The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23

Tenn, deputy sheriff named M. G.
Kirby killed a miner of the name of
Grindle. The murderer escaped to the
woods but was captured by the citizens
and will probably be lvnched
Ell WASHINGTON.
The legislative, executive, and judicial APP
preparation bill, as reported from the house,
contains clause for the abolition of the as
say Office at st. Louis.
Cuban sympathizers at Key West having
threatened to assault the, Spanish consul,
Secretary FOlger ordered the naval authOri-
ties TO aid In protecting his life and proper
ty.
The house committee on naval affairs Is
considering bill apprOpriating S4OO, 600 for
the relief of the officers and men OF the
Cumberland and the Monitor. for heroic
services In the battle with the Merrlmac In
Hampton roads.
| General Butler who practically controlled
the exchange Of prisoners while in COM
mand of the army of the James, appeared
Saturday before the senate pension commit
tee to plead for the bill to pension and pay
ex-prisOners Of war for the period Of their
| confinement.
S. j. Randall thinks all the appropriation
| bills before congress can be disposed of this
month, and that an adjournment by June
| 25 would be practicable. But there Is O gen.
| eral belief at Washington that the senate
Will IlOU agree I'D ulSperSe untll uIueT Tile Ild-
| tiOnal democratic convention.
The senate committee on foreign relations
reports that none of the tariffs of European
| or American countries specifically diScrim-
mate against merchandise from the United
| States, but France and AustrO-Hungary
Great Britain has Disseminated against
American cattle for alleged sanitary reasons.
The United States, after an effort to show
the facts, may retaliate against causeless
prohibition.
The pension appropriation bill, as report
ed to the senate, reduces the amount OF the
uneXpended balance Of the appropriation OF
the current fiscal year to be reapproprated
from. SS4, 0OO,OOO to S66,0OO, 900; strikes out
the provision fixing the compensation to
| pension agents at $40 per hundred vouchers
| paid in excess of four thousand, and reduc-
ing the number of pension agents to twelve;
and the section providing that the fee OF
| pension attorneys In all pension arrears, PEN
sion or bounty land claims shall be SO, ex-
| cept in cases where special written con-
| tract is filed with the commissioner of pen
slOns, when the fee may amount to not
more than $25.
Capt. James B. EadS and delegation Of
business men from Galveston are here for
the purpose of persuading congress to adopt
| Eads' plan for obtaining deep water from
Galveston to the sea. They ask that the work
| be prosecuted under the direction of Capt.
Eads which, together with the plan of Eads,
| is earnestly opposed by United States En-
| gineer Mansfield, who has charge of the inn
| prOvement of the Galveston harbOr. The
| visiting representatives of Galveston say
| is operating there will be failure or post
| pone for many years the accomplishment OF
| the object desired.
Gen. b. +. Butler on Friday addressed the
senate committee on education and labor OH
the general features of the labor problem.
10 oil ha anfd dn
| to overproducton. ave had" he said, "a
| years crop of grain on hand and were with
| In three years of another crop. Nearly q
| years crop of cotton was now stored in
| warehouses" After referring to other COM
modties which were in stock III excess Of
| current requirements, he said: "Why, we
| have twenty years supply of whisky on
| hand" He was facetiOusly reminded that
| this was delicate subject, and admitted
| that for one who was Supposed to be a presi-
| dental candidate it was necessary to be
| cautious.
The house committee on appropriations
| have given the senate saucy slap in the
| legislative, executive, and judicial appro-
priation bills by inserting provision to the
effect that no money appropriated by the
| Dill should be used TO pay for clerical ser
| vices for any senator or representative. AS
will be remembered the senators not long
ago passed a resolution giving themselves
| private secretaries to be paid $1,000 a year
| cdcn OUT Oh Unc contingent lullu VI tic SELL
ate. An attempt was made TO get similar
measure through the house, but it was not
successful. The money for the contingent
fund, out of which these secretaries are
paid, is appropriated by the legislative
bill, and If the house adopts this provision
it will virtually discharge the clerks who
are doing the correspondence or the other
body.
The senate and house conference on the
bill to establish bureau of animal industry
to prevent the exploration of diseased cattle
and to provide for the eXtirpatiOn of con-
tagious diseases among domestic animals,
have agreed to the bill as amended by the
senate and il will pass without further de-
lay. In its present shape the bill is almost
identical with the original draft by Mr..
| Hatch, OF Missouri, before 1t was amended
by the committee on agriculture. The bill
| as agreed upon makes no provision for pay
ing for animals which it may be deemed
necessary to slaughter. Payment for the
slaughtered cattle Is left to be made by the
| states or the loss to be borne by the owners.
1t provides that Texas fever is not to be con-
sidered as a contagious disease as to cattle
| that are being transported by rail for
| slaughter when they are unlOaded only to
| be fed and watered in lots on their way to
| market.
| NO MORE LAND.
Representative Lewis was instructed by
| the house committee OH public lands to re-
port favorably joint resolution which pro-
| hiblts the secretary of the interior from taxi
| ing any further steps to confirm, certify,
for patent any lands granted any corpora
| ton, state. or person by congress In any
case where reports fayoring forfeiture OF
such land grants have been made to either
branch of this congress, until after final &C
| ton shall be taken upon such bills, or until
| the supreme court of the United States In q
property case shall decide upon the validity
of such grant. The resolution further pro-
vides that the secretary be prohibited from
certifying or pretending to any corporation
| any land grant except where such corpora
| ton has complied strictly with all the con-
ditions of the granting act, and that In all
cases where there Is doubt In constituting
these conditions benefit of the doubt shall
| be given to the government.
| THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
| Ii may be regarded as settled by the vote
| In the house Monday that general law for
the regulation of proceedings In bankruptcy
will not be passed by congress this session,
and, indeed, it Is probable that none will be
passed by this congress. The sentiment In
congress Is more favorable for the adoption