The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
What Il Being Done by the National
Legislature.

Mr.. INGALLS, reported TO the Senate from
the Committee on Judiciary. On May d. sub
etitute for the joint resolution introduced by
Senator jackson. proposing an amendment to
the Constitution relative to terms Of ohce OF
the President and Woe President. Favorable
reports were made on bills for two additional
Associate Justices for the supreme court Oh
the boundary line between Indian Terri
tory and Texas and to eri1 alau s9e s Sm5
Pacific Road. A bill was introduced TO authorize
the enlargement of the barracks at Newport. Ky.
In the House OF Representatives. bills Were IN
disabled soldiers of the Confederate army ut
Fredericksburg, Va; to abolish license tsxes
on dealers In tobacco; TO open overland
her commercial resources; TO pension all honor
ably discharged soldiers OF the rebellion at the
age Of As years, and for the lining aud imIrson,
meut of any national bank Official who shall
bring loss on the institution by loans made for
his own benefit: The contested . ectson caseIgf
Wallace VS.; Mckinley from the Eieh 'asin
ity report unseats Mckinley and de-
clares Wallace entitled to the seat. The minority
resolution confirms the right OF the sitting mem
her Speeches were delivered by Messrs. Tur-
ner of Georgia, and Adam, q New York, IN
support of the contestants case, and by Messrs>
Hepburn and Rooertson, OF nsn ,s ,, aaa =.
Mr. Robertson IL the only Democratic member
of the Committee on Elections who signed the
the House not to vote to unseat Mckinney.
ON the bill to grant tho Cinnabar Railroad
right of way through Yellowstone Paxk. Mr.. Lo-
gan raised breeze by detailing The encroach-
ments made on the park, and By complaining
that he had been incessantlv lobbied In behalf OF
this road by an official OF the Interior Depart
ment. Mr. Cameron reappeaped upon the floor,
after prolonged absence in Europe, and
received congratulations. Mr.. Ingalls, in
PRODUCED bill for the safe OF
Pottawatomies. Mr. Lapham sub tilted
the majority report on the Danv lie riot, claim
ing that it was preconcerted by the Democrats
for the purpose Of intimidatng the negroes.
Mr.. SALISBURY presented the minority rep TT on
the COpiah County murder, asserting tlat the
investigation was originated TO aid the Republic
cans in the Presidential canvass and perhaps
furnish an excuse for rejecting the electoral vote
of Mississippi. During the debate on the Utah
bll for the suppression of p lygany, Mr.
Brown, OF Georgia, made sweeping attack
on the morality OF the state OF mas
sachusetts and New England generally.
The House of Representatives passed Joint
resolution appropriating an additional 100000
for the relief of sufferers by the overflow OF the
Mississippi River and its tributaries. The House
resumed the consideration OF the Wallace Nc
Kinley contested election Gaze. Mr.. Hunt
DEM admitted that under the laws OF Ohio
the sitting member was not entitled TO his seat.
and yet he believed Mr. Mckinley had been
elected. He based his opinion upon the fact
that q number of Illegal votes were cast
for the Democratic candidate. Mr.. Follett r1di-
culed the testimony upon which his colleague
based such an opinion Mr.. Mills believed. ac-
cording to the law and facts OF the case, that
Mr.. Mckinley had been fairly elected, and be-
lieved he would be less than man II he allowed
party clamor TO lead him to vote against his
convictions Mr.. Mckinley, the contestee, made
a n-minute speech in his own behalf. He in
voked no technicalities, and declared that he
did not want a seat which could be retained
o ly by invoking them. but he asserted that,
conceding every technicaiity, he would still
commissioned
cast in the Eighteenth Ohio District.
The House proceeded 10 vote upon the minority
resolution declaring Mr.. Mckinley entitled to
the seat 1t was lost-yeas 100; nays, 1853. The
following Democrats vOted with the Republicans
in the Affirmative, Blackburn, Dorsheimer,
Hurd, Mills, Pc ter, Robertson, Thompson. Mr..
White Rep, of Kentucky, voted with the
Democrats. The majority resolution seating
Wallace was adopted without discussion, and
that gentleman appeared at the bar and took
the oath of Office.
THE Senate. on the 2sth ult., took up the
Mexican war pension bill. and struck out the
proposed amendment to restrict it's benefits to
those dependent on their labor or the aid Of
others. Mr.. Hoar with the avowed purpose Of
killing the bill, moved to extend it's provisions
TO all Union soldiers of the late war.
In the House bill was reported to forfeit the
unearned land grant of the Atlantic and Pacific
Road. The Legislative appropriation I'll. which
reduces the internal revenue collection diS t-icts
from eighty-four to sixty three, was considered
for the remainder of the day and at the evening
session.
In the Senate, on the Goth ult., a memorial
was presented asking an appropriation f$25 ,Ooo
for the Southern Exposition at Louisville, on &C
count of Government exhibits The remainder
of the appropriation for the Ohio River sufferers
was voted for the relief Of citizens along
the Mississippi. The District of Column
lhia appropriation bill was passed.
The Senate adjourned to Monday
In the House bills were reported TO regu-
late the export at on OF imitation butter and
cheese and TO make 81 .000, 600 the limit tor the
cost of the publ building at Louisville. The
Legislative Appropriation bill was amended to-
provide that there shall be bnt forty three in
ternal revenue districts and sixty-seven GUS
toms districts In this shape It was reported to-
the House and the previous question ordered,
when an adjournment to Saturday was taken.