The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-04
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the morning Of Tuesday, Jan. Is, and gave notice
that on Friday he would ask its consideration. Mr..
Logan called up the bill to retire Gen. Grant The
vote thereon stood IS yeas to % nays, Lamar and
Davis voting with the Republicans. A bill WAS
passed 10 pay the additional expense of
as p sss as Th ns s ssss't I'd
Dn BR y pension su Justice q S the
Supreme Court Who may become permanently disa-
bed The House passed an appropriation Of
$4,000 Tor monument In comrnemcpation
Of the battle Of Saratoga. The postoilce
Of the whole, and amended TO provide that safety
heaters, and rhnl be carried in mail cars,
and the Australian colonies shall be reimbursed In
part for the cost OF the British closed mails the
overland route. The bill then passed. The House
Of Representatives conquered IN tho Senate amend
ments TO tbs Military Academy Appropriation bill.
made report favoring the unsesting Of Martin
tRepublcanl a. the member from the First North
Caroline district and Of giving the seat 70 Yeates
The joint bill for counting the electoral vote came
up, when the Republicans forced an adjournment.
A favorable report was made ON the bill in
reference to quartermaster stores furnished tho
forces Of Gen. Lew Wallace during the Morgan raid
In Indians and Ohio to the Senate on Wednesday,
Jan. 90. Mr.. Ingalls, introduced q resolution pro-
vdng for the counting Of the electoral vote an the
Senate Chamber ON Wednesday, Feb. o, atnoon The
resolution provides that two persons shall be APP
pointed telers, the part OF the Senate TO make
list OF votes for President and Vice President they
shal be declared that the result shall be delivered
to the President OF the Senate, who shall announce
the State vote, which shall be entered the jour
nas, such entry to be sufficient declara-
ton thereof" The Senate spent copsidern-
BILE time in discussing the bill providing
for comforting land on the Indians in severalty.
Hoar's amendment To confer the right of citizenship
on the indians rejected 10y vote Of ~ 10 IL.
There was long and acrimonious discussion be-
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the other side 20 how Massachusetts, disposed Of
its Indians about 200 years ago. The pensions APP
preparation was reported, and the Seiiae went into
executive session, when the President nominated
ex-senator Stanley Matthews for the vacancy on
the Supreme Bench caused by the retirement Of
Justice Swayne. The nomination was referred 70
the Judiciary Committee. The House passed bill
granting Carr lake TO the city OF Council Bluffs.
The resolution looking toward the establishment Of
tclegraphic system favorably reported. BY
strictly party vote the Morgan electoral resolution
taken up, but the Republicans fhbustered until
an adjournment was effected.
Mr.. Dawes presented in the Senate, on the
9th ult, the petition of $4,000 citizens praying for
n full observance of the treaties made with the
Indian tribes. Bills for public buildings at Quincy,
ILL.,, and Minneapolis reported fsvorably.
Mr.. Beck s,oke for hour in advocacy of
his resolution for free shps, to which Mr.. Blaine
piled that from the inception Of the Congress
had done nothing 10 upho the navigation interests
u the United States. The Naval Appropriation
BILL which sets aside S14 120,7S7, was passed.
p B Of the the ae resarya
tion 10 authorize the construction If railway bridge
across Niagara river and to establish on assay office
in St Louis. The House INDUCED in an excited de
bate the North Carolina contested seat of Yeates
VI. Martin, anu On demand for the previous ques
ton the Republicans refused 70 VOTE breaking the
quorum. ItL
In the United States Senate, bill was re-
ported for TIE suppression Of contagious diseases in
domestic animals, Friday Jan. %. The morning
hour was filed by discussion on the Chicago Lake
Front bill, Messrs. Davis aud EdInunds being the
chief contestants. Mr.. Blaine introduced bill to
tabiish United States Ocean Mail Service and revive
foreign commerce by American steamships. In the
debate on the Indian land bli, MIR. Morgan charged
he secretary Of the Interior with Withholding in
formation due to the senate. Mr.. Dawes Intro
duced bill 70 establish the rights Of
The Poncas and to settle their affairs in ac-
cordance with the recommendation made 10y the
recent Investigating Commission. Mr. herman in
trOduced bil to legalize the collection ot taxes
account of shares of national banks. Mr.. Wallace
introduced joint resolution, proposing constitu-
tonai amendment, according To which the President
and Vice President thould be elected by direct
vote Of the people of the various districts.
Each State Is 10 have many districts as II has
members OF Congress and Senators; each district TO
have one vote; the vote to be cany assed 10y ard
OF 5 ate CHnVAssers, consisting CT the Governor,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court AID Secretary OF
State The return IL then TO lie made 70 the Speaker
Of the House, and 10 be conclusive proof of tho
result The votes are to be counted by Congress
in joint convention, and plurality vote 10 eject.
In the House, Mr. Speer gave notice that after two
hours' debate on Saturday on the contested seat Of
Yeates Martin lie would call the previous ques-
lion. resout on was adopted calling on the Sec
rotary Of State for information IN regard to
the Halifax award. lively debate took place on
bill to place Mark Walker, who had been
dismissed for drunkenness, on the retired list
of the army. Mr.. Mag mis- charged that the findings
of The court-martial had reached the President in
one Of his spasms Of reform. bill for the relief
of the widow Of Capt Page, of the navy, an officer
who resigned at the outbreak of the war, caused
bitter political debate, participated in by Messrs.
Conger, Cox, Bragg, Hooker, Hawley and Reed. No
action was reached.
In tho United States Senate on Saturday,
the 10th ut, Mr. Lamar presented the credentials of
james z. George, of Mississippi. Mr.. Ingalls,
utiol FOR counting the vote in the Senate chamber
was referred 10 the Committee on the Electoral
Count After considerable debate the Chicago Lake
Front bin was passed The Indian Land bill cana
mp, and amended to provide for the edu-
cation Of fifty copperco!orcdlads at the Agricultural
College at Fort Collins, COL. and to grant TO each
head of family one section of land for grazing pur
poses. In the House, the day monopo.zed 10y
the North Carolina contested Of Yea.es VS.. Mar
tin. the former hcing admitted Mr.. De La Matyr
presented petition, with %, 900 signatures, asking
that encroichnents by white settlers on Indian
reservations he prevented.
In the United States Senate, on the morning
vi Monuay, reD 4, Mr. Badwln, OF Mlchlgan, TOOK
his seat, and the credentials of Mr.. Conger were
presented. Mr.. Mcpherson introduced bill appro-
priating 100000 10 fit out war vessel 10
search for the steamer Jeanette. Mr.
Dawes, commenting upon the killing Of
Big Snake, the Ponca chief, 10y white SOL
ders, presented protest from Standing Bear and
others against the sale Of the old reservations. SEN
ator Logan defended Secretary Scu In th, inat-
ter. The several y bill taken up, and amend
mcnt adopted 70 allow allotments 10 be tahen by
dividua members of tribe which does not onsent
10 take lands. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced bill ~
pension Tho survivors of the bat e of 1ippecance.
In the House Mr.. OReilly presented bin proyid-
ing that no telegraph company shall charge more for
ssagcs than the rates OF the American Union Com
paily at the commencement OF this year. MIR.
Springer put fLrwart hiF postal telegraph measure.
: BIZ Wa passed TO enable the Utah Northern Rail-
road Company to construct branches in Utah, Idaho
and Mon,ana. Among the bills introduced was
ne 70 prevent food aduiteration; ole 10
compensate railway mail Clerks for injuries
receive while on duty; one providing that
two members az firm cannot a Directors of
the same national bank; that money broker. pri-
vate bunker or Dir ctor in any private banking
house or savings b Tx shall Director OF
national bank ia the same city that in which the
private bank savings institntion with which he is
connected is sitslaied aud that when Director has
than ten shares Of the stock OF the bank he be-
comes disqualified, and cannot continue to serve.
The Iowa contested-eicctiou cases were seifl,d IA
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