The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-05
IN HARNESS AGAIN.
Congress Ready to Start the Legislative

Congress Ready to Start the Legislative
Machinery.
WASHINGTON Cry. Dec. 1.-The second
session of the Fifty-frst congress began
business at the Capitol yesterday without
any sensational feature to mark its open
ing. The fact that it was the last chance
of the Republicans for at least two years
did not have the effect of providing any
thing dramatic, and the only evidence OF
special interest was the large attendance
of spectators. In the senate there were
floral tributes on the desks of Voorhees,,
Sanders, and others, and a pyramid Of
flowers ornamented the speakers desk in
the house, while half dozen members of
each political party had been similarly re-
membered.
Proceedings in the senate.
There were thirty-eight Republicans and
twenty-three Democrats present in the
senate when Morton called it to order.
The two Wyoming senators, Carey and
Warren, were sworn in, and on drawing
for 'class' Carey drew the long term and
Warren the short one. The usual commit
tees to wait on the president and the house
were appointed and performed their du-
ties, and at 1870 p. m. the presidents mes
sage was received and the reading begun,
the senators paying close attention there
to. AT the conclusion it's senate adj
journed.
Lots of Bills I'm the House.
1t looked, shortly after the message was
read in the house, like most of the 227
members present had bills in their pockets.
The elections had evidently had an effect,
for many of the measures were for free
coinage of silver and lower tariff. The
first thing that was done after the usual
committees had been appointed was to
swear in new members and when Breckin-
ridge of Arkansas came forward, the Dem
ocrats applauded, for he had been re-
elected in the district whose seat had been
declared vacant by the first session of this
congress. Then several other newly
elected members were sworn in, among
them Harvey, delegate from Oklahoma. The
message arrived mt 1870 p. m and was inn
mediately read, the Republicans applaud
ing it.
An Avalanche of Bills.
AS If there was not much more bust
ness than the present session can pos
sibly attend to already before the house,
the members then began unload
ing themselves of measures, each one
of which is guaranteed by it's author to
save the country. A few of them are
given: Townsend of California, Bartine of
Nevada, Picker of South Dakota, Glenn
ents of Georgia, and Bland of Missouri
bobbed up as soon as they could be recog-
nized with free silver coinage bills. They
all provide for the free coinage of the 412.5
grain piece, with other provisions of va
rious import and Importance.
Tariff Reduction and Pensions.
Then come the men who want lower
duties on necessaries and raw materials.
McCreary of Kentucky offered bill to put
tin, tinplate, agricultural implements,
edge tools, worsteds, binder Irvine, blank
cts, salt, and cotton ties on the free list.
Wi<e of Illinois asked that the ways and
means committee be instructed to report
bills abating all increases of duties in the
Mckinley bill, putting wool, lumber, salt,
and many other articles on the free list,
and providing for any deficits created
thereby in bill imposing an income tax
(graduated) on all incomes in excess of
$1,000. Picker introduced two pension
bills, one granting service pension,
and n bill providing that ST per month
shall be the lowest pension received.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 3.-Little bust
ness was done in either house of congress
yesterday, but the senate's action was i'm
portant. BY strict party vote the fed
eral elections bill was taken up and read,
unfinished business being laid aside so as
to complete the reading. A few minor
measures were passed and resolution
adopted asking the war office what steps
have been taken toward disarming the In
dams.
The house took up the copyright bill, de-
feated all dilatory motions and ordered the
previous question on the bill. Wheeler Of
Alabama managed to get in speech
against the Mckinley bill while discussing
the copyright measure. Williams of Hin
OILS introduced silver free coinage bill
and Frank of Missouri bill creating u
customs commission