The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-03-14
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the capitol.
WASHINGTON CITY, March -Stockbridge
OF Michigan presented in the senate yester-
day petition said to have 30S, 900 names on
1t, against the enactment of any Sunday law
by congress, or any law favoring any re-
ligious belief. The bill appropriating $780,
600 for public building at Lafayette, Ind. +,
was passed. An attempt to pass bill in
creasing the pension of the widow OF Maj.
Gen. Warren developed the fact that no
quorum was present. and a call of the senate
consumed the time to 2 p m, when the edu-
cational bill was resumed, Barbour advocat-
ing and Plumb opposing. An executive ses-
sion was then held, and the senate adjourned.
The house occupied the entire day dispos-
ing of the Featherstone-C Cate contest, the
former being seated by a vote of las to 1876.
On resolution declaring that Featherstone
was not entitled to the seat, Hill of Illinois
voted with the Democrats. Featherstone
was then sworn In and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, March THE only
business, except that Of a routine character,
done by the senate yesterday was the pass
age of two pension bills, one giving Gen. w.
j. Worth's daughter $75 per month and one
increasing that of Maj. Gen. G. X. Warren's
widow to 500 per month The senate then
went into secret session, and when the doors
reopened adjourned.
Petitions were presented in the house for
feminine representation on the Worlds fair
commission and from railway mail clerks,
asking higher salaries. In committee of the
whole the house then took up public build
ing bills and laid aside with favorable rec
ommendation those for Lansing, Mich,
Galesburg, Ills; Ashland, Wis. San Jose,
Cal The committee then rose and the house
passed all the above bills with others, after
which it adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, March S-The senate,
after attending to routine business yester-
building bills for Sterling, Ills, and Helena,
Mont, and laid aside a similar bill for Salt
Lake City. The educational bill was then
resumed, the most notable remark on the
subject being that of Blair, that the Repub-
ican party had put the bill in its national
platform, and that.like many other men he
owed no allegiance to party that lied.
After a short secret session the senate ad-
journed to Monday. A bill was introduced
for 800, 900 public building at Muskegon,
Mich, and another appropriating $5,62l, 600
to improve the Mississippi from the mouth
The house decided the Threet- Clark cleo
ton contest from Alabama in favor of
Clark, the sitting member Democrat)
Threet is the colored man who did not &C
cording to the view of the election commit
tee prove his case. A few bills of no partic-
ular interest were disposed of, and then the
house went into committee on the private
calendar. At 5 p. m. recess was taken until
or lrnlr 70
considered, a number being passed before
WASHINGTON CITY, March 10-A bill was
in the house Saturday appropri-
ating certain amounts for the relief of the
occupants and owners of Camp Tyler, Cook
Ills. Bills were favorately reported
900 for a public building
at Lafayette, Ind, and $4,000 for another
at Madison, Ind. The bill providing for
attendance of witnesses before
registers and receivers of land offices was
passed, and the house then went into COM
mittee ON public building bills. Bills were
laid aside with favorable recommendations:
For public building at Cedar Rapids, Ia,
$50, 900; Lafayette, Ind, $50, 900, and several
others for other parts of the country. The
committee then rose, but no quorum was
present, and the bills having been favorably
reported it was agreed to order the previous
question and consider the bills tomorrow.
The house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 1.-THE rules
committee of the senate yesterday reported
an order directing the striking out of the
words Call had put in The Record, but
which he did not use in his speech regard
ing Chandler, and also rule defining to what
extent senator's shall be at liberty to revise
their speeches for publication. voorhees, in
a bill providing that widows and
dependent mothers or sisters of soldiers shall
be entitled to pension up to date of remar-
rlage or marriage regardless Of time of filing
claim, and thatin case of second widowhood
or divorce the pension shall recommence,
unless the woman is incriminated in the di-
vorce proceedings The bill providing for
inspection of meats for expectation and pro-
hibiting food adulteration was debated with
out action. The educational bill was then
taken up. Higgins advocated it, and Jones
Of Arkansas opposed it, A short executive
session closed the days business
Bills were introduced in the house: pro-
viding for duty on coffee from countries
which levy an export duty; to estaplish tele-
bTdpnlC DebWeSH AlDend,
Mich, and the Middle and Thunder Bay ISL
and life-saving stations; the bill relative to
soldiers widows, ETC., pensions, introduced
by VOORHEES, in the senate; appropriating
100000 for public building at Alpena,
Mich. TO establish a uniform system of
A bill was reported favorably
for public building at Logansport, Ind,
the appropriation to 100000. The
senate bill to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases between the states was passed. A
bridge was authorized over Trail creek, at
City, Ind "A resolution for COM
mittee to go to Arkansas and investigate the
Clay Breckenridge contest was agreed to.
The Oklahoma Till occupied the remainder
Of the day, but little progress was made.
WASHINGTON CITY, March l2.-The ere
ientials of Allison as senator from Iowa
were flied in. the senate yesterday. A bill
was introduced providing a scheme to base
the circulation of national bank notes on
silver bullion. Spooner reported favorably
a bill giving the benefit of three months pay
provided in the army appropriation of 1866
10 all officers who were in the service March
B, 1865, as non-commissioned officers or pri-
Yates, but later promoted and mustered out,
DR. honorably discharged. The remainder of
The session was devoted to debate of the res
,lution requiring the elimination from The
Record of words interpolated by Call, but