The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-06-22
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS Pro
CEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

by the Neutrality-suspicious. of the Past
Six Days Containing All tho Important
Doings of Congress.
WASHINGTON CITY, June The senate
passed the diplomatic and consular appropri-
ations bills yesterday, after adopting Calls
amendment increasing the salaries of our
representatives 10 Paraguay and Uruguay.
The bill to prohibit alien labor on public
works was discussed briefly and laid aside, as
no quorum was present, and the bill author
izing the purchase of site for a supreme
court building was passed. Then all the pen
sion bills on the calendar-I16-were passed.
A short executive session was held during the
day. The senate adjourned at 3:30p. M u
The house was too much interested in the
proceedings at st. Louis to do much business.
In committee of the whole several amend.
ments to the tariff bill were rejected, and
Dingley offered one continuing existing du-
ties on Canadian lumber as long as that
country continues its present fisheries pol
icy. Breckenridge offered an amendment to
this providing that whenever Canada shall
grant to the United States fishing and other
vessels commercial privileges, the right ia
buy bait and transfer cargoes, fishfrom that
country shall be admitted free. <Dd provid-
ing further that whenever Canada admits
free of duty articles produced in the United
States a similar privilege shall be granted tc
similar Canadian products by the United
States. Without action the committee rose,
but the honse at once went into committee Of
the whole again on the Indian appropriation
bill. Senate amendments were non -concurred
in, and the bill was sent to conference. The
house then, at 4:30 adjourned
WASHINGTON CITY, June THE only
thing done in the senate yesterday was the
delivery of speech by Morgan in defense
of the presidents conduct of the fisheries ne
gotiations, and when he had concluded the
senate adjourned until Monday.
The house was again in a fever of excite
ment over the ST. Louis convention. A bill
appropriating saO0,OO for public building
at Bay City, Mich, was agreed to, and a bill
introduced for building at Sterling, Ills. In
committee of the whole the tariff bill was
then taken up on Breckinridge's motion of
yesterday relating to intercourse with Can
ada, and after a long debate the proposition,
which was an amendment to one offered by
Dingley, was adopted. Then Dingley's amend
ment was rejected. Other amendments were
then rejected, and the lumber clause was fin
ished. The salt schedule was read, but the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, June the house
passed n bill yesterday authorizing a bridge
over the Missouri near Omaha, and adopted
the resolution of inquiry as to whether Can
ada was discriminating against the United
States in the tolls on the Welland canal. The
tariff bill was then resumed in committee of
the whole, the debate being on the salt sched-
udle, and finally Burrows motion to strike
out the paragraph was rejected, as we'll as all
9Th II. l.
was finished. The rice section was adopted
without amendment and the fax clause came
next, and Browne of Indiana moved to strike
it out, pending debate on which motion the
committee rose and the house took recess I'M
til Sp. M, at which time it reassembled,
passed thirty-three private pension bills and
then adjourned. W b. '"
WASHINGTON CITY, June lin the house
Saturday bills were passed appropriating
$4,000 for public building at jackson,
Mich, and one at Ottumwa. Ia, appropriat-
ing $240,O0O. The tariff discussion was re-
sumed and occupied the remainder Of the
day without action. The clause under dis
cussion was that relating to fax.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 9.-The bill for
the reconstruction of the dam at Rock Island,
Ills, was reported to the senate favorably
u.
eral interest was then transacted and Gray
proceeded to speak in favor of the ratifca-
ton of the fisheries treaty When he con-
cluded further consideration of the treaty
was postponed until the 25th inst, and the
senate adjourned.
Herbert introduced bill in the house pro-
viding for an assistant secretary of the navy
and Dougherty Of Florida resolution which
declared that the passage of the Mills bill
was improbable and instructed the ways and
means committee to report bills abolishing
the internal revenue system, taxing incomes
of over $500 and taking the duty off every
thing not produced in the United States
Grosvenor offered resolution assigning GER
tain days In July for consideration Of pen
sion legislation Woodburn aud Cox had b
spat over some reflections Cox made recently
on the state of Nevada, and after
unanimous consent had been asked for
the consideration of a resolution ap-
propriating $4,000 to celebrate the
anniversary of Gettysburg, and the re-
quest defeated by Breckenridge, who object
ed and said war celebrations were conducive
of no good in any portion of the country, the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 13-The senate
yesterday received a communication from the
treasury asking $40, 900 for repairs to the Phil
adelphia mint. Stewart Of Nevada gave no
tice of amendments to the legislative appro-
priation bill providing for the coinage Of sill
yer to take the place of circulation surren-
dered by national banks not in liquidation
and for the coinage of $4,000, 900 per month
of silver. Chandler offered resolution to
refer the credentials of Senator Gibson of
Louisiana with instructions to the committee
to investigate the recent election in that state
and determine whether the legislature was
legally elected Figures We're given showing
vast majorities in favor of the legislative
candidates. A long discussion took place
on Stewards resolution asking the treasury
for the names OF recent sellers OF
bonds to the government, but the
matter went over, and Cullom made an ex-
haustive address on proposed amendments to
the interstate law A pension veto was re-
ceived, the veto being on the ground that the
applicant was not wounded in the army. The
fertilization and District appropriation bills
were briefly considered without action, and
the senate adjourned
The house rejected the resolution asking
the postmaster general for information as to
disallowed postmasters, settled the contested
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