The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-21

by members who favored legislation upon the tariff
ut the present session. The matter WIS undecided
The House met at 1880 and Immediately went into
committee of the whole ON the bin reyu atng uie
municipal code of the District o. Columbia.
Copies of repor,s upon Alaskan affairs were
received by the senate on the morning Of Monday
May II, from the Secretary of the treasury. in re-
spouse TO n request communication from the
Secretary of War was received. transmitting the
petition of officers of the army for the enactment Of
such legislation will entite all Lieutenants of the
army who have served fourteen years in the grade
of Lieutenant TO the rank of Captain. bill passed
for the construction of public building at Peoria Ill
Mr.. Bayard, from the Committee on the Judiciary
reported the bill lately introduced 10y him. regulating
the pay and appointment of Deputy Marshals.
Mr.. Vance submitted resolution directing the Sec
rotary of the Treasury 10 inform the Senate what
method il observed in the revenue service in sub
tracing tare on foreign sugars imported in boxes.
Adopted. On motion of Mr.. Pendleton the Senate
passed the joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
of War TO furnish artillery tents etc, for at
the soldiers and sailors reunion at Columbus,
Ohio in August, 1880. The Postoffice Appropriation
bill was taken up and passed, amended mes
sage from the President was received, inclosing IL
synopsis 10y Secretary Evarts of the correspondence
between this Government and that of Great Britaa
in relation Ia the Fortune bay outrages. Mr. Hynes
and the Secretary agree that il the imperative duty
of the United States To consider what measures
should be taken to maintain the rights of Americans
under the treaty of Washington, and to OBJ
tain redress for the denial of those rights.
Mr.. Eyarts advises the President To recommend that
Congress reinforce the duties fish and fish OIL the
product of provincial fisheries they existed before
the treaty of Washington into operation,
To continue until the two Governments
shall arrive at All agreement regarding
the Interpretation of the treaty In the
House bills were introduced: By Mr.. Cox. request
ing the President 10 communicate to the House all
correspondence in regard to the persecution of
the Jews 10y the Russian Government; 10y Mr..
Young Ohio, to tax and regulate the manu-
facture and sale of glucose grape sugar ;
10y Mr.. Young (Tenn.), calling on the Secretary of
the Interior for copies of the written testimony
taken 10y the commission to investigate the charges
against the Indian Bureau; 10y Mr. Turner, propos-
ing constitutional amendment prohibiting Con-
gress passing "a bill appropratng more than 100000
except by vote of majority of the members elected ;
by Mr.. Whitthorne, for the adoption of a suit
able meter to accurately the quantity
and test the gravity and temperature of distilled
and malt liquor After short debate, the motion
TO suspend the rules and pass the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill was agreed to-yeas, 179 nays
AZ. The bill authorizing national banks TO loan
money on mortgages defeated. bill was
passed providing times and places for holding Uni
ted States Circuit Courts for the District of Iowa.