The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-03-19

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Mr.. Weaver. OF Iowa, from the commit
'oi exp mixtures in the interior depart
ment reported back resolution directing
at committed TO Investigate he aominis-
! tralion I'm expenditure OF the pension
bureau under the present and previous adj
min STRAIT ms, and ascertain what founda-
| ton there is for the statement in the annual
statement OF Commissioner Black in refer
ence u partisan management and eXtrava-
| gance in that bureau during the term of
! Office OF his predecessor. House calendar.
Mr. Bragg, OF Wisconsin, reported the
army appropriation bill from the military
COMMITTEES, anu it was referred to the COM
mttee OF the whole. The bill appropriates
| for the maintenance of the army during the
next fiscal year S23, SS' ,5SS.
MARCH 4-The pensions appropriation
! bill was passed by the house to-day after q
lively debate, during which the house was
often IN excitement :i,a and confusion Mr..
defending eX-COmmlssioner Dualey, and
| declared that MIR. Warner was n renegade
republican who once frightened women ~
holding up pistols, which he declared TO be
the bible of democrats.
Mr. Warner replied 10 the speech of Mr..
| Gr0SvenOr. AS he went on to deny state
ments made by his colleague in regard to
Commissioner Dudley's connection with the
Ohio campaign he was frequently inter-
rupted by Mr.. GrosvenOr who became very
indignant, and declared, amid great noise
and confusion which prevented Mr.. War
her from hearing the remark, that one of
those statements was an absolute outrage
and untrue.
Mr.. Randall Pa.) moved the previous
question, which was ordered, and the pill
was passed by vote 2I1 yeas, only Mr..
Bennett On. O. voting against it.
Mr. GrOSvenor said that in the heat of de-
bate he had used language toward Mr.. War
ner which he wish I'D 10 have omitted from
the Recor,l. Mr. Warner desired to with
draw any, objectionable language he might
have used.
MARCH 5.--The house took up to-day and
passed the urgent deficiency bill by Il vote
of 229 to 20. 1T approprlates SG3i 49,. An
appropriation is made of Sli5,0O0 for furn-
ishing artificial limbs to union soldiers.
The deficiency OF SlS5,O00 on the fees of
| jurors and witnesses had arisen from the
! extraordinary expenses attending trials IN
Utah territory. There were appropriated
for the armament of the four new cruisers
50 1858.
MARCH, G.-Immediately upon assemb-
ling to-day the House went into committee
of the whole on the state of the Union for
! general debate. Mr.. Willard, of New York,
| l00k the floor and delivered Il speech on the
silver question. He pleaded for Legislation
that would make gold and silver equal in
value and maintain that equality. lie was
| opposed to free coinage, and favored the
| suspension OF silver coinage. lie defended
! tue administration from charges of con-
! spring with the b0ndhOlderS and setting
aside the law. He thought the sins OF The
| administration were heavy enough without
adding that charge. In conclusion he de-
clared the free coinage of silver would
bring nothing but want and misery to the
tresides of the American people.
Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, opposed the
! suspension of silver cOinlge and denied
that the continued coinage Of silver would
drive gold out of the country. lie quoted
/ from the statistics of The director of the
mat to maintain II IS position. Mr. Mctrea-
~ said he was not in. favor of suspension.
neither was he III favor OF Il fee and UNI
limited coinage. 1t would be time enough
to have an unlimited coinage when the i'll
crease of population and manufactures de-
handed it. All existing financial 'nditi0nS
! invited q conservative course. Prosperity
could be best promoted by taking he Their
extreme. The success and happiness OF the
| people would be best advanced If the ayita-
ton on the silver question should cease and
! Congress should turn its attention to tariff
reform, the restoration OF the American
merchant marine, the reclamation of the
! public lands, and the encouragement of
education in all parts Of the land
Speeches in opposition to the suspension
| OF silver coinage were made by MI. Peel OF
! Arkansas, Mr. Lefeyre of Ohio, Mr.. Glass
of Tennessee, and Mr.. Toole of Montana
| The committee then rose, and the House at
| O'Clock adjourned.
MARCH S.-Representative Hopkins, of
Illinois, presented a petition to-day from
Rev. III. Nj. Plumb, DR.. w. ii. Buck, and %
other clergymen, 81 physicians, II lawyers
so teachers, 1S9 business men, and 50 Off
GERS of temperance and other societies of
McHenry, Kane, and De Kalb counties,
| Illinois, asking the enactment Of law re-
| curing scientific temperance instructions
in the public schools, and in the military
and naval academies and the Indian and
| cOlored schools supported wholly or in part
by money from the national treasury.
Mr.. Landes, of Illinois, introduced u bill
to-day which provides that there be paid to
the state of Illinois S1.25 per acre for the
| certificate issued in 1851 for the benefit of
Lawrence county. The preamble, which is
ten times as long as the bill, recites that in
| the adjustment of indemnity for lands Sc
! lected as swamp lands there were found TO
| be due the state OF Illinois 30 rs acres Of
other lands in lieu of swamp lands; that
| the secretary of the interiot issued for the
benefit of Lawrence county in August, 1861,
special certificate authorizing the location
| of that quantity of land within the limits of
| the state, but the certificate has been salts
| fed in part only, and that there are now no
| public lands i'll Illinois with which to salts
~ the remainder.
MARCH 9.-TO-day the House i'm the
morning hour resumed consideration of the
bill requiring the Pacific railroads to pay
take out patents therefor. Mr.. Crisp said
that one of the propositions presented to
| the Committee on Pacific railroads required
the companies to pay the cost of survey
under forfeiture. This plan the committee
had considered as q harsh one and of doubt
full legality. Under the provisions of the
pending bill the companies are required
within sixty days to select the lands To
which they were entitled and to nay the
cost of surveying and conveying. Failing
to do this, the Secretary or tile Interior was
directed to notify the companies as to the
land to which they are entitled and the
amount of money they are required to pay
into the Treasury. IL the companies do
not pay that money into the Treasury with
in sixty days after notification the Attorney
General shall institute suit to compel pay
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Ala auIenulnenJ ny M. norman WAS
adopted providing that nothing in the act
shall be construed or taken in anywise to
affect TO impair the right of Congress at
any time hereafter to further alter, amend
or repeal the various Pacific Railroad acts,
or to impair or waive any right or remedy
now existing in favor of the United States
The bill was then passed without oppos-
ton.