The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-11

discharged from the consideration OF Oils Tor rail-
ways ship canals across the isthmus Bills were
passed: To establish lfe-saving station at Louis
ville to dispose Of Usage Indian lands In Kansas,
and b Omen portion of the Fort Rdgey reservation
in Minnesota to homestead and timber-culture entry
The Japanese Indemnity bin, directing the payment
of 81, 1887 to Japan, came up and was discussed
but no action was taken. There was a bare quorum
present at the evening session The conferences re-
port ON the Fortihcations bin agreed 10, and
several House bills taken up and passed
In the House, the General Deficiency BILL the last OF
| the appropriations, was reported The Senate
concurred in, one Of which gives siooto for the in
vestigation OF peuro-pneumonia. The Senate
amendments to the River and Harbor bill were
agreed 70, making the appropriation $ll,l4l 800:
| Mr.. Acken's title to the seat from the Third
Louisiana district confirmed. struggle then
en,ued the Funding and Apportonment
| bills. The House refused to consider the latter,
but the Funding bill finally taken up.
Mr.. Conger raised the point OF order that the
Senate amendments must be considered in
committee Of the whole, but the chair oyerruled It,
without acting upon the measure, the House took
recess On reassembling the consideration Of the
bill was resumed, and Mr.. Conger raised more points
Of order, which regularly overruled. Mr.
Tucker demanded the previous question upon all
but four of the Senate amendments, and IL
ried by vote Of 100 to 90. The amendments
| concurred In. Attempts were made TO modify the
remaining amendments, but they failed, and, after n
struggle which lasted until 12:46 No., the House
took recess, leaving three Of the Senate amend
ments to be disposed Of.
The Senate took up the Sundry Civil bill, on
Wednesday, March 2, to which the Senate committee
had added 81, lis, 900. Most Of the amendments
were agreed TO without important debate. Mr.
Bayard offereda new amendment, authorizing the
Secretary to surplus money for the purchase or
redemption of bonds. II was adopted with
| out objection. An amendment offered TO the
bill to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
4 f1nn nf ~ m
out of his own private pure (S3,950) to meet the
expenses of the Wayne Macveagh Commission to
Louisiana in 1877 gave rise to lively discussion,
participated in by Beck Bailey, Conkling Jonas and
| thurman. Beck and Bailey favored the amend
ment, and the latter took occasion to say
of President Hayes administration that
o @ei0 for A" fifty ee Years. ConEng made the
amendment the occasion to give the President hit,
sneered at the Commissioners tourists, and ridi-
iculed the item. Thurman dangerously requested
that the amendment be allowed to 90 over till the
next Senate could act on 1t, and then John Sher-
man. who Of the promoters OF the commits
! sion, could defend IL against the ridicule of
Conkiing and Wayne MacVeagh, the pros
pective Attorney General, could give his opinion
the legalty the ITEM After some more discussion
the amendment was tabled by unanimous vote A
vote on the amendment approprating $4,000 for
the purchase Of the papers OF Confederate Gems
Bragg and Polk resulted in its defeat The bill was
finally passed. The Funding bill was received from
the House and signed by the Vice President An
attempt was made to go into executive SEES
publicans, in view OF the fact that many Of their
number absent, opposed and finally defeated it.
The House of Representatives met in continuation
of Tuesdays session, and the struggle over the
Funding bill resumed Mr.. Tucker demanded
the previous question on the Senate amendment au-
thorizing pubic subscriptions for the new bonds ana
certificates, but there no quorum voting. Under
a Suspension of the rules, the Dehciency DIN
taken up and passed. MT. Iuck-
er then returned. to the attack, and
after good deal Of hbustering OH the part of the
Republicans, succeeded in obtaining concurrence in
the remaining Senate amendments. All other amend
ments proposed were rejected and the bill passed.
Mr.. Carlisle then moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill amending the Funding act to
form with the amendments proposed by the Ways
and Means Committee: After some debate the mo
ton prevailed and the bill passed. The Speaker
then signed the enrolled Funding bill, and the
House adjourned.
An attempt was made in the Senate on
Thursday, March g. to replace the Funding bin, add
ing to the Deficiency Appropriation bill an amend
ment embodyng oil the main features Of the vetoed
act, but leaving out the Objectionable fifth section
Objection made to the addition not being ger
name to the bill, and it was ruled out The
Senate, after animated discussion, passed
the amendment appropriating $I65,ooO for the
purpose Of enabling the Secretary of the Interior to
indemnify the Ponca tribe of Indians Tor losses
tanned by them in consequence of their removal to
the Indian Territory, to secure to them lands in
crafty on either the old new reservation, in
cordance with their wishes, and to settle all matters
Of differences with these Indians. The Japanese
Indemnity bill passed the Senate by q vote OF &C 10
q. The bill directs the payment 10 the Government
OF Japan Of 81, 463,2A. or this sum $24S,O00 is
to go prize TO the and officers of the Unit
ed states ship Wyoming and the steamer Takiang.
In the House, the Apportionment bill introduced by
Mr.. Cox, amended by the insertion Of $40 members
instead Of 307, passed by vote Of las to 1l3. Sew
eral Democrats voted with the Republicans
for the number inserted. The veto MESA ge the
Refunding bill was received from the President and
n Arl
sage be printed and laid the table tor fu ture
sideration. Carried. The Sundry Civil bin, which
appropriates s2i, S7S.ooo, passed the House
from the conference committee. Mr.. Single
ton, at midnight, made the point OF order
that the 4th of March had arrived and all legislation
after that hour was illegal. Nothing Of importance
was done after that hour, general good time being
INDUCED in, and the floor OF the House being given
over to a scene Of the utmost confusion. A recess
till 10 O'Clock was carried about a. m
The Senate met at 1890 on the 4th OF March,
but transacted no business. Joint resolution
offered for extra months pay to the senate's Of
hcials and employees, which was briefly debated and
passed At IL o'clock Vice President wheeler babe the
Senate alden In q few words, and declared the SEN
ate adjourned sine die. Vice President Arthur then
took the gavei and called the Senate to order.
The ceremony Of swearing in the Senators
then proceeded with, and all but Senator
manOn6 responded TO the call OF their
names and took the oath of Office. As
soon this concluded the ceremony Of inau-
gurating the President carried out, the Senate
sdjournng 10 the east portco After this ceremony
the Senate adjourned for the day. In the House. the
closing hours were full Of confusion, and no
business was transacted. Mr.. Conger presented the
customary resolution of thanks to Speaker Randall
aud at IL o'clock the Fortysirth Congress adjourned
without day.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution in the Senate,
on March 5, extending TO Gen. Winfield s. Hancock
the privileges Of the floor during his stay in Wash.
ington. Adopted unanimously Mr.. Blaine, in ac-
cordance with notice given by him some weeks
ago, submitted the following resoluton "Resoired,
Thae a special committee of I'VE Senators be
appointed by the Chair TO take into ctnsid-
Grafton the mode Of voting for President
and Vice President of the United States, and the
mode OF counting and certifying the same who shall
report such propositions for cnsnge the Jaw and
constitution "A may seem expedient; that said
mittee have power 10 sit during the Of Con-
gres and thst they be directed to report on or be-
fore the second Wednesday i'm January, 1881" The
resolution temporaryaid the table to be print
Cd President Garfield sent 10 the Senate the names
of the persons he has chosen TO form his Cabinet
follows Secretary of State, James c. Blaine, OF
Maine: Secretary Of the Treasury, william Window,
OF Minnesota: Secretary OF War, Robert I. Lincoln,
OF Illinois Secretary OF the Navy, Wi liam H. Hunt,