The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
8 ENAT ".

JAN. 2a-To-day having been set apart
! for services In honor OF the late Senator
! Hill, of Georgia, on motion or Senator
Brown, Immediately after the reading OF
ceased were begun. At the conclusion there
Of the senate adjourned and the republicans
resumed their caucus on the tariff.
JAN. 26.-ln the senate, an adverse report
was made on the bill to increase the pen
sions of one-armed and one-legged soldiers.
month each to all pensions Of $24 or $3 =
! The committee on agriculture reported Ia
/ favor of holding worlds centennial cot
ton exposition In 1884. Consideration Of the
tariff bill was resumed The duty OH fiat
| bar iron was reduced to SlS per ton, and on
round or square bar iron to $50 per ton. On
! iron or steel rails the rate was made eight
tenths OF cent per pound and on tin plates
] cent
! JAN. 27.--In the senate, a petition was
received from the council OF Six Nations OF
Indians, asking a recognition Of their inter
est In certain lands In Kansas. Some work
was done en- the tariff BILL
JAN. 29.-Mr. Ingalls, presented the reso-
lutions of the Legislature OF Kansas, ask
Ing the establishment OF O soldiers home on
the Fort Riley military reservation. Mr..
Walker, Of Arkansas, presented MIR. Gar
lands credentials OF reelection. Filed. A
brief executive session was held during
which large number Of nominations were
confirmed. The doors were reopened short
ly after IL, when the consideration OF the
tariff was resumed.
JAN. 30.--The senate wasted time to-day
In discussing an amendment made just be-
fore adjournment last night, and one that
when subjected to the test of vote had on
ly fourteen senators behind It, The prop
ositiOn was the one of Mr.. George, of Mis-
sissippi, to admit ut duty OF only 10 per
cent all textile machinery made out Of the
ta, 10 "a M hn ct.hi IN
duties ranging from 80 to 80 or GO per cent.
This extraordinary proposition, which is
neither in the interest OF revenue or .protec.
tiOii, had no hackers except little band OF
southern senators, who felt obliged to put
sion of machinery for southern cotton-mills
Mt n nominal rate of duty. Nearly half tho
democrats present voted against 1t, but 1t
was the pretext on which senators on both
sides of the house talked at each other all
day. The whole ground of protection and
free trade was gone over. The matter was
debated till IL O'clock and then without ac-
ton the senate adjourned.
uOUsE.
JAN. 4-The house went into committee
OF the whole on the naval appropriation
bill. A paragraph was adopted TO provide
for the completion Of one Of the double-tur-
reted monitors, either In a navy-yard or on
proposals from ship-bullders. The bill was
reported to the house, and the amendments
were adopted In bulk, except the one pro-
viding that chiefs of bureaus shall receive
no additional pay.
JAN. 25.-The house passed the naval ap
preparation bill, after rejecting an amend
ment to provide that chiefs of bureaus shall
receive no additional pay and adoptinga
use of his torpedo invention. Tributes to
the memory of Senator Hill were offered by
Messrs Hammond, House, Hooker and
Cox, when an adjournment was taken.
JAN. 2G.-In the house, three members
presented petitions against the transfer of
the revenue marine, life-saving, marine
ported granting the right of way for rail-
road through the Fort Smith military reser-
walton. The tariff bill was taken up in com
mittee Of the whole and Mr.. Kelley declared
was agreed that general debate on the meas
ure shall close at o'clock to-day.
JAN. 27.-The house spent the day in
committee of the whole on the tariff BILL
Mr.. Bland charged the republicans with ell
deavOring to choke the pending measure
through congress under threats by the presi-
dent of calling an extra session. Mr.. Kel-
ley asked the authority for such state
ment, and Mr.. Reagan said 1t came from a
senator who had discussed the matter with
the president. Useless debate consumed
the remainder of the session.
JAN. 2a.-In the house Mr.. Belmont made
minority report on the Hawaiian treaty,
under which he believes colossal frauds up
OF the revenue have been perpetrated, urg-
ing an immediate inquiry into the matter.
A bill was reported authorizing the sale Of
timber on lands of Menominee Indians In
Wisconsin. A measure was presented to
give pension of $50 per month to the wild
Ow of De Long, the Arctic explorer. A
spirited debate took place in regard to the
rate of duty on spirits brought back from
foreign countries.
JAN. 3O.-The house passed upon three
out of the 40 pages of the tariff bill to-day
and adopted only three out of thirty amend
ments offered. The tariff-reformers kept
up a running fire upon the bill all day, and
members of the majority of the committee
of ways and means were obliged many times
to explain their work or apologize for 1t.
After a fruitless session of six hours the
democrats forced an adjournment.