The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of the Senate and tho House
of Representatives.


investigate the convictlabor system passed tho
Senate July &c. Senator Blair reported favor
ably from the Education and Labor Committee
a Joint resolution proposing constitutional
amendment providing that after the year 1900
the manufacture, sale and importation OF
alcoholic liquors "a a beverage shall cease.
President Cleveland nominated Ezra Baird
70 be Marshal for Idaho, and Charles NJ.
Thomas, of Kentucky. to be Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court OF Dakota. The Presidens
referred the oleomargartne bill TO Attorney
General Garland for recommendations as 70 its
constitutionality. The Senate bill FORGETTING
certain OF the lands granted TO the Northern
Pacific Railway Company was reported back 70
the House, with the Recommendation that IN
lieu thereof tho House measure, FORGETTING 3d.
000, 900 acres more than the Senate bill, be sub
stituted.
In the secret session OF the Senate, on July
~, the nomination OF Postmaster Rosette, of
DeKalb, ILL.,, was summarily and unanimously
rejected. His ofense was the writing and pub
fishing Of an obituary OF Gen. Grant, in which
the hero was alluded to as tyrant and COM
pared with Julius Caesar. w. w. Porter was
confirmed as United States Justice OF the SUI
preme Court OF Arizona Territory. The House OF
Representatives, in view OF continued disagree
ments with the Senate on the river and harbor
bill, voted TO strike out tho items for
the Lake Superior Ship Canal, the improvement
Of the Potomac River, and the construction OF
the Hennepin Canal The House concurred in
tho Senate's amendment to the sundry civil APP
preparation bill for the issuing Of silver certif-
oates OF small denominations by the Treasury
In place of those of large denominations, the
latter to be Cancelled. The House substitute for
the Senate bill FORGETTING tho Northern Pacific
land grant passed the lower body, and a con-
ference was requested.
THE fertilization BILL with important amend
ments, was passed by the Senate on the 2sth
ult. The Senate adopted a resolution that ID
insist on its amendments to the river and har-
Dor pill, which the House demanded
ahG Ia aNrs,1
committee was appointed. confer.
ence committee of the two houses dis
posed OF the legislative, executive, and judicial
salary bill, which appropriates $40, 65l 436. The
Senate Pension Committee presented reports
recommending that the bills to pension Dudley
Branch and James G. Chandler be passed over
gard to the arrest and detention Of American
citizens in Mexico was reported back by the
Senate Foreigns Relation Committee and placed
upon the calendar. President sent the following
nominations TO the Senate: Alvey A. Dee now
Third Assistant Secretary OF State. TO be
Second Assistant Secretary OF State John S.
Moore, of Delaware, TO be Third Assistant Sec
rotary OF State: T.. H. Spencer Pratt, OF Ala
bama, To be Minister Resident and Consul
General OF the United States TO Persia; Thomas
q. Bach to be Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF the Territory OF Montana, and George
g. Lorenz to be Postmaster at Toledo Ohio.
Secretary Bayard sent to the House the cores
pondence and papers in relation TO the impris-
onment and release Of julius Santos by the
government Of Ecuador.
A FAvoRABLE report was made to the Senate
on the Goth ult, Of the House bill providing that
manufactured tobacco, snuff, and cigars may be
removed for export to foreign country without
payment OF tax under prescribed regulations.
The Senate and the House conferrees on the
river and harbor bill were in conference
oil day. An effort was made to effect O COM
promise on the Hennepin Canal amendment
by striking out the appropriation and insert
ing clause by which the Government
wAsa 81 I..A.
Tho Senate in executive session rejected the
nomination Of Henry Ward Beechers son to be
Collector OF Customs at Port Townsend w. T.
Beecher was charged with some careless money
transactions, which he endeavored to eI-
plain by putting the blame another
man. George A. jerks was nomin-
ated to be Solicitor General by the President
The House spent the day in committee OF the
whole Mr.. Hatch OF Missouri in the chair upon
the Senate amendments to the general de-
fciency bill. There was no opposition made to
the recommendations OF the Committee on APP
preparations TO concurrence or non-concur-
renee in the amendments and their considera-
ton consisted chiefly in their reading. The
House subsequently ratified the action OF the
committee OF the whole, and conference was
ordered. Mr.. Burnes, Mr.. Letevre, and Mr.. Nc
Comas being appointed conferrees.
THE Morrison surplus resolution was amend
ed and passed by the Senate on the 90th ult It
provides for a treasury reserve OF s10o, 600, 900
and working balance of s200 900. When
ever the surplus is $4,000 900 above those
figures, the Secretary is to call that amount OF
bonds. Trade dollars are for six months TO be
receivable for all dues 10 the Government or
exchangeable at par for silver dollars or
subsidiary coin. The Senate confirmed
the nomination of George A. jerks
70 be Solicitor General. These nomina-
tons tons were made by the President:
Attorney for the District OF West Virginia !:
Dabney II. Maury Of Virginia TO be Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Pienipotentiary to
Colombia. The House of Representatives pass
ed the Reagan interstate commerce bill as n
substitute for the Cullom measure. An attempt
to pass over the Presidents veto pension bills
for the relief Of Mrs. General Hunter and Mary
Anderson was defeated. The conferrees on the
river and harbor bill reported back the measure
without erasing tho appropriation of $500, 900 to
enlarge the Illinois and Michigan Canal and
survey the Hennepin extension 70 the Missis-
sippi River.