The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-29
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Proceedings of the Federal Con-
gress Boiled Down.

lantic and Pacific Railway Company and to the
Northern Pacific Road. and increasing pensions
to soldiers who lost arm OF q leg In service
A petition was submitted from the Merchants
with Memphis. The resolution recently
offered by Mr. Morgan, for , an invests =.
national banks. led to prolonged debate, and
was referred to the COMMITTEES on Finance. MI.
Van Wick introduced resol ution directing the
Committee on Public Lands TO investigate the
charges made against the New Orleans Baton
Rouge and vicksburg Railroad that they
land-eranls. The bonds, it f. charged, were
sold In Europe. The resolution went over.
In the House Of Representatives Mr. HurdB
motion to abolish discriminating duties on
| works of art" Vas rejected The consular and
diplomatic and the army and District OF Column
by Mr.. Collins to suspend the rules and pass a
resolution making the Senate bankruptcy bin
the special order for June 10 failed for lack OF y
two-thirds majority.
RESOLUTION was offered In the Senate,
May 90 asking by what authority Commission
ers had examined sections OF the Northern Pa
cifc Road constructed subsequent to the time
specified by law The Senate passed the agn-
cultural appropriation iii, with clauses setting
aside So, 900 TO sink artesian wells on the plains
and $4,000 10 encourage shk culture
souri, River from Douglas County, Nebras-
ka, and for the construction OF a public
The House debated the report of the Elections,
Committee in the contested election case of En-
glish vs.. Peelle, of the indianapolis drstri,t.
Mr.. Converse tOhiol and Mr. Lowry, Chairman
OF the Elections COmmi tee. spoke I'm favor of
the adoption OF the report. In the course OF hien
remarks Lowry reflected seriously on Congress
man j. s. Wise tReadjuster). from Virginia. in
timating that he was q love animal than mule.
| Mr. Rosecrans offered a resolution for an in
Of the p survey sVe of pubc lands belonging to San
| Francisco. Mr.. II witt made statement tnat
published letter on the tariff bill TO Henry w.
Oliver Jr., bearing his signature, WAS fabr1ca-
ton by Pittsburgh journalist. The House re-
fused to concur In the na'e amendments to-
the Dingley shipping bill Mcssrs Ellis, Hol.
man, and Ryan were appointed committee OF
the House to confer wi h a committee OF the
Senate on the Indian appropriation bill in the
matter of the Senate amendments to the House
bill.
BILLS for the erection of public buildings
at Portland, Oregon. to cost s25o,o0o. at Sacra-
mento, Cal, to cost 100000. at Dayton.
Ohio, to cost $4,000. were passed by the Sem
ate, MAY 81. and also bills for public buildings
at Washington, ID. g., and Opelousas La
Bills passed to authorize the bridging OF
the Mississippi at sibey, Missouri. and at some
point between St Paul ana Natchez; TO bridge
| the Missouri at Rulo and White Cloud. Kan,
and at the mouth or Z Dacotah. and
and Peoria Mr.. Wheeler confirmed as.
Internal Revenue Collector for North Carolina.
There W 3 an exciting time in the House over
dianapols district. The minority report de-
claring that PeeIle Rep.l was elected and entt-
tied retain the seat was adop;e Ly a vote OF
l2l to III. Mr. 81 ringer, OF illinois, changed his
vote, in the nick OF time, IN order TO move re-
consideration. and ,psndng division on
| the motion an adjourn cnt was carr ed
by q majority OF one The Democrats
who voted with the Republicans TO retain
Peele in his seat were: aiken, Beach. Boyle.
| Hardeman Herbert, Hewitt tAla.l. Hunt, Jones
| MIS-. l., re, Mills. Morgan. Neese. Peel Ark,
Potter. Stevens. sumner CAL. Th,ockmorten.
Tllman. Turner (Ga). Woodward. Worthington.
and Yaple
THE Labor Bureau bill was debated in the
Senate May % 1t supported by Messrs-
Van Wyck and Blair, and opposed by Mr.. In
gals, OF Kansas. The Senate sent to the foot Of
the calendar the bill prohibiting the mailing OF
newspapers containing lottery advertise
ments Ri Is were passed to permit the
! bridging Of the Mississippi at 81. Paul:
| to provide for holding terms OF court at
| FL Paso, Texas, and 10 appropriate $4,000 to
! compensate the officers and men of the Govern
! ment steamer j. Don Cameron for damages in
| CURED by her loss in the Mi souri, River seven
! years ago. The House of Rpresent atIves
considered its action giving the contested seat
| to Mr. Pcelle, and voted o seat William English,
who appcare and took the cath Of office. Mr..
| Horr ma e the charge that the father of the
newly admitted m mb,r had abused the
| PRIVILEGES of the House by attem ting to in
| fiuence votes in the case. special debate
| sued and resolution wa adopted that the
| charge he invest ga cd by q select committee OF
seven m mbers. Bills were rassed authorizing
the construction OF bridges across the Missouri
at Rulo and Decatur, Neb. TIE Speaker pre-
santed draft OF bill by the Secretary Of the
Treasury to permit the expectation of SPIRITS to
adjacent foreign territ. ~. with a draw back for
internal revenue taxes paid thereon. bin
Sioux City. Iowa, westward via the Ne
braska Valley to some point on the
and not %est Of WE e Sas repered TO-
| tie House by the Committee Pacific Rail-
roads. The new road, IL is said, would open up
! a territory as large as Illinois and Indiana to-
| gether, would shorten the ute to San Francisco
500 miles, and IL il ciaimei that lis cons ruction
would benent Northern Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,
Wisconsin. Minnesota, and Southern Dakota
| The bill propos = To confer advan ages on the
new ad similar to those conferred on the
Union Pacific, with the important exception that
| there shall be no land-grant.
! Mr.. Aldrichs subs itute for the House
labor bureau bill was passed by the Senate May
%. 1t provides for the establ shment of a labor
bureau In the Department OF the In erior, which
shall be under charge of a Commissioner. to
hold office four years, who shall collect
dsta relating to CAPT al and labor, and make
an annu report TO he scretory OF the Interior.
Senator Harrison report "a favor bly, from the
Committee on Territories the bill which provides
that the Dakota LEGISLATURE shall consist OF
forty-four mbers OF the Council and eighty
eght members of tha House, and that at the
next general election there shall be elected two
members of tn Council and four members.
of the House in each legislative district.
In debate on the bill to provide for protecting
the int RESTS If he United Sta.e in respect to
incumbrances, Mr.. Beck said that under the
letter Of the act the Pre- side mt could pay of the
Union Pacific Railroad mortgage. Mr. slater
stated that on the maturity OF the Union and
Central Pacific mortgages, In 1875, these
roads would owe the Government $685.
0O0,o0o The pension appropriation bill
was passed. In the IIou G, Mr.
| W,llsr denici thai he ma been solicited by
! Will am II. Eng TO absent himself on the oc-
casion OF the unseating II Mr. pcrllc. and he ex--
pressed the hope that the inyos igati q commit
tee Won In uire 70 the ma ter M. kellogg
called for an inquiry into his ALLEGED con-
nection with the star-rorte 4 auds. and the
matter was ferred 10 the Judiciary Com
mittee A bill was plssc ap rOpdating $500, 900
to pev GER an quar- mast II cl'ims, one-half Of
which Is due 10 ci IL ms Of Ten essee. In COM
mittee OF the whole. favorable r-commenda-
ton was made On the bin 70 retire Henry j. Hunt
aa Ms jor General. At the evening session
forty-two pension bills were pass d. in ludng
one giving so pr month - the widow of Cen
Cyd.
If the time spent in telling what AZ
am going to do" and in what Il should
like 10 do y waa Spput in endeavorin0