The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-01-21

amendment providing for the payment TO the land
grant railroads OF 90 per cent Of their claims; pro-
yided further, that the total amount 10 be paid
should not exceed $4,000. In the House, Mr..
Johnston reported bill tn relieve Maj Gen. Ord.
The Funding bill then taken up In COM
mittee OF the whole. An amendment was
adopted that $500 900 900 In 3percent bonds be Is
sued, redcemable Ia five years and payable in ton,
and certificates TO the amount Of SD0.OOO0g. hear
ing per cent. interest and running from one
oasy YEN pa Sf'r' out H' a. ''1 ns sSer s dosr.
and all the gold reserve above s50,000000.
Some passages-at-arms took place between Reed. OF
Maine, and Randall the former accusing the latter
of something like demagogy Frank Hurd also felt
aggricved at some remarks by brother Democrat
Myers, of Indiana, and rose 70 personal explana-
ton.
Senator Hoar introduced bill in the Senate
Friday, Jan. IL, providing that ex-Presidents
shall he entitled to annual pension equal to one
fourth OF the salary paid them while in office. Mr.
Johnson, from the Committee Yorktown Celebra-
ton, reported favorably the resolution inviting
the French Government and people to participate in
the celebration. FIR. voorhees, offered n
concurrent resolution instructing the Chair
men Of the Naval Committees Of
the two houses to cooperate with the Secretary of
the Navy in making arrangements for the unwilling
of Admiral Farragut's statue. The Army Appro-
priation bin and the District Tramp bill were passed.
as was the Military Academy Appropriation bill,
without amendment senator Conkllng scored
victory President Hayes. The Presi-
dent appointed one Haskell Postmaster of
Albany to succeed the present occupant. Craig
whose term expires on the LIST OF March me fost
Office Committee reported in favor of Haskel's con-
frmation. Mr.. oohking opposed On
the ground that the appointment was
illegal, Craigs term not having expired. Inc
report was rccommitted by unanimous vote
The House went into committee of the whole on the
private calendar In the debate on the bill for the
relief Of william Redus, for cattle stolen by Usage
Indiana. demonstrated
Of IA court for hearing all private claims.
The House Of Representatives. spent Satur
day, Jan. Is, the Funding bill, leaving two sec
tons unfinished. First in order was tho pending
amendment of Mr.. Anderson, to replace bank notes
with legal tenders rapidly the former are re-
tired, proposition rejected as not being germane
Mr.. McLane offered substitute for the
whole bill, embracing Secretary Sherman's
plan of bonds certificates, drawing not over 30
per cent, which was lost. The Randall amendment
10 the first section then adopted, providing for
s40O,0O00O0 OF bonds, payable in FIVE TO ten years,
and $500 100000 of certificates, redeemabe in one to
ten years, each bearing per cent interest," the treas
ury having previously paid out on maturing
bonds all the silver dollars in store and all gold above
S50,00O,oOO The second section, amended, au-
thorizes the Secretary of the treasury, in refndn0
operations, TO exchange any bonds except
| those issued TO the Pacific railway compa-
nies. The third section restricts TO one-fourth
| of i per cent. the expense Of placing the
new bonds and certificates. The fourth section au-
thorizes the use Of S500000O0 in coin in redeemng
5 and 6-per-cent bonds, which are TO be Cancelled.
The fifth section, which action has been taken,
provides that the new bonds shall be the only ones
receivable as security for nationabank circulation.
The joint resolution creating the Yorktown
Centennial Commission passed by the Senate on
Monday, Jan. II. Bills also passed directing the
purchase OF the Freedmen's Bank building at Wash
ington for s25O,OOO, and to place Gen. Ord on the
list of retired Major Generals. The bill for the re-
lief Of Ben Holiday debated, without
action. Senator saulsbury's motion to consider
a vote of "a to 90 Several Democrats, including
Bayard, Pendleton, Thurman, Lamar, Voorhees, and
Davis Cl) voted against the motion. Three differ
ent reports were submitted 10y the Board of Visitors
| to West Point. Senator Garland and Representative
| Philips declare that the ming ing Ut the race
! IL subject to drawbacks which legisla-
| ton can control Senator Edmunds is of
opinion that the standard of adm ssion ought
TO be raised, and Representatives Mex nley and Eel
| ton hold views directly to the cor trary Senator
Garland presented bill providing that hereafter n
officer above the rank of Colonel sha be assigned to
duty at the academy. The Senate rejected the NOM
nations Of John b. Stickney to be District At
| torney OF Florida, and RI bert Ii. Trego to
| be Postmaster at Sidney, Ohio. In the House.
| Mr. Newberry introduced a bill to provide for a
joint international commission 10 invests ate the al
eyed fraudulent 70 tistiCs used by the Halifax Com
mission. Mr.. Ford presented n resolution for the
| construction by the Government of such telegraph
lines as may be necessary to protect private
/ interests, and Mr. Springer one for teegraphic
| postal system. MIR White offered con- thu
tionsl amendment providing for the election of
! United States Senators nv fhc neoo'r Mr. C.v m
troduced all apportonment bill fixing the number
of Representatives at 30l. The bill quoting the titles
OF settlers Dee MONIES river lands was pa, sed.
Mr.. Fort introduced bill to prohibit the exporta-
ton Of diseased catte; Mr.. Willis, to improve the
civil service Mr. Kelley, to repeal act which i'm
poses discriminating duty of 10 per cent on goods
produced east OF the Cape of Good Hope and i'm
Por ed from countries west Of the Cape:
Mr.. Converse, to reclaim the swamp lands of the
Potomac and TO deepen the channel of the
river and Mr. Keifer to prevent the spread of con-
tagious disease among domestic animals. The
Speaker submitted a communication from Secretary
Schurz which accompanied the report of the Census
superintendent which shows that the United States
has population of 81, 152, 500.