The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-06-18
WASHINGTON.

The secretary of state has accepted the
resignation OF Il. III. Winston as minister To
Persia, which was forwarded soon after
the latter arrived at Teheran.
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
Speaker Carlisle has caused q review to
be made of the condition OF the business of
the House up to the close of the session
Wednesday. 1t appears that 9,l25 bills and
Us joint resolutions have been introduced.
The House has passed 19l public bills and
74l private bills, and 3Si private bills from
the House have been acted on by the Senate
and become laws. -Four bills that originated
in the House have been vetoed. All of the
fourteen general appropriation bills. ex-
ceptt legislative, .sundry, civil, fortifica-
ton, naval, and deficiency bills, have
passed the House, and two general appro-
prlation bills are Ill the hands of confer
ence committees. In the Senate 2, $50 bills
and 6S joint resolutions have been intro
duced, and rs public and DOB private bills
have been passed. The House has passed
SO public bills and 81 private bills sent over
by the Senate, and they have become laws.
MANNING's RESIGNATION.
Correspondence between Mr.. Manning
and the President is made public. 1t shows
that the Secretary of the Treasury wrote to
Mr.. Cleveland May 20 last, stating that the
full recovery of his health had been pro-
nOunced an affair of weeks and longer
period of rest especially during the hot
months, was prescribed. Under these cir
cumstances Mr.. Manning was of the Opin-
ion that he should stand aside and make
way for one Immediately capable of fulfill
ing every requirement of the public service
in department of the Government so diff
ficult and important. The Presidents re-
ply, dated June /, after expressing the
warmest friendship for Mr.. Manning and
praiSing him for the sentiments of devotion
to public duty as we'll as fidelity to the Adj
ministration contained in his letter, asks
him to postpone for while any inSStence
upon his resignation, and earnestly re-
quests him to take leave OF absence until
Oct. next, when, if Mr.. Manning still de-
SireS to step aside, action will be taken in
the matter TO this proposition the Secre-
tary ,assented, and Assistant Secretary FAIR
child Will continue to act as head of the
department until the specified time.
SWEEPING MEASURE.
The house judiciary committee has
agreed to report favorably the Edmunds
ant-polygamy bill with many amendments,
some of which are of radical nature. The
bill as 1t came from the senate compelled
the lawful wife of the person accused of
polygamy to testify against him. The COM
mittee propose to amend the bill in that re-
spect SO as to make the wife competent
witness, but MOTTO compel her testimony or
permit her to testify as to any confidential
matter contrary to the rule of common law.
The change in the statue of limitations in
the bill as it came from the senate is
stricken out, and the second section of the
bill, relating to the attachment against wit
nesSes, is amended so as to authorize the
issue of such attachments only where it is
necessary, as shown by the oaths of two
credible witnesses. The section requiring
the record of all marriages is retained, but
the fifth section, which authorizes the eX-
animation of private records of marriages,
is stricken out. The section prohibiting
female suffrage is retained intact. A ma
terial change is made in the twelfth sec
ton, which authorizes the appointment of
fourteen trustees to act in con- junction. with
the trustees of the Mormon church in adj
its affairs.