The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-13
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

In the Senate, Mr.. Davis OF West Virginia,
made the FIRST speech Of the das on Tuesday, May
g. defending his State upon the debt question, and
was followed by several other Senators upon the
same subject. The Republicans willing to ad-
journ early for the purpose Of caucusing on the
holding Of executive sessions.
In accordance with the decision OF the Re
publican caucus, Mr. Dawes moved that the Senate
go into executive session. Wednesday, May 4, the
motion being unanimously adopted. The following
appointments were then unanimously confirmed:
Robert Hitt Of Chicago, for Assistant Secretary OF
State; ex-Congressman Hiram Price, of Iowa,
for Commissioner Of Indian Affairs; A. NJ.
Jones for United States Marshal of the Northern
(Chicago district of Illinois Sanford A. Hudson, of
Wisconsin, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of Dakota Joseph o. Jones Postmaster at Terre
HGute, Ind; W. H. Craig for Postmaster at Albany,
appropriate committees, and the Senate then began
the consideration OF the Chinese treaties Senator
Hoar opposed the ratification of the treaty on the
ground that 1t is opposed to the genius Of
our institutions and to the general doctrine Of the
brotherhood of man." Senator's Miller and Farley
and the other Pacific coast Senators strongly urge
the ratification Of the treaty the ground that IL
gives the United States Government full control
over the immigration of the Celestials The Presi-
dent nominated Elliot G. levitt, of Missouri. to be
Assayer in charge Of the Assay Once at ST. Louis.
The Senate in executive session did q remark
ably good days work, on Thursday, the 6th inst.
Both Chinese treaties ratified by al but unani
nous votes also, extraditon treaty with the
United States of Colombia, and treaties with Italy,
Morocco and Japan. The Senate also confirmed
eightyfour nominations, of which the following
the most important: William Walter Phelps, New
Jersey, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tertiary TO Austria; Cortz Fessenden, Of Rome,
Mich, United States Surveyor General for Dakota !;
Richard W. Montgomery, Receiver OF Public Moneys
for Bloomington, Neb. Geldcn NJ Bronson Post
master for Menasha, Wis; Lionel A. Sheldon. Of
Ohio, Governor of New Mexico Territory: Edward
- Meyer, United States Attorney for the Northern
district of Ohio Henry Fink United States Marshal
for the Eastern district of Wisconsin,; Thomas Will
son, OF the District Of Columbia, Consul ct Client:
John +. Jenne, Of New Jersey Consul at Nuevo Lare-
do; j.. G. Jewet United States Assayer at ST. Louis
Surveyors of Customs-Joseph L. CASTOR, of Chat
tanooga: John X. Leonard, Of Indianapolis. Ind.
Collector of Internal Revenue-Msrcus Boggs,
Eleventh district Of Ohio. Registers Of Land Of
fcee-wiliam Letcher, at Mitchell, Dakota John
p. Owens, at Taylor's Falls Mimi; Charles b. Ty-
kr, at Tracy, Mimi; Thomas II. Cavanaugf, at
Oberlin, Kan; Christopher H. Smith, Worthington,
MINI Receivers Of Public Moneys-John Lind at
Tracy, MIMI; Charles f. Chandler, at Oberlin, Kan
A message was received from the President with
drawing the following names, who REGARDED as
friends Of Senator Conkling: Stewart L. woodford
United States Attorney for the Southern district
Asa w. Tenney, United States Attorney for the
EASTERN dihtrlct, LtW1s II. Payne, United States
Marshal for the Southern district; Clinton ID. Nc
Dougall, United States Marshal for tho Northern
district; John Tyler, Collector of Customs for the
District OF Buffalo. President Garfield nomiu ated
George +. Pomeroy, Of New Jersey, Secretary Of the
United States Legation at Paris: Mrs. Julia p. Wool
fork, Postmistress of Jackson, Tenn; william r.
Durfee, Agent Of Indians, la Pointe Agency, Wis (;
Malachi Krebs, Indiana, Receiver Of Public Moneys,
Boise City. Idaho.
In the Senate on the morning of Friday, May
9, Mr.. Dawes made an attempt to secure action on
the resolution for the election Of Senate officers but
the Democratic Senators resumed their tactics OF
alternating motions TO go into executive session and
b adjourn, until Dawes gave up the hzht for the
day. and, upon his motion, the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session When the doors reopened the Sem
ate adjourned.
On the meeting of the Senate on Monday,
the 9th inst, Mr.. Ransom called up the resolutions
offered by him March is, directing the Committee
on Commerce TO inquire into the condition Of the
Potomac river front Of the city Of Washington, the
navigation Of said river, and the effect Of bridge
across the same with regard TO navigation. floods
and the health Of the city, and 10 report at the next