The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
WORK or THE PAST SIX DAYS IN
SENATE AND HOUSE.

Tho Urgent Deficiency Hill Passed by the
House by n Vote OF Iss to 5s--A Weekly
Summary OF tho Important n,Iis and
Resolutions In.roduesd Into the Two
Houses.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. l6. --B lis were
reported to the senate Wednesday to reward
Esquimaux Indians for aid to castaway sail
ors and providing for an international mari.
time conf erence to consider safety of life at
sea; also bill to promote the progress o.
American nations Beck INTRODUCED a bill to
re-imbursethe states for moneys expended in
suppressing the rebellion. The Blair educa-
speeches by Hale in opposition to u and
others briefly pro and con, Blair
closed the debate and q vote was
taken resultin, In its passage
yeas, 80; nays, 90 Several amendments
we're defeated, one being to distribute the
money in proportion to population instead OF
illiteracy, and another (by Berry, to pay no
money for she maintenance o. mixsi (Hhite
and negro) schools Berry voted aye on the
pas ,ge of the bill In accordance with the
wishes OF his constituents, but against his
own Judgment. A secret session was then
held. Marshall Mcdonald. as fish c)mmis-
sioner, Confirmed, an the senate al journed.
The vote in detail on the educational Till
was as follows:
Yeas-Alliso,. Berry. Blair, Bowen, Brown,
CALL Cameron, Chandler. Colquitt. Cullom, Dam
lei, Dawes, Dolph E lstis, Evar s, George, Hamp-
ton, Hearst, Hoar. Jones OF Arkansas. Mander-
son. Mi chell, Morrill,. Palmer. Pasco, Payne.
Platt, Pugh, Quay, Rams Drn Riddeb 'rger, Saw
yer Stanford, Stewart. Stockbridge. Teller,
Vance, Wal, hall, Wills N of Iowa-39
Nays-Aldrch, Bate, Beck, Blackburn, Bod ,ett.
Butler, Coke, Davis, Farwel. Faulkner. Frye,
Gray, Hale, Harris Hawley. Hiscock, Ingalls,
Jones of Nevada, kenna, Morgan. Plumb. Regain,
Sabin, Salisbury, Spopner, Turpie Vest Voor-
hees Wilson of Maryland O.
Gibson, EdmuIds Sherman and Paddock, who
would have voted for the bill, were pairel with
Chace, Cockre |, CORN IN, and McPherson who
would have voted against 1t.
I he house rdopte "a resolution to appoint
a committee to investigate the cause of delay
in constructing the new library building, and
then went into committee on the deficiency
hill Randall complained that the depart
lnent OF justice estimates were unreliable,
and he suggested some sor. Of legislation to
improve matters. An amendment was
adopted making appropriations for the COM
pletion of pubic buildings in over thirty
cities. where the original estimates have
been exceeded. Pending further action the
comm ittee rose and the house adjourned
WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. 11-Bills were
reported to the senate Thursday authorizing
bridges across the Missouri river at Sioux
City and the Mu ,kingum river in Ohio; also
to regulate the importation Of foreign mer-
hands. A bill was introduced to authorz,
G. A. r. members to wear badges. The resolu-
tion for an inquiry into the alleged inefficiency
~ ha nal iea RI Fall Cd
vocatei the public consideration of nomina
tions to office blythe senate. and spoke generally
against the ecret session except in particular
cases, as debates on treaties. Private pension
bills were then taken up and 1p8 passed, after
which an executive session was hell. and at
its Gloss the senate adjourned until Monday.
An adverse report was nade to the house
on the bill 10 change the meeting day
of congress to the first Monday in
October The senate amendments TO
the bill providing for eleven divi-
sion superintendent of the railway mail
service vera concurred in, and the bous,
went into COMMITTEES of the whole on tho de.
ficiency bill The debate, as usual, was
switched of, and Kerr of Iowa, Randall and
others advocated repeal Of the internal rev.
enue laws. Without final action the house
took recess until Sp. M, and upon asseni-
bling in evening session debated the Pacific
railway telegraph bill until adjournment
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb IRA memorial
from the authorities of B uffton, Iud., was
presented to the house Friday, asking that
public buildings be built in every town Of
3, OOJ inhabitant, aud over, at the rate Of cost
of 81, 600 for each 1000 inhabitants, the
money to be prov ided in general appropri.
alton bill. The Blair educational bill was
referred to the education committee The
deficiency bill then came up, and after
1t SO as to require the public
printer to RICHLY enforce the eight-hour law
IN his office, the bill was passed. The bill for
the relief of Nathaniel Mckay and Others
was passed. A warm fight then took place
over adjournment, and after much disorder
and an avalanche of parliamentary ques-
lions that nearly overwhelmed tho speaker
pro tenn, Mcmillan, the house adjourned
II It'll Monday.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 2:-A petition
with Is. 000 names was presented in the SEN
ate Monday asking legislation to protect
women and girls from rape; also several Pro-
hibition petitions 1t was agreed that on
Wednesday after the morning business the
chairman read Washington's farewell adj
dress A debate on the Washington Electric
railway bill resulted IN an amendment re-
curing the rails to be of American manu-
.acture. The bill was laid aside and bill re-
ported to establish bureau Of animal indu
Try. After ar executive session the senate
adjourned.
The reply OF the secretary Of war to Bou-
telle's battle Gag resolution YVES laid before
the house. 1t is to the effect that no flags
have been disposed of contrary to law. AMI
none returned to ex-rebels Bills were intro
duced: regulating the classification and pay
Of postmasters apportioning on tho basis OF
,l,iteracy t65. 00J.0O0 for educational pur-
poses; a reso .ution directing the education
to report back the Blair bill be-
fore March 20; limiting homestead entries to
eighty acres instead Of ITO, and to American
citizens only; constitutional amendment ex-
tending the presidential term to eight years;
or the erection OF public buildings at Ster-
ling, Ill; South Bend, Ind Burlington, Ia;
Canton, o.; sheboygan, Green Bay and
Wis; Yaakton, ID. T.. and |
Oberlin, Kan A motion to suspend the |
rules and pass the resolution proposing con- |
stitutional amendment making April So Ia. |
auguration day. and extending the ~Fiftieth |
congress to April 80. 1882 was defeated |