The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06
THE NATIONAL LAW MAKERS.
Synopsis of .he Transactions of the Two
Houses of Congress.

WASHINGTON CITY, May GAN amend.
ment to the consular and diplomatic bill
was reported in the senate yesterday pro-
viding for the carrying out of the recon-
mendations of the Pan American confer
| ence relating to the international railway.
The anti-original packages bill then came
up and was debated at length by Morgan
and Turpie in opposition and Pugh Blair,
| and others in advocacy. No action was
taken. Phe house fortifcation bill was
reported, the conference report on the bill
for public building at Cedar Rapids, Ia,
was agreed to, and the senate adjourned.
Reed presided in the house. The sue
cessor of Sam j. Randall, Mr.. Vaux, was
sworn and took his seat. A bill was
passed appropriating Sl25, 900 for ma
tional military park on the field of Chicka-
manga, but eight votes, all Confederates,
in the negative. Some routine business
was then transacted, and in committee
the river and harbor bill was again taken
up. The chair overruIed the point of Or
der pending at adjournment Tuesday,
An amendment was adopted authorizing
survey of the Illinois river from AaSalle
to the Mississippi to ascertain what lands
would be overfiowed by the construction
of a canal. A substitute for the whole bill
was offered, appropriating 5000, 900 to be
expended by board or commissioners, but
| rejected. An attempt to strike out the
Hennepin clause was defeated, and the
| bill was passed. The house then adj
| journed.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 3O-Stewart
seized an opportunity yesterday in the sem
ate to give Maj. Powell, of the geological
survey, a piece of his mind. He said the
major kept big lobby at work to control
congress and said the bureau of geology
was great lying-in hospital for lame
| ducks. And all this because Powell had
| animadverted rather severely on an irriga-
ton scheme proposed by Stewart. Teller
introduced joint resolution declaring
that the United States will never, never
desert the double standard. After two or
| three amendments had been adopted that
only the legal mind could find any differ
ence between, the anti-original packages
| bill was passed, with but ten votes in the
| negative, among them Turpie and Voor-
| hees. The river and harbor bill was re-
ceived from the house, a short executive
session was held and the senate adjourned
| to Monday.
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senate bill for general forfeiture of rail-
way land grants. The agricultural appro-
| priation bill was reported, appropriating
81, 154 400, S45, 600 of which is for state ag-
ricultural experiment stations Then in
committee a raft of public building bills.
the appropriations aggregating 5000, 600,
were favorably passed upon, among them
being those for Milwaukee; Davenport,
Ia; Rock Island. Ills. 5000; South Bend,
Ind. ($75, 000); Madison, Ind. Gao, 00O);
Sioux City, Ia (s3OO,Oo Bloomington,
Ills. (S100,000) Racine, Wis (S10Q,000;
Rockford, Ills. (SlOO,00O); Fort Dodge, Ia.
$4,000, and Sheboygan, Wis. $3.50, 00O).
The committee rose, and Turpin of Ala
bama stating that he had heard that he
waste be "fired" pretty soon on a contest
case, asked unanimous leave to pass q
public building bill. Objection was made,
and Turpin had his revenge when the
next bill came up by making the point of
no quorum which was sustained, and the
house adjourned to Monday.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 3.-The senate
yesterday ordered conference on the
naval appropriation bill, and agreed to
the conference reports on the military
academy and army appropriation bills.
The latter provides that no liquor shall be
supplied in military "canteens" at posts
in prohibition states The remainder of the
day was devoted to silver discussion with
out action on the bill. A letter was re-
ceived from the president inviting atten-
ton to the recommendations of the
Pan-American congress regarding uni
form customs regulations, and
other matters A bill was introduced
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concerning pensions free through the
mails, and another to provide for the pur-
chase of silver bullion and the issue there
on of certificates.
The house spent most of the day pre-.
venting anybody from doing anything.
1t was suspension day, and Il number of
attempts were made to give condemned
cannon to different bodies for monument
tai purposes. But so many members
wanted cannon they were all afraid that
the stock would run out before they got
any and refused to pass any bills. The sen
ate bill relieving the builders of the war
ship Charleston from penalties amount
ing to S:}3, 600 was passed. a bill was in
troduced to include all carrying companies
in the interstate commerce law, and the
bill to tax patents was reported favorably
w ASHlNulON I'll
for the pure food bill was reported to the
senate yesterday 1t creates food division
in the agricultural department, and pro-
vides penalties for the expectation of any
bad food product or drug. Bills were
passed regulating the withdrawal of liq-
uors for bottling purposes; providing for
the expectation of liquors in bond; author
izing certain lands in Minnesota and Wis
consin withdrawn for reservation purposes
to be restored to the public domain. A
resolution providing for an investigation
of the fish commission was debated, and
went over. The interminable silver debate
was continued without action on the BILL
and after discussion of the Notifications
appropriations, but with only one vote,
adopting an amendment increasing the
appropriation for seacoast mortars from
$3.50, 900 to s4O0, 600, the senate adjourned.
In the house three bills were introduced
to carry into effect Pan-American congress
recommendations. A communication
from the treasury was received asking for
$1,000 for additions, ETC., to the United
States court house at Keokuk, Ills. SEN
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