The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
DOINGs IN CONGRESS.

In the United States Senate, on the 18th inst,
Mr. Slater introduced bill FORGETTING to the United
States the unoarned lands included In the grant
made to the Oregon Central Railroad Company. The
Joint resolution egaizing the health ordinances Of
the District OF Columbia taken up and passed.
Tho session Of the day was passed In
debate on the Geneva Award bill, no
cusion being reached. In the House,
Mr. Thompson submitted the conference report upon
the Census BILL and, after some debate, the report
was agreed TO. bill giving the widow Of Mai Gen.
Curtis, Of Iowa. . pension Of $50 per month was
passed After debate, the Army Appropriation bill
was passed by party VOTE An evening session was
held for action upon pension bills, q number being
passed
Mr.. Wallace introduced bill in the Senate
the 14h inst. TO define the amount and manner Of
the purchase Of public loans to be made by the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury. A bill WA offered by Mr..
Maxey for the relief Of certain officers and privates
Of the United States army. Mr. Voorhees, submitted
resolution instructing the Committee on Pensions
to report . bill authorizing pensions n sur
Nving soldiers and sailors OF the Mex
lean war. bill to remove certain
Apache Indians from one agency to another was
passed. Mr.. Cameron (Wis) introduced joint res
omtion authorizing the Secretary Of War to permit
members Of the soldiers reanion at Milwaukee, in
June, TO use artillery flags and camp equipage be
longing to the Government which was passed The
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was
i46,i35, an increase of $500 over the bin
as passed by the House. The bill passed.
-. In the House, the bill passed authorizing the
Secretary of the Interior to dispose of part of Fort
Dodge military reservation to actual Settlers under
the provisions of the Homestead laws. The House
went into committee Of the whole and
Mr. Hutchins introduced bin to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy. An evening session of the
House was held for the consideration of bills report
cd from the Committee on Naval Affairs. In COM
mittee Of the whole, the bills for permanent con-
sruction fund for the navy and for expedition to
the Arctic sea were reported favorab to the House.
A bill for the relief of the owners of the
Grapeshot passed the Senate the 18th inst, after
which the Geneva Award bill taken up and dis
cussed without action. Mr. Baldwin introduced a
bill TO authorize the purchase Of site to enlarge the
present Government building in Detroit and for the
purchase of a site and erection of Govern
ment building in said city. Bills passed
granting pensions 10 q number of persons. In the
House, an evening session ordered for Thurs
day next for the consideration OF the Immigration
bill The regular order being demanded, the Speaker
announced the pending question to be upon the
passage of bin reported last night from the Com
mittee Of the Whole providing a con-
structon fund for the nay. withoutv
bill to equip an expedition to the Arctic seas The
Indian Appropriation bill wac discussed all day. no
conclusion being reached In the evening session
held, at which number of bills reported from
Mr.. Edmunds reported adversely to the bill
against allowing locations for unsatisned private
land claims, sending them TO the courts, and it was
indefinitely postponed, on Friday, April 10. The
pension claim Of Jesse Phares. scout, was dis
cusscd. report from the Secretary Of State in
reference to awards Of Mexican claims was
laid before the Senate. The Geneva award
discussed all day, and then the Senate
adjourned till Monday -. In the House, the Senate
bill removing the political disabilities of Roger A.
Pryor passed. Mr.. Cox, Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs reported resolution requesting
the President to take steps to abrocae the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. Mr.. Wilson, from the COM
mittee, reported q joint resolution for the
disposal Of the Chinese indemnity fund. On
motion of Mr.. Beuck, the Senate Joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary of War TO loan the nags
tents and camp equipage for the soldiers reunion at
Milwaukee In June next passed. On motion of Mr..
Dbrel the bill passed authorizing the Secretary Of
War to turn certain condemned can
non to the Government of South Carolina.
On motion OF Mr. Valentine, the bin passed for the
relief OF settlers on public lands. 1t provides that
when presumption, homestead, or timber-culture
claimant has fled a written REIMBURSEMENT of his
claim In the local land office, the land covered by
such claim shall be open TO entry without further
action. The Indian Appropriation bin was under
discussion all day.
The Senate was not in session on Saturday,
April IT,. In the House, the bin passed providing
for the reapportionment Of the members of the
Legislatures Of the Territories Of Montana, idaho
and Wyoming. joint resolution passed authoriz-
ing the Secretary Of War to furnish artillery, etc. to
the soldiers and sailors reunion In Columbus, Ohio
In August next Mr.. Calkins introduced bill
amending the laws relative TO internal revenue
The Indian Appropriation bill was then
passed. Mr.. Manning offered, under instructions
from the Committee Elections q resolution for an
Investigation into the facts relating 10 the reception
ny Mr. Springer Of the anonymous letter relating to
Donnelly Vs. Wsshburn, and IL was adopted. The
balance vf the day was ppent I'm committee Of the
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