The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-02-14
OUR NATIONAL soLoNS.
The Weeks Proceedings I'm the Senate
and House of Representatives.

ats yesterday resolution was oHerSu au-
thorizing the renting of rooms outside the
Capitol for committee use After debate 1t
was referred Blair then addressed the sem
ats in advocacy of his educational bill. A
resolution was presented from the foreign
affairs committee, simply congratulating the
Brazilian people upon't the adoption of re-
publican form of government There is no
formal recognition in the resolution. The
senate then held secret session, after which
it adjourned. One of the bills introduced
makes the rate of pension for anchylosis of
the hip joint s36 per month.
The house held short session, doing moth
iag except the approval of the journal,
which was done in the usual manner since
trouble began, the Democrats refusing to go
on record and quorum being counted by
the speaker.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. THE senate
passed bill yesterday extending for two
years the time for the completion of the
bridge across the Mississippi at Burlington,
la. Gibson introduced IA joint resolution
appropriating $4,000, 900 to improve the Mis-
sissippi and to pay the expenses of tbs Missis
sippi river commission The Oklahoma bill
was taken up and amended so as to require
foreigners to have declared their intention to
become citizens twelve months prior to cleo
ton before they can vote. Pending discussion
of the increase of the area of the territory, the
bill went over, and Blair continued his re-
marks on the educational BILL The house
amendment to the bill for improving the
Missouri river, cutting down the appropria-
| ton to SO, 600 from $780, 900 was agreed to-,
and after an executive session the senate adj
| journed to Monday.
The house approved the journal again
with no Democrats voting, the new code of
rules was reported, the seuate direct tax bill
received, and then the call of states for bills,
etc., was begun. Among the bills introduced
were the following: Reducing first fee in
patent application, but requiring patentees
| to pay the United States large fees-up to
| Sl5 000-beginning with the fifth year after
| filing application; to pension army nurses;
putting tariff of 20 cents per bushel on inn
ported potatoes; appropriating $4,000 for
survey of ship canal between Lakes Michi-
gan and Superior: providing pension of IS
per month for Union soldiers taken prisoners
in Texas prior to May 10, 1861; fixing hours
of labor of officers of steam vessels at not
more than twelve per day. At the conclusion
! of the call the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. SIN the house
yesterday the speaker announced that the
journal clerk had been busy preparing the
new code of rules, and that the journal was
not ready. The usual contest over the APP
prevail of the Journal therefore, did not take
place. Bills were passed-appropriating $40,-
600 for the maintenance of the Marion Ind.
! Soldiers home: increasing the pension of
| Gen. Abram Duryea to $500 per month; per-
hitting the bridging of the Missouri river
between Nebraska and Iowa, and extending
the time for the completion of the bridge
across the Mississippi at Burlington, la.
Pending action on bill to appropriate $685.
600 for a monument to Maj. Gen. Henry
Knox, at Thomaston, Me-, the house adj
| journed till Monday.
| WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 11.-Bvarts intro
duced bill in the senate yesterday provid-
ing for the election of president pro tenn,
to hold Office during the pleasure of the sem
ate. The bill appropriating $4,000 to main
tain the Marion, Ind. Soldiers home was
passed. The bill to provide territorial gov
eminent for Oklahoma was taken up, and
Plumb offered an amendment including in the
territory all the public land strip" A vote on
this failed for lack of quorum, and the bill
went over. Blair then continued his speech
on the educational bill, after which bills were
passed appropriating $500, 600 and $500, 900 for
public buildings at Sioux City and Cedar Rap
ids, la. respectfully authorizing the construc-
| tion of bridges across the Mississippi at
Clinton, and Lyons, Ia, and few District
| bills. Bills were introduced to establish
| prohibition in the District of Co.lmbia in.
| creasing the pension for loss of both hands
| to 500 per month"; authorizing the con-
| struction of pontoon bridge across the
| Mississippi at Quincy, Ills. appropriatng
! 100000 for public building at Muscatine,
La. The senate then held an executive ses-
sion and adjourned.
In the house the journal was approved in
| the usually way by counting quorum and
| then the report of the rules committee was
taken up and debated by Cannon, Mills,
| Bayne and Blount, when the house adj
journed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 12-The senate
yesterday passed the bill for public build
ing at Burlington, la. Bills were intro
duced to establish free bathing beach on
the Potomac beside the Washington monu-
ment; to establish public school system
in Utah, and to create a commission to in
quire into the cause of the depressed condi-
tion of agriculture. A good deal of oratory
was then delivered over the Oklahoma bill,
but no progress made, after which Blair con-
tinued without concluding his speech on the
educational bill. The senate then went into
secret session for short time and ad-
journed.
In the house Cannon offered resolution
closing the debate on the rules Mt o'clock
to-day and providing for the previous ques-
ton at 4 o'clock. The Democrats protested,
and Springer offered a substitute, closing
general debate at adjournment to-day, five
minute debate to proceed until 5 o'clock Fri
day and then ordering the previous question.
This was adopted, many Republicans voting
for it. Several speeches were then made pro
and con, after which the house took recess
till IL o'clock to-day.
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