The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-09-14
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
CONDENSED REPORT OF CONGRESS
SIGNAL PROCEEDINGS.

soiOns Are Doing for the Good OF the
Country.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug, 30.-Reagan in
troduced a bill in tho senate yesterday to
place jute bagging ON the free list, the object
being to break up the cotton.bagging trust.
The report on the sundry civil bill was again
taken up and German spoke to controvert
the implication of Democratic extravaganza
made by Allison Tuesday. The conference
report was then agreed TO- The senate in
sisted on those amendments disagreed to by
the house and asked further conference.
George made speech defending tho position
of the president on the fisheries question. A
short secret session was then held and the
senate adjourned
The house passed another joint resolution
the third this session-to provide tempo
rarily for government expenses The bill
providing that printing OF government Sc
curities shall be done on hand presses was
passed, and the Oklahoma bill was taken up,
and Payson's amendment to throw the land
open to homestead entry alone rejected.
The bill was still pending when the house
adjourned
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 3l.-A resolution
was offered in the senate yesterday by Blair
instructing the Interstate commerce COM
mittee TO inquire into the Craig system of
telegraphy, by which it is claimed 1900
words can DO sent at a cost of = cents If
this was so Blair wanted to secure it for the
people, George then finished his speech in
defense of the presidents fisheries message,
and Cullom took the floor in opposition
thereto. When Cullom had concluded,
the Notifications bill was taken up.
Amendments were adopted, pro-
viding for u board of army officers to super.
wise gun, motor, torpedo and other tests;
appropriating 100000 for dynamite gun
tests; reducing the house appropriation for
gun factory at Watervliet arsenal to $780,
900; increasing the appropriation for steel
for heavy ordnance to $4,000, 000 and provid-
ing for the use of American steel only. The
bill then went over, AMI Cullom offered
resolution inquiring OF the treasury whether
Canadian goods have been transported i'm
bond across United States territory since the
abrogation Of the Washington treaty, and
if so by what authority of law. The senate
then adjourned.
The house released Tracey OF New York
from further duty on the Pacific railways
and coinage, weights and measures commit
tees at his own request The Oklahoma bill
was briefly discussed, laid aside and the re-
taliatory bill, slightly changed from Wilson's
proposition, reported. The Oklahoma bill
was again taken up, but no quorum voted on
the first proposition put to the house. Spring
er offered a resolution directing the sergeant
alarms to telegraph absent members to re-
turn, but it was declared out Of order and
the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 1.-The senate
yesterday passed the house joint resolution
providing for government expenditures in
the absence Of the regular appropriations
Cullom's resolution referring to shipments OF
Canadian merchandise duty free through
the United States WAS laid over, Cullom de-
ferring to an objection by George that the
president had no power to stop the same.
Cullom said he was not sure about the stat.
ute in the case. A long political debate
on the subject of participation in
campaign work by government officials took
place, and then the Notifications bill was
taken up, the committee amendments
adopted, the bill passed and a conference or
dered. The joint resolution authorizing the
land office to certify to Kansas lands for the
benefit Of agriculture and mechanical arts
was passed. Some unimportant business was
then debated, but no action taken and the
senate adjourned until Monday.
The house took up the sundry civil bill
after routine business had been disposed Of
and insisted on its disagreement to the SEN
ate's amendment providing for continuing
the work on the congressional library build
ing. Payson said the building could not be
finished for less than SIC, 900, 900, and might
cost sl6,C00,0O0 Pending action on the other
amendments recess was taken to S p. m, and
at the evening session twenty seven private
pension bills were passed and the house adj
journed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 3-The retail
alton bill was reported to the house Satur-
day and made the special order for Tuesday.
Upon resumption of the debate on the sun
dry civil bill, breckenridge, Symes and Cox
advocated the senate proposition for an ap.
preparation to investigate the subject of irr-
eating the arid lands in the west. Pending
discussion the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CRY, Sept. 4.-Vest showed
book in the senate yesterday entitled "Pro-
lection Echoes from the Capitol" edited by
Thomas H. Mckee, assistant senate librarian,
and offered resolution Of inquiry into the
same-w neither il is necessary to prevent or
punish il. This lead to an extended partisan
debate, participated in by Vest and Plumb
principally, and Vests resolution went over.
Hoar rcnd letter he had received from
Charles Arpin, of Quebec, suggesting that if
certain bay claims held by Canadians against
the United States were paid now the
Canadians would assist the Republican party
in the eection--by making a liberal al
lowance. Hoar asked that the letter
be filed SO that when the claims came up
this letter might come up, too. ~ an at empt
at corruption. Certain bills for lighthouses,
principally on tho Atlantic coast, were
passed, and then the bill to prohibit
Chinese immigration was taken up
the one passed by the house yes
terday) Butler opposed the bill, and the de-
bate was long, and finally wentit over with
out action, and the senate adjourned. =,
Scott of Pennsylvania introduced in the
nouse yesterday, as loon as it was called to
order, bill which, with all its legal verbiage
eliminated, is in effect as follows: From and
after the passage of this bill Chinese laborers
are absolutely prohibited from landing any
where in the United States under any cir
cumstances. All laws inconsistent with this
ore hereby repealed. The bill was passed
without division. Bills were introduced to
punish those connected with trusts and to put
cotton bagging on the free list An attempt
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