The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27
FORTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.

Mr.. Garland introduced bill in the Senate,
on the 17th directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to purchase the Freedmen's Bank
property, and Mr.. Davis offered measure for
the retirement Of Justice Ward Hunt. MIR. Blair
presented q bill granting a pension Of $4,000
per year to Mrs. Garfield. Mr.. Plumb present.
ed q petition from citizens OF Kansas favor
ing woman suffrage Mr.. Beck continued
his criticism of the Ingalls, resolution touching
the Pension-Arrears law. He showed that in
1879 the Pension Commissioner had reported
that frauds on the Pension Bureau had resulted
from the Arrears-of-Pension law. The Sher-
man Funding bill was discussed. Mr.. Plumb
argued that the redemption fund for
United States notes ought TO be dimin-
the limits of 800, 900. He advocated cur
rency versus bank circulation. MIR. Teller was
opposed to the bill because he disliked this
everlasting tinkering with the finances" and
was In favor of silver coinage. The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate |:
Postmasters-Thomas G. Moore, Metropolis
City, H.; Robert Huston, Braidwood, Ill. John
b. Hay Belleville, I'LL. Warner l.. Vestal, Storm
Lake, Iowa; Lorenzo d. Myers, Columbus, Ohio;
William 8. Linge, Lafayette, Ind; Milo Blair,
Sedalia, Mo. To be Indian Agents-Cyrus p.
Luse, of Illinois, White Earth Agency, Mimi;
Jacob B. Mitchell, of Kansas, Western Sho-
shone Agency, Nevada. In the House, Mr..
Armield offered a resolution for committee
TO investigate internal-revenue abuses i'll
the Sixth district of North Carolina. Mr..
Belmont presented a resolution calling
for the correspondence relative to efforts
to secure peace between Chill Peru and Bolivia.
Mr.. Harris called for similar information in re-
gard to the Chiriqui coaling stations. Mr..
Robson called up the report of the Committee
on Rules, and stated that the thirteen commit
tees whose membership it was proposed to in
crease had before them nearly 80 per cent OF
all the business of the House. A prolonged
debate took place, after which motion to table
the report was lost
A favorable report was made in the Senate,
on the 18th inst, on the bill TO permit the re-
tirement Of Justice Hunt resolution was
adopted that the Committee on Public Lands
inquire into the administration Of the land laws
and report recommendations On his resolution
against the withdrawal of silver certificates, Mr..
Brown argued at great length In favor OF
binetallsm. The sherman Funding bill was
taken up, and Mr. Morgan insisted that the
Government can in eleven years take up the
continued bonds without drawing a cent from
the surplus revenues. Mr.. Ferry intro
duced q ILL to 6x the compensa-
ton OF letter carriers. In the House,
Mr.. Haskell announced that the Committee on
Claims bad GOO bills under consideration. Mr..
Neal offered resolution for printing 5000
copies OF the report OF the Guiteau trial, for the
use Of members. In the course Of debate on
rules, Mr.. Horn said that one-ifth Of the ses-
sion had been frittered away on technical
questions.
The bill to retire from the United States Sn
preme Bench Justice Hunt, who has for a long
time been totally incapable of discharging the
duties Of the position, passed the Senate on
the 18th, by vote OF Al TO IA. The President
pro tenn. submitted the response OF the
Secretary of the Interior to the resolu-
ton OF inquiry as to the lapsing Of
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Resolutions from the Legislature Of West Vir-
GINA were presented, asking that producers Of
leaf tobacco be not required to take out
license. After prolonged debate on the 3-per-
cent. Funding bill, MIR. ingalls, moved to lay
the measure ON the table. Almost the entire
day in the House was epent In discussing the
report Of the Committee on Rules contemplate
ing additions to numerous standing commit
tees and the end of it was that the report,
along with the amendments that had been Of
fered, was recommitted to the same committee.
A bill to appropriate $4,000 for transporting
agricultural and mineral specimens from the
Atlanta exposition was passed. Monday after
noon was set apart for eulogies upon Senator
Burnside. The Speaker announced that two
additional volumes OF the speeches OF President
Theirs had been contributed to the library.
Mr.. Bayne reported bill for q home for in
digent soldiers aud sailors at Erie. Pa.
The House Of Representatives went into
committee of the whole on the private calen-
dar, on the Goth, and considered six bills. The
Fertilization Appropriation bill was reported,
and an adjournment taken to Monday. Odd.
The Senate was not in session.