; by MIR. Logan, to amend the statutes in
relation to the immediate transportation of duta-
BILE pods: joint resolution TO INCREASE the officers
of the army allowed TO be detailed professors of
military science at colleges and universities by
Mr.. Teller, to regulate Indian affarh.
Mr.. Bayard then made a carefully prepared spt ech
upon financial alters, taking his snti-lsga tender
resolution as the subject. 1t pronounced
hard-money document. In the House. a bill was
passed appropriating 100000 for monument at
Yorktown, aud S20,Uc0 toward the centenary cee-
braton. bill passed setting apart for park pur-
poses certain lands in California which are
growing the "red wood or I" big trees" also
bill for the relief of certain actual settlers tic
Kansas trust and diminished reserved lands Kan
Tive House then went into committee of the
whole upon the rules, with the hve-minute rule in
force.
AS soon as the journal was read in the Senate
on the 18th Of January, Mr.. Ferry presented the
following resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted: Resoloed That the Senate has received
with profound sorrow the announcement of the
death of Zachariah Chandl, r, late Senator of the
United States from the State of Michigan, and for
nearly nineteen years member of this body. Re
solced, That to express some estimate Leld
of his eminent services in long public
reer, reI dered conspicuous 10y fearless,
patriotic devotion, the business of the Senate
be now suspended, that the associates of the de-
parted Senstor may pay fitting tribute to bis pub
lie and private virtues. Res0lUed, That the loss
tue country sustained in the death of Mr. Chandler
was manifest ty expressions OF public sorrow
throughout the land hesolved, That as mark
of respect for the memory of the dead Sem
ator. the members of the Senate will wear
Grape upon the left fo- thirty days.
Resoiued, That the Secretary of the Senate com
muncate these resolutions to the House of Repre-
sentatives RtSOlred, That additional mark
of respect for the memory OF the deceased the Sen
ate do now adjourn. Mr.. Ferry then delivered a
eulogy upon the public and private life of the de-
ceased at considerable length The following Sen
ators followed In shorter addresses laudatory of
the late Senator from Michigan, after which
the body adjourned: Messrs Anthony, Bayard,
Hamlin. Blaine Logan, Wallace, Conkling. Aoar,
Morrill, Ransom. Blair. Cameron and Baldwin
In the House, the Committee Postoffices and
Post Roads reported a bill declaring all public
roads and highways post-routes. After some dis
cussion the vote on secondng the demand for the
previous question resulted SO TO ~. No quorum.
The House passed the following bills: Grant
ing pension to the widow of Lieut.. Hiram II.
poOn and fatfn tloo
of monument 20 Gen Herkimer. The Senate bill
appropratnR $4,000 for the purchase of new site
for the United States Naval Observatory was taken
from the Speakers table and passed, with amend
ment providing that, If practicable the site shall
be on an even degree OF Longitude west OF Green
witch. Mr.. Brewer offered resolution calling
the Supervising Architect of the Treasury for in
formation as to the number of public buildings
now in process of erection. which may have
been completed within the last three years. and
reasons why such buildings have cost or will cost
more than the amount limited by law. Mr.. Davis
introduced bill imposing a tax on smoking
opium, etc. The morning hour having ex-
pired, the House went into commi tee of
the whole the revision of the rules.
ting the resolutions adopted by that body relative
TO the late Senator CHI ndler. Speeches were then
made in culogy of the late Senator by Messrs. New
berry, Williams. Hubbeil. Brewer, Conger, burrows
Hswley. Dunnell, Stone, Keifer, Briggs, Crspo Bar
Der. willets, and Garfield.
number of petitions upon various subjects
we're presented to the Senate OH the morning of
Jan. 20, and a communication was received
from the Secretary of War recommending that
$1,000, COO he appropriated in annual instsllments
for the Improvement of Harlem river, New York.
Bills were introduced: BY Mr.. Herman. for
position in New York in 1889; by Mr. Johnston,
resolution asking in regard 10 Venezuela claims,
which was adopted: by Mr.. Vance, for the restora
ton OF the Executive letter books of the state of
North Carolina: by Mr.. Cameron Wisl. for
the relief OF the stockbrdge and other Indians in
Wisconsin; by Mr.. ingalls,, 20 grad
nat, the price and disposal OF the
residue of the Cherokee SCRIPT lands of Kansas;
by Mr.. Voorhees,. granting railroads the right OF
way through the public lands of the United States.
Mr.. Gordon submitted resolution that a com
Mite OF nine Senator's he appointed TO take into
consideration the subject of the construction of
canal TO connect the stantic aud Paeifc oceans
which was adopted. The President nominated Jo-
seph A. Connolly 70 be United States District Attor
Dey the Southern District OF Illinois. Ad-
journed 10 Monday. In the House. consideration
was resumed OF the bill declar ng all
public roads and highways post routes.