The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-20
ZONES IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Moro Talk ON Education--Bilis to Straight.
en- Out the Finances.

Moro Talk on Education-B Bills to Straight.
en- Out the Finances.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. "A number OF
petitions in favor Of Prohibition in the Dis
trict We're received in the senate Thursday
through Platt. A bill providing for the
Washington City worlds fair on the centen-
NAL of the constitution was referred. Dolph
and Mitchell made strong arguments In
favor of naval station ON the Pacific coast.
The educational bill was read AMI Reagan
spoke in opposition 10 it, declaring that 1t
was part of policy of Capitalization. Plumb
offered an amendment providing that the
distribution of the appropriation shall be in
proportion to population. The senate then
adjourned until Monday.
Very little was done in the house other
than the announcement OF committees. A
bill was introduced providing that national
banks may loan money on real estate in no
greater sums than half the assessed value of
the same. Bills were also introduced to re-
duce postage on fourth-class matter, and for
popular selections of postmasters. Cox was
announced as member Of the Smithsonian
Institute regency, and the house, to give
the committees time to organize, adjourned
until Monday.
bills were introduced by Sherman in the
senate Monday--one authorizing the treas
ury to buy bonds with the funds held by the
government for national bank note redemp-
ton, and the other providing that national
banks can issue currency to the par value of
their deposited bonds. A bill was introduced
to prohibit the importatian Of adplterated
products. Brown Of Georgia then spoke at
length in favor of free whisky and tobacco,
and Vest delivered speech against the edu-
cational BILL declaring it against the princi-
piles of the Democracy, as it was in violation
of the constitution. A bill appropriating
81, 600, 00O for public building at Milwau-
kee was passed. the senate held On executive
session, and then adjourned.
In the house Baker Of Illinois resigned his
position on the claims committee, which was
accepted. A bill to provide each member
with clerk at 500 per month was sent to
the committee on accounts. Bills were in
troduced: Authorizing the purchase and reg
istry as American vessels Of foreign built
ships; for free coinage Of silver; for special
committee to investigate labor strikes claw
leD; for constitutional amendment prohib.
iting polygamy (Springerp; repairing the at
torney general to report il he had taken
any measures to compel tho Pacific
railways to comply with the laws
passed for their regulation, AMI il not why
Anderson of Iowa.; to buy bon.s with the
surplus; to repeal the civil service law Taul-
bee of Eentucky); to create a board Of pub
lie buildings, to revise the pension la s, and
to create board Of civil appointments
(Cutcheon); to repeal the sugar duty and
providing for sugar bounty OF S2,000,00O
per year for two years, and for a public
buildinp at jackson Mich 0rDonnelD. To
take the tax off salt. Without concluding
the call of states the house adj ourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. ll.-Petitions
were presented in the senate Tuesday in ia
vor OF Prohibition in tho District, a perma-