The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-02

trleu 10 gei L dStS anu ulu iiOt ouSSoOu'
ator Dawes and other champions OF the In,
dams have taken hold of the matter, anu
the prospect is that after the holidays
thorough Investigation will be made, which
will be as lik ly To hurt the 81; LOUIS par
ties as any Others. Senator Vest ohered,
in supporting his resolution, 10 FURNISH
abundant Information o. bribery ana cor
ruption employed to procure leases.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
DEC. 18.-ln the Senate, Mr.. Hoar pre-
sented amemoriai from the Womahs our
frage Association OF PENNSYLVANIA, protest.
ing against the admission of Dakota with
out the elective franchise for women. MIR.
Vest submitted joint resolution directing
the secretary of the navy not 10 enforce MS
illegal order for q surveying expedition to
Nicaragua. A bill WAS passed appropriate
ing $4,000 for statue of Lafayette. A
resolution was adopted requiring the secre-
tary of war to deliver t. the Sth New OrK
artillery veterans the regimental colors
captured by the confederatrs. Mr.. Cullon
addressed the Senate on the Interstate |
Commerce bill. Tbs nomn ition OF Secre.
tary McCullOch was confirmed by vote oil
so tO1.
DEC. ia memorial from the New
York Produce Exchange was laid before
the Senate urg .ng immediate and definite |
action upon the Spanish treaty. Inc Diil
ratifying the treaty OF 1850 with the lndl-
ans on Fort Hall and LemDi Reservations
| in Idaho, for the sale OF portion or their
| lands was passed, as was also the bill
| granting the Lost Lake & Mount Hood I'M
| provement Company right OF way through
Oregon. Mr.. & 'orge then addressed the
Senate on the Interstate Commerce bill,
severely criticislhg the dishonest methods
OF railroads, particularly the pooling sys-
tenn. Mr. Hale reported that, the Confer
ence Committee on the Naval Approprla,,
ton bill has been unable to agree, and
| that tho Spnata lnSlSt nnOn It's
amendment. The motion was unanimous
ly carried.
DEC. 2O-In the Senate, Mr.. Vest called
up his resolution Objccting to the proposed
resolution was considered in secret session,
but without definite result The bill sent
in by the IIou,c providing for the support
of the navy through January was called up,
but not acted upon; The Military Acaa ae:
for the support of the academy the next fis-
cal year. The concurrent resolution adj
iOurning to Jan. 5 was defeated, and the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
DEC. 22.-In the Senate, the bill provid-
ing for the appointment OF n commission to
examine into the liquor question was pass
oil for the fifth time. 1t has not yet been
acted upon by the House. Mr.. Hale report
ed the House bill making temporary pro
vision for the naval service, which was. SO
modified as to cover the remaining half OF
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1881.
DEC. EN- the Senate the Naval APP
rrOpriaton bill making temporary provls-
ion for the support OF the navy was passed
, in the form suggested by the C0mmittee OH
!, Appropriations. The House resolution pro,
! viding for holiday recess was amend ed
by substituting the oath for the ?Oth as the
date when the recess should begin. A con-
current resolution was submitted Dy MT.
, Vest, providing that Congressional speeches
. shall be printed as delivered. A .memoria!
: from the Joint commercial associations OF
New Orleans was presented, protesting
y against the ratification Of the Spanish
!, treaty. The Naval Appropriation bill as
i passed by the Senate is regarded as con
cession to the House, since it contains nc
appropriation for guns and cruisers, and i
in tact nearly identical with the Pill whlcI
" the House sent to the Senate at the emu o
: the last session and which was then Gle
1 clined by the Senate. 1t is not thought
e however, that the House will now be Will
ing to accept its own bill as returned to /
d from the Senate. The House, tenacious o
q what 1t regards rs its prerogatlVes, Is !eai
l. Gus of the encroachment of the Senat!
o upon it's functions in the matter or 0rlgi
: Mating appropriation bills, and IS inclined
Is to resist this enroachment by 0Dstructlv
T. tactics 1t seems inclined to let things drlf
and to wait for the coming OF new Orde
Of of things to shed light upon the situation
M HOUSE.
10 DEC. 1S.-n the House, the Interstate
T. Commerce bill was amendedto provide Una
10 the furnishing to passengers or separate &c
SO commodl ions with equal facilities an
comforts shall not be deemed q dlscrmlna
C. ton. Mr.. Curtin introduced joint reSoit
III ton to forward to the proposed America
o. exhibition in London the government eXh
le bits now on display at New Orleans, 10
h which purpose $500, GOO is to be approprla
$, ed.
We DEC. 1Q.-In the House, the bill author
is lzing the construction of bridge across IN
ne Mississippi River at Rock Island was pas
OF cd Consideration of the INTERSTATE Con
merce bill was resumed, and long discu
Mt sion ensucd, which resulted in the passag
of of the section Of the bill prohibiting I'll
IT, pooling arrangements by railroad compal
e- les. A communication from the Sccretar
Is of the Interior was laid before the Hous
IL asking an appropriation of $40, GOO Tor I'll
Ike improvement of the Yellowstone Natloni
lie Park. Mr.. Blanchard introduced ]oii
dc resolution proposing a =. CONSTITUTIONS
lie ed i'm the Executive to make treaties by az
he with the consent of the Senate shall not
construed to embrace reciprocity treatl
M involving revenues.
er- DEC. 2O.--Consderaton of the lnter,Sta
IN, Commerce bill was resumed III the nou. S
re- MIR. Henderson, of Iowa, moved 10 strli
le- ont the section prohibiting railroads ITO
nit charging greater compensation IoI
&C. shorter than for longer haul. Inc amen
Up ment was rejected. A bill was passed ma
his ing temporary provision for the support
es- the navy through the month or Januai
of 1885,. The House adjourned until Dec.
Iep with the understanding that no more p'i
,e,. ness is to be done until Jan. D.
FOREIGN.
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