The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Brief Summary of the Proceed.
ings Of Congress.

war-the greatest war in history-had bean
fought by volunteers. The people OF this repub-
lie could successfully resist the combined ma
at considerable length in further ex-
PLANTATION Of the details OF the bill and
in reply 10 criticisms made against it, He be-
lieved fully in relying on the citizens in time Of
trouble and whenever Il large army was wanted,
but said citizens To be- effective had TO be organ
lied. Mr.. George reported in the Senate,
unfavorably, u bill from the Committee on Ter
ritories To enable the Northwest Trading Com
pany to purchase certain lands in Alaska.
Indefinite postponement was recommended.
The President sent To the Senate the follow
ing nominations Caleb w. West. of Kentucky,
TO be Governor of Utah; Edward X. Fogg, TO be
Receiver Of Public Moneys ut Beatrice, Nsb.
Cons uls-Louis ID. Briland, of Pennsy lyania at
Kingston, jamaica; j.. j. Dupre, of Alabama, at
San Salvador; j. Cecil Legare, Of Louisiana at
Tampco; II. Sawyer: Of Connecticut, ut Trim
idad. Postmasters-M. Weismantel, at Naper-
VILE Ill. Herndon G. Travers, Rockdale.
Tex. j. ii. Woodman. Worthwhile, Mich (;
Clayton +. Collins, Homer, Mich; John
III. Saxton, De Witt, Iowa Shannon Clements,
Bucyrus o. John w. Davis New Richmond,
Ohis; Eugene G. Wilson, Clay Center Kan
George w. Clark, Lyons, Kan. w. II. l.. PEPPER
ill., Concordia, Kan. Henry G. Hunt, Delavan,
Wis; Samuel Chamberlain waupun, Wis.
Wesley +. Hughes Fresno City, Cal James
Tyson, Placerville, Cal. John Mccain, Marti-
nez, Cal. g. j. Evans Hastings Neb Frank
Abt, Lead City, Dakota The Senate confirmed
William I. Trenholm as Comptroller of the Cur
rency. The House of Representatives passed
sso MSn ss Peq fr public R By buildings Sf to %
Duluth and san Antonio, Tex. Mr..
OHara the colored member from North Caro-
lima, intoduced resolution for an investigation
of the-nassacre Of negroes at Carrollton, Miss.
Among the new bills introduced III the House
one providing for the reduction Of letter
postage to one and a half cents per ounce.
GENERAL LoGAN's army bill was again the
subject of debate on the 9th inst. General Lo-
gan and Henderson spoke in favor of and
Messrs. Hale and Teller in opposition to tho
measure. Mr.. Blair presented a memorial from
the Mormon women of Utah, complaining that
the Edmunds law has been so construed as
to bring its penalties TO bear OH the innocent,
cedented indignities and unreasonable
sorrow. Mr.. Blair reported favorably
without amendment, from the Com
mittee Of Education and Labor tho arbitration
bill recently passed by the House of Represent
atives. Tho postofice appropriation bill passed
the House after amendments to increase the
appropriations for postal clerks and the TRIMS
portation OF foreign mails had been reject ID
During the debate Of the measure Mr.
Phelps attacked Postmaster General
Villas calling him the Pooh Bah
tons Of the President and Of Congress TO defeat
the laws. Messrs. Holman and Randall de-
Tended Mr. Villas. Mr. Lawler, of Illinois, from
the Committee on Labor, reported back to the
House n resolution for a Congressional investi-
CATION OF the causes underlying the differences
existing between employers and employees on
OF the whole
GEN. LoGAN's bill for On increase of the army
was defeated in the Senate on the 18th inst. by
vote Of 81 to 10. A bill appropriating s2O0,CO)
for q public building ut San Antonio, Tex, was
passed. Mr.. Blair introduced bill TO provide
that eight hours shall constitute days work
for all letter-carrers, and that their salaries
shall not be reduced by reason of the decrease
in the hours Of labor. The Rre sdent
sent TO the Senatesthe following nominations (:
A NaI1 - q
Board ofnReg strat on and Election in the Terri
tory Of Utah; Obadiah w. Cutter, Collector Of
Customs for the District OF Niagara, n. Y. Ed
win Warfield, Surveyor of Customs at Balti-
more Thomas G. Hayes. United States At
torney, District Of Maryland George III. Cairnes,
United States Marshal District OF Maryland; Cy-
rus i. Shepard Register of the Land Office ut
Worthngton Mimi. Edmund James, receiver
OF public moneys at Carson City, New. Samuel
J. Lorah, receiver Of public moneys ut Central
City, Col c. s. Lake pension agent ut Des
Moines; Charles w. johnston register OF the
land office at Roseburg, Oregon; William II.
Barney, register of the land office ut Oregon
City, Oregon Charles Il. Sauser, of Ohio, agent
at Yakima Indian Agency. Washington Terrific
ry James ]. David OF Michigan, agent mt Usage
Agency, Indian Territory. The House did moth
ing worth recording the business transacted be-
ing purely routine, and relating to matters OF no
interest
THE Washington Territory bill was placed be-
fore the Senate on the sth inst, aud Mr.. Voor-
hees spoke in advocacy OF his amendment,
which consists of an enabling act for the admis-
sion Of Montana Territory, but the amendment
was voted down by party vote-yeas ~, nays
23-the Democrats voting i'll the affirmative, the
Republicans in the negative. The Senate passed
q bill granting TO the Kansas and Arkansas
hallway Company right of way through
Indian Territory, and the House measure
TO erect building in Washington for the Con-
gressional Library at acost of nearly So 0O0, 0JO
BY vote Of yeas 81 TO nays POI the House Of
Representatives defeated the amendm snt offer
ed by Mr.. Dibble of South Carolina, suspending
the further coinage of silver under the Bland act
after July /, 1889. The House also defeated the
free coinage bill by vote of yeas l2G to nays
l63. The Judiciary Committee authorized Mr..
Culbertson to report his bill relating TO captured
and abandoned property, involving over Si0,o =
600, with the recommendation that it be
passed.
THE bill to admit Washington Territory was
before the Senate on the 9th inst, the pending
question being on the proposed amendment o.
Senator Eustis limiting the right OF suffrage in
the proposed new state TO qualified male cleo
tors only. After somewhat protracted debate
the amendment was rejected-yeas IL, nays -.
The yeas were: Messrs. Beck Berry Coke
Eustis, German, Gray, ingalls,, jackson, MaNey,
Pugh, Salisbury, and WalthaIl Among
the Senators voting against Mr. Eustis
gals introduced bill for the appoint
ment OF IA board of arbitration 10 settle differ
ences between railroad companies and their en-
ployes. George Hearst was sworn in as Senator
from California. The following nominations
were sent 10 the Senate by tha President Law
renee Harrgan TO be appraiser OF merchandise
for the port OF ST. Louis, Mo-. William III.
Waldy OF Michigan, TO be member
of the Board of Indian Commissioners.
In the House of Representatives Mr.. torney,
of Alabama asked unanimous consent for tho
present consideration Of the joint resolution
making an appropriation fer the relief OF SUI
4 ,rers from the floods in Alabama. Mr. Beach,
of New York objected. The, House then went
into committee OF the whole ON the private
calendar Several bills were agreed 20, when
the committee ran against n snag in the shape
of bill directing the Quartermaster General 10
settle with the McMinnville and Manchester
Railroad Company OF Tennessee. The amount
involved in tho bill is S246,O OO and long dis-
cussion ensued upon the measure, but no action
was taken. "
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THE gradual extinction of the buffalo
is being followed up by an alarming
increase in the depredations of wolves
upon the sheep and cattle ranges.
Both the gray wolf and the coyote are
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