The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-14
DOINGs OF CONGRESS.

Illinois, who was dangerously ILL., On the bill
10 grant right Of way to the st. Louis and San
Francisco road, Mr.. Ingalls, moved to require
the consent of tho Councils Of the Choctaws
and Chickasaws- Mr.. Teller was courteously
given an opportunity to pass the bill
admitting free of duty articles for
the Colorado Exposition In the House,
Mr.. Chalmers introduced a bill to amend
the Apportionment law, providing that in no
State shall the difference In the population OF
Congressional districts exceed 20, 900. In COM
mittee of the whole the Army Appropriation
bill was taken up. Mr.. Henderson moved to
insert proviso that whenever an officer has
served thirty-fve years he may apply TO the
President and DO placed on the retired list, and
IL he has served forty years, or is 62 years OF
adopted providing that any supernumorary
officer may be honorably discharged at his own
request on receipt Of one years pay and allow
ance. The committee then rose. when COM
munication was received from the Secretary OF
State with regard TO American citizens inn
prisoned in Ireland A message from the Pres
ident setting forth his objections to the Anti
Chinese bill WAS received and read in both
houses.
Mr.. Saunders, of Nebraska, reported bill to
the Senate, on the 9Th inst, for the admission
Of Dakota as State Mr.. Miller, Of New York,
introduced measure to suspend Chinese inn
migration for ten years. motion by Mr.. Far
ley to take up the vetoed Chinese bill was
adopted by a vote OF 80 to 25. After pro-
longed debate, Mr.. Morgans motion to refer
the bill to tho Committee on Foreign Rela'
tons was ost- On the question Of passing
the bill over the veto the vote was 80 ayes TO
81 noes. the measure failing for lack of
two-thirds vote. A resolution was adopted
asking the number OF pensioners on the roll
and the amount paid them. Mr.. Morgan Of
tered a resolution, which was pa .sed, to place
trade with Mexico on more reciprocal bosis.
Air. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, reported =. bill
appropriating $4,000 for the relief OF tine
officers and crew of the Monitor which pal tier
pated IN the battle with the Merrimac.
The President nominated James X. Part
ridge, OF Maryland, to succeed the
late Gen. Hurlbut as United States Minister to
Peru, and Henry G. Hall as Minister to the
Central American States. Inc House went
into committee of the whole on tho Army
Appropriation bill. In regard 20 claims
pending Ill the C1artermaster's Depart
ment. Mr. blackburn stated that he held
evidence to show that clerks in the Quar-
termaster and Commissary Departments
had exacted blackmall OF 5 per cent. for recon-
mending claims. An amendment was adopted
increasing to $4,000 the appropriation for the
army medical museum. The committee rose,
when an amendment was agreed to, forbidding
an expenditure In investigating claims by the
Quartermaster Generals Office The bill then
passed.
In the United States Senate on the 9th inst,
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, presented a me-
mortal from the Good Templars OF his State
against using the liquor revenues as an educa-
tional fund A bill was passed appropriating
$4,000 for the immediate relief of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indians. Mr. Farley in
troduced Chinese bill suspending immi-
grafton for sixteen years. Mr.. Miller re-
ported q bill LOT ocean mail service 10
foreign ports. The bill to regulate the
counting of votes for President and Vice Pres
ident was passed. A recommendation from the
Secretary of War was received for an addi-
tional appropriation Of $50l, 1871 for army trans
poTtation. President Arthur nominated Henry
NJ Teller, Of Colorado. to be Secretary OF
the Interior; William l.. Chandler, of New
HamI shire, to be Secretary OF the Navy, anJ
William III. Hunt, of Louisiana, TO be Minister
to Russia Jelier's nomination was confirmed,
the others being referred to committees. FC-
the Federal offices in Boston Roland Worthing-
ton was nominated for Collector Of Customs,
Alden b. Anderson for Surveyor and Daniel
Hall for Naval Officer. John J. Knox, of Min
nesota, was named as Comptroller of the Cur
rency. The Senate adjourned till Monday.
In the House, Mr.. Calkins reported in favor OF
seating Mr.. Lynch from the Shoestring dis
trict o. Mississippi, in place OF Gen Chalmers.
bill was passed appropriating $50, 900
to purchase seed for sufferers by the over
flow OF the Mississippi Mr.. Page asked
consent to introduce bill to carry into effect
the treaty with China, but Mr.. Springer OBJ
jected. bill was passed appropriating $780,
600 to continue work on the Washington monu-
ment. bill was reported to grant the right
OF way through the Choctaw nation to the ST.
Louis and San Francisco road. Mr.. Page was
then permitted to introduce his Chinese BILL
which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, as were also similar meas
ures presented by Messrs. Willis and
Berry.
The House OF Representatives On tho 7th
passed a bill to relieve from the charge Of de-
serticn volunteer soldiers who served faith
fully through their term and failed to be
mustered ont. The Committee on War De-
partment Expenditures was directed to
inquire into alleged abuses in the adjudi-
cation of claims in the Quartermaster or
Commissary Department. MIR. Washburn
submitted conference report on the bill TO
bridge the Missouri at st. Charles, which was
agreed to- Mr.. Haskell made speech on the
Tariff Commission bill. An evening session was
held to consider pension bills. The Senate was
not in session.
The Senate passed resolution, at its session
on the Sd inst, appropriating $l0, 900 for mon
ument over the grave of Thomas jefferson
at Monticello, Va. bill was introduced
for a bridge across the Missouri river near
Harrison county, Iowa, and to compel the
Kansas Pacific road to pay the cost OF sur
veying its lands Mr.. Voorhees, submitted
resolution denouncing the imprison-
ment OF McSweeney and other American
citizens in Ireland. Mr.. Garland reported
q bill to secure the safe keeping or money paid
into the Federal courts. The President trans
mitted a letter from the Secretary OF the lutte
rior asking provision for the payment of the
Utah Commissioners and election officers, and
recommended that the salaries of the Commits
sioners be fixed at $4,000 per annum. A
bill was passed authorizing the redemption
of outstanding $40 refundng certificates Mt
tho market price. In executive session
the Senate rejected, without debate, the
nominations OF James q. Watmough to be
Paymsster General of the navy and Samuel
Seabury as Naval Constructor, In the Hou'e
Mr.. Singleton presented petition from 5000
citizens OF Illinois for The improvement OF the
Mississippi levees. Bills were introduced to au-
thorize the construction of bridge across
tho Mississippi at Memphis, and to
apply the surplus revenue to
the payment of tho public debt. A hot debate
took place on a resolution to fix date for
taking up the bill TO extend the corporate ex-
istence OF national banks which was voted
down by 122 to n. Under suspension OF the
rules. bills were passed TO readjust salaries
of Postmasters, TO extend the bond period for
distilled spirits, and to erect public buildings