The times., 1890-06-13
THE NATIONAL LAW MAKERS.
synopsis sf the transactions OF the Two
Houses of Congress.

Houses of Congress.
WASHINGTON CRY, June 6-Several bill,
were reported favorably to the senate yes
terday, one being an appropriation Of
$4,000 for monument in this city to John
Ericsson. Bills granting pensions of $50
per month to the widows of Commander
Winslow, of the Kearsage, and Rear Ad-
miral Edward Donaldson were passed.
The silver bill discussion took up most of
the day, Hiscock and Sherman opposing
the senate bill Sherman declared for
q single standard and that gold, and the
abandonment of silver except for subsid-
iary coin.
In the house the railway committee re-
ported bill to settle the Central and
Union Pacific railway debts. Mason in
troduced bill to amend the interstate
commerce law so as to allow railways to
make special rates for theatrical compa-
nies, At McKinley's motion the house
took up the silver bill with the provision
that it shall be voted upon Saturday. The
Democrats made a vigorous demand for
more time for amendment, but failed to
get it. Anderson of Kansas, Bartine, Con-
nell, DeHaven, Feather.tone, Funston
Kelly, Morrow, Herman, and Townsend
of Colorado voted with the D@Smocrats
Conger of Iowa moved the substitution of
the bill agreed upon at Wednesday nights
caucus, and after few amendments had
been offered the debate began, but with
out action the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 7.-Bills were
introduced in the senate yesterday: To
compel railways to build elevators and
storehouses for the storage of grain for
Interstate shipment; per diem and de-
pendent pension bill, excluding from the
per diem portion persons whose income is
more than 81 200 per year. A new confer
ence was ordered on the dependent pen
sion bill, and then the silver bill was de-
bated, and laid aside without action.
Some routine business having been trans
acted an executive session was held, and
the senate adjourned.
A bill was introduced in the house pro-
hibiting the expectation of intoxic8nts to
Africa and the Pacific islands. The silver
debate was resumed, continued until 5 p.
m, a recess to taken, and the debate
again continued until IL p. m, when the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 9.-The senate
put in good deal of time Saturday pass
ing bills, many of them of no general in
terest. Among them were the following:
Appropriat1g 500 900 for public printing
deficiency; to provide for the compulsory
education of Indian children; to prevent
desertions from the army by withholding
part of the soldiers monthly pay, and 100
private pension bills The senate then ad-
journed.
In the house Cooper of Indiana pre-
Al ~.
missioner Raum with giving promotions
in his office to employees who buy stock of
a refrigerator company in which he Is in
terested, and favoring certain pension
attorney in the matter Of claims, because
said attorney Is security on note made
by Raum; referred. The remainder of the
day was devoted to the silver bill. The
debate closed at 3 p. IN. and the bill was
amended by striking out a provision that
permitted contracts to be made in which
the medium of payment could be stated as
other than silver or the certificates, and
providing that when free coinage is
reached bullion purchases shall cease. The
bill was then passed-l35 to 49, The
house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 10.-Hoar in
troduced joint resolution in the senate
yesterday for a constitutional amendment
providing for the election of postmasters
by the people. Call offered resolution
requesting the president to negotiate with
Spain to relieve American cattle shipped
to that country from the present duty i'm
posed. A "sarkastikap petition was re-
ceived from Nebraska asking that veter-
ans over 100 years old shall be put on the
pension list at 81 per month. The silver bill
was then taken up, and Cockrell spoke for
free silver The house silver bill was re
ceived and ordered printed. After some-
discussion Vests bill on the beef question
was taken up. 1t compels ocean carriers
to take cattle for shipment whenever
asked, if they have room, regardless of
any contract they may have for storage
with other persons Hoar offered an
amendment inserting in the bill the words
mot already contracted for in good faith
y sufficient to occupy such storage"
A vote was taken, resulting: Yeas, TO-
nays, 23-no quorum, and the senate adj
journed.
The house made a change in the silver
bill title of no particular inn
portance. A resolution was offer
ed asking the treasury about the
refusal of the steamship Umbria to take
Dack certain Belglan glass blowers
brought over in violation of the contract
labor law The library committee favor
ably reported bill for monument on
Tippecanoe battle ground, Indiana. Dis
trict affairs occupied the rest of the day,
and night session was held to pass pen
sion bills, but Enloe of Tennessee pre-
vented any of them passing although
thirty-five went over with the previous
question ordered.
The president has approved the bill for
a public building at Cedar Rapids, la.
WASHINGTON CITY. June 11.-Farwell
presented petitions in the senate yesterday
from the employees Of the Jacksonville,
Ills, knitting mill in favor of the McKin-
ley tariff bill, and from merchants of
Bloomington and other Illinois cities in
opposition thereto. 1t was decided to
adopt the five minute rule i'm discussion of
the siver bill after p m. Friday. A num-
Der of bills were introduced and few Of
local interest passed, and then the silver
bill came up again. Plumb's amendment
making the total amount Of reserve
kept in the treasury no more than
S11O, ,0O0, 900 was amended so as to provide
that the coin and bullion held to redeem