The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Work Of the Senate and House
Of Representatives

"a
Senate ON the 10Th inst. to increase the pension
for total disability to s72 per month. favor
able report was made on measure for tho
erection Of a fire-proof hall of records in Wash
ington. An adverse report was submitted on
the bill to grant full pay for life to all Federal
judges who may become seventy years OF age
or resign after thirty years service. The House
Of Representatives, under the leadership of
Messrs. Browne and Hatch, refused to fix q
date for the consideration OF the Hennepin
canal bill On motion of Mr.. Mcltae, OF Arkan-
sas, from the Committee on Public Lands, the
rules were suspended and bill was passed pro-
viding for the sale Of the Cherokee Reservation
In tho State Of Kansas. Mr.. Henley, OF Cali
fornia, introduced n resolution for an inquiry by
select committee on the relations of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company To the United States.
Mr.. Carey introduced bill to authorize the
Union Pacific Railway Company to make rum
ming or traffic arrangements with or to become
the lessee of any railroad which connects with
its lines Of railway.
Mr. BUTLER introduced a bill in the Senate on
the Goth inst. authorizing the President to retire
certain army officers. The Senate, in executive
session, rejected the proposed treaty to reopen
the We'll and L'Abra claims against Mexico
number OF Western men for various
Offices. Included in the same was Zach
Montgomery to be Assistant Attorney Gem
eral OF the Interior Department. Tho majority
Of tho Ways and Means Committee reported TO
the House OF Representatives joint resolution
to give notice OF the termination of tho
f1uWtllun treaty. lie minority only expressed
its dissent. Mr. O'Donneil, of Michigan, from
the Committee on Education, reported
a Senate bill to provide for the study
of the nature OF alcoholic drinks and narcotics
and their effects upon the human system in
the Military and Naval Academies, and in the
Indian and public schools OF tho Territories ana
OF the District OF Columbia. bill to give
honorably discharged soldiers the preference in
public appointments was introduced in the
House. A favorable report was mado OH MI,
Anderson bill for the adjustment Of kGnses
land grants.
SENATOR MORGAN, of Alabama, introduced tx
the Senate on April q. his bill OF last December
directing the Attorney General to bring suit in
equity against Benjamin We'll in the Supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia TO determine
whether the award made by the United States
and Mexican Mixed Commission, or any part OF
il, was secured by fraud, and TO recover the
money which may have been paid to We'll also
similar bill with respect to the awards
made to the L'Abra Silver Mining Com
pany BY vote Of 40 to 10 the Senate con-
firmed the nomination of William &. West OF
Kentucky for Governor Of Utah. In the House
of Representatives II bill was reported to pension
Union soldiers who were prisoners during the
late war. The Library Committee reported TO
the House bill for the erection OF a monument
over the grave of Gen. Daniel Morgan. The
House adopted n resolution calling on the Com
missioner OF Agriculture for information as to
the amount of wheat ana corn on hand In this
country, where ii is located the number of
acres Of winter and spring wheat now in the
ground, the amount likely TO be required for
portation, and other information on the subject.
A BILL appropriating $4,000 in aid of a ma
tional monument at Plymouth, Mass, passed
the Senate April %. The bill taxing railroad
lands was discussed without action The Sem
ate confirmed, among other nominations, those
OF w. s. Rosecrans, Register OF the Treasury,
and T.. Gross, Governor Of New Mexico The
nomination of A. b. Keith Postmaster
Senate removed the injunction OF secrecy
from the report in the case OF George
Wise, nominated to be Postmaster 1t Hamburg,
Iowa. Wise brought charges OF craftsmanship
and inefficency against Coolbaugh, the incum-
bent, and the latter was removed. The commit
tees report submits evidence furnished by
Coolbaugh, which it says, completely disproves
Wise's charges. The committee advises the re-
lection of Wises nomination. The House Of
Representatives, in committee Of the whole ON
the river and harbor bill, adopted a
clause appropriating S12l, 200 for the i'm
provement Of the Monongahela River.
The House passed the Adams bill relating to
making entries or reports President Cleveland
sent TO both houses n special message urg-
ing the creation of commission OF labor,
charged with the consideration and settlement
of controversies betw cen capital and labor, to
be engrafted upon the Bureau of Labor.
THE Presidents message on the labor ques-
ton came up in the House on the 3d. and was
referred to the Committee on Labor with in
structions TO report or before May II. Mr.
Butterworth moved its reference TO the
committee of the whole, but the PROPOSE
ton was rejected by "a vote of 147
TO H. The struggle the reference of
the bill gave rise to lively debate Mr. But
terworth attacked the Presidents message and
charged the Democrats with fishing for votes
among laboring men. Mr.. Randall defend ed
the President He declared that there was not
n word in the message that appealed in any
particular TO any party, or any set, or any class
of men in the United States. On the contrary
1t appealed to Congress as body of American
citizens wishing for the public welfare. Messrs
Weaver iowa, Gibson wv. VA, ONeill Mo-,
McCreary (ky.), and Springer tIll.) supported
the motion to refer TO the Committee on
Labor, and Mr.. Reed CMaine) opposed it.
The House ut the instgation OF Mr. Voorhees,
delegate from Washington Territory, adopted q
resolution for the appointment of select COM
nittee To inquire whether any ex-member OF
the House having the privilege of the floor is
agent or attorney for any corporation interested
in any claim or bill now pending. The Senate
not u