The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


JAN. I'm the Senate, the chair present.
ed report by the Mississippi River Com
mission that Captain Eads had nlaintcincl
q channel In the South pass. a resolution
was passed appropriating S5OCOO to relieve
the sufferings Of desttu @ Indians. Mr..
Plumb, IN presenting petition by colonists
in Oklahoma, asked that Congress pro-
nOunce on the occupancy of these lands by
white settlers. Mr. Dawes replied that in
the present condition OF the title the tract
could not be opened 10 settlement. Mr..
Morrill, made speech in opposition to re-
ciprocity treaties. In "a debate on the III
ter-State Commerce bill Mr.. ingalls, said
the Senate was suspected by the people OF
desire to do nothing on the subject.
JAN. SIN the Senate Mr.. Allison Offer
ed bill relating To fees OF pension claim
agents, embodying the same provisions as
those contained I'm the Pension bill recent
ly passed by the House. After long de-
bate 1t was referred to the Pensions Com
mittee. A resolution was offered request
ing the President to communicate 10 tho
Senate an historical statement concerning
the public policy of the Confederate Gov
eminent during the late War, which has
been recently filed in the War Department
by Gen. Sherman.
JAN. 9-In the Senate, Mr.. Morgan with
drew his motion to reconsider the Oregon
Central Land-Forfeiture bill, which now
goes to the House. The Committee on
IuDllC lLdlluS ItpOIltu ldfOIdDi1 tiiO Jill w
amend the Revised Statutes relating to the
entry of coaElands by reducing the price Of
such lands from $40 TO So per acre where
the lands are more than fifteen miles from
any completed railroad, aud from $50 to $40
where the lands are within this limit. The
Interstate Commerce bill was discussed at
some length. Senator Palmer Introduced u
bill to establish Bureau of Public Health,
to be charged with executing all health
laws. The bill directs that the Commits
siOner in charge of the bureau shall, with
the aid of the Surgeons-General of the
army, navy, and marine hospital service
and the Commissioners of Education and
Agriculture, prepare code of regulations
Tor the sanitation OF the army and navy, as
well as of all merchant vessels sailing un-
der the United States flag, all schools, and
animals in transit from State to State. In
conjunction with the President Of the
American Medical Association the Com
missioner Is also Instructed to prepare a
code of regulations Tor the practice OF sur
gerry and midwifery. All goods designed
for food, drink, wearing apparel, etc, so
poisoned by adulteratiOn as to be danger
Gus to human health arc declared contra
band.
JAN. 12-ln the Senate, q petition from
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood was presented
praying Congress to see that the votes cast
for her at the late Presidential election be
counted. The House bill to prevent the
unlawful Occupan y of public lands was re-
ported favOrably with amend .ntS. OF
these amendments the most important is
one authorizing the President to use evil
OF military force to remove illegal fences
Mr.. HawIey's resolution Gu ling upon o
Preside t for a copy Of Gen. Sherman's
"hlstorical >tatem mt" attacking Jefferson
Davis was laid before the Senate and gave
rise to warm discussion
JAN. l3.-In the Senate, the Committee
on Appropriations reported back the last
Naval Appropriation bin passed by the
House, amended by striking out all prov.
ions for change in the existing laws. A
bill was introduced by Mr.. Edmunds au-
thOrizing the President to appoint and
place on the retired list of the army one
person from among those who had been
Generals commanding the armies of the
United States. The bill, Mr.. Edmunds
said, would authorize the President to APP
point &c !. Grant 10 the r,.tirel list and its
form would obviate the difficulty observ d
in the FiiZ John Porter case. A long dis
cussiOn followed concerning the Hawley
resolution to ask the President for Gen.
SaermanS Historical document attacking
Jefferson Davis. The resolution passed ny
vote OF So to 10. A bill was offered by
Mr.. Van Wycll making railroad corpora
tons organic ri by acts of Congress subject
TO tLe laws of the Sta es and Territories in
which they are cons ructed. Some discus
sion OF the Int Estate Commerce bill. fol-
lowed.