The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-14


a Representatives.
ELL 20 incorporate the Atlantic and Pacific
snip Canal Company wss reported 70 the senate
ON the 5th inst A resolution was agreed 10 IN
structfne the select ommittee on Indian traders
20 inquire into the methods of allotting lands IN
severalty to Indians ON reservations IN WILSON,
sin and Minnesota, and as 70 the sale Of timber
on those lands. Mr.. Cullons bill to confirm
certain Mississippi River bottom lands 70 Ram
dolph County, Illinois. on payment OF Mo
per acre. was favorably reported. Mr.. sherman
presented thirty two petitions for the passage
Of the per diem service pension bill M hes ,
Post Roads Committee the Edinunas and Cul-
lom postal telegraph bills. and reported favor
ably an original bill 20 regulate Interstate com.
merce, carried ON by telegraph. and 60 subject
telegraph companies to the supervision OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission. MI. Gull
lom insisted that this bill should DO referred
TO the Interstate Committee. sharp
conflict between the two committees
followed, and the matter finally went over
without action. The President transmitted TO
the Senate the remaining documents and pro-
tocols relating TO the fisheries treaty together
with q letter from Secretary Bayard- The
Alabama contested election case OF McDume
against Davidson was discussed in the House
without action. Mr.. White. of Indiana offered
a resolution providing for a special com
m InstS. s q vs Hiss " nois
troduced joint resolution for promotion Of
commercial union with Canada. which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
of Iowa, for . public building at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; by Mr.. Breckenridge. OF kentucky, to de-
clare trusts unlawful by Mr.. Thomas. OF Wis
from carrying on Interstate commerce; by Mr..
Nutting, Of New York. for the construction
SP SS Sns A1assas
for the better protection OF the northern and
northwestern frontier; by Mr. Breckenridge, OF
terss %n tho bondcd debt and 70 provide for
the special deposit OF public money; by MI.
Weaver. of Iowa, for the erection Of public
buildings at Ottumwa and Oskaloosa, Iowa.
THE Grand Army pension bill gave rise to
another heated partisan debate in the Senate
on the 9th inst, In the course Of which Mr..
Ingalls,, of Kansas, made bitter attack upon
the President in particular and the Democratic
party In general. The Senate agreed to q rule
that a treaty may be made public or considered
in open session whenever a majority vote so
decides. The following was offered by MI.
Beck as an amendment TO the Bond bill, re-
laws and parts Of laws requiring main
tenance Of q sinking fund and the purchase Of
bonds of the United States for said sinking
fund as heretofore authorized, are hereby
repealed Mr.. Sawyer reported back adj
versely the bill for the construction Of =
bridge across the Mississippi River at Men,
House resumed consideration of the Alabama
contested election case OF McDufhe against
Davidson. and after long partisan debate IL
was decided in favor of Davidson by LA yeas
to l22 nays.
TIE House Committee on Pacific Railroads,
ON the 7th inst, unanimously reported the
Cultivate bill extending the time for the pay
ment Of the Government debt by the sub
sidized roads comprised in the Union
Pacific system. The bill is amended
by striking out all roads except the
Union Pacific and its aided divisions. The
bill Is also modified by restrictions which
make 1t more positive in dealing with the COR
poration. As an instance. 1t directs the At
torney General to bring suit 1T once TO re-
cover misappropriated FUNDS OF the road in
stead OF leaving I, within his jurisdict ion
years. II 10 understood that separate bills
for each of the Pacific Roads will DO eventual
that the roaSs shall be Sea
dividually instead of collectively. Mr.. Hatch
of Missouri, from the Committee on Agriculture,
IaSo The O.
GRAFTON OF the urgency deficiency bill, the ques-
ton being on striking out the provision inserted
e as s the the pq sM rhe
was struck out-yeas. 81: nays, 20. In response
to Senator Culloms resolution OF inquiry the
Secretary of state giving history OF the pro-
bibition by France Of the importation of Amer
lean pork The Secretary says that the de-
1Ss o. mo to that the
voked ut an early day
By vote of A yeas to 16 nays the Senate, ON
the sth inst. passed the bill granting pensions
to ex soldiers and ssilors who afp unable to
perform manual labor and to the dependent
relatives of deceased soldiers hnd sailors.
Amendments including those incS-r sitsted ,, :
the infirmities OK. age soiu.ers who served
tho war with indian wars. IA and d" Iis,itins d
BENEFITS OIL the pill to those totally incapa<
tatad were voted down. Those senate
" ~vting against the bill. ON it's hnal passag
p were Bate. Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Cockrel
Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Eustis. Gibson. Harri
! Pasco. Reagan, salisbury, Vance. Wilson tMc
sage stating that negotiation with the Er
peror of China for treaty that sha
exclude the importation Of Chinese lahore
into America was begun several months az
and he hopes a satisfactory treaty will 800
be concluded. Bills were reported to the Be-
ate for the establishment Of an Indian indu
trial school in Michigan and giving right
way to the Duluth. Rainy Lake River al
Southwestern Railway Company through
dian lands in Minnesota. Mr.. cockrell su
mitted the report OF the special commits
which has been investigating the bus
meas methods OF the executive depar
! ments. Toe committee finds fault with u
prevailing methods Of doing business In Il
various departments, and reported two bill
intended to rectify the defects. The House
, | Representatives passed tho Dill for the alic
ment of lands in severalty on the White Ear
and Red Lake reservations TO the Chippev
Indians in Minnesota and for the opening Z
. to settlement of the other reservation
| OF those Indians In that State bi
to enable the people to select their pos
masters was reT orted adversely. Mr.. Rayne
Of Maryland, from the Committee on Cor
MERGE. reported the bill to establish post
telegraph. The Postmaster General sent to tl
House a comm unication I'm which he says tn
careful inquiry and close examination of Il
| complaints to the railway mail service
| Kansas and generally In the region west of q
Mississippi fails to disclose any tenable grour
for the complaint quoted in the resolution.
THE House Of Representatives, on the o.
inst, passed the omnibus war-claim bill. by
! vote Of yeas los. nays 100. after a sharp dobat
! At the evening session the House made q
Logan and Blair pension bills special orde
for March %. Thirty-four pension bills we
passed. including one increasing the PENSION
the widow of Gen. Robert Anderson TO 500
month. The Senate was not in session.
Unnecessary Irritation.
This should be most carefully guardf
.