The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-10-03
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
What the soio"' Are Doing for the Good
of the Country.

WASHINGTON CITY. Sept. 2s.-In the
house yesterday Miller of South Carolina
was sworn in. A resolution from the for
eign affairs committee calling on the pres
ident for information about the killing of
Gen. Barrundia was agreed to. A resolu-
ton from the judiciary COMMITTEES direct
ing that Kennedy's celebrated speech be
excluded from the permanent record svas
agreed to. Kennedy defended himsHff.in
long speech. saying that he way perfect
ly willing for the country to pass tsds
ment on him. The French spoliation
claims amendment to the deficiency bill
was non -concurred in-1l1 to Stand
conference was ordered. The senate bills
were passed pensioning Mrs. Fremont, Mrs.
Mcclellan and Mrs. Crook; also senate
bill TO regulate the naming of United
States vessels, and other less important
measures
The senate passed resolution directing
the heads of the state, treasury. war, and
navy departments to prepare bills based
on the recommendations of the marine
conference. a number of bills of no gen.
eral interest we've passed. Senate subst;-
tute for the federal court bill was
passed The land court bill was debated
without action.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 26.-The SEN
ate yesterday passed house bill to es-
tablish port of delivery at Peoria, Ills;
senate resolutions extending for one year
the time for payment on land claims in
cases of crop failure; senate bill requiring
the United States to defend homestead
titles where land is claimed to be mineral
because of phosphate deposits, and other
measures The land court bill was dis
cussed further without action.
| The house discussed and agreed to the
conference report on the land grant for
| fixture bill as we'll as the conference re-
| ports on the bills authorizing the entry of
lands by cities and towns for cemetery pur-
poses, granting a pension to Mrs. Hart
ranft, and to relieve the settlers on North
ern Pacific railway indemnity lands. A
resolution to investigate charges of specu.
lation in Office made against the postmas-
ter of the house, was agreed to- The bill
defining the duty of the sergeant-at-arms
of the house was passed; also the bill APP
propriating 81, 100000 to enable the secre.
tary Of the navy to purchase nickel ore or
matte for nickel steel armor, and some
minor measures.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 27-The senate
agreed to the conference report on the bill
to establish Rock Creek park in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The bill to amend the
act to prohibit the importation of foreign
laborers was amended so as to exempt
from the prohibition ministers of religion,
musical or other artists, or musicians, and
| then laid aside. The bill to establish
| United States land court was debated
without action; few bills of no general
| interest passed, and the senate adjourned.
The house passed u resolution appoint
| ing sub committee OF five from the
| Worlds fsir committee to investigate
| progress in Worlds fair matters. A res
olution was passed ordering an investiga-
tion Of the charge that the house post
master keeps on the roll at 500 month
one Bradley, an employe OF the govern
ment printing Office, who, it is said, pays
S95 "A month to the postmasters's son. A
| number of bills were taken from the cal
endar and passed. Mckinley presented
the conference report on the tariff bill,
and gave notice that he would call it up
Immediately after tho reading of the
journal. The reading of the report was
in progress when the house took recess.
The evening session was de voted to con-
sideration of private pension bills.
WASHING Toy CITY, Sept 29-The sen
ate Saturday passed the house joint reso
luton to appropriate Sl,0O0,0Qp for nickel
to be used in armor plate. The bill 10
amend the alien labor law was amended
so as to exempt organizations of must
clans or orchestras, and teachers, hut
went over without final action. The bill
to create land court was recommitted to
the committee on private land claims.
The bill to adjust claims of laborers I'M
der the eight-hour law was considered, and
was pending when the senate adjourned.
The house discussed at length the con-
ference report on the tariff bill and
adopted it-15t to 70. A concurrent reso-
luton for an adjournment of congress OH
Tuesday next was passed. There were
but two Republicans voted nay on the
tariff sbill, Coleman of Louisiana and
Kelly of Kansas; FeaGherstone of Ar
kansas Independents, also voted nay.
WASHINGTON CITY. Sept. 3O-Besides
discussing without action the conference
report on the tariff bill the senate yester-
day did the following business: Confer.
ence report on bill for relief of
settlers on Northern Pacific lands
agreed to; also report on de-
fciency BILL Methodist Episcopal resolu-
Sunday-referred; RESOLUTION for final adj
journment-referred; house bill defining
duties of sergeant-at-arms passed. ingalls,
by request introduced a bill to pay ar
rears of pensions on applications filed
since July 1, 1880. A number of bills of
no particular interest were finally dis
posed OF.
The house agreed to the conference re-
ports on the deficiency bill and the bill to
transfer the weather service to the agri.
cultural department. A number of bills
of noparticular Importance were passed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 1.-The senate
yesterday concluded the debate on the
tariff bill, and agreed to the conference
report-33 to 27-Plumb. Paddock and
Pettigrew voting in the negative; passed
house bill with verbal amendrnent) to
promote the administr alton of justice in
the army; agreed tc conference report on
the signal service bll;and passed house bill
to enable the postmaster general to test
the free delivery SYSTEM in small towns.
The house passed the senate bill to pro-
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