The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-16
yHe NATIONS soLoNs.
A Record Of Work Done In Both branches
of Congress.


troduced in the senate yesterday an amend
ment to the Interstate commerce law re-
curing Canadian railways doing business
in this country to obtain licenses, condi-
ton of which is that said railways shall
obey the Interstate commerce law, viola
lions of which shall forfeit the license.
Hiscock introduced bill authorizing the
purchase of the Mt. McGregor property,
where Grant died, for home for soldiers
suffering with pulmonary complaints The
bill classifying worsteds as woolens was
taken up, and after debate passed by a
party vote, except Payne of Ohio, who
voted aye. The silver bill was postponed
to Monday next. The pension appropria-
ton came up next, and pending an amend
ment increasing the number OF pension
agents the senate adjourned.
In the house Flower of New York intro
duced bill imposing a duty of 10 cents
per pound on sugar of milk. The tariff
debate was then resumed and continued to
$50, at which time recess was taken, and
at p. m. resumed again. The speakers
were Burrows, Bayne, Simonds, Kinsey,
and Stockbridge for, and nockery, Mac
MILAN, Flower, Cooper, Pierce Brook
shire, Enloe, and Stewart of Arkansas
against the bill. At 10:45 the house ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 10.-The senate
yesterday took up the pension appropria-
ton bill, amended it by providing for two
additional pension agents and passed it.
The military academy bill was then put
through with little debate and the army
appropriation taken up. Hale moved an
amendment prohibiting the sale of intoxi-
cants at military posts and Cockrell moved
to amend the amendment by striking out
beer and wine. Owing to lack of quorum
on the vote no action was taken and the
senate then adjourned.
The house passed the bill pensioning
Mrs. Della Parnell, mother of Charles
Stewart Parnell, with an amendment cut
ting the pension from 500 per month to
$50. Mrs Parnell is the daughter of Ad-
miral Stewart, deceased, of the U. S. navy.
A bill raising the pension Of the widow of
Brig. Gen. Aynes to S75 per month was
passed, and in committee the tariff debate
was resumed and continued till p. M,
when recess was taken to 8 p. m, and
tariff debate continued until II o'clock
when the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, May IA protest
from the Indians of Indian territory was
presented in the senate Saturday against
numerous grants of rights-of-way for rail
ways through their lands, on the ground
that the said railways were merely specu
lative. The army appropriation was passed,
after Hale's amendment prohibiting the
sale of liquors at military posts had been
adopted. Butler suggested the insertion
of provision to supply nursing bottles,
catnip tea, etc., to the solt ers. In the
next ninety minutes 135 individual pen
sion bills were passed, some of them being
to increase the pensions of widows Of Of
ficers of the army and navy. One was to
give pension of $50 per month to John
Swearer, who volunteered to assist in de-
Tending Fort Sumter, and was wounded,
being the first man hurt in the war of the
rebellion. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
The house debated the tariff all day and
until 11:15 p. m, large number of mem
bers expressing their views on the bill.
WASHINGTON CRY, May ia bill was
introduced in the senate yesterday to con-
firm the title of certain lands in Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich. The Judiciary committee re-
ported back the antitrust bill with mod
ification of the house amendment. Jones
then took the floor and spoke for three
hours on the silver question, and in favor
of free coinage. He had not concluded
when he yielded for an executive session,
after which the senate adjourned.
In the house motion was adopted
limiting the general debate on
the tariff bill to one minute for
each member on each proposition
Anderson offered an amendment providing
that the president may suspend the duty
on any article which is made the subject
of trust manipulation. Upon division
vote the amendment was adopted with
Democratic applause, but vote by tellers
defeated it, Anderson and Owens voting
with the Democrats in favor of adoption.
Then the Republicans applauded. Several
amendments were rejected, one being to
make the date on which the bill shall GO
into effect July 1, 1891. Mckinley opposed
this and said the bill should go into effect
as soon as possible. After some other
amendments had been rejected, and none
adopted, the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 14.-Yesterday
in the senate bill was reported favorably
for public building at Madison, Ind, to
cost $4,000. The pension committee re-
ported disagreement to the house substi-
tute for the dependent pension bill and
conference was ordered. Jones of Nevada
then completed his speech on the silver
bill and was followed by Jones of Arkan-
sas in opposition to the pending bill-the
bill of the senate finance committee A
short colloquial discussion took place in
which Ingalls,, Allison, and other Repub
licans intimated that they would not vote
for the bill, the antitrust bill was recon-
mitted to the judiciary committee ands
after a short executive session the senate
adjourned.
The house committee on commerce re-
ported favorably a bill to construct tun-
mel under the river at Detroit to be used
by any railway company that would pay
the tolls fixed by the war office. After
some routine business was transacted the
tariff debate was resumed and Butter
worth spoke at length in favor of the gen.
eral principles of protection but against
what he considered the inequalities of the
bill. He also advocated reciprocity with
Canada. Butterworth's speech was APP
plauded by the Democrats. He particu
larly objected to the duty on tin plate, and
said the bill would enable certain classes
of manufacturers to pocket millions in
profits. A number of amendments reduce