The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-09-05
The WEEKS WORK IN CONGRESS.
Summary OF the Principal Transactions
In Both Houses.

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 9.-in the
senate Wednesday the tariff bill was con-
sidercd fpSther and sixty paragraphs dis
posed Of Aldrich gave notice OF amend
ments, both in the line of reciprocity, one
making sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and
hides free when reciprocal privileges are
granted the United States in the countries
producing the same and the other reduc-
ing the duty on fish to "a cents per pound
when the country selling the same shall
give certain privileges to American fish
ing vessels. Most of the amend
ments adopted were in the line of reduc-
ton of duties as provided in the McKin-
ley bill and one strikes out the drawback
on sugar.
In the house the decision of the speak
err as to the right-of-way af the lard bill
was sustained-l30 to 46-and the bill was
passed-l26 to 3l-the clerk counting
quorum. The eight-hour law claim bill
was taken up and discussed to the end of
the morning hour. The bill to constitute
eight hours days work tor laborers and
mechanics on government work was
amended and passed.
WASHINGTON CITY. Aug 30--Edmunds
offered resolution in the senate yester-
day providing for recess of congress
from Sept 10 to Nov. 10. A memorial was
presented from the Woman's National In
dustrial league asking the suppression of
the EARNED assassins known as Pinkerton
detectives" The tariff bill was resumed
and the finance committee amendment
striking out the provision for a drawback
on salt used on meats for expectation was
rejected. Allison, Edmunds. Hawley, In
gals, Jones of Nevada, Mitchell, Platt,
Plumb, Teller. Washburn, and Wilson of
Iowa (Repubicans) voting for rejection.
The duties on brandy, liquors, wines, bay
rum, ale, porter, beer, cherry juice, and
prune juice were increased, and the du-
ties on ginger ales soda water, ETC.. re-
duced. The wool schedule was discussed
at some length, but not disposed Of the
debate running into general one on the
advantages or disadvantages of protection
as policy Carlisle moved to put wool
on the free list, and that motion was pend
ing at adjournment
The house went into committee on the
private calendar and passed the omnibus
war claim bill, after amending it so as to
shut out claims of those who were disloy-
al during the rebellion. 1t carries $780,,
600. Half dozen other private bills were
passed, as well as the bill making Cairo,
Ills, port of delivery. Recess was taken
at 5 p. M, and an evening session held at
which seventy-two private pension bills
were passed
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 1.-The senate
Saturday passed senate bill appropriating
$50, 900 for building at Sheboygan, Wis.
The discussion of the tariff bill was re-
sumed and Carlisle's amendment, in
tended to place wool on the free list, was
rejected by party vote, II to %, Sherman
announcing that if Payne were present he
would vote in the negative.
In the house the bill to adjust the &C
counts of workingmen employed by the
government since the eight-hour law was
passed. so as to pay them for the two
hours per day they worked where the
eight-hour law had been ignored as to
length of days work, and the men had
worked ten hours, was passed, with an
amendment providing that where con-
tract to work ten hours was made express
or implied, the employe shall not receive
any benefit from the act The house also
passed the bill to amend the alien labor
law, the bill prohibiting the employment
of convicts OH public works, and the hill
prohibiting the purchase of convict-made
material by the United States. One pro-
vision of the alien labor amendment ex-
empts clergymen from its operations
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 2.-In the sem.
ate yesterday Hoar and Blair asked that
labor bills be considered as appropriate to
the day, but objection was made on the
ground that such talk was "buncombe."
The tariff bill was discussed, and the
wooden and silk schedules agreed to SUBJ
stantially rs reported from the finance
committee. one of the most important
amendments agreed to providing that the
duty per pound Oh wooden or worsted
cloths knit fabrics, etc, shall be three
times instead of twice that on first-class
unwashed wool.
In the house Cooper of Indiana offered
resol ution discharging Representative
Smyser, of Ohio. from duty on the
Raum investigating committee, on the
ground that he owns stock in Raum's re-
frigerator enterprise, which plays so
prominent part in the investigation. At
Smyser's request he was relieved from
duty on the committee. The speaker said
he had had no knowledge of S;nyser's con-
nection with the company. The house
passed. under suspension of the rules, the
bill proving for government inspection of
coal mines in the territories; senate bill
extending criminal jurisdiction of federal
courts to the great lakes, and bill to
ratify agreements with the Sac and Fox
and Iowa Indians In Oklahoma
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 3-The senate
yesterday resumed discussion of the tariff
bill, taking up the sugar schedule Car
Isle gave notice early In the day that he
would propose an amendment to strike
out the entire sugar bounty paragraphs.
Hale brought up his reciprocity amend
ment introduced last June, and made "A
long speech in support of it, The discus
sion, mainly on reciprocity, lasted through
the entire day. At $50 o'clock recess
was taken until 5 p. m, when the discus
sion was continued until adjournment
The house took up the Breckenridge
Clayton contested election case from Ar
kansas, but after brief statements by
Cooper and Wilson the case was laid aside
and Cannon made u statement of the
probable surplus after all appropriations
are made for the fiscal year 1891. He esti-
mated a net surplus of Sl7, 600, 600. Sayers,
for the Democrats, also submitted an esti-
mate, in which he produced figures which
he claimed would show deficiency of
81, 500, 600 for 1891.