The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
rAg RECORD IN CONGRESS.
Notes OF the business Done by the Ma
tional Legislature.


committee to inquire what additional legisla-
ton Is necessary in respect to Communication
and excursion tickets. Wilson reported an
amendment to the Interstate commerce. law
prohibiting common carriers from trans
porting into any prohibition state intoxicat-
ing liquors Hale reported as an amendment
to the naval appropriation, provision for
the construction of eighteen battle-ships,
gunboats and torpedo boats, appropriating
$1,000, 900 toward their construction and
armament. The house bill to refund to rep
resentatives the sum stolen by Silcott was
passed The Montana election case was de-
hated for a time and laid over, when the
] Chinese census bill came up and was dis
! cussed until adjournment without action.
! The speaker laid be ore the house a letter
] from the war Office on the Illinois and Mis-
sissippi canal, in which it was stated that
plans would be submitted by May S. Sem
ate amendments to the Oklahoma town site
bill were non -concurred in. In committee
/ the naval appropriation was taken up ami
after debate without action, the HOUSE. adj
journed.
WASHINGTON CITY, April ia petition
was presented in the senate yesterday against
the proposed duty ON lead ore, which it was
claimed would ruin the smelling business in
Galveston, Tex. Bills were favorably re-
ported: appropriating So, 4Ss, 00J for improv-
ing Columbia river, Oregon reviving the
grade Of lieutenant general, and for improv
Arkansas pass. Texas, so as to make a deep
water harbor. Cullom introduced a bill
DISTINGUISHING Mormons and prohibiting
them from holding any Office. The chair
ruled that the Montana senatorship contest
was the only thing before the senate, and
must be proceeded with to vote The mat
ter was considered without action until 6:15,
when the senate adjourned.
Bills were introduced in the house: To
incorporate the Sons OF the Revolution; to
recfassify and fix the salaries Of railway
mail clerks, making seven classes with salar-
les from $500 to 81 800. In committee the
naval appropriation was again taken up.
An amendment was adopted-strikiag out
the provision for three battleships-on mo-
ton of Holman Other amendments were
rejected, the bill ordered favorably reported,
and the committee rose.
WASHINGTON CITY, April t2.-Cullom in
PRODUCED in the senate yesterday bill
authorizing the postmaster general to con-
tract with American built and owned sh Ups
for weekly mail between Tampa Fla,
and Aspinwall, for five years, at a compen-
sation not exceeding 5000, OO0 The Montana
case was then taken up and debated, George
urging that it be referred back to thu peo-
pie of Montana The house Worlds fair
bill, amended, was reported, and after an
executive session the senate adjourned.
The house took up the contested election
case of Waddell VS.. Wise, from the Rich
mond Va, district, but at p m., took a re-
cess without action to 1880 p m. The night
session was for private pension bills, but En-
loe gave notice that until the house per-
mitted action on private bills Friday he
would allow no private pension bills to be
passed Friday night
WASHINGTON CITY, April a. The senate
Saturday put in the time passing bills, and
number were put through, the most i'm
portant of which were the following: in
creasng the pension for deafness to $40 per
month; transferring the weather bureau to
the agricultural department., but leaving
the signal corps still with the war epart-
ment. The weather bureau is to consist of
such civilian employees as congress may pro-
vide for. Most of the bills were of local i'm
portance. After brief secret session the
senate adjourneI.
The house considered the contest of Wad-
dill VS.. Wise, and after discussion seated
sworn in. Eulogies on the late Representa-
tive Laird, OF Nebraska, took up the re-
mainder Of the SO sion.
WASHINGTON CITY, April Bills were
introduced in the senate yesterday to reap
praise and sell the unsold portions of the
grounds and building known as Dearborn
arsenal, Michigan; providing that debtor
may borrow money of the government on
real estate security blair, by request; pro-
viding that the money required TO be- de-
posted with the treasury for the redemption
of national bank circulatons shall be treated
as funds available for reduction of the debt
and current expenditures, that no such
monies above the sum OF $4,000 900
shall be retained in the tresury, but
that this shall not be construed to
permanently diminish the fund of 500 000,-
900 now Id for the redemption OF treasury
notes (Pumb). A message was received from
the house announcing the death of Mr.. Ran
dali, and Cameron, his voice tremulous
with emotion, moved the customary resolu-
tions, which were agreed to, Quay, Allison,
Dawes, VOORHEES,, and Eustis appointed a
funeral committee, and in respect to the
memory OF the great commoner, the senate
adjourned.
In the house the late Mr.. Raudall's chair
was draped i'm black and decorated with
flowers No business was transacted
O'Neii of Pennsylvania in few eloquent
sentences announced the death of his col
league, and offered resolutions expressive OF
tue sorrow of the house over the event
O'Neil, Carlisle, Harmer, Holman, Common,
Forney, Springer, Reilly, and Mckinley
were appointed funeral committee and the
house adjourned. In both houses the chop
lains devoted their prayers to feeling alu-
sons TO the death OF Mr.. Randall
WASHINGTON CITY, April "A bill was
introduced in the senate yesterday by Cam
eron granting service, per diem, widow, and
soldiers orphans pensions After some
routine business the Montana case was re-
sumed and Morgan and Daniels spoke for
the Democratic side in the contest and the
senate at p. IN. adjourned
Bills were introduced in the house: Ex-
empting veterans in the civil service
from compulsory examination for pro-
notion; providing for an allowance
for loss in weight of sugar, vegetable
fibre and linseed deposited in United States
warehouses, the allowance to be per cent.
of the dutv for each month said merchandise