The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-02-05
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.


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Mr. BAYARD's resolution expressing fndig-
nation at the attempt 20 destroy the British Par
lament buildings. and denouncing such deeds
as crimes against civilization. passed the 6enate
On tns 10Th Of Jspnsy Sy vs Of ia sd. sh
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~ respect TO which thereis no contrasting claim
Mr. Sawyer pxesented protest from forty OF
treaty. treaty was '
about two hours In executive session Meesrs-
Sherman, Miller. .Edmunds. and Bayard wSxe
is substantially that OF Mr.. sherman. He
thinks the Clayton Bulwer treaty Is still In
force. He also holds that the incoming ad-
ministration ought not TO be embarrassed by
Pres Sd p0s sent se' the fSowns nci1atos
to the Senate Commodore . Ssmnei X t Frank.
b. Patton, Altoona, Pa s. 8 Munger; Lam
pasas, Texas: Charles E. Wilson. Lebanon.
1na Thomas y Ssoss oSio:
Hostetter, 6rrvilIe, Ohio; w. b Fish, Anamosa,
Iowa: I. J. Ross Nevada, Iowa; m: Bacon. Ore
kota: e. o. kennedy, Globe, Arizona In the
House OF Representatives bill was intro tuced
by Mr.. Rosecrans approlriating 100000 TO aid
class of snns ME- ME- Fnday and Mr. Hswts
offered resolutions asking the Secretary of State
for information as 20 whether any citizen or res.
ident OF the United States had been concerned
In the dynamite explosions In London. An
other resolution was offered by Mr. white OF
Kentucky condemning the extension OF the
bonded period for whisky and abolishfng the
ONCE of Commissioner of Internal Revenue and
the entire system of internal revenue taxation
Mr.. Bland introduced resolution calling on the
Secretary Of the Ire .sury for information con-
corning the alleged refusal OF the New York
Clearing House 70 receive silver dollars or GER
as to whether any national bank has
attempted to discredit the silver dollar. Mr..
Dorsheimer introduced the Edmunds bill for the
punishnent OF crimes committed BY means or
explosive compounds Mr. Forney reported the
AIRY appropriation bill, calling for $24,429,053.
bill was introduced TO appropriate $50 900 for
a navy yard at Brunswick, GA. Mr.. Wise offered
aresolution requesting Secretary Chandler to in
form the House In regard TO the last cruise Of
Months wn r snhm ON bv th
vessel was sent on her VOYAGE. under whose or
ders she was cruising, and why she was lost
THE House bill for the retirement and re-
coinage Of the silver dollar was favorably report.
ed on by the Senate Finance Committee on Jan.
trade dollars shall be received at the Treas
Wy or sub-Treasur.es OF the United
sates for in szehaSse dollar eon for dS
Cameron made favorable report on bill TO
create a retired list for non commissioned off,
GERS and privates who have served thirty years
in the army. The conference report on the
temporary naval appropriation bill was adopted,
Mr. Beck yielding TO the House because several
thousand persons were left idle by the disagree
ment The House OF Representatives passed
the army appropriation bill. with some unim-
pOrtant amendments.
MESSAGES were laid before the Senate on
the 2sth ult. regarding the landing of foreign
cables in the United States and as to the status
of the Oklahoma lands. These lands the Presi-
dent maintains, cannot under existing treaties
be opened for settlement Mr.. Hoar reported .
new bill TO provide for the settlement
OF the claims of the Government against
being to extend the subsidy debt forty
six years beyond the present date Of
maturity. the roads to pay graduated proper
ton OF the new bonds every six months. In the
House, bills were introduced and referred
follows: By Mr.. Curtin, approprating $4,000
for experiments with American made steel
10 promote the efficiency of the army
by the voluntary retirement OF officers VINO
entered the service during the late war.
Mr. Slocum. from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back a rcsolut on requesting
the President TO transmit to the House copy
OF the recent appeal OF Fitz John Porter. toeeth-
er with accompanying papers. Mr. Steele NOV
ed TO lay the resolution on the table. Lost-59
TO 1l6. The resolution passed-yeas. l79: nays.
n. Speaker Carlisle laid before the House
q recommendation by the President that
special rewards IN the way of medals,
watches. and money DC sent to lsnsslan officials
Jeanette resolution was adopted directing
the Committee on Elections to report the tatus
of j. s. Robinson, formerly representing the
Ninth Ohio District. now Secretary of that State
The House refused TO act on the Mexican treaty
or the Michigan land-grant forfeiture bills, and
hlibusterfng continued until the hour or adj
journment.
THE following memorials from State Legis-
latures were presented to the Senate on the 10th
ult: By Mcmillan, OF Minnesota, urging the
purchase of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior
Ship Canal by the Government for the pur-
pose OF making 1t free waterway; by
Harrison. OF Indiana, urging the passage or
q bill to pension prisoners confined In Confeder-
ate prisons during the late war; by Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania, urging the passage OF a bill to
prohibit the importation of contract labor and
urging the passage of bill TO make the trade
dollar legal tender. An adverse report was
tirement OF army officers who served during the
rebellion The motion to postpone
further consideration, Of the Nicaraeuan
treaty was defeated by close vote.
Mr. Sherman's amendment to the treaty looking
to the abrogation modification of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty was discussed at length. and was
the treaty itself. Thrty-two Senators voted for
IL and twenty-th against IT, The affirmative
vote being less than.the requisite wo-thirds,
lowing is understood to be the vote in
detail: Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bowen. CAM
eron wis, Chace, ConseT. Cullom; Edmunds.
Jones Fla Jones tNev.), Lapham- MCMILLAN.
Malone. Henderson. Maxey, Miller tCal-j, Nor.
Sawyer, sherman, Van Wyck, wilson-S2
Nays-Bayard. Beck, Butler, Call Camden.
Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt. Garland. George. Glib
son, German, Groome, Hampton, Har-
ris, Jackson, Kenua, Lamar, Ransom.
Riddleberger. Salisbury. Vance Vest-2S.
In the House of Representatives the Committee
on Ways and Means reported q joint resolution
providing for the admission free Of duty Of ar.
ticles from foreign countries to be placed on ex-
hibition at the Worlds Exposition Of Arte to
be held by the colored race In Chicago. By Q
vote OF l54 to la the House declined to instruct
the committee to'consider the bill to carry into
effect the Mexican treaty. Discussion Of the
river and harbor biz followed
A Lawyer Quotes the Law.