The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.

lTOul Joseph DeauulOlt, cnaiTln-ul OIL TIE
legislative committee OF the Knights OF
Labor 10y whom these petitions have been
sent to SO many SenatOrS) stating, in re-
Spouse to Senator Vests remark yesterday,
that these petitions were genuine and were
sent to him either directly or by authority
of the persons purporting to have signed
them, and, further, that they were express
ly authorized and sanctioned by the general
executive board OF the order in the United
States.
Senator Hoar from the committee on the
judiciary, to-day reported favOrably bill
to repeal sections i,767, l,76S, 1,769, 1,770,
I'm, and l,772 of the Revised Statutes,
comprising the tenure-of-Offce act The
repeal Is not, however, to affect any officer
heretofore suspended under the provisions
of said sections or any designation, nOmlna-
ton, or appointment heretofore made by
virtue OF the provisions thereof.
AtnOon the senate proceeded to consider
the reports in relation To the election OF
Senator Payne.
JULY 2z.-The senate to-day passed bills
for public buildings at Clarksburg, w. Va,
Springfield, Mo-, and Nebraska City. Neb.
Mr.. Hale, from the conference committee
or the house appropriation bill, submitted
report, which was agreed to.
The cOnferreeS Oh tie river and harbOr
bill have had several meetings without
reaching definite result. There is pros
pect that the % per cent reduction will be
accepted by the house cOnferrees. but there
will be hitch over the Sandy Hook, Hen
nepin canal, Potomac flats, Sturgeon bay,
and Portage Lake canal items.
Mr.. Edmunds offered q resolution, which
was adopted, calling OH the Civil Service
Commissioners for copy OF the civil SER
vice rules and regulations, both general
and special as they We're in force March 4.
1885; also copies OF all changes and modifi-
cations thereof, both general and special,
made since that date; also copies of all
special or general orders made by any au-
thorty in reference thereto, and The action
hereunder since that date; also all infOr-
nation in their possession touching alleged
or supposed violation of such rules and
regulations.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the Payne case, and Mr.. Teller concluded
his remarks, commenced yesterday.
July Reconsideration of reports on the
Payne case was resumed in the senate to-
day, and Mr.. Call made speech opposing
further investigation. Mr.. Hawley argued
in opposition to Mr.. Call, holding that there
was vast representation of public Senti-
ment from Democratic newspapers and
from Democratic leaders, denouncing the
conduct of the Legislature which elected
Mr.. Payne with the hottest Indignation,
and evidently stimulated by a profound
convection that the whole question ought to
be investigated.
Mr.. Evarts closed the debate in an argu-
ment against further investigation.
This closed the debate and the senate pro-
ceeded to vote. The first vote was OH the
resolution OF MesSrS. HOar and Frye for Il
further investigation and it was rejected
yeas, II; nays, A. The resolutions OF the
majority, that there should be no further
investigation, were adopted-yoas, A.;
nays, IL.
JULY 24.-In the senate to-day Mr.. Coke
offered resolution discharging the COM
mittee on finance from the further consider
alton of the house joint resolution for pay
public debt. He gave notice that he would
call it up Monday and ask vote upon it..
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Edmunds instructing the committee on for
cign relations TO inquire into the violation
Of rights of American fishing and merchant
vessels in Canadian waters was taken up
and adopted.
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on print
ing reported q resolution for the collection
and printing of presidential vetoes from the
time, arranged in chronological order.
Adopted.
The senate passed tie sundry civil appro-
priation bill, including the following par
agraph: And the secretary of the treasury
is hereby authorized and required to issue
silver certificates in denominations of ST,
50, and So; and the silver certificates herein
authorized shall be receivable, redeemable,
and payable in like manner and for like
purposes as is provided for silver certifi-
Gates by the act of Feb. IS, 1878, entitled
AN act to authorize the coinage of the
standard silver dollar and to restore It's
legal-tender character;' provided, that said
denominations of 81, 81, ana - may be
issued In lieu Of silver certificates of larger
denominations in the treasury, and to that
extent said certificates of larger denOmina-
tons shall be Cancelled and destroyed"
July 26.-ln the senate, to-day, Mr..
Blair, from the committee on education
and labor, reported back house bill direct
ing the commissioner OF labor to make in
vestigation as to convict labor. Passed.
Also as to the joint senate resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution III
relation to alcoholic liquors and other
poisonous beverages Calendar.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
slderation OF the deficiency appropriation
bill which was amended and passed.
MIR. Dawes reported, from the committee
on appropriations, the fertilization bill. He
gave notice that he would call it up as soon
as the deficiency bill was passed
The house bill to increase the naval
establishment was laid before the senate
and referred to the committee OH naval
affairs.
The senate, OH motion OF Mr.. Edmunds,
went into secret session. Five minutes
later the officers of the senate were sent to
the corridors, cOmmittee-r0oms, telegraph
and newspaper offices on the second floor,
all the occupants of which were promptly
session up to the recess at G o'clock was
consumed by Senators Voorhees, and Har-
rison speaking respectively for and against
the confirmation OF Collector Thomas Han
Ion, of the Seventh Indiana internal revenue
district adversely reported from the finance
committee. The case was still pending
when the recess was taken. Upon reas-
sembling at o'clock it was discovered that
there was no quorum, and pages were sent
out to summon the absentees. A few
minutes later quorum had assembled,
and the consideration of the Hanlon case
was resumed.
At S:45 this evening the senate proceeded
to the consideration of private pension bills
which have been favorably reported.
Fifty were passed, including one granting
y pension to the widow of Gen. Durbin
Ward.
On motion of Mr.. Sewell a bill was passed
approprating S2j0000 for the establish
ment Of military post at or near Denver,
COL
The senate then, at 10 80, adjourned.
July 27.-In the senate Mr.. Sewell, from
the committee on pensions, reported back
several vetoed pension bills, and Mr.. Blair
gave notice that he would ask action Thurs
day.
The senate then went into secret session.
The galleries, corridors, committee rooms,
and press offices on the second floor were