The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-19
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Is Being Done by the National
Legislature.

tho Senate, Juno 8. Mr.. Plumb reported
favorably bill to give California per cent. OF
the proceeds OF public land sales In that State
Mr. Beck offered a resolution directing the Judi
ciary Committee to make a report on the Dill
providing for the general removal OF ponticai
disabilities. The Mexican war pension Dill was
taken up, and several amendments were tabled,
but final action on the measure was ue1erreu-
In the House. Mr.. Goh introduced bill 70 re-
peal all internal revenue taxes on tobacco, ana
Mr. Dingiey presented measure 10 amend the
national banking law. Bills were passed TO au-
thorze the construction OF bridges across the
Willamette River and 70 place Newport News
on an equal footing with other customs ports as
10 dutjable goods. In committee OF the whole.
debate on the river and harbor bill was flushed
In the Senate, juno 10, Mr.. Logan present
ed memorial from Cincinnati mass-meetine'
demanding q quarter section Of land for each
soldier sailor. or marine who served in the
Union army. The consular appropriation was
debated in secret session for some hours. The
House adopted a concurrent resolution for hnai
adjournment on June 20. In committee OF the
whole on the river and harbor bill, Mr.. Ochiltree
secured the cancellation OF the clause appropri-
ating $4,000 to continue work on Galveston
harbor, and Mr.. Holman had an item for the i'm
provement OF the Little Kanawha stricken from
the bill. An evening session was held FOR the
consideration Of Indian affairs.
MIR. VOORHEES, offered O resolution In the
Senate, June IL, calling for information rs to
the supply Of beef to Indians. Mr.. Butler pre-
scented a resolution for n special committee TO
examine into tho condition Of the national
were held to consider the item of $26o,OoO in the
consular appropriation TO cover the expense or
executing the neutrality act vote on
the the ,St sSs. of ns bill Was
The House, in committee of the whole on the
river and harbor bin, refused to strike out the
clause for the construction Of the Hennepin
Canal Motions for an increase in the items for
the Improvement of the Missouri and Mississippi
Rivers were lost but $4,000 was appropriated for
completing the surveys of the Mississippi.
THE Senate, on June II, passed the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill. Sem
ator Vest offered an amendment to the bill
providing that no money shall be paid out
of the public treasury for printing speeches
in the COHqTes SiOndi Record which are
not spoken in the Senate or in the House.
IL is understood that the item OF s2S0.OOo was
passed in secret session, with only three dis
senting votes. The money u 70 be used, 1t Is
said, TO secure from the Nioaraguan Government
for the United States the absolute and ex-
elusive right of waterway between the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans along the line OF
the projected Nicaragua Canal The Mexican
pensions bill was debated at considerable length,
but no action was taken: The House passed
the river and harbor bill, by 157 TO 104 after
striking out the Hennepin Canal clause. BY
vote of to the Committee on Elections
refused TO reopen the Virginia contested-elec-
ton case OF Massey vs Wise Three Democrats
voted with the Republicans in the majority.
THE Senate, on June ID, rejected treaty
for an international copyright and patent system
which has already been ratified by twenty-four
governments. The time OF noarly the entire
session spent on bin to pay the State OF
Georgia 1866 for money expended for the
common defense in 1777, and when
vote was reached no quorum was present
The House adopted by vote OF I16 TO 81 the
Senate amendment to the postoffice appropr1a-
ton bill increasing the item for the free delivery
service from So 600 to S. 100000, but refused
to agree to the amendment for an increase Of the
item for railway transportation. The consider
alton of the bill was not concluded. At the
evening session seventy-six pension bills were
passed