The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27
NATIONAL Legislature.
The Weeks Proceedings I'm Both Houses
of Congress.


laneous business the suhdry civil bill was
resumed and completed in committee of
the whole. The bill being reported to the
senate, Stewart precipitated long
debate by moving to strike out the
item for the executive officer of the
geological survey. Stewart is making
war on Maj Powell over the irrigation
business.) Powell was defended by In
gals, Teller, Platt and others, while Ed
munds seemed inclined to find fault.
Stewart finally withdrew his amendment
and the bill was passed. Edmunds offered
a resolution for committee of seven to
consider the administrative service of the
senate and report plan for efficiency and
economy. The senate then adjourned =
The house resumed the fight over the
silver bill and after every parliamentary
resource had been exhausted in an at
tempt to- defeat the move, the journal as
amended by Mills resolution of Thursday
was approved-132 to $780, The question
of what should next be considered then
came up and Bland wanted to take the
silver bill from the table and vote on it,
but the speaker decided that the antitrust
bill had the right of way and the
conference report thereon was adopted.
After some more debate on the ques ton
as to whether The silver bill would be
taken up, during which the speaker re-
fused to rule whether the bill was or was
not on the table, but ruled that its consid-
alton at this time was not in order, an at
tempt to adjourn was made, but just as it
was defeated the hour of o'clock ar
rived, and recess was taken to 8 p. m.
The evening session did nothing because a
quorum was not present.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 23-The sem
ate Saturday passed the bill providing that
church in Utah be devoted to the common
schools of the territory. Butler wanted
the funds used to endow institutions of
leaning under control of the Mormons,
but the regulations to be approved by the
president, and Voorhees, urged that the
matter of the rightful ownership of the
funds being in the hands of the supreme
court, the disposition of the same was
premature; but Buffers amendment only
had nine affirmative votes, all Demo
Gratis except Teller, and Voorhees, pro-
posal for postponement was rejected by
vote of "a to 20, all the nays being Repub-
licans and Hawley, Plumb and Teller
voting aye. The bill to apply the pro-
ceeds of public lands and railway land
grants to endow scientific and indus
trial colleges was debated without action
and after a secret session the senate adj
journed.
The net result of the days session of the
house was the wiping out of the action of
the two previous days, and the reference
of tho Ell hill M tho e,a cayo ~, ;ttaa
The speaker, when the regular order came
up, referred the silver bill to the coinage
committee again. Bland appealed and
the appeal was laid on the table-yeas,
IA; nays, H. Bartine, Connell, DeHaven,
Hermann, Kelley, Morrow, Townsend,
and Funston-free coinage Republicans
voted with the Democrats, and Buckalew,
Dunphy, Fitch, Geisshnimer, Maish,
McAdoo, Mutchler, O'Neil of Massachu-
sets, Quinn, Wiley, and Stahlnecker-
Democrats-voted with the Republicans.
The senate amendments to the fortifica-
tions bill were non-concurred in, and
conference ordered. The house then adj
journed.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 24.-Blair in
troduced bill in the senate yesterday to
incorporate the woman's industrial uni
sersity. The agricultural college bill was
then passed, and the dependent pension
bill taken up on the report of the confer
ence committee, which, after a long de-
bate, was adopted and the bill passed. A
conference was ordered on the fortifca-
tions bill, a short secret session held, and
the senate adjourned.
The house went into committee on Dis
trict affairs, and debated one bill of purely
local interest for four hours; but without
final action the committee rose. Contin-
ued disagreement with the senate on the
general pension bill was reported. The
house insisted on its position, and then adj
journed
WASHINGTON CITY, June 25.-Call gave
notice in the senate yesterday that he
would speak on the independence of Cuba
to-day The conference report on the
naval appropriation was agreed to, and
then the postofiice appropriation was taken
up. The senate amendments increase the
amount of the bill about $500, 600. All the
amendments were agreed to and
the bill passed. The consular and dip
lomatic appropriation then came up, and
after amendment in few particulars it
was also passed, as were the senate bills to
prevent collisions at sea- The conference
report on the general pension bill was
agreed to. The senate gives up the fight
for two additional pension agents. The
senate then adjourned
Springer was on his feet as soon as the
house was in order, calling attention to
the fact that the speaker had referred the
legislative appropriation bill with senate
Monday without asking the
house about the matter The speaker
said he had simply followed the usual GUS
tom and Springer subsidized. Butterworth
reported on the bill recommending disa-
greemeHt in several important amend.
ments. This report was agreed to and
conference ordered. Then Mckinley got
the floor and offered resolution that the
house Immediately consider the silver bill,
and that at 2p. m. to-day the previous
question shall be considered as ordered.
There was some opposition by the Demo.
Gratis, but the resolution was adopted and
the talk began and continued until $40 D.
m. when the house adjourned.