The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-23

Beck and Jones of Florida, who took excep-
ton TO some Of the provisions Of the measure
Mr.. Hoar's Woman-Sufrage Committee res
olutiop was discussed briefly, MIR. Vest
indulging m some caustic remarks
add tremendously" to the volume Of ilhterate
voters and that, while the ''women" OF the
country would rush to the polls not one "lady"
in q thousand would go there. Ingalls,, Of
Kansas, introduced resolution instructing the
Committee on Pensions to inquire and report
what increase OF pension, II any, should
be allowed the widow of Abraham
Lincoln. Mr.. Hale introduced four bills on the
subject of Congressional reapportionment, In
order to bring the whole subject before the
Census Committee, OF which lie Is Chairman.
with view to securing final Legislative action
ON the subject during the present session. The
following among other bills were introduced by
Mr.. Coke: To regulate Interstate commerce and
TO prohibit unjust discrimination by common
carriers by Mr.. Beck, to repeal taxes on de-
posts with banks, banking associations and
bankers by MIR. Plumb, to authorize the
Issue of silver certificates and standard silver
dollars on deposit OF silver bullion. AZ
ter listening TO the views OF Secretary
Folger, tho Senate Finance Committee
UNANIMOUSLY Endorsed John Shermans
S-per-cent. Funding bill, with amendments pro-
viding that not over $25, 0C0, 900 in deposits
shah be received at one time, and THAI the
bonds TO DO issued shall not exceed 5000, 000,-
600. The House was not in session.
mr.. voorhees, addressed the Senate on the
10th inst, in opposition to the recommendation
of Secretary Folger as to the limitation of sill
yer coinage. He criticised Secretary Sherman's
financial policy, and intimated that President
Arthur and Secretary Folger were mere agents
Of the national banks. He defended the
greenback theories of few years ago, and
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very severe on monopolies, corporations, etc.
Mr.. Van Wyck presented petition from
5000 others Of Nebraska, praying for an
Interstate commerce bill TO prohibit railway
determinations. The President nominated b.
II. Brewster to be Attorney General N. A.
Adams for Pension Agent at st. louis and
Wallace II. Finch Surveyor OF Gus
toms ut La Crosse, Wis. In the House
667 bills were introduced, mong them the fol-
lowing By Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio, to appro-
PIRATE $50, coo for the relief of the widow OF
President Garfield by Mr. Neal, Of Ohio to
Society; by Mr.. Miller, providing for the dis
charge in bankruptcy of one or more OF the in
nocent members OF partnership when another
partner has been guilty OF some illegal act
by Mr.. Shallenberger, to prevent persons living
In bigamy from holding any Office OF trust or
emolument in the United States Territories,
aud regulating marriage in the Territories;
by Mr.. Chalmers, to pay the public
debt and stop the manufacture Of
money by corporations by Mr.. Hatch,
to permit planters TO sell tobacco of their own
production without payment Of license or tax,
to the amount of twenty-five pounds annually.
MIR. Robinson, of New York, tried to make him
self heard upon the question Of Imprisonment
of American citizens in Ireland. but the Speaker
called him to order. resolution was adopted
for q holiday recess from Dec. q TO Jan. s.
Speaker Keifer announced the following as the
committee on the expenses attending the i'll
ness and burial of President Garfield Tay-
lor, Pound, Cox. Lefevre, Bedford, Blackburn,
Page, Springer. O'Nelll and Shelley.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate on
the 10Th was one by Mr.. Williams, OF Kentucky,
to prevent the expectation Of diseased cattle
and the spread of infectious diseases among
domestic cattle; and one by Mr.. Hoar
to provide for and regulate the counting
OF electoral votes cast for President
and Vice President of the United States.
Mr.. Allison presented the memorial Of the Eli
nos and Michigan Canal and River Improve
ment Company, asking for the construction of
the Hennepin canal. The President sent IN
the following nominations Thomas q.
Acton, to be Assistant Treasurer of the
United States at New York, vice Hillhouse;
Chief Justice Gray, of Massachusetts,, to be
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court of the
United States; William Henry Trescott, of
South Carolina, to be Special Envoy Extraordl-
United States to. the republics of
Chill, Peru and Bolivia; George M.
Duskin, to be Attorney of the United
States for the Southern District Of Alabama.
The nomination of b. II Brewster to be
Attorney General, and J. @. Bancroft Davis to
be Assistant Secretary of State were confirmed.
In the House, the bill to grant the franking
privilege to Mrs. Garfield was passed. Mr..
lehman handed in bill to authorize national
banks to make loans by mortgage OH real es-
tate. Mr.. Reagan introduced bill to permit
the purchase and register of foreign
built ships by citizens of the United States.
new Income-Tax bill was presented by Mr..
Mcmillan, which provides for 3-per-cent tax
on all incomes or corporations, companies and
individuals whose net incomes shall exceed 81
900 also to make the trade dollar legal tender.
Bills were also introduced: To provide for a
drawback Of 10 per cent on all goods hereafter
imported in American built ships, owned ex-
clusively by citizens of the United States to
regulate the customs duty on sumac to regu-
late the duty on sheep and goat skins imported
for the purpose OF making morocco; to abolish
the tax on tobacco; for the admission of Da-
kota, New Mexico and Washington Territories
into the Union States.