The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-09

authority with extreme alarm, since President
Arthur might be stricken down. and Ingalls,
might then succeed 10 the Presidency, without
having been elected by the Senate. Mr.. Nor
gan said that TO avoid difficulty he should move
TO adjourn until Monday, which would
leave Mr.. Davis tenure perfect to the sue
cession IN the event OF any accident to
President Arthur The motion was
adopted. The House took up the Alabama
Standardization case OF Lowe w. Wheeler on
which speeches were made by Messrs. Mills,
Jones, Atherton and Horr. The General De-
ficiency bill and the Legislative, Judicial and
Executive Appropriation were reported. and re-
forred to the committee Of the whole.
The Alabama contested-election case OF Lowe
vs. Wheeler being under consideration in the
House on the Sd inst, Mr.. Springer moved to
recommit, with instructions, and placed that
motion in the form of @ resolution and pre-
amble. The preamble sets forth that num-
Der of so-caled dispositions offered by the
contestant were never certified, and did not
show that any of the pretended witnesses
were sworn, and that some OF the depo-
siions had been changed since the ex-
animation. AT this point Mr. Reed OBJ
jected to the further reading, claiming that
the preamble was merely speech, and made
the point Of order that 1t was not proper to be
incorporated in q motion to recommit. MIR.
faith, and that If the gentleman from Maine
(Reed) insisted to the contrary he was acting
without the slightest foundation. The Speaker
ruled the resolution was not in order, on the
ground that portions OF the preamble
were in the nature OF debate. Mr..
Springer was successful, however, in
getting the whole preamble in the Record by
appealing from the decision OF the chair. The
appeal was laid on the table. Mr.. Springer
then moved to recommit, with instructions to
the committee TO ascertain the number OF It's
sue ballots cast for either Lowe or Wheeler. and
TO report resolution giving the seat TO the Que
having the highest number OF legal votes,
after rejecting all such tissue ballots.
The motion was lost-yeas 81. navs 1924
party vote, except Smith, Of New York, who
voted with the Republicans. resolution de-
caring the contestant entitled TO the seat was
adopted--yeas 49, nays .(Hardenbergh,
Phelps, and Rice OF Ohio)-and Lowe appeared
at the bar of the House and took the oath Of
Office. There was no session of the Senate
Acting Vice President Davis explained to the
Senate when it convened on the 9Th inst,
that his letter designating Mr.. ingalls, to act as
Chairman was in exact conformity with the
selection OF Mr.. Eaton in a similar manner by
Mr.. Thurman, and he asked decision upon
the question at issue. The Committee on
Rules was instructed TO report on the mat
ter Mr.. Lapham made favorable report
and Mr.. George ali adverse one on a constitu-
tional amendment giving suffrage 10 women.
resolution was adopted that the President
be requested to transmit all fresh correspond
ence Lotween the State Department and Euvoy
Prescott aud Walker Blaine. Mr.. PendletOn
asked that the Committee on Civil Service be
instructed to report whether assessments for
partisan purposes are being levied on Govern
ment employees, but Mr.. Plumb objected. Mr.
Mcmillan introduced bill for a treaty with
A.. I'll, fD,. % grr
of their reservation. Mr.. Sewell pre-
scnted an act allowing $4,000 TO
the widow OF Minister Fitzpatrick. Mr.. Plumb
offered a resolution of inquiry at TO the sway OF
the Typographical Union in the Government
Printing Office, which was adopted. Mr.. Beck
presented resolution that the General Appro-
priatlon bills be reported as soon as possible,
which was laid over. The Army bill was taken
up. The amendment that after forty years
of service any officer may apply for retirement
was adopted, and also clause fixing 64
years as the age for compulsory retirement
In the House, Mr.. White offered q resolution
to release the Committee on Ways and Means
from further investigation as to the extension
OF the bonded period for spirits. This led to
war of words between Messrs. White and KEEL
ley Mr.. Robertson introduced bill TO apply
to the permanent improvement OF the Mlssls-
sippi river an amount equal TO the cotton tax
collected in that region. Mr.. White offered res
olutiou for an inquiry as to the connection of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with
the Bonded Spirits bill. Mr.. Turner moved to
abolish the duty on trace chains, which was
lost notion by Mr.. Henderson to make the
Illinois and Michigan Canal bill the special or
der for June Is was urged by Messrs. Springer
and Marsh, and opposed by Messrs. Bland and
Singleton, and was voted down. For public
buildings at Concord, N. H., and Marquette,
Mich, 500, 900 each was appropriated. Mr..
Lynch introduced bill TO guarantee the inter-
est on $50, 600, 600 bonds Of projected railway
on the evees from New Orleans to Carlo.