The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-02-22
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
What Is Being Done by the Ma
tiOnal Legislature.

The resolution regarding the alleged inefh-
cheney OF the postal department was consid-
cred by the Senate on the 18th inst. Mr..
Reagan defended the department Mr.. voor-
hees introduced bill to increase the pensions
of those who have lost q limb or two limbs or
both eyes, and Mr.. Turpie introduced one to
grant service pensions in the army and navy.
The address Of the Dakota Constitutional Con-
venton. favoring the division Of the territory
and the admission of the south half as
State, was presented to the Senate
petition Of .Ss for hs
and Ontonagon Railroad land grant in Michi-
gan. bill was passed to prohibit any person
in Washington or Georgetown from making
books or pools on result OF any races or OF any
game OF baseball Bills were introduced in the
House for the erection of public buildings ut
fnd m and Fan ara W
and in the Senate for public buildings at Ster-
ling H., 100000 at Helena. n. T., Sl0o, 00o at
Fort Worth, Texas, $4,000.
The resolution for an inquiry into tho causes
of the alleged inefiiciency OF the mail service
was further discussed in the Senate on the 14th
inst The Senate passed the bill for the relief
OF David l.. Brainard and eighteen Of the Uni
ted states army who were on the Greedy expe-
dition in the arctic regions-as Communication
for fuel and quarters Senator Cullom intro
duced bill for the compensation of
female nurses during the war. The
Senate confirmed the nominations of B.
f. Wade, Marshal of Northern Ohio md Alex-
nnder McCue, Assistant Treasurer at New York.
The House Committee on Public Buildings re-
ported the bill authorizing the condemnation
of land for sites for public buildings, and it was
placed the calendar. Bills were re-
ported to the House and referred 10 the
committee Of the whole for the erection
OF q public building ut Omaha, Neb and
for the enlargement of the building at
Charleston, w. Va. also for the purchase Of
additional land at Council Bluffs, Iowa. An
adverse report was made by the House Labor
Committee on the bill to license railroad con-
ductors. Secretary Endcott sent 10 the House
n message Representative GrOava-
nor's resolution calling for information regard
ing the publication of the official records OF the
rebellion, and whether any person has been
forbidden access to the records. The Secretary
SAYS the work is being carried out strictly &C
cording to the plan adopted in 1880 and re-
1856.
1EE Blair Educational Bill passed the Senate
on the 18th inst, by vote OF 80 yeas to 20 nays.
The announcement of the vote was greeted with
applause by it's friends Mr. Beck introduced
a bill to reimburse States for interest paid on
moneys expended in raising troops for the war
OF the rebellion, The House bill for the appoint
ment of eleven division superintendent ts OF rail-
way mail service was amended 10y making the
number two, in addition to those retofore
authorized" and bill was passed by the House
providing that Nebraska shall constitute TN
entire judicial district TO be known the Dis
trct of Nebraska. The House Committee on
Public Buildings favorably reported the bills
for public buildings at Milwaukee, Wis, and
Bay City, Mich. The Milwaukee building is to
cost S250,OOJ The House Military Committee
made favorable report on the bill for the
payment OF 500 TO soldiers who enlisted under
the act OF July %, 1861 and who dis
charged by reason of surgeons certificate of
disability or by promotion before the expra-
ZION OF Two years and VINO have not received
800 bounty. The report referred to the
committee OF the whole.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Manderson re
quiring the Secretary of Wsr to furnish to Sen
ators their request lists of persons to whom
copies of the Records of the Rebellion are to pe
issued, was taken up i'll the Senate on the 10th
inst, and after a protracted discussion, partici-
pated in by Senators Vest Henderson, Teller
Hewley and German, was adopted. One hun
dred and eight private pension bills were
passed. Bills were reported from committees and
placed on the calendar: For the relief Of vol
unteers of the Fourth Iowa Infantry: authoriz-
ing the construction of high wagon bridge
across the Missouri River at or near Sioux City,
Among the bills introduced and referred were
the following: BY Mr.. Furwell, to breyet army
officers ON the active and retired list; by Mr..
Sabin, to authorize the President to confer
brevet rank on army officers Tor brilliant SER
vices in Indian campaigns; by Mr.. Mander-
son. to authorize the wearing of the badges
OF the Grand Army of the Republic
weeks ago directing an inquiry as To the causes
of ineficioEt mail service was taken up and
agreed to. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced bill 70
appropriate 500 600 for the erection of a public
building at Richmond, Ind Senator Mander-
son introduced JOINT resolution for the aboli-
ton of the office Of Surveyor General Of Ne
braska and Iowa. The House OF Representa-
tives devoted the day to the consideration Of the
urgency deficiency bill. An amendment was
adopted directing the Public Printer to enforce
rigidly the provisions of tho eight hour law.
THE ancient bill for the relief of Nathaniel
Mckay and the executors of Donald Mckay
the hp-builder, came up in the House on the
18th inst. Mr. Springer made u stubborn fil hit
against the bill, but it was p tsse1 by l5G yeas
to ~ nays. McKay's contacts for eunboats
called for 81, $50 900. He paid that and
$4,000 for extras and what he has peen trying
TO get ever since is $4,000 more 70 lditional
extras There is u considerable LOT of these
claims o. pretty much the same charat ter,
amounting in the aggregate to mLny IN lhCns
o. dnllnrs md they will all be nnshed before