The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-02-12
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
BrI II Summary OF the Proceed
ings Of Congress.

the Senate on the 2d inst. amendments were
adopted specifying the Sioux City Road as In
cluded in the bill and subject to Its provisions
and making It clear that the interest on the
whole debt must be paid each half year. After
a short discussion on the bhl repeating the pre-
emption and timber culture laws oonsid s,i
wa resumed Mr.. Beck's motion 10
strike ont the cIvil-rights clause was rejected by
psrty vote. Mr.. Cullom gave notice OF his IN
tention to ask the trends OF the bin TO remain
in session that day until IL was disposed IL In
the House OF Representatives. resolutions were
lions issued by the Treasury Department regard
ing the entry OF Chinese; as 10 the total ex-
penditures for deputy marshais and chief super
yisors OF election: and IA 10 whether the British
Government had made representations az
Washington In regard to the use OF dynamite III
London. bill was passed 70 allow 81 100000
for the proposed public building at Pittsburg
Bills were introduced TO abolish the Census
Bureau, and 10 give To the State OF Neva-
da; for irrigating purposes. all the
attempt to call up the bankruptcy bill was
resisted by the opponents OF the measure. Roll
calls ard other obstructive tactics were kept mp
till half past o'clock. when the Sergeant-at-
Arms produced Messrs. Geor2e T.. Adams, Steele.
Randolph Tucker, Hiscock, johnson, Ray. and
Hohlitzell at the bar of the House culprits who
had been arrested by him for being absent
from the House during its sessions without ex-
cuse. The gentlemen were called on for their
for a little comedy. There were yells of
Louder and derisive laughter as the delin-
quents explained, and in each case, on viva
voce vote, the House refused to excuse
them, and on division voted to let
them of. The disposition of these cases was
followed at o'clock by motion TO adjourn,
which was carried by vote Of ~ TO 81, but the
ayes and noes were demanded. During the
night the great majority OF the Republicans and
few Democrats were opposing an adjourn
ment and the majority OF the Democrats were
trying TO get an adjournment
THE credentials OF william NJ. Evarts, when
presented to the Senate, on the Sd inst. were
found to lack u certificate from the Governor Of
New York. Consideration Of the interstate
commerce bill was resumed. Mr. Vance de-
clared that the efoquence of the Senators varied
inversely with their disp osition to do anything.
Mr.. Beck spoke OF the Senate bill as a mask
behind which the railroads could hide. The
provision OF the Reagan bill restricting rail-
way passenger rates 70 three cents per mile
was stricken out, as was also the clause per-
hitting railroads to provide separate cars for
white and colored people. The motion TO sub
stitute the. Gu lom commission bill for the
Reagan bill was adopted by u vote of 80 70 II.
bill was reported favcrably TO provide
two permanent reservations for Indians
ono aos nd to
dent Sc mt the following nominations to the Sen
ate: Joshua r. Smith, Of Mississippi. Consul of
the United States at Asuncion, Paraguay: Philip
II. Kumler, of Ohio Attorney of the United
States Tor the Southern District of Ohio; Post
masters, Edgar Waters. Lebanon, Tenn. Charles
A. DIcnCtE. pucDDyRdH WIS., GylNtSDcT
w. Osborn. Darlington, Wis; Miss Elite l..
Peet, Upton, Iowa: Miss Della A. Kruse, Negau-
nee, Mich. John w. Green. os Angeles, Cal;
Dillon. Montana: Hattie Dennison. Vancouver.
Washington Territory. Registers of Land
Ofice-HumrhIey McMaster at Salt Lake City.
Utah; Charles H. Priest at Evanston, Wyoming;
Gustavus A. Weller at Yankton, Dakota. Re-
ceivers OF Public Moneys-Danel II. Wallace, of
Pennsylvania, at Tucson, Arizona; Charles 4.
Kelsey at Little Rock, Ark; Edward p.
Champlin at Rapid City, Dakota. In
the House OF Representatives resolution
was passed calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as 30 whether the
New York clearing house or any national bank
has refused to accept silver dollars certif-
the President to take all necessary measures TO
secure fair trial for Julio r. Santos,
American citizen impris ned in Ecua Tor.
Consideration OF the river and harbor appro-
priation bill was resumed and the measure was
severely criticised, particularly I'm regard to the
appropriation OF S60O,0O0 for the Improvement
of the Mississippi River from it's source to the
Ohio River The work of the engineer corps
at Galveston Harbor pronounced by Mr..
BreckinridRe failure, and Mr.. Hepburn
suggested that it might be more economical
to move Galveston to a harbor than TO try to
move a harbor to Galveston In a special mes
sage to the House, President Arthur asked that
a suitable place OF deposit be provided for the
swords and testimonials teniered the Govern
mcnt bv Mrs u. s. Grant. and urged that the
name OF the General be placed on the retired
list OF the army.
THE Senate, by vote of 40 to II, passed
an interstate commerce bill on the 4th inst.
Following is the vote in detail: Yeas-Aldrich.
Allison, Blair, Call, Cameron (Wis). Chase.
Conger, Cullom. Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds, Frye.
Groome, Hampton, Harris. Harrison, Hawley,
Hill. Hoar Ingalls,. Jackson. Jonas, Jones fla,
Jones New, Lamar, Bapham, Mcmillan Man
derson, Miller !Call Miller IN. ~; Mitchell.
Morrill, Pike. Platt Plumb, Pugh. hiddleberger.
Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman, Slater. Vest, Wilson
43. Nays.Bayard. Butler. Cockrell. Coke, Col
sa a1W The b
vides for a commission to be composed of nine
members, one from each judicial circuit of the
United States. These Commissioners are to have
jurisdiction over the operations of all inter-
state transportation companies. They are au-
thorized TO require such companies TO furnish
annual reports, giving full information as to
their financial condition. etc. During the first
year the commission Is required to investigate
and report upon the subjects of maximum and
minimum charges. pooling, watering stocks,
and unjust discrimination. The bill ex-
pressly forbids extortfon or discrimination
by transportation companies. In the
House OF Representatives n bill was reported by
the Committee on Postofiices and Post Roads re-
ducing the postage on second-class mail matter
TO cent per pound or fraction thereof. new
rule of the House, which was designed TO permit
the less influential members to call up bills for
action, was found TO be an implement by which
Messrs. Randall, Holman and Warner defeated
the consideration of everything which came up.
RESOLUTIONS calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for information as to the accounts
of the Union Pacific Road. and directing the Ju
dietary Committee to report necessary legisla-
ton as to conference.-the were passed by the
Senate on the 5th inst. Mr.. Sherman introduced
a bill for the striking OF medals to CON-
memorate the completion of the WASHINGTON
Monument, ten thousand OF them to be sold 70
the public at cost. bill was passed author
izing the bridging of the Mississippi River
at Memphis. President Arthur, in announcing
TO the House OF Representatives the offer by the
Japanese Government of valuable piece of
land in Toxic for legation purposes, recon-
mended its acceptance with q suitable ex-
preston OF thanks. A resolution was adopted
by the House requesting the President TO fur
nish copies of all communications respecting
the Congo conference. Bills were passed APP
propriating $4,000 for public building at Ty
Ter, Texas. and $4,000 TO purchase additional
ground for the Court House at Springfield, Ill,
Republican Senatorsrheld q caucus in the even
ing TO determine the order of business. The
caucus split upon the rock of the land grant
forfeiture bills, and Senators Wilson and Van
WICK warned the members that the party might
split upon the same rock unless some action
was taken to defend the Government against
the land robbers.