The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-03-28
DolNes OF THE coNeRsssMeN.
Business Rather Lively at Both Ends OF
the Capitol.

the Capitol.
WASHINGTON CITY, March A-The senate
yesterday passed bill for the construction
Of bridge across the Missouri river at
Pierre, s. D., and e)>vez public building
bills, one for Still Heater, Mimi 100000.
Bills were introduced: BY Turpie, appro-
priatng 100000 for sn ordnance factory at
indianapolis; by A!lison soi a public build
ing at Creston, Ia.-$i5,0O0 Blair adj
dressed the senate on the educational bill,
and then long discussion took place on the
southern question, participated in by Hoar,
Sherman, Eustis, and Butler. A short ex-
, ecutive session concluded the days work.
Mason introduced bill in the house to
provide national bank circulation which
shall adjust itself to the demands OF COM
merce. In committee of the whole the Ok
lahoma bill was then taken up. An amend
ment was adopted prohibiting the entry of
land in this territory by any person owning
lG0 acres in any other part of the country.
The bill was reported to house and the
amendment prohibiting the introduction of
intoxicants into the territory was adopted.
The bill then passed. BY it the Cherokee
outlet is declared public land and open to
settlement under the homestead law. The
house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 16-Among
the bills reported favorably to the senate
yesterday was bill appropriating $4,000
for public building at Aurora, Ills The
urgent deficiency bill was reported, with
amendments adding over 5000 to the ag-
gregate. 1t appropriates S24, $40, 264. Some
District BUSINESS was transacted, and then
Teller spoke in favor of the educational bill.
He said he had voted for the enfranchise-
ment of the negro, and had no apologies to
offer for the vote He denied that it was
mistake; it had raised a problem, but it
could be solved, and education was one of
the solutions. Eulogies were then delivered
on the late Representative Townshend, of
Illinois, after which the senate, as a mark 0f
respect, adjourned to Monday.
In the house Perkins stated that the i'm
preston had gone out that the Oklahoma
bill opened the Cherokee outlet to settle
ment, instead OF which it was the public
land strip. In committee of the whole the
bill to authorizss the retirement of John G.
Fremont was favorably acted upon. No
other business of Importance was transacted.
Recess was taken to 8 p m, and at the
night session number Of private pension
bills were passed and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 1.-THE house
Saturday adopted resolution inquiripg of
the secretary of war whether he had sufi-
Gent funds to protect government work on
the Mississippi during the flood; also wheth
er apprehensions are felt that loss of life
will occur owing to the flood. Tho senate
amendments to the bill authorizing bridge
across the Missouri at Pierre, S. D., were
concurred in. Some other business It nc
general interest was transacted and at p.
m. public business was suspended and the ye-
mainder of the day devoted to eulogies on
the late Representative Kelley of Pennsyl-
vania. Tributes to the dead statesman were
paid by O'Neil of Pennsylvania, Mckinley,
Breckenridge of Kentucky Kerr of Iowa,
and others The house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 1S.-E warts in
troduced in the senate yesterday bill pro-
viding that veterans shall have preference
in all branches of the government employ.
ment, neither age nor physical impairment
being allowed to disqualify them if o. her.
wise capable. Plumb introduced bill to
prevent desertion from the army. 1t pro-
vides for the retention of "a a month Of the
soldiers pay for the first year, on which the
government shall pay interest, but which
ton. Petitions against the ratification
of the Russian extradition treaty were re-
ceived and referred to the executive session
after long debate Calls resolution to have
certain Florida appointments considered in
open session was suppressed, Presiding Officer
Ingalls, declaring Call out of order and re-
fusing to entertain an appeal The senate
then went into executive session until 2:10
p m, when the doors reopened. voorhees,
offered a resolution reciting the depression
in farming interests, and declaring that con-
gress should adopt some relief measure, and
gave notice that he would speak on the
subject Wednesday, Daniels advocated
and Morgan opposed the educational bill.
Amendments to the urgent deficiency bill
were agreed to, and the senate adjourned
Bills were introduced in the house: To
give preference in government employment
to veterans; to consolidate third and fourth
class mail matter into one class at cent
per ounce; to provide for government con-
troll of congressional elections Ut gives the
of states to congress and then
follows practically the lines of tho Lodge
billy A joint resolution was passed asking |
the war office to present estimates of tho |
cost of tunneling Detroit river; the bill |
authorizing the census commissioner to take |
q descriptive census of the Chinese in this |
country, joint resolution inviting Hawaii to
sehd representatives to the Pan-American
congress- bill to transfer the revenue marine |
from the treasury to the navy department,
and bill to create tbs offices Of assistant gen.
eral superintendent and chief clerk of the |
railway mail service were all agreed to |
Adjourn ed.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 19.-Cullom |
introduced in the senate yesterday bill to
a mend the interstate commerce act The |
urgent deficiency bill was then passed after
a debate in which Bishop Shanley's charges
against the government regarding the Chip |
pewa Indians were emphatically contro-
verified by Teller. Hawley spoke against and
Moody and Chandler for the educational
bill Several public building bills were
passed and the senate adjourned.
Bills were introduced in the house: to pro-
mote the construction of a deep-water har-
Dor on the Texas coast, placing cotton thread
on the free list, appropriating $4,52l, 67s for |
and joint resolution provid- |
ing for the printing of $4,000 copies of the |
eulogies ON the late Judge Kelley. A reso-
luton was adopted asking the war and in
terror officers whether money could be |
saved by transferring the pension bureau to