The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

FEB. ll.-Mr. Blair introduced In the sell
ate Il bill to prevent the use of convict labor
upon works of the United States. The rest
Of the session was devoted to the considera-
ton of the tariff bill.
FEB. 15.-In the senate, Mr.. Cockrell
presented petitions from the officers Of sew
eral educational institutions In Missouri for
the appointment OF a practical astronomer
as superintendent of the naval observatory.
Mr.. Morrill, handed iii q remonstrance
against any reduction of the tariff on books
below % per cent, signed Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Il. Il. Aldrlch, and John G. Whit
tier. In executive session, Mr.. Edmunds
offered a resolution to admit to the floor on
ly such private secretaries as are engaged
in the performance of duty.
FEB. 16.--In the senate tho tariff discus
sion was continued in q manner calculated
to corroborate the report that its members,
or considerable number of them, are
afraid to let it go TO the house, less that
body should pass 1t. The fact seems to be
that no senator objects to the passage of
such tariff bill as he wants, but all of
them object to the passage of bill that Is
to them unsatisfactory, and the high-tarif
senators are bound to protect the infant in
dustries and the vested interests and will
talk the bill to death rather than allow the
enactment OF q measure which materially
ate to-day showed how much easier 1t is to
scale upward than downward. Mr.. Conger
failed to get the protection he wanted for
charcoal bar-irOn, as compared with bar
iron made with other fuel, but he got part
OF it. He began with q demand for S1l 40,
concluded to compromise on 81, then offer
ed to take 81, and when he failed to get
that he begged for SIS, and got 1t.
FED. l7.-In the senate, Mr.. Vest offered
resolution for an investigation of the Vel
!owstone park leases. Mr.. Blair. offered,
but subsequently withdrew, n resolution In.
structing the judiciary committee to inquire
whether the legislature OF New Hampshire
chosen last November can lawfully elect
senator of the United States.
Fen 19.-In the senate, u bill was report
ed granting q pension to the widow Of Ma
jor General Warren. The presiding officer
Iroquois club, of Chicago, praying con-
gress to accept the Illinois and Michigan
canal.
FEB. 2o.-In the senate Mr.. Talbot intro
dnced a bill for the promotion and protec-
Cox, Of New York, reported joint resolu-
tiOn accepting an invitation to Congress to
participate In theceremOnies of unwilling
statue to the late Professor Henry on the
10th of April, which was adopted. Con-
ed. At $50 p. m. the bill was passed. Mr..
Morrill, thinks 1t will reduce revenue some
80 or 35 per cent. Mr.. Beck, who has fought
the measure step by step, and insisted on
amendments cutting below the rates of the
bill, admits that In number OF instances 1t
will diminish receipts from imports.
house.
FEB. 1.-THE whisky nell received dis
couraging repulsc in the house. Mr.. But
terworth had caused a canvass to be made,
and was confident that he bonded the whis
ky bill, so when the house met tonight he
moved to proceed to the consideration Of |
that bill In preference to the appropriation
bill. 1t Is maxim that it Is dangerous to
antagonize general appropriation bill and
which the whisky bill was showed under.
There were only 81 votes in favor of taking |
up the whisky bill, although 1t Is certain |
that nearly double that number Of its
friends were in the house. The most sig |
nificant act of the house was the reduction |
Of the number Of internal revenue collec- |
tors from l26 to ~, which fOreshadows the
abolition of considerable part of the inter-
nal revenue taxation.
FEB. 15.--In the house Mr.. Williams sub !
indemnity fund, TO return the S7S5, 900 re-
ceived, to pay $40 900 to the officers Of the |
Wyoming and Takiang and cancel the bonds |
composing the indemnity fund. This was
agreed to.
Fen. l6.-The house took up the legisla-
creasing the hours of work for department |
employees, and reducing the number of in
ternal revenue collection districts to eighty |
two, and then passed it. Bills were Intro |
duced TO appropriate 100000 and 500, 900 |
for the relief Of sufferers by the food along |
the Ohio and Mississippi.
FEB. 17.-In the house conference re-
port was approved granting railroad right |
of way across the NiObrara reservation
The tariff bill coming up Mr.. Dunnell said |
there was no earthly hope of its passage |
and Mr.. Morrison offered tO pass before |
night bill making n 20 per cent. reduc-
ton.
FEB. 10.-In the house the sundry civil |
bill was reported. The elections commit
tee submitted decision seating Cook for
the Sixth Iowa district. Mr.Anderson intro
duced bill to reduce duties on imports 10
per cent. MIR. Ward offered joint resolution
comforting the rank of commander OIL En-
gineer Melville. Mr.. Beltzhoover present
ed q resolution calling on the secretary of |
war for copies of all correspondence with |
General w. Il. Hazen during the present
month. Mr.. Washburn reported bills to
bridge the Illinois river near COlumbiana |
and the Missouri near Kansas City. Mr.. |
Kelley moved to suspend the rules and pass |
the bill to reduce internal revenue taxation /
which was lost by 162 o.
FEB. 30.-In the house an amendment ap, |
49,, 600 for public building at |
Greensboro, N. G., was adopted. Consid- |
grafton of the civil service bill was then re-
uvpn