The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-09-12
THE WEEK s WORK IN CONGRESS.
summary of the Principal transactions
In Both Houses.

summary Oh me principal transactions
In Both Houses.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. Ain the sem
ate yesterday resolution offered by Call
declaring the shooting of Gen. Barrundis
on an American vessel In the harbor of
Guatemala an insult to the American
flag was referred to committee. The
tariff bill was taken up and the sugar
schedule discussed. Extended speeches
on the general subject OF protection were
made by Messrs. Evarts. Voorhees, and
Gray. The evening session was devoted
to speeches on the bill.
The house passed the bills to regulate
granting of leases at Hot Springs Ark,
and for bridge across the Savannah by the
Georgia and Atlantic railroad The Clay
ton Breckinridge case was taken up and
discussed with some acrimony but with
out action, adjournment being delayed
until n late hour. Kennedy of Ohio made
very bitter speech against the senate,
attacking Senators Payne and Brice by
implication and Quay by name.
WASHINGTON CITY. Sept. Sin the SEN
ate yesterday consideration of the tariff
bill was continued under the five-minute
rule. The amendment of Davis to put
binding Irvine on the free list was agreed
.o-34 to "A. The senate disposed of all
the paragraphs in the dutiable list except
sugar.
In the house Cummings, rising to per-
sonal explanation in connection with Can
mons famous blacklist" made long
speech in criticism of the speaker and the
rules. The Clayton-Breckinri election
case was debated further without action.
The house passed the senate bill to au-
thoriZe the survey of the seventh standard
parallel between North and South Da-
kota.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept Elm the SEN
ate yesterday consideration of the tariff
bill under the five. minute rule Was con-
tinued. Mica was restored to the dutiable
list. The consideration of the free list
was concluded before adjournment.
In the house the Clayton Breckenridge
election case was taken up and Breckin-
ridge made u speech in his own behalf
Dalzell of (Pennsylvania) closed the de-
bate for the committee, and after motion
to commit had been defeated aud the min
GRITTY report rejected the committee re-
port (unseating Breckinridge) was
adopted-l05 to e.. The evening session of
the house was devoted to the consideration
Of private pension bills, thirty of which
were passed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. Sin the house
Saturday the conference report on the
river and harbor bill was discussed and
agreed to. The bill for a light house at
Smiths Island, Va. with senate amend
ments which made it a general light house
bilD was sent to the commerce commit
tee, after some discussion, on a ruling of
the speaker pro tenn.
The senate resumed consideration of the
tariff bill, and an agreement was reached
to extend the time for discussion of the
bill so as TO consider the sugar schedule
Monday under the thirty-minute rule. All
of the bill, except few reserved para
graphs (Which included the sugar and re-
ciprocity paragraph, was disposed of be-
fore adjournment A paragraph was
agreed to Withdrawing the duty on tin
plate, if its home manufacture does not
equal the demand, Oct. /, 1896
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 9--The house
spent yesterday discussing the Atkinson
bill relating to railroads in the District of
Columbia. Fer want of quorum no
action was had.
The senate agreed to the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill. Dur
ing the debate on the tariff bill Plumb
expressed the belief that, under it, there
would be deficit of $500O0,OO0 The
finance committee amendments to the
sugar schedule were adopted, the vote on
the rate on sugars, above No. 13, Dutch
standard, being 80 to IL. The amend
ments put the duty on these sugars O.3
cent higher than the house bill. An even
ing session was held, with a view to dis
posing of the remaining amendments,
but was devoted to long-winded speeches
on the general subject.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. lO.-In the
senate yesterday the Aldrich reciprocity
amendment to the tariff bill was adopted
-3S to 29-and the amendment of Plumb
for the appointment of permanent Gus
toms committee of five to investigate the
tariff question was also agreed to-3l to
20. The bill was ordered to an engross-
ment and third reading-3S to 90, strict
party vote-and the senate, after brief
executive session, adjourned.
The house spent nearly the entire day
filibustering over proposition to take up
the Langston-Venable election case from
Virginia. Some of the members found
time to introduce few bills One was to
increase the pension for the loss of arm or
leg to $50 per month Another substi-
tutes cancelled treasury notes for national
bank notes (Bland) another-by request
creates a woman's international labor
congress at Chicago in 1893.