The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-08-01

synopsis of the Transactions of the Ma
tional Legislature.

cyuopsis OF the Hfansacttohs OF the M
tional Legislature.
WASHINGTON CITY. July 24.-The house
of representatives devoted yesterday to de-
bate on the bankruptcy bill. Speeches
were made by Abbott of Texas, Frank of
Missouri, McCord of Wisconsin, Perkins
of Kansas, and others. The debate was
closed by f. b. Taylor. The senate re-
sumed consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill and disposed of all but few
pages of it. A resolution was agreed to
calling on the president for information
touching the alleged illegal Imprisonment
of A. j. Diaz in Cuba.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 25.-The house
spent yesterday wrangling over the amend
ments to the bankruptcy bill The "vol-
untary bankruptcy" substitute was re-
jected-74 to 125-and the Torrey bill, with
unimportant amendments, passed-117 to
"a. In the senate the Indian appropriation
bill was finally passed, most of the day
being spent in the discussion of the ques-
ton of UNCONVENTIONAL Indian schools.
Bills were introduced: to incorporate the
American National association of the Red
Cross (the Red Cross society; providing
for free silver coinage. the dollar to con-
sist of 4l25 grains of silver; to gay DR..
Mary Walker $4,000 for her services, suf-
feripgs, and expenditures as assistant sur
geon of the army during the rebellion.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 26.-The SEN
ate began yesterday with hunting for a
quorum and after some delay the sergeant
alarms found one. A memorial was pre-
sented from Grand Army men expressing
'abhorrence" at the action of congress in
allowing $40 rs pension attorney fee
under the dependent pension bill, and say.
ing that Washington City agents were
offering local attorneys half the lee in all
cases secured. Cockrell presented pro-
tests from Missouri against the 'enor-
nifty" of the proposed federal election
bill. A similar memorial was also pre-
sented from Adrian. Mich. The bill was
referred to the privileges and election
committee. The senate then proceeded
with the tariff debate, and Mcpherson
moved that the bill be recommitted with
instructions to report aibillsreducing taxa
ton. Without action the senate ad
journed.
The house spent the day debating the
senate amendment to the sundry civil bill
relating to irrigation lands, but took no
action. AT 5 p. m. recess was taken to 8
o'clock, at which time private pension
bills were to have been considered, but
nothing was done.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 2S-In the
house Saturday resolution was agreed
to for special committee of five to inves-
tigate the pension Office. The senate
amendments to the sundry civil bill were
considered and many of them were non-
concurred in. Without finishing the bill
the house adjourned.
The senate non-concurred in the house
amendments to the original package bill.
The tariff bill was discussed further,
speeches being made by Colquitt and
Morgan. Bills were passed to pension the
widows of Gen. Crook, Gen. Fremont and
Gen. Mcclellan.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 29-In the
senate yesterday an order was agreed upon
for meeting hereafter at II a. m. and ad-
journment at 6p. m. During the discus
sion of the order Ingalls, attracted atten-
tion by announcing that the senate in
tended to pass the election bill. The bill
to transfer the revenue marine to the ma
val service was discussed until O'Clock,
when a motion to continue its discussion
to the displacement of the tariff bill was
defeated-34 to II. Vest and Turpie then
addressed the senate in opposition to the
tariff bill. McPherson's motion to recon-
NIT it was defeated-19 to 29-and the
reading of the bill by paragraphs was be-
gun.
In the house the sundry civil bill with
amendments was again taken up. The
house adjourned without disposing of the
bill.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 30.-In the SEN
ate yesterday resolution was presented
land laid over until today providing that
the senate meet hereafter at 10 o'clock.
The tariff bill then came up, and motions
to reduce the rates on acetic acid and bor-
acic acid were defeated by strict party
votes. General debate on the question en-
sued, in which Jones of Arkansas, Cor
man, Hiscock, Voorhees, and Aldrich par
ticipated. The senate passed the joint
resolution to extend current appropria-
tions to Aug. IA.
In the house a joint resolution was
passed extending current appropriations
to Aug. IA. Consideration of the senate
amendments to the sundry civil bill was
continued. Speaking to one of them,
Struble of Iowa attacked the course of
the speaker in regard to public building
bills, which attack the Democrats APP
plauded. All of the other amendments
being disposed of, it was agreed that the
irrigation amendment should be consid-
cred to-day, debate on 1t to be limited to
four hours A message from the presi-
dent was received in both houses urging
anti-lottery legislation.