The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-21

Proceedings In the senate aud House -
Representatives

Representatives
WARRINGTON CITY, Dec. IA new quss.
ton cnvne up in the senate Yesterday. These
retary OF state OF Kansas sent to the oenate
certified copy Of the returns on elections In
that state Ingalls,, in calling attenolpu 70
The fact. asked the senate what he sllould do
wi,h the copy. Sherman moved thu. II be
referred to tho elections committee. uemark.
ing that the proceeding was In his opinion
at least extra constitutional. The papers
were 80 referred The select committee on
meat products was continued, as was that
On our relations with Canada. The tariff
bill was then taken up AMI eight pages dis.
p''sed IT, no important amendments being
made. Pending debate on amendments TO
the iron schedule the bill wins laid aside
Butler proposed consti ional amendment
eniarging the presidential term to six years
The senate then adjourned until Monday.
The house direc ed the CLERK to drop Bel.
mont's (ot New York; name from the roll,
tie having resigned mis- seat The remainder
OF day was devoted to discussion OF tho
direct tax bill The District appropriation
hin wa' reported and referred, and the house
adjourned until Monday
WASHINGTON CITY. Dec S--Ths state.
men, IN THESE DISPATCHES yesterday that the
house adjourned Thursday to Monday was
al error, 1t WIS decided to AL journ yest.r-
dry Ia Monday Az the session yesterday the
Invalid pension appropriation bill was re-
ported, MD also The Smails- FL lott contest
from Suth Caro- in. The ui, jority report
gives tie scat TO Elliott, the sift,ug member,
whilH that of the minority declnres Smals
.niitied To It. The bii To incorporate the
N carasna Cind company was then taken
NJ An amendment was adopted provid
my init tn Untel States shall not
h couimit,ed to any liability on
recount of the company and that this Fro
vision stall ba printel upon every bond
itolmln oif.red the amendment Another
amendment nv Bland was adopted provid
my TINT ih" United States reserves the right
To alter, amend or repeal the act an | to reg,
uIate the tolls, etc. Srili another was adopt
%, regulating the issu, II bon Is aud STOCKS,
etc, and one iding he company not to re-
iease Nicaragua from any "f it's onli cations
without the consent Of the United States was
D. u ing when recess WAS tak IN to 1880 at
which hour the session was resumed, ten
pension hills passsl AMI at 10 p. IN. an ad-
jouIrment was taken to Monday
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 1l--Elmunds re-
ported to the seuate yesterday that the au-
thorIiy OF the president to bring suit to va
cate patent had been declared Inherent IL
tn" office ly the supreme court. resolu-
ton Ia inquire into tho state of affairs i'm
Samoa Was introduced 10y Frye, who
thought the United States should resls.
he encroaclments of Germany amt
England The tariff bill was then
resumed and u number of amendments
covering the duties on iron were rejected, on
.frip
motion to postpone further consideration
until Jan IL was then made by McPnersn,
and later Withdrawn Harris then tried e.
get in his amendments. Uut peuding a vote
in one Of them sherman stated that his
votes on the bill would bs given every tim
for tue doctrine OF protection AS opoSed G.
the doctrine of tariff for revenue Only,
and when Sherman had concluded the senate
adjpWned.
In this house Lawler introduced bill
granting pension OF si3 per month to al
honorably discharged soldiers and sailor
who ara 10 ye rs of age; Morse Of MasSa
chusetts to T. peal the interstate commerce.
law; Dubois of Idaho, Tor the admission o
that territory as a state; McAdoo of Nv
Jersey, providing constitutional amen,-
ment setting apart q certain day for til,
presidential election, and prohibiting any
other officers to be elected on that day
Holman wanted a resolution considered i'm
mediately Tor An inquiry into tho truth oil
the charges that several states had been
bought at the receut election. Unanimous
consent was refused, however. The Distric
and pension appropriation bills were passe
and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 12.--The senate
adopted a resolution yesterday inquiring
what were Gen. Hancock's expenses for en-
the French officers at the York.
town celebration and whether he had been
reimbursed; also Frye's resolution for an
inquiry into the affairs Of Samoa. The
tariff hill was then resumed and discussed
Mt length, the net result of the days work
being tho defeat of Harris amendment re-
ducing the duty on steel beams to or of
rent per pound; also of an amend
nent to reduce the duty on trace
chains to 2 cents a pound; aud the adoption
Of an amendment offered by Vest 10 fix The
duty on steel beams at cent instead of l. |
cents per pound. This latter was agreed to
by the finance committee and adopted with.
out division A motion to admit cotton ties
free was pending when the senate went into
executive session, and soon after adjourned
The house spent the day in committee o.
Inc whole on the ulfect TAX Oil, tns debate
was still pending when the house at 5:l0 al
iourned. no action OF any kind having been |
AIKEN.
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. Is The senate |
continued the consideration OF the |
.ariR bill, discussing civil service reform |
and other outside issues in connection there |
with. The pending amendment was to ad' |
nit cotton ties free, and after "a long debate |
L was rejected by strict larty vote of /
yeas, Is; nays, IS. Rddleberger gave notice |
hat he would move every morning to take
up tho British Nextrajition treaty in open l
ession. The senate adjourned Mt 5p. m.
With an amendments 10 tho tariff bill pending /
% make the duty on cotton ties 81 per cent
ID valorem.
The house received the river and harbor
bill from tho committee, and non -concurred /
In the senate amendment to the agricultural
department bill Two reports were made
On the California contested election, the ma
ority favoring Sullivan, and the minority /
FELTON,. The direct tax bill occupied the res
nander of the session One amendment
vas adopted, providing for the entertainment
# the proper claimants to n share OF the
und in South Carolina, and all others re-