The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-08-08
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
synopsis of the Transactions of the Ma
tional Legislature.

ate yesterday the resolution to meet here
after ut ~ a. m. was agreed to. Memo
rails were presented from the District Re-
publican association asking the passage
of the national election bill, and from the
District Wage Workers Alliance against
the passage of the bankruptcy bill. Nor
rill and Carlisle spoke at length on the
tariff question. The duty on chloroform
in the bill was reduced from 40 to 25 cents.
A number of reductions proposed by DEM
ocrats were rejected. The conference re-
port on the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was discussed. but not dis
posed Of.
In the house fifteen requests for leaves
of absence were presented, but on objec-
ton OF members who feared the house
might be left without a quorum they
were passed over. The conference report
OF the District of Columbia appropriation
bill was discussed and agreed to. The
senate irrigation amendment to the sun
dry civil bill was discussed without ac-
ton. Morrill,, Sawyer, Smyser, Goodnight,
and Martin of Indiana were appointed the
committee to investigate the pension Of.
flee.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug, lin the sem
ate yesterday few senators were pres
ent at 10 o'clock, and some time
was wasted waiting for a quo
rum. The conference report on the
District appropriation bill was agreed to.
During the afternoon four pages of the
tariff bill were finished, all of the com.
mittee amendments being agreed to. Blair
stated that, at this rate, the bill would be
finished about Dec. 30. The changes made
in the bill increased the duty OF castor oil
to the present rate; increased that on
opium to Seq a pound; reduced that on
barytes, and increased that on acetate of
lead. All amendments offered by Demo
Gratis were rejected.
A resolution was offered in the house by
Oates of Alabama providing for an inves-
tigation of the charge by The National
Economist that money was spent in lobby
ing the silver bill through congress. The
speaker ruled that the resolution was not
a privileged question, and, IN appeal, the
house sustained the ruling-95 to II. The
senate's irrigation amendment to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was discussed
at length, and non-concurred in. III
house adjourned, however, without or
dering a conference on the bill.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 2.-In the sem
ate yesterday Edmunds wanted the jour-
nal to show the names of the senators
present each morning, but his motion was
rejected. Blair offered a resolution, which
he wanted considered at once, instructing
the committee on rules to devise a method
by which the interminable debate can be
shut off. All the Democrats objected, and
it went over. The tariff bill then cam
nj auatn md n fayu raAurfi0nc in drfx
were made at the instance of the finance
committee, while attempts to reduce
the duty in the earthenware schedule were
defeated, Plumb and Paddock voting with
the Democrats.
The house continued the debate on the
sundry civil bill, until Cannon moved the
previous question, which was the signal
for the breaking of a quorum by actual
absence from the house Of members, and
most of the day was wasted in the at
tempt to obtain the presence of a quorum.
At $50 recess was taken to 8, the evening
session to be devoted to private pension
bills.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 4.-The house
Saturday finished consideration of the sem
ate amendments to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, and disagreeing in most of
them sent the bill to conference and ad-
journed at 2 p. m. During the session a
resolution was adopted revoking all leaves
of absence of members.
The senate without discussion referred
Blair's previous question: resolution to
the committee on rules, and then resumed
consideration of the tariff bill. The gen.
eral subject of tariff taxation was dis
cussed by George, Platt, Hawley and
others. No progress, however, was made
with the bill, and the senate just before
adjourning, for lack of a quorum failed to
pass upon Vests amendment to reduce
tariff taxes on chinaware. Plumb intro
duced q resolution declaring that con-
gress desires the removal of Gen. Grants
remains to Arlington cemetery and re-
questing the president to convey the de-
sire to Mrs. Grant.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 5.-The sem
ate yesterday adopted n resolution asking
for information as to the trouble at Sault
Ste. Marie canal, which is closed owing
to an accident to the locks. The tariff
bill came up and Vests amendment re-
ducing the duty on china-as well as all
other Democratic observation-disclosures de-
feated, Plumb voting with the Democrats
every JIIne, Wnlle NlanuerSOn, HauuOck
and ingalls, occasionly voted the same
way. Finance committee amendments
generally reducing the duty on china were
adopted, and the same action was taken
as to glass bottles and glassware; also on
window glass. @
The house, in committee of the whole,
took up the general deficiency bill, but
made no progress whatever with 1.-THE
entire day being spent in speechmaking.
Rogers of Arkansas made a long speech
v%irulently attacking the methods and
manners and rulings of Speaker Reed,
and Breckenridge criticised the rules and
legislation of the Republican majority.
Henderson of Iowa and Boutelle Of Maine
defended the speaker and the legislation
of the session. The elections committee
reported in the case of Goodrich VS.. Bull
lock, Second Florida district, in favor of
seating Goodrich, the Republican.
WASHINGTON CRY, Aug. 6.-The senat
yesterday worked industriously at the
tariff bill all day. The glassware and stone
schedule was finished. A number of
amendments proposing to reduce the COM
mittee rates, offered by the Democrats,
were rejected. Slate pencils were put on