The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
DEC 3.--There was slim attendan'e in
the Senate. Senator Vests resolution di-
recting the Committee on Indian Affairs to
investigate all illegal leases. of gr ziny
lands In the Indian Territory was anne ,ded
SO as to includ" all reservations, and agreed
to. The select committees of thu last SEES
son were cont ned Tor the present ession,
ami some changes reed upon were made
In the standing committees.
DEC. An the senat Mr. Mi chell in
troduced n bill for u pension of $500 per
annum to &c eral Grant. Mr.. Gibson pre-
scented measure for u public bu lding at
ton was submitted by Mr.. Cameron, of
Pennsylvania, for an inquiry into the ex-
pc liency OF expanding the surplus revenue
IN leviving the shipping and eX Ort trade by
the use OF American vessels Frank Hatton
was confirmed as postmaster general, andJ
Schuy er Crosby MS first assistant. An adj
jollrnment to Monday was taken.
DEC. S.-A bill was introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Blair Granting $50, 600 to aid
the Colored Peoples Expo ,iti0n 10 be held
at Chicago in 1888: Mr.. .Dolph called up
the bill providing for the incorporation of
the Spokane Fails II C4nr d'Alene Railway
Company in Idaho and Washington Terri
tories. Mr. Harrison objected to the bill OH
the ground that the company would prOba-
bly, occupy all the pass $ through the noun
lie the public domain. Mr.. Platt remark
ed that he did not approve Of tie practice
in vogue of building railroads OH paper.
Certain amendments To the bill were a creed
to d"prlying the company of the III Int to
consolidate with other rOlils. Further con-
sidera;Ion of The su ject WIS postpo led.
DC. Elm the Senate Mr.. Hale moved
that the proposed ndnents to the Naval
Appropriation bill be insisted upOn and
that il new conference be held. II was so
ordered. A bill providing for the erection
of statue 10 Lafayette was offered by Mr..
Sherman. by parry vote Of 81 10 - the
Republicans forced the consideration OF the
bill to Admit Southern ID ikotl aSa State.
The bill p Ovlding for the sale of the Cher
Okea /. servatlOn III Arkansas was passed,
rs wei as an amendment to the sections of
the Revised Statutes which prohibit the de-
livery o. registered letters and the pay
ment Of money orders TO lottery companies.
The amendment consisted in striking out
the word Fraudulent" so as to cover lot
teries generally.
HOUSE.
Dec. 3.---The House non-conculred in
the Senate amendments 10 the bill to for
felt the unoarned lands granted 10 the At
liant IL Pacific Raj road Company 10 aid in
the. construction Of q railroad from MIS-
souri, and Arkansas to the Pacific coast.
The bill making provision for the support
Of the navy for the last six months of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1885, was rushed
to passage by unanimous consent. The in
tcr-s.ate commerce bill was discussed
Speeches were made in favor of the meas
ure b. Mes Is. Seymour, Long and Peters
Dee. Ain the house Mr.. Durham intro
duced a bill to admit free of duty articles
intended for the Worlds Exposition to be
held by the colored race in Chicago in 1884,
Mr.. j. ID. Taylor, of Ohio, offered a bill
prohibiting the removal of any hOnOrably-
al Snhn nj p1nr nrn
widow or dependent relative of the same,
from any office in the civil service, except
for specific causes. The House then re-
sumed consideration of the Interstate
Commerce bill. Mr.. Anderson supported
the substitute offered by Mr.. Reagan,
though he did not think It's provisions quite
strong enough to secure the people against
railroad extOrtion. Mr.. Shively approved
of the Reagan substitute, but doubted the
propriety OF int listing to such commits
sion as was proposed such unlimited pow
ers. Several bills were introduced to repeal
the laws authorizing the appointment of
Supervisors and Deputy Maishals at cleo
tons 1t is expected that they will receive
the united support of Southern Representa-
tves. The House adjourned until Monday.
DEC. SIN the House the Speaker read q
communication from the Postmaster-G ener-
nj asking an appropriation OF 100000 for
railroad postal service for the remainder of
the current year. This was referred, as
we'll as the following bills: One by Mr.:
Townshend proposing constitutional
made by and with the consent of the House
as we'll as that of the Senate; another by
Mr.. Ryan to open portions of Indian Terri
tory to homestead settlement; another by
Mr.. Buckner to suspend the coinage OF
standard silver dollars; and another by Mr..
Robinson to restore the ceremonies attend
ant upon Presidential inauguratiOns to JEFF
fersOnian simplicity. Mr.. Cox offered q
resolution asking the opinion of the At
torney-General as to whether the Eight
Hour law should be considered as applica-
was also introduced by Mr.. Cox proposing
an appropriation OF 100000 for the COM
pletiOn of the BarthOldi Statue of Liberty.
Mr.. Warner offered n bill to prevent the
contraction of the currency, a $500, 600 ap.
preparation was proposed bi Dir. VNei!l
for the improvement of the Pniladelphia
IIarbor, and Mr.. Ellis intro iuced bill to
erect monument to the victims of the
Greedy expedition at cost OF Sa0OOO. Some
discussion of the Interstate Commerce
bill followed, but no action was taken upon
it,
DEC. GA bill was introduced in the
House by Mr.. Chalmers, 10 restore the re-
publican form of government in Mississip-
pi, providing that COngrcsS,0a u an | State
elections shall be held til sumo day, and
making intimidation ut elections punisha-
DIe. lie Dill was relcIrtI. ' ms ucratioh
of the Interstate Comnlef - bill was re-
sumed. Mr.. Davis. Of LII i. said he
thought the first step should oc 10 appoint
a commission of inquiry to invt ,igatc each
case of injustice on the part of railroads.
Mr.. IIorr approved Of { j. I'll Gr,tion, and
objected to Mr.. Reagan : oIrr.hg OIL the
ground that 1t discriminate III favor of
roads In certain States and against those
which went through other stat - 1t would
annihilate cheap rates OF IT. li'lrhrtatiOn in
the West and South. he 81 and make
bread dear. Further di>cu :; was post
pOned.