The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-21
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record Of the Week
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.


THE credentials of Henry b. Payne as SEN
ator elect from Ohio were presented in the
Senate on the 18th inst by Mr.. Pendleton. A
petition was presented for the removal OF the
discrimination against volunteer officers "a TO
pensions In contrast with the pay OF regular
officers onsthe retired list Mr. Dolph handed in
a petition from the Board OF Trade of Portland,
Oregon. for a strengthening of the navy. Bills
were reported To fix the salaries Of Judges OF
district courts and to authorize the purchase OF
additional grounds for the Postoffice at SPRING
field, Ill. Bills were introduced to authorize
a foot and carriage bridge across the Missisis-
sippi at st. Paul, and for the officers and crew
of the monitor which destroyed the Merrimac.
Resolutions were passed ordering report on
the condition OF the Government tea farm in
South Carolina, and whether the Baltimore and
made proposals for consolidation with the West
ern Union. The Senate receded from its amend
ment TO the Greedy relief bill, and passed
the joint resolution appropriating 100000
for the relief of the hood-sufferers
The House of Representatives, by vote of 2S3
20 -, passed joint resolution appropriating
100000 for the relief Of the sufferers by the
overflow OF the Ohio river and its tributaries
Bills were introduced-.to limit the number OF
cadets In the Naval Academy, to restore to i the
loyalty, to encourage indian education In Da-
kota, for the erection OF public building az
Detroit costing 81, 900, to provide additional
life-saving stations, TO authorize the payment OF
postal notes TO the bearer, and 10 compel voters
In Utah and Idaho to take an oath that they DO
not DelOng TO the Onu1cn OF LhJUeI-Ddy
Bills were introduced in the Senate, on the
18th. TO suspend the coinage of the standard
silver dollar until June 1885, and to receive trade
dollars in small amounts for postage and reve-
nue. stamps; for the erection of public buildings
at Pueblo and Del Norte, Colo, and to prohibit
the assessment of Government officials and
employees for political purposes. bill
was passed authorizing the construction
OF builsing for the Congressional Library.
A resolution was adopted calling on the
aft ala ID
terpreting the law as TO the adjustment OF Post
masters salaries. bill was passed TO pay Mrs.
Louisa Boldly, OF Oregon, $500 for murders
and depredations by the Modocs. The House of
Representatives adopted a resolution TO send
select committee TO Hot Springs, Ark, TO ex-
anime all Government interests at that point.
Bills were introduced-to retire or recon the
trade dollar, to authorize the extension of the
Chesapeake and Ohio road TO the military lands
1t Fortress Monroe 10 provide for the construc
ton of the Michigan and Mississippi canal,
to erect public building at Carson City, and TO
convert the $, 4, and AZ per cent bonds into 2l9
per cents, paying premium, equal to the
amount savedto the country. There was some
debate on the naval appropriation bill. Mr..
Stewart, OF Vermont, offered a resolution, which
was adopted, authorizing the committee To in
vestigate the manner in which the star-route
cases have been prosecuted with "a view TO
certain whether such prosecutions have been
in good faith A caucus of the House Demo-
Gratis held in the evening. 1t did nothing
but elect chairman Is. S. Cox and four secre-
taries. The tarin question was not brought up.
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered II resolution in the
Senate, Feb. 10, directing the Secretary Of the
Interior to Withhold for the present his approval
of certain patents for lands selected by the
Northern Pacific Road Mr.. Pendleton in
troduced n bill to grant condemned cannon
for a statue TO Gen, William H. Lyle. Of
Ohio. The Mcpherson bill TO rrovide
for the issue of circulating notes 10
national banks was advocated by Mr.. Bayard as
being in the line OF absolute security. Mr. Sher-
man offered an amendment a. TO bonds bearing
more than per cent. interest. He said sentiment
In Congress was hostile 10 the suspension Of sill
yer coinage or the adoption OF a new ratio be-
tween the precious metals, and that silver
standard WAS casting its shadow upon the future.
In the House, a resolution was offered inquiring
into the delay in returning the measure for the
relief Of sufferers by the floods now prevailing
Petitions were presented for pensions TO Union
soldiers conhned In AndersonVillc, Belle Isle, or
other Confederate prisons. The Secretary of the
Navy transmitted Claims OF contractors for the
care OF monitors, aggregating s27S,G45. Some
time was spent In debate on the contested cleo
ton case of Chalmers VS.. Manning.
SENATOR BECK called up the Mcpherson
banking bill Feb. IA, and during the course Of
his speech deprecated the proposition to allow
the issue of circulating notes up to the market
value Of the securities deposited Senator Nor
rill offered q substitute providing for the issu-
ance of notes up to 10 per cent OF the par
value of per cent. bonds deposited previous
to 1890, the amount in circulation t. decrease
j per cent each wear subsequently until
par is reached. On all other securities
the circulation may equal the par value
of the bonds. No action was taken. Bills
passed the Senate for the relief of the Louis
lana State Bank and TO make all public roads and
highways post routes. Mr.. Logan introduced a
bill TO provide that honorably discharged SOL
diers and sailors be preferred for appointment
10 civil offices. Mr.. Beck handed in an act for
the organization OF Supreme Courts in the Ter
ritories. In the House of Representatives., Mr..
Mckinley presented telegram from Cleveland
recommending that the flood relief appropria-
ton be increased to 81 900 900. Several members
aired their views in regard to the Mississippi
contested election case of Chalmers va. Man
ming.
An additional appropriation of S2OO,C
making the total amount 100000, for the re-
lief OF the flood sufferers, passed both houses
of Congress Feb Is. The Senate spent an
hour in debate on the bill TO provide
for1 the Issue of circulating notes To ma
tional banks. vote then taken on the
amendment submitted by Mr.. Sherman pro-
viding that If any bonds deposited bore interest
higher than per cent. additional notes shall
be issued equal to one-half the interest in ex-
cess OF per cent accruing before maturity, and
IL was rejected. The House defeated resolution
declaring Manning entitled 20 the seat from
Mississippi Contested by him and Chalmers
and decided that the seat should remain vacant
until decided on its merits. Both houses adj
journed 10 Feb. X.