The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-02
rHE NA1loa,s soLoNs.
A Record OF Work Done In Both branches
of Congress.


gold and silver bullion in minis or assay
Offices for which full legal tender certifi-
Gates shall be issued at this rate of 25.S
grains of gold and 1925 grains silver to
the dol ar Cullom introduced bill pro-
viding r.lat th1 interstate commerce com
mission may ht Id sessions at any point in
the country, or institute inquiries by special
agents. Bills reported: To prevent de-
sertions from the army, providing for COM
pulsory education of Indian children, the
pension appropriation bill, and an elabor-
ate bill for national control of elections for
congressman. IL is an elaboration of the
present supervisor system, and was opposed
by all the Democratic members of the COM
mittee. The bill TO transfer the revenue
to the navy department was taken up, the
committee amendments agreed TO, and
then laid aside. After a discussion OF the
land forfeiture bill without action, the
senate held an executive session and then
adjourned.
The house spent the whole day nearly
discussing civil service reform on the
clause in the legislative bill appropriating
for the civil service commission. A num-
Der of amendments were offered both by
Democrats and Republicans, the object of
which was to cripple the commission or
practically abolish it (Houk proposing to
strike out the appropriation entirely, but
they were all either ruled out or defeated,
and pending consideration the house adj
journed
WASHINGTON CITY, April GA bill was
reported favorably to the senate yesterday
authorizing the sale of Menominee Indian
Inn In, TIa T. i'm
Gladstone, Mich, a point of delivery was
passed, and the house to the Lafayette,
Ind, public building bill, reducing the ap-
preparation to $4,000, was non-concurred
in. The house joint resolution appropri-
ating $4,000 for the destitute in the
flooded districts was passed. The land
forfeiture bill was debated for time, but
went over. Senator's were so inattentive
that Call complained thereof. The re-
mainder of the session was devoted to eu-
logies of the the late Representative Gay,
of Louisiana, the senate adjourning at 4:3O
p. m. as a mark of respect.
Bills were introduced in the house: For
a $4,000 public building at Iron Mountain,
Mich; appropriating $272, 157 to pay prize
money of officers of Farragut's fleet; to es-
tablish training school ships at sea coast
and lake ports; to place on the free list all
articles bought in foreign countries by ex-
change therefor of farm products of this
country, and providing for any deficiency
in revenue caused by this proposition by
levying tax on all incomes of $1,000 or
more (Bland) The senate antitrust bill
was reported favorably without amend
ment Petitions were received: From mer-
chants of Philadelphia in favor of mail
steamship subsidies; from dry goods men
of New York in favor of classifying wor-
steds as woolens. A joint resolution was
adopted appropriating Sl50,000 to help the
southern flood sufferers-lS2 to "a. In
committee the legislative bill was again
considered. Amendments were adopted to
the civil service clause requiring applicants
to present official proof of their state re-
sidence and providing for the payment of
the. actual" instead of the necessary"
travelling expenses of the commissioners.
The clause was then passed. The house
took a recess to s p. m, and at the evening
session thirty private pension bills were
passed and adjournment reached at 1870.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 2S.-Saturday
the senate passed the bill to carry out the
agreement with the Sioux Indians of Da-
kota for the sale of their lands, appropri-
ating 81 100000; also the bill to negotiate
with the Turtle band of Chippewas for the
cession of their lands; also the bill to pay
A. II. Emery, of Connecticut, for the use
by the government of his gun patents, in
creasing the amount from $50, 600 to $75, 600.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 29.-Cullom
introduced bill in the senate yesterday
for the appointment of board to investi-
gate the merits of car couplers and recon-
mend one for general use on freight cars.
A bill was favorably reported authorizing
certain lands withdrawn for reservoir pur-
poses to he restored to the public domain.
An amendment accompanied the bill, saw
ing the rights of purchasers of these lands
and providing that the lands restored shall
always remain subject to the right of the
government to construct reservoirs with
out subsection TO claims for damages on
account of overflow. A discussion
as to the merits of the outlet
and levee plans for the Mississippi took
place, demonstrating that senator's were
very much at sea about the matter A de-
bate on the land forfeiture bill, without
action, took place, and the bill to incorpor-
ate the Sons of the Revolution was pend
ing at adjournment.
The house received its first veto yester-
day, being that of the bill to authorize
Ogden, Utah, to increase its Indebtedness
The legislative, etc appropriation was
passed In committee District business
was then taken up, but adjournment was
reached without final action on anything
WASHINGTON CITY, April 30-Among
the bills introduced in the senate yester-
day was one for an annual pension of $500
to the widow OF Gen. Mcclellan. The land
forfeiture bill was resumed Berry stated
the Democratic position to be that where
railway had not been completed in the speci-
fed time the land granted thereto should be
forfeited even though the road was com
pleted After long debate the bill was
passed. The Mckinley customs administra-
ton bill was then taken up, some amend
ments agreed to, Others offered, and pend
ing consideration the senate adjourned.
The house began the day with an exhi-
bition of temper by Mills, who fatty con-
tradicted the chair on a question of order,
but finally subsidized. The senate resolu-
ton for the irrigation of arid lands in the
valley of the Rio Grande was concurred in.
The bill removing the charge of desertion
against William Dawson was passed.
Dawson, in order to escape the hardships
of prison life in Confederate prisons, en-
listed in the Confederate army, but subse-
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