The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-20
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
The Weeks Proceedings In Both Houses
of Congress.

Legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was reported, with the total
amount increased S3l3,470 The bill estab-
fishing new harbor lines for Portage lake,
Mich, was passed. The dependent PEN
sions bill was ordered printed. Then the
silver bill came up, and Evarts, while adj
vocating bimetallism, opposed the bills
now under discussion, as the United
States could not succeed alone in bringing
gold and silver to a parity. Vance and
Morgan advocated free silver, and the
senate adjourned with Morgan's speech
uncompleted.
In the house Mills resigned his place on
the committee on rules, and Mcmillan Of
Tennessee was appointed in his stead. The
conference report on the antitrust bill
was rejected, and the house amendments
stricken from the bill, leaving it the same
as that passed by the senate. The confer
ence report on the military academy ap-
preparation was agreed to, and the urgent
deficiency bill-S3, 70S, 600 for pensions and
$3,075,000 for the census bnread-was
passed. The resolution askiSg the treas
ury for the facts about the Cunard COM
pany's refusal to take back to Europe
rejected immigrants was adopted. The
disagreement on the general pensions bill
was insisted upon. In committee of the
whole the agricultural appropriation bill
was considered, agreed to, reported to the
house and then passed. Recess was taken
to p m., and at that hour bills from the
commerce committee were considered, but
Finley of Kentucky prevented, by objec-
tions, nearly every bill from passing. The
house adjourned at 9:l5.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 1.-THE senate
yesterday agreed to the resolution ap-
pointing +. X. Valentine sergeant-at-
arms. The silver bill was then resumed
and after some debate it was concluded
to postpone the close of general talk until
Monday at 8 p. m. Morgan then contin-
ued his speech to a conclusion, declaring
for free coinage, but holding that the par
ity of gold and silver could not be brought
about by the United States alone. Several
others engaged in running debate, and
Daniels had the floor when he yielded for
secret session, and at $40 the senate adj
journed.
In the house the sundry civil bill was
reported. An amendment was adopted
appropriating $50, 600 for public building
at Cedar Rapids, la. An attempt was
made to strike out the clause for an irri-
cation survey, but failed, and the bill was
still pending at 5 p m, when recess was
taken to s. At the evening session thirty
private pension bills were advanced to
third reading, but none passed.
WASHINGTON CITY. June 1G.-The sem
ate Saturday passed number of bills,
among them the following: Making the
signature of one member of a firm bind
ing on the whole firm in the case of reve-
nue. bonds; releasing the Michigan mill
tary academy from responsibility for ord
nance stores destroyed by fire; and to re-
duce the Round Valley Indian reservation
in California and allot the remainder to
the Indians. Evarts introduced a bill to
pay 900 for number of letters writ
ten by and to Thomas jefferson. Morrill,
made speech in favor of his bill
to establish fund for agricultural col
leges with the proceeds of public land
sales, etc. The bill then went over,
thirty seven private pension bills were
passed, secret session held and the sem
ate adjourned.
After short time spent in committee
of the whole on the sundry civil bill the
house devoted the day to eulogies on the
late Representative Randall and tributes
to the great commoner were paid by
O'Neill and Mutchler of Pennsylvania,
Butterworth and a large number of other
representatives and then the house adj
journed.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 17.-Blair in
troduced joint resolution in the senate
yesterday, requesting the president to in
vite an international conference to meet
in this city with the view of suppressing
the slave trade and traffic in Intoxicating
liquors, firearms, etc, with barbarians to
establish schools among them, and to
promote general disarmament. He gave
notice that he would speak on the subject.
A further conference was agreed to on the
antitrust bill. The deficiency bill for pen
sions and the census was passed, The sill
yer bill was then taken up and discussed
by Daniel and Allison, and then laid aside.
The senate held secret session, and at
6:05 adjourned.
The house agreed to couple of confer
ence reports on public building bills, and
then went into committee on the sundry
civil bill. An attempt by Martin Of
Indiana to get an increase for the Marion
Soldiers home was defeated. Amend
ments were agreed to appointing f. M.
Morrill,, of Kansas, and A. L. Pearson, of
Pennsylvania, members of the board of
managers of soldiers homes, and making
q specific appropriation for the payment
of back pay. With the bill pending the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 1S.-After
some routine business yesterday the senate
resumed consideration of the house silver
bill, and when the voting was concluded
there was nothing of that measure left,
the amendments adopted making it an
out and out free coinage bill, declaring
412.5 grains of silver and 25.S grains of
gold, each, one dollar; providing that any
silver bullion owner-no matter where the
bullion was produced--may take it to the
mint and receive for every 4l2.5 grains
either silver dollars or certificates, as he may
select, which dollars or certificates shall
be full legal tender This bill passed by
a vote of-yeas, AZ; nays, IS. The Wyo-
ming statehood bill was then taken up and
made unfinished business, and the senate
adjourned.
The house completed consideration of
the sundry civil bill in committee and re-
orted it to the house. where tho amend
ment making specific appropriation for
soldiers back pay was stricken out, and
the bill passed. Then going again into
the Indian appropriation was
taken up, and was still pending when the
committee rose and the house after nasa-