The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Work Al the Senate and House
Of Representatives.

SENATOR FRYEs bill authorizing retaliation for
the recent action of the Dominion Of Canada in
excluding United States vessels from certain
privileges in Canadian ports passed the Senate
on the 18th inst The Senate confirmed the NOM
nation OF Mrs. thompson rostmis - sSs a.
hour Senator Blackburn made long
speech against confirmation, but secured
only FIVE negative votes besides his own.
The House passed the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill and by n vote OF pos TO the Senate
bill providing for the study OF the nature OF al
coholic drinks and narcotics ana OF their OF
fects upon the human system by the pupils In
the public schools OF the Territories and OF the
District Of Columbia. and in the Military and
Naval Academies and Indian and colored schools
In the Territories OF the United States. Mr..
Boutelle introduced in the House bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the erection In washington
of bronze monument to the late Edwin Nj.
stanton
THE pension bill was laid before the Senate
and discussed on the 18th inst. Senator Coke
addressed the Senate in support OF the labor
arbitration bill. Mr. Logan gave notice that he
would offer a substitute for the House arbi.ra
ton bill. The Senate confirmed the nomination
of Gen. Rosecrans as Register OF the treasury.
In the House Mr. Blount Ga, from the COM
mttee on Postoffices and Post Roads, reported
back the postoilice appropriation DID, win BEN
ate amendments and, il having been referred 70
the committee OF tho whole, the House went
into committee for the purpose OF considering
the amendments. Mr. Blo1nt confined MS re-
subsidy amendment" and made IN argumont
in opposition 10 IL.
THE pension bill, which makes the minimum
allowance four dollars per month and grants a
pension TO every honorably discharged soldier
who is or shall become disabled from any cause
not the result of his own fault. passed the Sen
ate on the 10Th Of May by n vote of "a 70 II. Mr..
Logan presented in the Senate substitute
for the labor arbitration bill which recently
passed the House. 1t provides for the appoint
ment by the President of n commission OF arbi-
tration, to consist Of five members, one from the
Democratic organization, one from the Republi-
can organization, one who is not recognized as a
member of either of the two parties, one thor
oughly acquainted with railroad management,
but who is in no way financially Interested In
any railroad or transportation company, and one
who is identified with and thoroughly under
stands the conditions of Iaboring people The
nations to the Senate, Register of
the land office at Olympia, w. T.,
Furlong, at Freeport Pa. Daniel NC
Carthy, Mt Braddock, Pa. ; James p. Moran, Jr.,
at Waukegan, Ill. James b. Looney ut Han
cock, Mich; William M. Green, at West Bay
City, Mich /; Silas G. Bennett, at Georgetown,
Col. Anton Klaus at jamestown. ID. Il.
a BILL which authorizes the Cheyenne and
Noi tlern Railway Company to build a road
across the Fort Laramie and Fort Russell mill
tary reservation passed the Senate May 2 The
Senate also passed bill TO permit the Balti-
more ana ONO ROAD 10 Dulld briugC nom the
Jers 8y shore TO Staten Island, to give IL
to the port of New York. The House of Repre-
sentatives by vote of us TO 80, refused to con-
cur in the Senate amendment TO the postoiice
appropriation bill giving sS0)0JO for foreicn
mail service, mainly for the benefit of the Pa
cihc Mail Steamship Company.
THE House bill establishing life-saving sta
tons at the following points was concurred in
by the Senate on the 21st of May: Plum
Island, Lake Michigan; South Manitou
Island, Lake Michigan; Chicago, Ill. Bots
Blanc Island, Straits OF Macknaw; Duluth,
Lake Superior; Point Adams, Oregon between
Points Reyes and Diable, California; between
Point San Jose and Point Lobos, Cali
fornia and on Lake Ontario, New York.
mt or near the mouth of the Niagara River.
The Senate insisted upon its amendment TO the
postofice appropriation bill for the benefit OF
the Pacific Mail Company, and appointed
committee OF conference. The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate.
Hughes East Of Indiana, TO be Register of the
Land Office at Yankton, Dakota. First Lieut.. Dan
c. Kingman, obe Captain Corps Of Engineers.
Second Lieut.. H. +. Waterman, to be First Lien
tenant Tenth Corps of Engineers. Charles +.
Maron, of Virginia, TO be Assistant Surgeon in
the army with the rank Of First Lieutenant.