The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-31
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record of the Week.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.

The feature OF the Senate proceedings ON the
21st OF December was the carefully prepared
attack Of Senator Beck upon the financial
policy Of the administration. Mr.. Beck believes
that the word coin" used in section 1904 OF the
Revised Statutes means silver as well as gold
coin, and he therefore introduced n resolution
instructing the Finance Committee TO inquire
whether the coin paid for. customs duties
for the payment Of the interest ON United States
bonds and TO the payment of one per centum of
the entire debt of the United States made in each
year as sinking fund, and II this had not hear
tofore been done TO report bill for the enforce
ment Of the law. The Kentucky Senator spoke
for an hour upon this resolution, and in
the course OF his remarks charged that
the Secretary Of the Treasury had deliber-
ately violated this provision; that he was
administering the Treasury in the special in
terest OF national banks, and that he was, also,
In the same interest discriminating against sill
ver The Senator declared, with great earnest
ness OF manner, that he would enforce iine and
imprisonment upon any officer who would thus
violate the law. Beck was so vehement in manner
and SO blunt in language that upon the conclu-
sion OF his remarks the Senators on both sides
were too much surprised 10 make any response
Mr.. Morrill, said that the speech practically
charged the Secretary of the Treasury with be-
ing thief, and the President of the United
States with being in collision with him; and
that, as no Democratic Senator seemed ready To
defend the administration against tho terrible
arraignmeut, he moved that the Senate proceed
20 the consideration of executive business,
which motion was adopted In the House OF
Representatives, under n call of the States a
perfect flood OF bills rained upon the Speakers
desk. More than 900 were introduced and the
call suspended when Maine was reached
Inclosed i'm the list are the following: For the
relief Of Fitz John Porter, to suspend the coin
age of the silver dollar TO pay Government en-
ployes wages Withheld in violation of the eight
hour law, to limit the disposal of the public
lands, to establish postal telegraph,
for the unrestricted coinage OF the silver
dollar, for the construction of the Hennepin
Canal, to establish Sub-Treasury at Louisville,
to enable the people of Dakota to form con-
stituton, and to create the Territory of Okla
homa Ten measures affecting railway land
grants were also introduced. Both houses adj
iourned until Jan. 5.-The President sent the
following new nominations of Postmasters to
the Senate ON the 2lst: At Paramount, w. Va,
Newton s Barnes jackson, Tenn, r. II, Dashiel
Fred A. Stebbins Evansville, Wis, James V. N.
Som; Nevada, Mo-, VIM. II. Crockett; Oxford,
Pa, Samuel II. Smith: Weatherford, Tex, N b.
johnson Wauseon Ohio, George Haumesler /;
Canton, Ohio, William Archival; Delaware,
Ohio, David A. Starke Ottawa, ILL.,, William
Osman Batavia, ILL.,, Willis S. Grimes; Amboy,
Ill, George II. Young; Mason City, Ill, William
A. Mehan; haywood H., Samuel S. Kemp
Mount Carroll, ILL.,, William p Baird
Mount Morris, ILL.,, Henry Sharer; Efing-
ham, ILL.,, Charles Kelly; Macomb III,
Thomas Philpot; Hyde Park, H., Edwin S.
Hawley; Yandalia, Ill, Sidney B. Stout; Shell
Isaac w. Bush; Niles, Mich, William j. Ed
wards; Stanton, Mich, Patrick II. McGarry
Denison, Iowa, O. b. Keith oskaloosa, Iowa,
William Il. Smith; Hampton, Iowa, Oscar B.
Hammon Little Rock, Ark Thomas w. New
ton.