The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-03-27
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record Of the Week


JOINT resolution appropriating $50, 900
for the suppression of the foot-and-mouth dis
ease passed the Senate March IL. Petitions
from several commercial bodies were pre-
scented asking the repeal of the law for tho
coinage OF the silver dollar. as also from mer-
camille organizations In St Louis for the extern
kon Of the bonded period for whisky. Mr..
Hoar offered a esolution directing the Secre-
tary of the Interior to report what pension ap-
plications have been pending for more than
two years, and the reason for the delay A
resolution was agreed to that the Committee on
Public Lands inquire In what manner largo
tracts have been transferred to foreign corpora
tions, and what legislation Is advisable to pre-
vent such possession. In the House. Mr.. Henley
offered resolution for an investigation Of the
circumstances OF the Alaska Commercial Com
panys lease. Bills were introduced TO require all
subsidized railroads TO furnish quarterly state
ment Of their earnings and indebtedness ;permit-
ting the five civilized tribes OF Indian Territory
20 have organized governments and National
Banks; 10 suspend for two years the coinage OF
the silver dollar, and to authorize the payment
of $4,000 to the grandchildren of Thomas Jeffer-
son. The rules were suspended to pass the
special deficiency appropriation OF 81 $4,000 A
reselution was adopted to appropriate CSC, 900
from the contingent fund TO prosecute the in
vestigation into the loss of the Jeanette.
a BILL authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to offer a reward of $4,000 for rcscuing or
ascertaining the fate Of the Greedy Arctic expe-
dition was introduced in the Senate, March 49,
by Mr.. Hawley, who, in offering the measure said
such a reward might induce ships cruising in
or about the Arctic seas To keep n lookout for
the exploring party, or turn occasionally out OF
their course in order to gather information
about It, Mr.. Blair addressed the Senate in ad.
vocacy OF the bill to aid the establishment and
temporary support OF common schools. IL APP
proprietes the first year SIS, ,0p, the second
year 81, 600 the third year siS COO GEO. and so
on for ten years, decreasing 100000 year
ly. to be expended on common school
education the expenditure of each State to be
on the basis of ilteracy In the House of Rep
res FAT lVpr
Rio Grande at Laredo and eagle Pass, and the
Missouri at Sibley and Leavenworth: 10 pro-
hibit the mailing of lottery circulars news
papers containing lottery advertisements:
to regulate compensation TO railroads
for carrying mails, and to grant right of way
through the Sioux reservation TO the Dakota
Central and the Chicago. Milwaukee d st. Paul
Roads. In Committee of the Whole the Post
Office Appropriation bill was taken up. An
amendment by Mr.. Reagan to extend the frank
Ing privilege to members OF Congress was lost.
The appropriation Of 100000 for letter carriers
was rejected. The committee then rose and the
bill was passed
memorial Of the Cincinnati Chamber Of
Comcrce, protesting against the construction of
q bridge across the Kanawha. was presented in
the Senate on March 10. The Committee on
Foreign Relations reported bill for the iuspsc-
ton of meats for expectation, and prohibit
Ing the importation of adulterated articles
of food or drink. Some debate took place
bills to fix the salary of District Judges
at $1,000 and to appropriate S15,000,O00
for the support of common schools In the
House, the Committee on Foreign Affairs re-
ported that the resolutions on the death of Herr
Lasker were intended az a tribute of respect to
the memory of an eminent foreign statesman,
and that the House does not deem IL necessary
to its dignity TO criticise the circumstances
which prevented the expressions of sympathy
from reaching their destination. The re-
port was adopted as was also "a resolution that
the House cordially reciprocates the wishes OF
the liberal union members of the German
Parliament for the closer union OF the two
In committee of the whole, by vote OF 1877 10
lis, and Messrs Morrison and Willis urged it's
passage.
RESOLUTIONS directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury TO furnish copies of accounts and
vouchers in the star route cases, and calling on
the Secretary of the Navy for information re-
garding contracts with parties in Sheffield for
material for the Miantonomah, were adopted by
the Senate March 90 Senator Blair's bill appropri
atinQ $5 900 for the support OF public schools
In the various States in proportion TO the NUM-
Der OF illiterate persons was debated II
supported by Senator Garland, Blair. and
Jones fla, and opposed by Senator'S Plumb,
Vest, and Allison. The House of Repre-
sentatives, by unanimous vote, adopted
resolution declaring Mr. Garrison entitled
to a seat as Representative from the Fifth Dis
trict Of Virginia, and the oath of office was adj
ministered 10 him. The Speaker presented an
estimate of $4,000 for the pedestal of the statue
Of Gen. Garfield to be erected in Washington
by the Army of the Cumberland. The bonded
mittee Of the whole, without action.
BILLS were introduced in the Senate, March
81, to connect the cities of Davenport and Rock
Island with horse-car line, to grant pension
OF $50 per month to the widow of Gen. e. o. C.
Ord, and to provide for the creation Of the State
of Tacoma from Washington and Idaho Terri
tories. Mr.. Hoar called up the bill to increase
Judges to 5000, and Mr.. Van WICK
moved To amend by making the sum $4,OO0.
When the educational bill came up, Mr..
Sherman moved an amendment that the money
be distributed in proportion to illiteracv,. and
without distinction to race or color. The
House adopted q resolution declaring untrue
the charges arainst Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, in
connection with the star route frauds. f.. II.
Funston wac sworn in as the successor OF the
late ID. &. J. Skell. of Kansas. Bills were passed
to retire W. w. Averill with the rank and pay
of Colonel, and for the relief OF the legal repre-
sentatives OF the late Capt j. q. Todd, Of Texas.