The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-09-28
A VERY LONG SESSION.
THE TENTH MONTH OF THE FIRST
SESSION OF THIS CONGRESS-.

deDsed Record of Congress for the Past
Six Days.
WASHINGTON CITY Sept. IS The senate
took up thu antitrust bill yesterday, and
George offered an amendment providing that
the president may suspend import duties
upon articles whose prices are raised by
trusts. During the debate Hoar charged
that the trusts were run In the interests OF
the Democracy, and referred to the Standard
Oil company Payne said he had never nor
had now any connection with that company
of any kind. All except two Of the stock
holders, he said, were Republicans Spooner
offered a resolution of inquiry whether Jo-
seph Hoffman, Republican of Benton, Tex,
recently witness before the senate elections
committee and who has recently been shot
down, was killed because of testimony he had
given before the committee. This led to
heated political discussion. A new confer
ence was ordered on the sunday civil bill.
The house resolution to print ID, 900 copies OF
the Pacific railways report was amended to
read $4,000 copies" and agreed to, and the
senate adjourned.
The house resumed consideration of the
sundry civil BILL and Holman's amendment
offered Tuesday was reje ,ted The amount
OF the appropriation was then increased to
100000. The senate amendment appropri-
ating $500, 900 for geological garden in this
city was non-c oncurred in. The bill was
then completed and conference ordered
thereon. A senate bill providing that APP
pointments to the Marine hospital service
shall be made by the president was passed.
The remainder of the day was spent in I'M
successful attempst to secure quorum to
vote on n proposition to take up the Okla
homa bill, and at 5 p. m. adjournment was
carried.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. IA telegram
was received in the senate yesterday from
Beck, who is i'll, and out of the city, saying
that he was improving slowly. He was re-
lieved from service, at his own request, on
the sundry civil conference committee. Platt
offered q resolution directing an inquiry
whether foreign syndicate controls the pro-
duction of copper in this country. Jones Of
Nevada spoke in favor of the immediate
passage of the Scott anti-Chinese bill. Ssv-
eral other members spoke on the same sub
ject, AMI it was agreed to take a vote at
p. m. to-day. A brief secret session was
then held and the senate adjourned.
In the house most Of the day was spent in
amending railway legislation. A joint reso-
luton extending the existing appropriation
for sundry civil expenses was adopted first,
and then the senate bill amending the inter-
state commerce law was taken up Ander-
son of Iowa offered an amendment giving
state courts concurrent jurisdiction with
United States courts in all civil cases under
the law, and requiring the commission to
prescribe uniform classification for the
railways, who must observe the same. This
was adopted. Anderson of Kansas Of
fered an amendment requiring the
commission to execute the law, which
was also adopted. Grosvenor of Ohio
offered an amendment the effect Of
which is to prohibit the carriage of oils or
turpentine in cars owned by the shipper. This
was adopted, too, and the senate bill was
passed. Wilson of Minnesota called up a
bill establishing by statute the principle that
legislatures can control the tariff and
schedules of railways for freight or passen-
gers transported within the limits of the
state or territory, anything in the charters
Of the roads or in any national, state or ter
ritorial law to the contrary notwithstand-
ing" This was passed. A long wrangle
then took place on u resolution to revoke all
leaves of absence except in case Of illness,
and it took the shape as usual Of political
debate, which was still pending at adjourn
ment.
began the day with an extended political de-
bate, during which Allison said the Repub-
licans would report tariff bill that would
reduce the revenue $50, coo, 900, and take the
tax off tobacco. A vote was taken on the
anti-Chinese bill, but no quorum was present
and the matter was postponed until Monday.
The house amendments to the Interstate
commerce act were non-concurred in
and conference committee APP
pointed. Platt's resolution for an inquiry
into the alleged control of the
copper output Of this country by foreign
syndicate was adopted. Payne denied that
Secretary Whitney was q member Of the
Standard Oil company, and he and Hoar had
a bitter controversy that the chair said was
disorderly. The bill to create ON executive
department Of agriculture was taken up, dis
cussed, and laid aside till Monday. The
house bill for q board of arbitration to settle
disputes between railways and their employees
was passed, as were the bill forfeiting the
Ontonagon railway land grant, and the bill
permitting citizens of Colorado, Nevada, and
the territorie, to cut timber on the public
domain for mining purposes The senate then
adjourned until Monday.
A telegram was read in the house from
the surgeon general to Dougherty of Florida
giving dlscouraBlnS stauenlenJ Oh tne yell
low fever situation, and the house immedi-
ately took up and passed the senate bill ap.
propriating S200,00 to stamp out the
scourge. In committee of the whole private
bills we're discussed and number passed.
The conference report on tho sundry civil
bill was read, and being opposed by Payson
on account of the library building clause it
was withdrawn The house then took recess
to p. M, at which time thirty.two private
pension bills were passed, and at 1880 the
house adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 1s.--A bill was
introduced in the senate yesterday to reduce
postage to cent an ounce Sherman offered
a resolution directing the foreign affairs
committee to inquire into the relations be-
tween the United States ard Canada, and
what measures are necessary to promote the
friendly character thereof commercially and
politically. A motion to reconsider the
passage of senate bill to forfeit lands granted
to Michigan was entered. A number of
house bills for lighthouses and fog signals on
the great lakes were passed. Blair's motion to