The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-28
THE soLoNs AT WORK.
Proceedings In the Senate and House I
Representatives.

Proceedings In the Senate and House OF
Representatives.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 14-Resolutions
Were adopted by the senate yesterday ask
ing the executive departments for informa-
ton regarding Alaska, and for a copy of the
minutes of the proceedings of the Sioux
Indian commission. The tariff bill was re-
sumed, and the amendment to reduce the
duty on cotton ties to IS per cent. ad val
orem was rejected-1S to 20. DuIing the
debate Riddleberger became turbulent be-
cause he was not permitted to interrupt pro-
ceedngs with his resolution to consider the
British extradition treaty i'm open session,
and he was not quieted until the chairman
threatened him with arrest Later he
offered resolution written on
a blank page of the Congressional Record,
and aimed at Ingalls,, to the effect that at the
first session after the holidays the senate will
proceed to reorganization and elect new Of
ficers Anumber of amendments to the tariff
bill reducing the duties were rejected A
resolution was agreed to directing copies OF
tue new electoral laws to be sent TO the gov
errors Of the states. A bill for the admission
of Idaho was introduced by Mitchell The
| Interstate commerce committee was given
leave to continue its Investigations until
December 1884 After brief executive
session the senate adjourned until Monday.
In the house Glover was announced as
chairman of the private land claims commit
| tee a bill was introduced to retire John
c. Fremont as major general. The Okla
homa bill was then taken up and Payson
offered an amendment making the land SUBJ
| ject to the claims OF soldiers the same as
other lands are. This was opposed by
| Springer, Warner of Missouri, Weaver and
NJ and linz unt.4
house at 9 p IN. adjourned. During the ses-
sion Butterworth offered long preamble
and resolutions authorizing the president to
negotiate with Great Britain for the annex
alton to the United States of all or part of
the British possessions on this continent.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 15.--A concur
rent resolution for adjournment for the holi.
days from Dec 81 to Jan. z was introduced
in the house yesterday and appropriately re-
| ferred. The remainder the days session was
| occupied with an improbable debate on the
| Nicaragua canal bill. At 4:30 recess was
taken to 1880, aud at the night session the
| house tried to settle on q method of proceed
ure for the consideration of private pensions.
| Nothing was done, however, and at $50 ad-
| jouriiment was taken until Monday.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec lS.-A bill was
| reported favorably to the senate yesterday
| to establish a mint at Denver. Riddleberger
addressed the senate on his resolution for a
| reorganization of the senate. He said its OBJ
| ject was to have a change in presiding Off
| GERS, and criticised Chairman Ingalls,, who,
| he said, had been more frequently out of Or
der than himself [Riddlebergerl He then
wanted to withdraw the resolution, and to
this Dawes objected, while Harris of Ten
nessee eulogized ingalls, as an impartial and
| efficient presiding officer, and moved to Ia
| BILE the resolution. The chair heaped Goals
| of fire on Riddleberger's head by
| deciding that he could withdraw his resou.
| ton, as it did not need unanimous consent to
| permit him to do so. The tariff debate was
| then resumed, but nothing new was said on
the much debated subject. An amendment
reducing the duty on car wheels was re-
jected The house adjournment resolution
was received and referred The conference
report retiring Gen. A j. Smith as major
was agreed to- Cullom introduced bill to
abolish special taxes on distilled spirits at
places where the goods are delivered by the
carrier to the vendee. A short executive
session was then held and the senate ad-
journed.
The house adopted the joint resolution
yesterday for a recess of congress from Dec.
81 to Jan. 4; made the senate bill for the
admission of South Dakota the special order
for to-day and until it is finally disposed of;
passed a bill incorporating the American
Historical association, and bill appropriate
ing So, OOO for the expenses of the Ford inn
migration committee, and INDUCED in
season of filbustering, led by the enemies of
the Oklahoma and Pacific railroad bills, dur
ing which, to consume time, the senate tariff
bill was introduced and its reading in full
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at 4:15 p. m.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 49, The senate
yesterday debated for a long time a resolu-
ton to fix the hour of meeting at / a. m,
to take a recess at $50, and meet again at
p. M The Democrats opposed 1t and it
went over, as did the house concurrent reso-
luton for holiday adjournment, which was
reported back with an amendment providing
that the senate take no holiday recess. The
tariff bill was then resumed. An amend
ment reducing the duty on iron and steel
wire valued at not more than 10 cents a
pound, to 35 per cent. instead of 10 per cent.
adj valorem was agreed to. Three pages of
tho bill weregone over, and the senate held
O secret session, after which it adjourned.
The house, after a long political debate,
passed the legislative appropriation bill, and
then adjourned. Ain amendment to strike
out the whole section referring to the civil
service commission was defeated by vote
of 250 to 13S.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 20.-The senate
yesterday agreed to resolution calling on
the naval Office for information as to the
expenditure of SS25,0O0 appropriated for
construction and repair, and also to a reso-
luton the pith of which was n request for
information as to whether the proposed New
York custom house bad not been planned
larger than the lot it is to stand upon. The
tariff debate was proceeded with
and number of amendments Of
fered 10y Democratic senators were
rejected Voorhees, savagely attacked the
bill, declaring it in several features parti- |
san blow at tho south. After an executive
session the senate adjourned
Springer announced to the house that he |
would call up the bill for the admission Of
territories Jan. Is. The house refused to |
consider the bill allowing clerk to every
member of congress not a committee chair |
man. The river and harbor bill was taken |
up and defended by Blanchard and Grain, |