The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-28
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record Of the Weel
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

A FAVORABLE report was made In tho Sem
ate Feb. IS. on the bill to erect public building
at Winona, and an adverse report was handed
In on the act for the irrigation of lands I'm the
arid region of the United States. Bills
introduced TO admit Dakota as n State, and TO
provide for improving rivers and harbors by
contract. Bills were passed 70 fix the terms of
Federal courts In TEXTS, to authorize the sale of
timber on the Menominee Reservation In Wis
consin, and TO provide for the removal of the
Southern Utes 70 Utah The Senate spent
another day in the consideration of the finance
bill No vote was va reached The striking king
vigorously attacked the national banking
system, and charged that those who
Mr.. Morrill, gays that it was evident that Mr.
Vest wanted the Government 10 become a great
national banking institution for the issue OF
paper money without any preparation forts re-
demptiOn, and that the lesson OF history had
been that whenever such dpolicy had been adop-
ted the paper had never been redeemed in gold
The House or Representatives passed bill
making the postage on newspapers. when sent
by others than the publishers, one cent for each
four ounces or fraction thereof. This promises
q direct boon TO the reading public, who had
previously been Obliged TO pay one cent for two
ounces. resolution was adopted by the House
making the bill for the retirement OF the trade
dollar special order for the IL TN OF March Bills
were introduced-to grant $40 acres Of public
land to each survivor OF the Mountain Meadow
massacre; to make freight pools unlawful on
roads aided by Government bonds: to appro-
PIRATE $l2,O00 for additional signal stations and
to amend the sinktng-fund act resolution
was offered directing the Secretary of State to
of Bismarck on the resolutions in
regard TO the death OF Herr Lasker.
bill was passed to relieve certain soldiers from
the charge OF desertion. The bill TO re-
store TO the Mexican pension rolls the names of
Confederate soldiers stricken on for disloyalty
soon left the House without quorum, and an
all night session was the consequence.
A BILL was favorably reported in the Sem
HIATT Ind
lands may be imprisoned for one year and
fined $500 An adverse report was made
on a hill authorizing the payment of GUS
toms duties in legal tender notes The bill
10 provide for the issue OF circulation to
national banks was debated until the hour or ad-
journ-hent. The House Of Representatives sat
through the entire night OF the 18th. quorum
was obtained at Sis o'clock on the morning or
the 18th, when resolution was adopted 20 make
the Mexican pension bill the special order for
the 2lst, when an adjournment to that date was
taken.
BILL appropriating 100000 per annum
FOR arms and equipments for the militia passed
the Senate Feb 20. Mr.. Plumb reported a bill
to raise the Agricultural Bureau to depart
ment, with a secretary. resolution was passed
directing the Secret airy of the Interior TO report
the amount of lands patented TO railroads in
Iowa. bill passed TO Tx the time
progress made on the bill TO pro-
vide circulation for national banks.
The House of Representatives passed resolu-
ton calling on the Postmaster General TO trans
init certain unpublished reports by special
agents in the star-route Investigations. joint
resolution was passed appropriating $3.50 900 to
be expended for educating Indians. bill was
reported TO forfeit the Oregon Central land
grant, and a mountaineering the President
not to deliver Senior Carlos Aguero 10 the Span
lsh authorities until an investigation IL made by
the Attorney General. A large portion of the
session was devoted to debate on the West
Point appropriation bill
A BILL to provide for the punishment OF
persons falsely personating officers and en-
ployes of the United States passed the Senate
Feb 81 Bills were introduced TO authorize the
erection of public building at Detroit, and to
improve the navigation of the Mississippi River
by strengthening the Sny levee. An
adjournment to the 25th was taken.
The House passed the military academy and
post-route bills. A message was received from
The President announcing that the British Gov
eminent had contributed the steamship Alert
for the Greedy relief expedition. II was resolved
that the Committee on Foreign Affairs prepare
a formal recognition of the generosity OF Great
Britain in presenting the vessel. Messrs.
Robinson and Finerty were the only members
who antagonized the resolution.