The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Work a the Senate and House
Of Representatives

SENATOR HAwLEY's resolution calling upon
the Secretary of War for certain documents re-
quircd to settle the controversy between Gen.
Sherman and Jefferson Davis. was again dis
cussed In the Senate ON the 18th inst. Mr. Vance
opened the debate. He slowly rose and, with a
manuscript speech In his hand, proceeded TO
read that part OF Gen Shermans letter which
referred 10 nun. W wiiivii ic categorically re-
piled: 4. That no letter :. or doc uments or let
er-books were ever left at his residence while
Governor. 2 Noclerk or secretary of his even used
as repository any copy-book for his lNances ~
correspondence, all letters having bee cop. ed
in the took required W law. and afterwari tied
up IN bundles. where they remain until this day.
3. Gen: Sherman aid not ind I'm the copy book
which he refers to any such letter, for the sum
pie reason that no such letter ever existed. =.
He averreu most positively on his honor
as an American Senator that no letter contain
ing such q threat was received by him.
found copied in the book now on lie in the War
Department.. Mr.. Hawley read extracts from
correspondence between Governor Vance and
Jefferson Davis on the subject OF suspending
Sherman views OF their relation. Senator
Brown rose to personal explanation. He never
federate States which he had right TO give.
There had been q wide difference of opip-
ion between Mr.. Davis and himself
as TO the constitutionality of the
conscript act, but he never sought to obstruct
IL. MIR. Hawley, in support OF Gen. Shernl an 3
statement Of Gov: Browns attitude ward Mr..
over his militia TO the Confederate authorities,
In which he declared that he held these troops
to defend the state against usurpation and
abuse OF power by the central government" as
well as to repel invasion by the enemy. The
yeas and nays were called on the adop-
ton OF the resolution. and IL was agreed to-52
TO lO--a number OF Democrats voting tor 1t, in
Guiding Mess q. Bayard, Garland. Lamar, and
Vance. Those voting In the negative were
M M Brown, Colanitt, Hampton, Harris,
Vest-lO. The Committee on Appropriations
rel orted back the last naval Appropriation bill
passed by the House, amending by strik-
Ing out all provisions for change In
the existing laws. A bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Edmunds authorizing the
President to appoint and place on the retired list
had been Generals commanding the al mics of
the United States. The bill, Mr.. Edmunds said,
would authorize the President to appoint Gen.
would obviate the difficulty observed in the
Fife John Porter case. bill was passed
70 ss.d repeal e. the laws governing pre- empiion;
the homestead law. The bill had previously
passed the house In the House of Represent l.
tives. Mr.. stockslager denied some hoating ru-
mors that there is a combination to secure the
erection OF public buildings. Bills were passed
to authorize the service of process by Territorial
courCs within military and Indian reservations,
to prohibit Territorial Legislatures from grant
ing private charters, and to extend the statutes
over unorganized territory south of the State of
Kansas. The announcement of the death of
ment.
Mr.. EDMUNDs' bin to place Gen. Grant
on the retired list with the full rank and pay of
General passed the Senate after short debate
on the 14th inst. The vote stood - yeas 40,
nays o. Mr.. Edmunds spoke strongly and feel
ingly in favor OF the bill Among the Demo
mas spoke in favor. The Senators who voted
nay were Beo<, CocIrell, Coke, Harris. PEN
dleton. salisbury; Slater. Vance, and Walker.
naval appropriation bill and passed 1t, with the
committees amendments A long debate fol-
lowed concerning the Interstate commerce bill.
Resolutions wefe adopted regretting the death
of Schuyler Colfax. The House passed a bill
appropriating 81 500 to send special messengers TO
Iowa and Oregon to secure duplicate certificates
OF the electoral vote of those States which
CURED by law The Chinese indemnity fund
bill, which also passed. authorizes the President
to return TO the Chinese Government $5Ss, 400 in
coin A bill was introduced by Mr.. Weller to
refund the bonded debt of the United States at
40 per cent, to reduce taxation on the circu-
lating bank-note currency, and to apply the
national revenues economically to the payment
OF the public debt
Mr.. Miller introduced bill In the Senate,
on the 18th. to increase the pension of the Wild
ow of General George H. Thomas to s., 900 Per
annum Mr.. Hale made favorable report on q
bill for the relief o: sufferers by the wreck of the
Tallapoosa- In executive session MT. Morgan
spoke in support OF the treaty with Nicaragua.
fresluent Artnur nOmlnaCeu 10 the senate Judge
William A. Richardson of the Court of Claims
10 be Chief Justice OF the same court. Assistant
Secretary of State Davis was nominated for the
vacancy made by Judge Richardson 8 promotion
Speaker Carlisle laid before the House of kep-
resentatives n request by the Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia for $4,000 to maintain
order ut the dedicat on OF the Washington mon
ument and during the inaugural ceremonies.
The House refused to concur In the Senate
amendments to the six-months' Val appro-
priation bill. The Mcpherson funding ball, to
enable national banks to secure 10 per cent. ad-
d1tional circulation, was killed for the session
by adjourning for q caucus.
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