The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-02-08
OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
What They Arc Poing for tho Counti--'l
Good-BiiIs Passed. Etc.


pension and military academy appropriations,
The vote for the relief OF The Louisiana state
bank was reconsiuered owing to new facts
which have come to light, and the bill was
recommitted. The antitrust bill was taken
up and an amendment agreed to
making a trust liable for damages
to those who arr injured thereby.
An amendment was offered bringing under
the penalties provided any one who shall act
as manager, agent, ETC., of a trust ninety
days after the passage of this bill, and debate
was going ON when the ill was laid aside and
the Union Pacific funding bill taken ujy, hui
notliih was done on it and another amend.
uent to the antitrust bill was offered max
.iss the act api4y whether tie trust Is home
ra foreign concern
The house spent the day on the sundry civil
bill and adopted the amendments prescribing
stesai,.-plate printing pi,ssess la tho bureau of
engraving and printing
| WASHINGTON CITY, ,yc,. The speaker
laid the SO ate subs -e for the Mills tar. 7
Lii before the la.a Saturday, with the
cnate request for con renee on the same
mly once before Ind I'll req est been re-
| fused and the I,elu = \. 9.Ou,iy urged
assent to the Pr dis time but the
| Democrats ma Of order that the
| rules of the 49,, Il res.,,l., Of tie
| bill to the wa : az ...4la.ltee, and
| the speaker sust'sine - r,. Ednunds
| resolution on the ali I'D al tIeisserting
| the Monroe q, .o'J 40 .v, Y. &C., recon-
| mitted and the committee ,ven leave to re-
port again at any time, ana obtain vore
after three hours DEBATE. The resolution
| approprating $3N,000 10 the heirs OF Capg.
Eads Us payment on the . s-...,ippi jettleS
was adopted The rest ol the aay was spent
| in committee Of the whole ON the sundry
civil hill, but nothing accomplished and at
$3.50 p m. the house adjourned to Monday
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan , The bill to
pension var nurses at the rate of So per
month was passed by the senate yesterday.
It includes all those who are now receiving i
less pension, and applicants must be properly
identified. Chandler withdrew his resoltl.
zion relating to Gibsons speech, having
secured through Gibson the corrections he
iesired. The consular and diplomatic
III was then taken up and
numl. r. of amendments adopted Gibson
aoved to change the titles of ministers piol-
potentiary to ambassadors, because "amO.,s-
adors" take precedence of ministers ut
European courts and such a change would
ustain the dignity Of the United States as a
'rst class power 1t was argued that rank
7as of a much Importance in the diplomatic
nrvice as in the army There was good
cal Of talk Of dudes, republican simplici-
"" ETC., and also in favor of abolishing the
hole service, but without vote the senate
djourned.
The house passed the senate bill increasing
he pension Of veterans who have lost both
lands to 500 per month the senate resou-
ion providing for the CONT of the electoral
vote Feb. Is, and bill granting n Mt
carmel, Ills, company the right to draw
water from the Wabash. The sundry civil
ill was then taken up and the amendment
lppropriating s2:0,OO0 TO survey arid lands
greed to. After a spirited debate on the
LEGGED immoral condition of Alaska, in the
curse Of which Dunn said the morals of the
indians of that territory were no worse than
nose of other Indians, an amendment APP
ropriating $4,000 for the education of
Alaskan children was adopted, and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. "A bill was
introduced in the senate yesterday TO increase
the pension for the loss of one hand or foot
he same bill has been reported favorably to
The house. An amendment to the sundry
civil bill was favorably reported appropriate
ing SAC, 600 for an equestrian statue of Gen.
Sheridan. The amendment to the diplomatic
Dill substituting the word Ambassador" for
envoy extraordinary" etc., was agreed to-
1t doesn't involve an increase Of salary.
When the amendments relating to Samoa
were reached the senate went into secret SEES
sion to consider the question whether these
amendments should he discussed in executive
session, and it was decided i'm the negative by
N oil Init rti nfa nd fha
being reopened Sherman made statement of
the situation, past and present, in Samoa and
at its conclusion the senate adjourned. Sher-
man secuted the idea that there was any
danger Of war.
Among the favorable reports presented to
the house yesterday was one ON tt bill to re-
quire railways to carry the mail on the gov
ernment's terms; it provides a fine of 81 900
per day for each day the road refuses to do
So A petition of $1,000 citizens of Utah
against statehood was presented. The sundry
civil bill was resumed and number of
amendments Of no general interest adopted
The paragraph relating to the publication of
the war records was amended to require a
thorough revision by competent officials, and
an amendment authorizing the secret seivi
force to look after green goods men was
also adopted. The bill was then passed, and
at 4:40 the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 31.--A resolution
was agreed to by the senate yesterday calling
on the treasury for a statemento of the amount
of the Union and Central Pacific railways
sinking fund under the Thurman act. Plumb's
credentials as senator were received and fled
The diplomatic bill again came up and Dolph
spoke on the Samoan question He favored
insisting that Germany should restore the
status quo. and did not SEQ any objection TO
an American protectorate. Reagan was also
in favor of an energetic" policy, and said
we had been Inundated by Bismarck. He
wanted the amendment amended so as to call
for the protection of American rights and the
preservation OF the Independence of Samoa.
Pending debate the senate went into secret
session ON the British extradition treaty, and
when the doors reopened, adjourned.
The house concurred in the proposition to
supply soldiers homes with obsolete styles
of cannon for salute purposes, and then took
up the Oklahoma bill, and adopted pro forma
the amendment extending the homestead
rights of Union soldiers over the lands in
valva1 In tho hin Ofbay amendments xyora