The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-17
coNeRess N SESSION AGAIN.
Neither House Inclined to Do q Heavy
III. Business.

Neither House Inclined to Do q Heavy
W. Business.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 9.-Little bust
ness of general interest was done In either
house of congress yesterday. In the senate
then voorhees, called of his blocks of fivep
resolution, the matter was discussed and a
substitute proposed by Edmunds containing
the substance of Voorhees, resolution adopted
by a party vote, after which a secret session
was held at which nothing of interest was
done and the senate adjourned.
The house devoted the day to considera-
ton and passage Of the District appropria-
ton bill.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 1O.-The house
was not in session yesterday, having adj
journed. Wednesday until to-day. In the
senate communication was read from the
attorney general in reply to the Edmunds-
Voorhees, resolution of Wednesday, stating
that no instructions, direct or indirect, had
been sent to District Attorney Chambers, of
Indiana, regarding the Dudley case, and no
communication on the subject received from
Mr.. Chambers An appropriation of $780,
600 was passed for the removal of obstruc-
tions from the Missouri river at st. Joseph,
advocating the passage of the bill appropri-
ating over So, 400, 900 for improving st.
Mary's river and Hay Lake channel, Mich.
A secret session was then held and the sem
ate adjourned to Monday.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 1.-THE house
was in session but short time yesterday,
Judge Kelley's death bringing about an
early adjournment. The late representa-
tive's desk was draped and simple bouquet
of white flowers placed upon it. The cha
plain referred to the event in his prayer and
then O'Neil of Pennsylvania, announced the
fact in a brief speech, closing by offering
appropriate resolutions, providing for flu
neral services at IL o'clock noon, and for a
committee to attend the funeral at Phila-
ielphia. The resolutions were adopted and
The house Immediately adjourned
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 14-Among the
petitions presented in the senate yesterday
was one praying for the appointment of
women on the board of managers of the
worlds fair of 1892. It was signed by the
wives of the chief justice, Associate Justices
Harlan and Field and those of a number of
prominent people. Some routine business
was disposed of and the senate adjourned in
respect to the memory of the late Represent
alive Kelley.
In the house the Silcott investigating COM
mittee presented majority report holding
that the sergeant-at-arms was a dsbursing
officer of the government, which latter
should make good the loss to members,
and including bill appropriating $4,000 to
make the same good. Holman presented
report declaring that the sergeant was not
disbursing officer and, Hemphill another adj
vocating the reference of the matter to the
senate Under the call of states for bills,
etc., Cummings of New York had a joint
resolution read appropriating $1,000 for a
monument to Samuel j. Tilden, "Nineteenth
president-elected, but not seated" The
house then went into committee on the bill
to provide for town site entries into Okla
homa and without action adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. IA number
of bills were introduced in the senate yester-
day, among them the direct tax bill; author
izing bridge across the Detroit river at De-
troit; providing for an examination to de-
termine the practicability of brigding or
tunneling the straits of Mackinac; authoriz-
ing the retirement with the rank of briga~
der general OF volunteer officers of the
Union army of certain rank and meritorious
services; extending the right of pension to
steamboatmen and others acting under the
order of United States officers Call and
Plumb had an acrimonious debate in whic h
each senator intimated that the other was
liar, after which the senate held a secret
session, and then adjourned.
Among the bills introduced in the house
was one to appropriate $780, 900 to mark the
lines of battle, etc., on Gettysburg field, and
another to make seven classes of railway
postal clerks with salaries ranging from
$500 up to 81 800 per year. The Silcott in
vestigation and reports were taken up and
Adams argued in favor of the majority
report Hemphill and Holman opposed the
report and pending debate the house adj
journed.