The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-03
CONGRESS IN SHORT ORDER.
So nopsis of the Proceedings In tho Two
National Houses.

- nopsis OF the proceedings In tho Two
National Houses.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 1s-The senate
yesterday passed the bill providing for $780,
00O deficiency in the public printing office
and census bureau. Chandler introduced
resolution calling for information from the
naval office as to whether officers of the
navy have organized lobby 20 influence
congress. The house joint resolution to pay
congressman and employees of congress their
December salaries on the Goth inst was
adopted. A secret session was held, after
which the senate adjourned
Bills were introduced: Increasing the pay
OF supervisors of census to 81 ,008 per year;
to open all abandoned military reservations
in South Dakota to homestead entry; appro.
priating Sl50,000 to encourage silk culture In
this country.
In THO house the chaplain feelingly referred
in his opening prayer to the bereavement OF
Congressman Cannon. A contest then began
on the matter of introducing bills, and dila'
tory tactics on the part OF the Democrats
forced an adjournment.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 1.-THE house
has adopted a resolution authorizing che
sergeantat-arms to offer reward of $1,000
for the arrest of c. Z. Silcott the absconding
cashier. A concurrent resolution was agreed
to for holiday recess from Dec. 81 to Jan
g. Under the call of states large number
of bills were introduced and referred
At o'clock after the transaction of routine
legislative business the senate went into Sc
cret session to resume consideration of the
nomination of David j Brewer to be asso'
ciate Justice of the supreme court of the
IInitaI Ctafa Tho oNn,inatfnp
firmed.
WASHINGTON CIrY, Dec. 20.-Yesterday
the senate agreed to the house holiday recess
resolution. An adverse report was made on
Blair's bill to give the District representa-
ton in congress and the electoral college,;
placed on the calendar. Chandler called UP
his resolution imputing to the navy the sup
port Of lobby to influence action in con.
gress and after some debate it was agreed to-
Bills were introduced as follows: Appropri-
ating 800, 900 for a public building at Ian
sing, Mich. providing that veterans shall be
preferred in civil appointments providing
they are competent; making national bank
notes and greenbacks taxable by the states,
providing for the Worlds fair of 1892 (Cul'
lom). After an executive session, during
which a number of appointments, chiefly ter.
ritorial, were confirmed, the senate ad'
journed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 21.-The senate
yesterday took another turn at bill introduc-
ton, and several hundred were put on the
calendar. After this business was concluded
Morgan's resolution for the recognition OF
the Brazilian republic came up, but after
discussion motion was made to refer it to
the foreign affairs committee, the Democrats,
with the exception Of Call, voting no, and
the Republicans unanimously yes. No quorum
voted, and the matter went over. A secret
session was then held, after which resolutions
of regret at the death of Representative Nut
ting, of New York, were adopted, and the
senate adjourned for the day.
Among the bills introduced were the fol.
lowing Providing for limited postal tele
graph service by contracts with telegraph
companies; to hold the Worlds fair at st.
Louis Vest; for the free coinage of gold
and silver, and the issue Of certificates there
on.
The house was engaged in calendaring bills
nearly AN day. A resolution was agreed to
creating committees on expenditures in the
agricultural department, irrigation OF arid
lands, and on immigration and naturaliza-
ton. "A resolution was offered authorizing
Sergeant-at-Arms Holmes to relieve the late
Sergeant-at- Arms Leedom of the moneys
now in the latter's possession belonging to
the office, but pending discussion the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 21-The senate
after the introduction of bills and resolu
tons discussed matters relating to the elev.
snth censls and then at 2 p. m. went into
secret session. confirmed a number of nomi-
nations, and at $40 p. m. adjourned.
The house has adopted a resolution re-
questing the United States treasury to re-
ceive the cash and assets in the sergeant
alarms Office as special deposit until fur.
ther order of the house. The District of Co.
Mmbia appropriation bill was reported and
recommitted. This is the first time that a
general appropriation bill has been reported
at the first regular session before the hoh-
days. A petition of the governor and citi-
zens of New Jersey for the relief of Mrs.
Della Parnell was presented and referred.
Both houses have adjourned until Jan. g.