The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-30
THE co CONFESSIONAL RECORD.
Synopsis OF the Transactions OF the Two
Houses of Congress.


Houses of Congress.
WASHINGTON CITY, May A.-Faulkner
gave notice in the senate yesterday that he
would offer an amendment to the orig
inal packages" bill providing that liquors
imported into state shall be considered
as part of the mass of property of the
state, and subject to control ETC., the same
as other property. Call offered reso-
luton calling for information rs to
the landing of an armed force
at Cedar Keys, Fla, forAole entry
OF houses of citizens, ETC., in pursuit
of Mayor Cottrell. 1t went over. The naval
appropriation bill was considered, and
couple of amendments rejected. The
tariff bill was received from the house
and referred to the finance committee.
Stewart then advocated his bill to loan
money to farmers on farm land security.
and in closing moved its reference to the
finance committee, and it was so referred.
The conference report on the bill for pub
lie building at Aurora, Ills, fixing the
cost ut SO, 900, was agreed to, and the SEN
ate adjourned
WASHINGTON CITY, May 26.-In the SEN
ate Saturday it was agreed that the "orig-
inal packages" bill shall be the special
order from tomorrow until disposed of.
The naval appropriation was then re-
sumed, and with "A proposition pending to
strike out the clause providing for three
sea-going battle ships at cost of 4,0O0-
600 each the senate adjourned.
The house went into committee on the
river and harbor BILL and after discussion
the point of order against the Hennepin
Mt ion
eral attempts were made to defeat the
clause, but they all failed, and it remains
in the bill The appropriation for the Mis-
sissippi from the head of the passes to the
Ohio was reduced to 81, 200, 600 from s., O0O,-
600. Pending motion to strike out the
prohibition against using any part of the
appropriation for the Mississippi for the
building or repair of levees, the bill was
laid aside, and the remainder of the day
devoted to eulogies on the late Representa-
tive WILDER, of New York.
The paragraph in the river and harbor
bill relating to the Hennepin canal after
providing for $500,000 for the construction
of the Illinois and Mississippi canal to
connect the Illinois river at point near
the town of Hennepin with the Mississippi
river at the mouth of Rock river, together
with a branch canal or feeder from said
Rock river to the main line of said canal,
provides that said canal and feeder shall
be 80 feet wide on the water line and feet
deep, the locks 10 feet in length and 80
feet in width, and shall have capacity
for vessels at least $50 tons burden.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 27.-John j.
Carlisle, elected as Beck's successor from
Kentucky, took the oath of Office and his
seat in the senate yesterday. Bills were
introduced to purchase "a, 100000 per
month of silver bullion at not exceeding
81 per 371.25 grains and issue therefor
United States legal tender notes, the ag-
gregate amount of the notes at no time to
exceed the cost of the silver on hand;
to punish any one breaking into
buildings used as postofiices with
imprisonment not exceeding twenty
years, and 81 900 fine; to permit states to
tax national bank and United States treas
ury notes. Plumb offered a resolution re-
curing the finance committee to give
statement showing the increase of duties
in the house tariff bill, and as they will be
under the bill reported to the senate, to-
gether with reasons for each increase in
the bill. The resolution was amended, so
as to require the reduction of compound
duties to their equivalent ad valorem du-
ties in a separate column, and making it
apply also to reduction of duties, and then
adopted. Calls resolution calling for an
investigation of the use of United States
marines at Cedar Keys, Fla, in hunting
for the tough Mayor Cottrell was
modified and adopted. The naval appropri-
alton was taken up, the amendment strik-
ing out the clause for three battle. ships
rejected and the bill passed. A resolution
was agreed to instructing the pension
committee to report an amendment to the
pension laws providing more literally for
widows and minor children of deceased
veterans, and the senate adjourned.
Burrows was elected speaker pro tenn.
by the house during Reeds absence. The
remainder of the day was devoted to Dis
trict business, and the bill for the Rock
Creek park was among the measures
passed.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 2S.-Cullom of
fered a resolution in the senate yesterday
inquiring of the treasury why American
goods are forwarded between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of the United States
via the Canadian Pacific railway, and
whether such mode of shipment is not un-
lawful, The resolution went over. The
anti-original package bill was taken up,
and debated, Democrats arguing gener-
ally that it was unconstitutional No
action was taken. Among the committee
appointments announced was that of Car
Isle to the finance committee. After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
The house disposed of few public
building bills and then went into commit
tee on the river and harbor bill. An
amendment authorizing a trial of the out
let system for the Mississippi was reject
ed, as were several other amendments, and
pending the decision of a point of order
against provisions of the bill fixing penal
ties for maintaining obstructive bridges
over navigable waters the house ad-