The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Work Of the Senate and House
of Representative

opposed the bill, saying that no iit monument to
the memory OF Lincoln had been erected and
that monument would be idle n testimonial
OF the nations love and re gard for Gen. Grant.
Senator Blair said that the Ldncoln monu-
ment In Washington was not worth SIS ass
Committee ON the Library would consider the
matter of an appropriate monument 20 the
memory of Lincoln Senator Morgan, Of
Alabama, introduced a preamble and resolution
concerning the recent report from the Judiciary
Committee condemning the Attorney General
for refusing TO send To the Senate copies OF
papers. The resolutions direct the Committee
ON Privileges and Elections TO report whether
the offense charged against the Attorney General
IL Improbable. and whether the Sen ate can tako
Jurisdiction Of the alleged offense and condemn
the Attorney General I'm advance OF a trial BY n
resolution Of the Senate. there being no i'm
parchment in the mode required by tho COns.i-
tuition. The committee Is further instructed 20
inquire and report whether the Senate has the
power to punish the Attorney General for con-
tempt OF its rightful authority, whether the At
torney General has really violated any law in
his refusal TO furnish certain papers, and
whether the Senate has the right under the
Constitution to withhold its consent to the
removal OF persons by the President who are
unfit for office, or can bind it's members by any
declaration OF the duty of the Senate. A favor
able report was made on I'LL TO confirm the
entries made under the public land laws. Bills
were introduced to facilitate the administration
OF the laws in Alaska appropriatiug 100000 for
n quarantine station at San Francisco and n
like sum for public building ut Fort Dodge
The House of Representatives passed bill to
aud Pacific Road. Mr. Morrison reported IL ros-
oluton directing that the surplus in the Treas
ury be paid out on the public debt The rcsolu-
ton was accompanied by a report declaring that
sl79,069 SG2 was held by the Treasury on Jan. 81,
1886, in excess Of all other liabilities than tho
redemption Of said United States notes that
this sum is largely in excess OF tho sum re-
quired for the purpose for which it Is held,
and that a considerable part OF it should he
applied 70 the payment of the interest bearing
debt OF the United States now payable. Mr..
Hewitt submitted a minority report. The In
valid Pensions Committee reported the bill
granting pensions to all invalid soldiers or their
widows or children who are dependent on their
daily labor for u living.
A BILL appropriating $4,000 for tho relief of
settlers in Nebraska and Kansas who have been
deprived Of their lands by prior grant to tho
Northern Kansas Railroad, and u Diu
allowing one or more officers OF the
army TO accept temporary service I'M
der the Corean Governm mt, with compensation
therefor. passed the Senate Feb. "a The
Senate also passed the bill permitting national
banks to change by vote OF two-thirds of their
shareholders, and with the consent of tho
Comptroller of the Currency, their names CAPT.
tai stock, and location, provided the location
shall not be changed to another State nor to
place more than thirty miles distant from tho
original location. The bill gave riso to
siderable debate, during which senator Beck
tky) insisted that the control of tho
matter should be given to the Secretary of the
Treasury. instead of the Comptroller of the Cur
rency He charged past Comptrollers with hav-
ing sought to drive out OF business every bank
that was not national bank. They he'd always
done the work of the nationul banks, and whens
they resign d they went into those banks
One Of them had no sooner left the
Government service than he became
President OF national bank and an
other became Vice President of a national bank
The House passed the half gallon tax bill with
olt a division. Mr.. Butt srworth Ohio offered a
substitute in the shape OF bill amending the
Carlisle bill by requiring the minimum capacity
of the packages into which spirits may
be drawn to be thirty gallons instead
OF ten but the substitute rejected
The House passed also the bill t. quiet
the title of settlers the Des Moines Rvor
lands In Iowa, and the bill annexing portion
OF Idaho to the Territory Of Washington. The
Committee on Public Lands reported favor IDLY
the bill FORGETTING certain grants TO the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. Mr. Murphy
OF Iowa., called up tho Hennepin Canal
bill and made speech IN its sup
port. By means Of the proposed canal, he
said, the wheat OF six Western States could be
transported to the seaboard at a saving OF six
cents bushel. II the canal were built the peo-
pie OF the Northwest would save enough in one
year to build the canal two or three times over
The United States had formidable competitors
In the Liverpool market, and IL the rates OF
transportation were not reduced it would soon
find itself without that market
THE bill granting lands in severalty TO certain
| Indians passed the Senate Feb. %. Mr.. Ed
munds introduced the bill reported last year
from the Foreign Affairs Committee providing
for the inspection of meats for expectation. pro-
hibiting the importation Of adulterated articles
of food and drink, ard authorizing the President
TO prohibit by proclamation in his discretion
products Of countries unjustly discriminating
against American products. Mr.. Frye, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported favorably
the bill authorizing the construction Of bridge
across the Staten Island Sound, known as Arthur
Kill and TO establish the same as post-rond.
This is the measure in which the Baltimore &
Ohio is interested in obtaining entrance into
New York City. The Bland educational bill
was debated. The House INDUCED in n warm
partisan debate over the pension appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, said
that the bill appropriated S75,754. 200, or
about sl5ooo,OoO more than was appropriated
last year-a fact due to the accelerated work
being done in the Pension Office. Mr..
Henderson Of Iowa took issue with Mr.. Towns
bend, declaring that the average appropria-
ton for pensions in the last six years was
S77. $4,000, He then began long partisan
speech, i'm which no criticised the let
ter OF Commissioner Black on the subject of
arrearlges of pensions, which, he said, had
been telegraphed all over the country twenty
four hours b. fore IL was sent 10 the Appropria-
tons Committee, with So3OOO,0O) lie in its
stomach" Mr.. Henderson defended eX-Com-
missioner Dudleys administration of the pen
sion office, and in speaking Of the charges of
partisanship Messrs. Warner of Ohio, and
Randall, Of Pennsylvania, replied briefly
TO Mr.. Henderson. The former renewed
the charges of partisanship and neg
paigns made against ex-Conmissionor Dudley.
Mr.. Randall thought that the Southern members
had shown wonderful full hearted disposition
to pension Veterans and widows Of vet Grams.
Mr.. Browne, Of Indiana, defended Mr.. Dudley.
SENATOR MITCHELL, OF Oregon. spoke in the
Senate, on the 2Cth inst. in support OF his anti
Chinese bill. The Blair educational bill was
deb ated, after which the Senate adjourned. Tho
house had n lively session Mr.. Morrison. from
the Committee ON Rules, report ID II resolution
that select committee of nine members be APP
pointed to inquire into the Pan-Electric tee-
phone matter and report whether any o.hccr of
the Government has boen improperly influenced.
Mr.. Gibson, of West Virginia. bitterly criticised
Mr.. Pulitzer, whom he accused OF shrinking be-
hind the columns of his newspaper 10 attack
men instead Of attacking them ON the floor OF
the House. Mr.. Morrison said AS
friend of tho officer supposed u be
most affected III anybody is TO be
affected by this investigation. having unlimited
confidence in his honor and in his per sonal and
official intet ritv want this resolution to pass
and l want this investigation to go on" Mr..
Rogers, OF Arkansas, welcomed the resolution
and hoped the investigation would be mado
thorough end searching. Mr.. Breckenridge, of
Arkansas snid he was proud To call the
Attorney General his personal friend. lie
defended his course, declaring that his
skirts wore PERFECTLY clear of any wrong-doing,
md hoped the whole would bo investigat-
ed. The resolution was adopted without diSis-
ION. Mr.. Burnes, OF Missouri, from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported tho immediate
deficii ncy bill, ard il referred 10 the COM
mittee of the VIII, l.. The House. ut its evening
session, passed twenty-eight pension bills.