The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-11

States Of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois 10 prosecute
suits against the Government In tho Supreme Court
OF the United States An act for tho sale OF Indian
lands In Kansas passed. tho rate being hxed at
Atkins expressed the belief that the Arrearages act
would cost the Government 81 .ooo,oooooo.
The United States Senate was in session
short time on Saturday, Feb s, and passed q joint
resolution inviting the Government and people Of
France and the family Of Lafayette TO join in the
Yorktown celebration. Bills were passed for the
erection of public building in Quincy, Ill, and to
erect monument at wyandotte Mission, In Ohio.
The House passed both the Senate Joint resolution.
I'm regard TO the electoral count Some hours
spent in debate on the superintendent question.
The United States Senate took up the letter
of the Secretary of the Interior in relation TO census
frauds In South Carolina, on the morning of Mon
day, Feb. 7. Messrs Butler, of South Carolina,
and Conkling, of New York, got into a rather per-
sonal alteration the matter. Replying 20 the
language contained in speech by Mr.. Conkling,
during the campaign, Mr. Butler spoke of its
charges and insinuations as being AZ
malignant in their purpose against the South as
the heart that inspired their utterance AID asserted
that although the evidence of the correctness of the
census figures was conclusive and overwhelming OF
the authors charge, lie had not had the honesty
to make amends for his dishonorable pervernons.
Mr.. Conkfng replied To Mr. Butler that ne inferred
that the latter had designed his remarks assault
upon him for something he had said in speech last
September. He thought that Mr.. Butler had
taken a long time to -eply. As for the
vaporings of that Senator he had no concern.
Mr.. Butler-The staggering insolence of the
Senator from New York has no concern for me- Mr..
Conkling-The Senator IL person with whom do
not choose 10 bandy words epthets here or else
where, least of all here. The subject was then
dropped In a debate the District bill, Mr..
Thurman declared that he would vote for licensing
the sale OF liquor Senator'S HaInlin and Thurman
appointed teers for the Senate in the electoral
count meeting q, nsideraton OF the Pension
Appropriation bill occupied the remainder Of the
session. The House refused 10 suspend the rules
and pass resolution 10 appoint commission to re-
port basis for reciprocity treaty with the British
provinces. The River and Harbor bill received a
similar refusal. Bills introduced: BY Mr..
Washburn, of Minnesota, providing that railroad
companies occupy such public lands az they
may need for right Of way Of any proposed
line by making entry at the Land ONCE
and paying the Government price; by Mr.
Robson, compelling railroad companies to prov ide
ali passenger coaches with axes, Neutrality-suspicious.,
ETC., and to punish with fines such companies vi
olate the law; 10y Mr.. Ford, for distribution of the
public lands; by Mr. Turner, a JOINT resolution
that Congress has power under the con-
stution TO impose tariff except for the
purpose of raising revenue; by Mr.. Gillette,
a resolution of sympathy for the Irish. The Senate
bill passed relative To the nonforfeiture OF vessels
for breach of the Revenue laws. Messrs. House and
Crowley appointed tellers TO make list OF the
electoral votes on the part of the House.