The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-07-25
7HE CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Principal Features of the transactions in
Congress-.

Congress.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 1.-THE senate
yesterday, after transacting some routine
business, went into executive session and
confirmed the nominations of five general
appraisers whose names were sent in some
days ago The senate then resumed con-
sideration of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, and, after a long debate over a
proposed amendment increasing appro-
priations for topographic surveys and re-
pealing the irrigable lands reservoir law
of June, 1883, without action on the
amendment, adjourned.
The house spent part of the session dis
cussing the land grant forfeiture bill, but
this measure was laid aside without &C.
ton to consider conference report on a
western river bridge bill. Lack of quo
rum and a call of the house took up the
time until p. m, when, with 139 mem
bers present and voting, the motion to ad-
| journ was carried.
| WASHINGTON CITY, July 1s.-The sem
ate spent yesterday in the discussion of
the irrigation question in connection with
an amendment to the sundry civil bill.
Allison introduced a resolution (Which
went over) making it in order to put the
| five-minute rule in effect on the dis
cussion of any or al amendments to APP
preparation bills, the motion to be put
without debate.
The house spent the entire day in the
discussion of the land grant forfeiture bill
| and passed it. 1t is a substitute for the
senate bill, and it forfeits all land grants
opposite to and co-terminous with por-
tions of railroads not now completed.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 19.-The
senate further discussed the sundry
civil appropriation bill yesterday, and
agreed to the amendment repeating the
irrigation provision in the law of 1888,
except as to canal and reservoir sites,
which remain reserved. Without COM
pleting the bill the senate adjourned.
The house, after some discussion, adopt
ed resolution reported by the committee
on rules, providing for the immediate
consideration of the original package bill
and the bankruptcy bill, vote to be
taken on the former Monday, and on the
latter Wednesday next. The debate was
continued until o'clock, when recess
was taken, the evening session to be de-
voted to private pension bills At this
session Enloe made the point of no quo
rum, and, without transacting any bust
| ness, Une mousse duJOurHeu.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 21-After spend
ing a week in debate on the irrigation
feature of the sundry civil bill, the senate
pitched in Saturday and loaded amend
ments upon it at rapid rate, and finally
passed it before adjournment. The most
interesting of these were the following:
increasing the appropriation for National
Il II IN
of about S75, 900; to pay the Communication
for artificial limbs directly to veterans, in
stead of permitting claim agents to make
William B. Franklin (of Connect
cut), Thomas w. Hyde (of Maine),
John c. Black (of Illinois, Lewis B
Gnnckel (of Ohio, and S. S. Yoder (of
Ohio, managers of soldiers homes; appro-
priating $3.50, 600 for "a site for the govern
ment printing Office, s5OO,O0 for a fire
proof building for the National museum,
and $500, 900 for supreme court building;
appropriating s35, 600 additional for a pub
licsbuilding at jackson, Mich, and SIS, 600
for additional ground for Crown Hill
cemetery, near Indianapolis. The tariff
bill was taken up as unfinished business,
and the senate adjourned.
In the house McRae introduced joint
resolution directing the secretary of the
interior to suspend issue of patents to the
Union Pacific pending the adjustment of
the debt question by congress. The re-
mainder of the day and a night session
lasting to 1890 o'clock was devoted to ar
gument on the original package bill.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 22-The sen.
ate yesterday took up the marine revenue
| oil nts hap
commenced the tariff debate, VOORHEES,
delivering a carefully prepared speech
against the bill. When he had concluded
resolutions of regret at the death of Rep
resentative Walker, of Missouri, were
agreed to and the senate adjourned.
Payson offered resolution in the house
asking he interior Office by what author
ity patents for land had been issued to the
Union Pacific railway, and to report the
total amount of land patented to that
company up to date Dockery then an
nounced the death of his colleague
Walker, and appropriate resolutions hav-
ing been agreed to, the house adjourned as
further mark of respect. 1t was agreed
By unanimous consent to postpone the
vote on the original package bill Til to-
day, and that on the bankruptcy bill un-
til Thursday.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 23-The senate
yesterday discussed the Indian appropria-
ton at length and completed considera-
of the first half of it. The senate passed
the house bill to dispose of Fort Ellis res
ervation with an amendmenD and the
house bill granting lands to Miles City,
! Mont. The house agreed to the substitute
for the original package bill and passed
the bill by vote oils to o. The bill gives
states the right to prohibit the manufac-
ture and sale within thSir limits (regard-
less of where produced) of any product,
instead of combining the prohibition to in
toxicants The bankruptcy bill was then
taken up and debated at length without
action.
Swallowed Up by the Mud.
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