The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-12
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THE Senate I'm considering the sundry civif
appropriation bill. ON the I'd inst. inserted an
item of s., 100 TO reimburse X. b. ayes for the
expenses of a political commission sent TO
| Louisiana In 1877 To pave the way for the recog-
n ton or Nichols rs Governor The commutee
amendment reducing from sldo. Uv 10 S'os,s" tno
amount 10 be paid Tor the F0tt brown iseScr-
lion was non-concurred In. aud IN larger
amount was retained MIR. Adr1ch onercu u
Joint resolution requesting tns r rsrrs With
view TO securing an agreement 70 the Tree
coinage OF silver with full lega-tender power;
| In the House OF Representatives. the naval Dill
was reported with the Senate amendments,
some Of which were agreed 70 and othe non
concnrred in New conterrees were aocord'a ,hs
rules and adopt a resolution to- the enect tnst
masmuch The Inaugural COMMITTEES had de-
pl6pcr % ace the House would refuse to take any
| part In the ceremony March T. The motion was
defeated by vote OF 30 yeas TO lss nays
| Al a meeting Of the House Expenditures TOM
nttee Representative Springer's rel ort or the
result OF the investigation OF the conduct or
United States Marshal Lot Wright at the ONO
October election was agreed 10 by q party vote
| 8 too The report was to the effect that Demo-
| cratic voters had been intimidated at the polls
minority report Was rendered condemnlng the
action of the committee and declaring that no
| evidence had been presented during the IN
vestigation which In any manner warranted the
conclusions embodied in the report
THE conference upon the Indian appropriations
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and long discussion ensued, in the course OF
which Mr. Plumb declared that the extra SEES
| sion OF Congress which appearedf to be imml-
nent was due TO the gross legislative incompe-
| tency of the House. Mr.. Van WICK said that
the Senate insisted upon its rule against the at
tachment by the House OF legislative provis ons
to appropriation bills, but could itself
put on such provision as the Pscinc
Mail subsidy clause to please Jay
Gould and 9. p. Huntington. Mr.. Vest
| hoped the Senate would agree with the House
viaio r,li N ha
ingalls, said that 1000 men were ready TO move
upon Ok ahoma within forty -eght hours, and
W snas the 0n PROMISE %s the 'I people that
negotiations for the opening of the hands should
be begun at once. The Senate insisted on It's
amendment and new conference was ordered
Similar action was taken upon the conference
report on the sundry civil bill. The deficiency
few amendments. ' In the ,' House Of II" Rep
resentatives the Senats's amendments to the
sundry civil bill were non concurred in, and
cepferrees were appointed. The conference re-
| port on the postoffce bill submitted, an
nouncing continued disagreement. 1t was
stated that the most important point OF differ
ence in connection with this bill was the Senate
amendment relating to the ocean mail service.
The House conferrees opposed tn amendment.
because it was regarded in the light Of q
Gus power to the Postmaster General The
| conference report on the Indian bill Was sub
United, and the senate amendment striking out
the clause relative to claims against Indian
| tribes was concurred in. The other amendment.
expuneing the paragraph relative to the intro
duction OF Intoxicating spirits into Indian Ter
rftory, was disagreed TO. and new conferences
was ordered The conference report on the
pensions bill was adopted. the House receding
from its disagreement to all the Senate amend
ments. The bill as agreed TO appropriates $780,
00O, 900.
BY vigilant work in it's last hours. Congress
succeeded in clearing up the work before it to
the extent OF avoiding the necessity Of an extra
session. The river and harbor bill was the only
Senate tabling it, just before adjournment on
the 4th, by a vote OF 70 to 2n Almost the
of the bill for the retirement OF
Gen Grant. When Senator Edmunds affixed his
signature TO the bill, it being about noon. the
assistant doorkeeper turned back the hands Of
the clock. Only a few minutes were consumed
by President Arthur in nominating u. y. Grant
to be General on the retired list. and the Senate
confirmed the nomination amid outburst OF
applause.
Extra Session OF the Senate.
President Cleveland sent to the Senate, on the
9Th inst, the names Of the gentlemen he has
selected as Cabinet officers. They are fol-
81 STATE the
Manning, Of New York; Secretary or War.
William c. Endicott. of Massachusetts,: Secre-
York; Secretary of the Interior, L. @ G.
Lamar, of mississippi; Postmaster General.
William F. Villas Of Wisconsin; -, Attor-
On'motion OF Senator Sherman, the Senate went
into executive session. There is time honored
custom in the Senate Of confirming all appoint
ments without reference OF discussion where
the person appointed is. or has been, member
of the Senate. This rule would not be violated
by any Senator who had any self-respect, ex-
cept for grave reasons. confirmation can
not be made at once. IL q single objection is
raised. There was an objection promptly
made 10 Senator Bayard, by Senator Riddle
berger Neither Of the Readjuster Senators
finds much, II any, friendly recognition, upon
the Republican side. The majority of the Dem.
ocratic Senators will not even speak to them IL
they avoid it, 30 much do they dislike
them. Hddleberger made his objection in q
ringing, defiant voice, and with swagger
Of manner that called for reply. Sem
ator Allison turned to expostulate with
Riddleberger, but Senator Van Wyck caught
him by the arm Senators Henderson
Palmer ingalls,, and other Republicans came up
to the virginian. ana begged him in low tones
to resrect the courtesy of the Senate and with
draw his objection He stubbornly refused. and
then began to give his reasons. He regarded
Bayard as too much Of an Englishman. His
recent resolution denouncing the dynamite out
RACES in London was enough to unfit him for
the post Of Secretary of State. He then repeated
paragraphs from his former harangues against
the original resolution of Mr.. Bayard No one
ventured to answer any Of his remarks.