The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-12

for an entire revision of the tariff and OF the
machinery for its collection The Sherman
bill extending the bonded period
for two years on whisky In ware
houses was passed by vote OF
% yeas TO 20 nays. In the House, Mr.. Kasson,
of Iowa, Chairman of the Committee on
Civil Service Reform, reported back the
Senate bill to regulate and improve the civil
service of the United States, and spoke in
favor of the measure. Mr.. Reagan, of Texas,
spoke in opposition TO the bill on the ground
that IL was not efficient TO remedy the evils
complained OF. Mr.. Townshend, OF
Illinois, favored the provision of a
penalty for the violation of the
clause forbidding political assessments by
public officers Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri,
favored the bill, as IL would tend TO break
up the iniquitous assessment system Mr..
Calkins, of Indiana, regarded the bill as
turning point TO perfect civil reform IL the
Democrats could stand this bill now he was
sure the Republicans, with their fellows in
Office. could He admired his Democratic
friends who could take medicine in the
shape of a Civil Service Reform bill after
the Desert of Sahara For this reason
and many others he favored the bill
Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky, moved to re-
commit the bill with instructions TO the COM
mittee TO report it back with an amendment
prohibiting the assessment of public en-
ployes by private persons Lost-yeas So,
nays Ia. The bill then passed-yeas 1855,
nays AZ OF the 155 affirmative votes, 100
were Republicans and 40 Democrats-40
Democrats and Republicans voting in the
negative.
The Senate devoted the principal part OF
the day, ut its session on the 9Th inst, to the
discussion of. the Presi Dental Succession
bill Senator Garland, of Arkansas, made
an earnest plea for the passage of the meas
ure, declaring that Safter the 4th OF March
next, the life of President Arthur is the only
life between order and anarchy" He
favored a Presidential term of six years.
Messrs Jones, of Florida, and Nor
gan, of Alabama, opposed the bill Mr..
Ingalls, presented To the Senate petition for
the admission of Dakota as a State. Mr..
Vest submitted n report in relation to Vel
lowstone Park. President Arthur nominated
to the Senate Gustavus Coward. OF Illinois,
TO be Secretary of the American Legation in
Japan. The House took up the District of
Columbia bill, which appropriates S., 443, SAT,
and passed it,
The proceedings of Congress on the 9th
inst were tame and uninteresting. In the
Senate, petitions from Wisconsin were pre-
sented for a constitutional amendment to
prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors, rs
also memorial from Oregon for the i'm
provement of Columbia river. A House bill
was passed TO permit the free expectation
of tobacco and cigars A bill was reported
TO grant right of way through public land in
Alabama TO the Rome and Decatur railroad.
Tae House listened TO communication
from the President recomm rnding an APP
preparation of 500, 900 to complete the cen
sus Mr.. White, of Kentucky, offered res
olution as TO the n cessty for the presence
OF Commissioner Raum in Illinois, where
enormous quantities of distil edvspirlts now
lie In bonded warehouses, and whose owners
are peb!tloning for extension of the bonded
period
The Presidential Succession bill was dis
cussed at some length by the Senate on the
Sth inst, and Mr.. Beck, who has heretofore
opposed the measure, gave it his support
bill was passed to prohibit the use of the
Capitol for other than legitimate purposes
Mr.. Pendleton presented memorial
of Cincinnati merchants against the
proposed national bankrupt law.
In the House, bills were introduced to create
postal telegraph, to reduce letter postage
to | cent, to bridge st Croix lake and Nj
agara river, and to limit the coinage of
standard silver dollars to the requirements
of the people resolution was adopted
for the appointment of committee TO in
vestigate the charge that John Bailey, Chief
Clerk Of the House, is an agent of the Wash
ington Gas Company. The Shipping bill
WINS discussed