The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-06
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

The usual dilatory motions and the motion TO
go into executive session voted in the Sen
ate on Thursday April &c, and after lees than the
usual amount Of talk the grave body adjourned
Senator Edmunds asked that the Judiciary Commit
tee be granted permission to sit during the recess
(should that ever occur, he parenthetically said)
in order to investigate the subject OF
bankruptcy Leave was granted. President
Garfield appointed John X. Boies, Of HUI
son, Mich, and William McMichael, Of ephia,
members Of the Board Of Indian Commissioners.
Col. S. d. Sturgis and Lieut. Col j. S. Mason have
been detailed respectively as Governor and Leuten-
ant Governor OF the Soldiers Home. The President
also nominated Roswell q. Wheeler, Of Indiana, to
be Agent for the Indians at Pima and Maricopa
Agency, Arizona.
On the meeting Of the Senate on Wednesday,
April ~, Mr.. Morgan asked leave to offer q concur
rent resolution declaring that the interests Of the
people Of the United States Of America and the well
fare and security Of the Government are so in
volved IN the construction Of ship canals or
other ways for the transportation OF seagoing yes
sells across the isthmus connecting North and South
America that the Government of the United
States, with frankness which is due all
other people and Governments, hereby asserts that
will insist that its consent II necessary condition
precedent to the execution OF such project ana also
az to rules ana regulations under which other ma
uOns hndu participate IN the use OF sucn Canals
other ways, either in peace or in war. Referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations. Only short
session was held, two caucuses being had by the Re-
pubicans, when the question of the deadlock, the
Presidents nominations, executive sessions and
other matters were discussed. The gen
eral feeling was that the effort TO elect
Senate officers should be persevered in. II was
held by some however, that determination TO pur-
sue the course outlined was not incompatible with
executive sessions and there seemed to be n general
feeling that the Presidential nominations and the
nttl1 6a
No formal action was taken, and the whole matter
was referred to q committee, which will report at
futurt meeting. The President nominated Justus
spafford to be Postmaster at Huntington, w. Va
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
devoted some time Thursday, April %, to the
discussion of the Morgan resolution, which propos-
that the assent Of the United States should be
condition precedent TO the construction OF q ship
canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The committee
TO no definite conclusion a. to what should he
done with the resolution, and ended by referring
il to . subcommittee consisting of Gen. Burnside
who viii report i back TO the full committee at IN
early day. Senators Butter and Hale were the
speakers and the old straw was thrashed once more
Nothing was done, and the Senate adjourned 10
Monday.
Mr.. Farley, of California, spoke for some
time, on the opening Of the Senate on Monday, May
2, called attention 10 the large number Of nomina-
tons awaiting action and moved 10 60 into execu-
tive session. The people of his State Of all political
parties appealing TO the Senate TO consider i'm
portant matters in which they directly inter
ested. Petitions daily coming from California
asking for consideration Of the Chinese treaty. A
debate ensued between Messrs. Dawes and Farley,
the Chinese question receiving considerable atten-
ton. Afterward few remarks were made by
Messrs. Beck and Salisbury, and the Sem
ate adjourned. The Republican Caucus Com
mittee, consisting of seven Senators, met and
agreed on report. They recommend that execu-
tive sessions be held immediately to transact bust
in the following order: First, TO refer to The
appropriate committees all nominations on the
table second, TO take action on the various treaties
awaiting ratification third, to consider all uncon-
tested nominations, that is such not objected
TO by any Republican Senator from the State to
which the appointment belongs. When this pro
gramme lie competed the contested nominations
may be considered.