The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.

Senates
Aug. 4.-Mr. Sewell. from the committee
on the library TepHrted ont
Julia Dent Grant objects OF value and art
presented by various foreign governments
to the late Ulysses s. Grant. They are ac-
cepted 'with grateful acknowledgment,
and are to be held by the United States
people of the United States" Passed.
Senator Allison, in submitting the con-
ference report, presented summary Of the
effects OF the resolution should 1t become u
law. There is, he said, surplus of $780,
200 now in the treasury to be applied to
the payment of the public debt. He assum-
ed that the revenue of this year would eX-
coed that of last year by $10,000,000, and
the total appropriations were 1894, 1883, $40,
and an increase of about S33, QUO over
last year. He calculated that. under the
be $107, 500, 600 to be paid OH the public debt
during the current fiscal year. which would
be within S29, 100000 of all that can be paid
The senate adopted the conference report
without division and then adjourned.
Aug. 5.-The senate this morning passed
the adjournment resolution amended so as
to fix the time at O'Clock this afternoon.
Senator Plumb, from the conference com
mlttee OH the bill for the repeal of the pre-
emption and timber-cnlture acts, reported
disagreement. Consideration of the bill
to prevent congressman from acting as
counsel for subsidized railways was fixed
for the second Monday in December. The
house bill for the relief of certain dishonor-
ably discharged soldiers Of the 18th Michi-
gan volunteer infantry was amended and
passed. The conference committee on the
Notifications bill reported disagreement,
which amounted to the failure of the bill.
The clerk OF the house was engaged in
reading presidential veto on q pension
bill when the presidents private secretary
arrived. Upon his announcement that the
president had approved the deficiency, sun
dry civil, and river and harbor bills there
was round of applause.
The moment of adjournment having ar
rived, the chair declared the session closed
sine die.
AUG. 4.-Congressman Payson made q
striking statement regarding railroad land
grant torfeitures, this morning. Prior to
the forty-eighth congress no forfeiture bills
were passed. rhe forty-eighth congress
enacted the forfeiture of $40, $50 acres of
the Oregon Central grant, is, 100000 acres
OF the Texas Pacific grant, and 800, 600
acres of the Iron Mountain (of MissourD
grant. The forty-ninth congress has en-
acted the forfeiture OF ~, ST., $50 acres of
the Atlantic and Tactic grant and 1000, 900
acres of small grants TO half a dozen roads
III tllC gun SlNJcS. HIS l1dkcS ONeT CU,OUU,
OOo acres restored 10 tho public domain At
this session. The house has passed bills TO
forfeit the following grants: Gulf and
Ship Island, 652, 500; Northern Pacific, Sc,
9O7, 741; New Orleans Pacific, $40, 400. The
senate has passed a bill forfeiting part
OF the Northern Pacific grant, and there Is
a favorable report from the committee on
the New Orleans and Pacific forfeiture.
There are on the house calendar with favor.
able reports the following forfeiture bills:
Ontonegon and Brule river, 2SS, 900; Hough-
ton, Marquette and Ontonagon, 50, 457; Wis
consin Central. 406,SS0 California and Ore
gon, 1,5l0, 400; Southern Pacific, of Cali
fornia, 7001,O00; Selma, Rome and Dalton,
S9,S22; Mobile and Girard, 5y6, 06I; various
small grants in Florida, 1,21,0l0. The
last three sessions Of congress have re-
claimed TO the public domain so, 1872 240.
acres. The present house has passed bills
to reclaim 80, 430,941 acres more, and the
bills fayorably reported to the house by its
public land committee would reclaim
further area Of 1907, IA acres.
Mr.. Morrison called up the conference
report on the Joint-surplus resolution. lie
thought that the resolution as agreed upon
by the conference committee was not so
good q measure as that which originally
passed the house, yet he thought under the
present condition of the treasury and bond
ed debt, it would accomplish just as much.
Mr.. Hewitt believed the passage OF the
resolution would bring the country to q
silver basis, by which % per cent of all the
property of the country would change
hands without the consent of the owner.
The report was then adopted-yeas, 40;
nays, g.
AUG. Sin the house the senate amend.
ment to the adjournment resolution fixing
the time at 4 o'clock was passed.
The senate bill accepting the Grant
memorials was agreed to, and the commit.
tee on labor troubles was given leave to sit
during the recess.
Bits were passed appropriating an add.
ti0nal sum of S35, 900 Tor the selection OF q
site for the congressional library, $4,000
for completing the public building at Fort
Scott, Kas., and $3.50, 900 for public build.
ing at Los Angeles, Cal.
The hour of adjournment having arrived
iha hna Lon "a al, L.