The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-23
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The work of rescuing the bodies of
the drowned miners in the Diamond shaft
ut Braidwood was being vigorously prose
cuted on Feb 20. The sufferers by the
calamity number thirty-four widows and
ninety orphans A special committee has
issued an appeal for aid, and bill was in
troduced In the Illinois Legislature ap-
propriating $4,000 to relieve the distressed.
Adjutant General Elliott was sent by Gov.
Hamilton TO inquire into the neces-
sites of the families Of the drowned, ana
found a pitiable condition of things The
Archbishop of Chicago has offered TO take
care of the Catholic orphans
The False Prophet, the leader OF the
revolt in Soudan, has been captured
Twenty-one of the prisoners under
arrest at Dublin, Ireland, charged with par
ticipation in the murder Of Lord Cavendish
and Mr. Burke, were on Feb. ~ commttcd
for trial Carey concluded his testimony
amid great excitement AS he passed the
prisoners dock, James Mullett struck at
him and succeeded in touching his head
Carey turned to expostulate, but was
pushed to the witness table by a detective
Great Britain, it is said, has requested the
extradition from the United States of N }.
Sheridan and Thomas Brennan
Valentines knitting-mill at Bennipg-
ton, Vt, valued at 500, GOO, was destroyedby
fire
Many complaints have been made
against the New York Central road to the
Railroad Commissioners because of discrim-
nations in freight rates
A New York court refused manda-
mus compelling the Mayor to grant a license
to Mr. Morse for the production of his PAS
sion Play
The steamer Hankow, on its last
passage from New Orleans to Liverpool, lost
overheard four men and six boats
The Nebraska Senate passed a reso-
luton not to adjourn until an equitable rail
road bill had been passed and received the
Governors signature.
The Arkansas House defeated the bill
making the maximum passenger fare on
railroads longer than 10) miles cents.
g The lumber dealers of the Mississippi
valley are called to meet at Quincy, Ill,
March T.
DIR. Richter, of Cincinnati, who has
been appointed to the new Diocese of Grand
Rapids is the youngest Bishop in the United
States
THE Senate devoted nearly thirteen hours
to the Tariff bill on Feb 10, being in session from
10 o'clock a. m. till two hours past midnight.
The whole time was given up 10 two or three
items in the metal schedule. The effort TO give
the bill such form that II could successfully run
the gantlet between the extreme high
tarif men on the side and the
low-tariff men on the other resulted in a sort of
compromise that was not very satisfactory 20
either side Mr.. Shermans amendment raising
4 the duty in steel was modified and adopted by
vote of 80 to % strict party vote except that Mr.
Mcpherson voted with the Republicans and Mr..
Van Wyck with the Democrats. Mr.. Cameron
OF Pennsylvania made vigorous speech favoring
protection In the House, Mr.. Kelley made
motion TO suspend the rules and pass the bill TO
reduce internal revenue taxation - being the
House Revenue bill OF last year, with the Senate
amendment reducing the tax upon tobacco
to cents per pound. Mr.. Springer raised
the point Of order that the bill had not been
before the Committee on Ways and Means,
and that, therefore, 1t was beyond the powsf
of that committee TO move y suspend
the rules and put 1t on it's passage. The Speaker
overruled the point of order. In support of his
motion, Mr.. Kelley said every line in the bill pre-
sented had received the approval of the Senate
and the committee which he represented there
fore, he believed while doubt and uncertainty
might prevail as TO tariff legislation, there was
an opportunity Onereu 10 mitigate our excessive
revenue to the extent of $40 OOO. 900.
Mr.. Morrison said the people were paving into
the treasury $50, 000 900 OF impost tax under war
rates and twice $4,000 900 IN bounty to manur
facturers. The internal revenue had been re-
duced one-half, and to-day, twenty years afte-
the war, impost taxes remained az they were
Notwithstanding this, here a bill brought to
relieve the banking capital of the country and
tobacco chewers at the expense of the people. 1t
was offered here in order TO give a quid of
tobacco to some people with every
likelihood OF their biting at the bait.
Mr.. Mckinley asserted that the surplus reve-
nue. in the treasury could be with safety reduced
S6O,0O0,OOO. Every one admitted, whether the
tariff were revised or not, this internal revenue
must be reduced Mr.. House called the atten-
ton of the country to the spectacle presented
to-day. For the last month, day and night, the
House had been discussing the Tariff bill: and
now came back TO the same old propositions of
the last session, the old scapegoat which had
been expected to bear the sins of the Re-
publican party into the wilderness
That party had gone before the
country with that proposition, but the people
had thrown its bank checks in its face burnt its
matches and broken it's bottle ready relief
over its head. Let the Republican party 20 be-
fore the country, If it dared, with this bill i'm
answer to the demand made at the last election
for relief from taxation. The motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill defeated-yeas
l62; nays, 92-not the necessary two thirds in
the affirmative.