The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-11

synopsis of the Proceedings for the Past
Week.

synopsis of the Proceedings for the Past
Week.
WASHINGTON CRY. April 4.-The senate
yesterday adopted motion by Edmunds
that IA adjournment it be to Saturday, to-
day being Good Friday. Ingalls, was select
ed to act as president pro tenn. in the CON-
ing absence Of Vice President Morton. Blair
introduced bill providing that the lowest
wages paid by the government be So per
day. The bill for $4,000 public building
at Aarora, Ills, was passed A discussion
OF the house bill to take census of the Chi
nese was had and the bill went over.
The senate held secret session and at 5:40
adjourned TO Saturday.
In the house the reading of petition OF
the New England Shoe and Leather associa-
ton against the duty on hides was APP
plauded by the Democrats. The senate bill
to enable the treasury to investigate the fur
seal industry was passed, and the concurrent
resolution requesting the president TO pro-
pose arbitration in all questions with for
eign nations which cannot be settled by d.
plomacy. A bill was passed providing that
the president shall fix limit Of punishment
for military offenses in time of peacs. Lawler
introduced bill to establish 100 schools in
different parts of the country TO teach bad
spelling the phonetic system.
The Idaho admission bill was then debated,
Republicans for, Democrats against. and
finally passed-yeas, 1929; nays, 1.-THE Dem.
ocrats not voting and the speaker counting
a quorum. The house than adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 5-Yesterday
the house passed five private pension bills
and then went into committee on the pr-
vate calendar, but accomplished nothing
At s D. m. recess was taken to 3, at which
time private pension bills were again taken
up and thirty passed. At 1880 the house
adjourned Among the bills introduced
was one providing for the election of United
States senator's by the people. About a
dozen such bills have been introduced this
session.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 2. -Congress did
a big days work Saturday in the way Of
pension bills the senate passing ll3 private
pension bills in one hour Among the other
bills were the following; Providing for the
vitiation of town-sit. claims in Oklahoma
when the claimant "boomed" himself into
the territory too soon; appropriating $780,
900 for national museum building; provid-
ing for the inspection OF meats exported and
food and drink imported, giving preference
To veterans in the civil service; for
an assistant general superintendent anu
chief clerk of the railway mail service
at salaries of $1,000 and So, 900 respectively;
giving the widow of Senator Baker, OF Ore
gon, who was killed at Balls Bluff, pen
sion of $50 per month, and the widow Of Gen
Hartranft 500 per month. Bills We're intro.
ducei: To establish department of banking
for the people; to include in the act "to re-
store pensions in certain cases" all officers
and soldiers in the army or their widows and
children; providing for arbitration between
railway companies and their employees; lin
ting the total amount of land to be held by
any citizen or corporation to 800 acres OF
arabic land or $40 of any other kind.
The house passed bills amending the arti-
cles of war in the direction of more care in
trying the accused in time of peace; pro-
viding for the retention of "a per month Of
the first years pay Of enlisted men, and that
they may purchase their discharges; increas-
ing To eleven' the board of managers of SOL
diers' homes, and appointing thereon John
G. Black, of Illinois, and George w. Steele,
of Indiana; giving preference III presiden-
tial appointments from civil life to the army
W w tSt OllO NdllOudi SuutuS-
men, or graduates of military Institutes;
providing for an immigrant station on Ellis
island, New York har Dor. for public
building at Aurora, lls.-s75, 900. After
listening to eulogies on the late Representa-
tive Nutting. of New York, the house ad
journed.
WASHINGTON CITY. April S-Bills were
reported favorably to the senate yesterday:
Appropriating $4,000 for statue to Gen.
Starke, at Manchester, N. H., to reimburse
Washington and South Dakota for the ex-
penses OF constitutional conventions The
expenses were largely cut down from the
claims. Appropriating 800, 900 for pub
lie building at Grand Haven, Mich. Bills
were introduced: Appropriating 500, 900
for the Improvement of the Missouri river
and 81, $780, 900 to complete the Mobile har-
Dor. Protests of the New York chamber OF
commerce and the American Missionary So
ciety against the proposed enumeration Of
the Chinese were presented The Montana
senatorship was then taken up but without
action an executive session was held anu
the senate al journed
Bills we're introduced in the house: To
prevent cruelty to domestic animals, and
RTdutiuR ~ ScIN hcuoiOul W NctciuuS. MOI-
rili Of Kansas moved to suspend che rules
and pass the bill for dependent pensions.
This was antagonized by the Democrats, ON
the ground that it was too important bill
to pass in such a manner. The motion failed
--16g ayes, 81 nays-not the accessory two
thirds In committee the naval appropria-
ton was considered without action aud the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY. April Call intro
duced in the senate yesterday resolution
calling for sn investigation of the charges
against Judge Swayn~ and Attorney Strip.
ling, of the northern Florida district, that
they administer the att airs of their offices Ia
. partisan spirit The resolution went over.
The antitrust bill was then taken up and
passed. AS was the bill to admit free of duty
articles from Mexico for the St Louis
exposition. amended TO include the
whole of South America and Canada.
The Montana senatorshp case was resumed,
but while Pugh was speaking it was noted
that but two Republicans were in their
seats and the matter was laid aside The
senate then adjourned. The vote OH the
antitrust bill was 81 to l-Blodgett.
The house passed bills for the relief of per-
sons settling on Northern Pacific indemnity
lands, restoring to the public domain land
set apart at tho headwaters of tbs INSISTS
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