The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-07-11
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
The Weeks Pr sceedings In Both Houses
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! WASHINGTON CRY, July a-The senate
yesterday passed bill providing for the
delivery of land patents to the owners
there being some 100000 patents accumu-
lated in the land Office, and that fact being
made the basis of a money-making scheme
of land patent attorneys. Frye then made
long statement of the provisions of two
steamship subsidy bills, one being for
postal subsidies, and advocated their pass
age. Vest spoke against the whole prin-
ciple of subsidies, and advocated free trade
as remedy for the difficulty with our ship
! ping interests Frye said he would ask
for vote to day, and after short secret
session the senate adjourned.
The house defeated the Tucker amend
ment to the election bill, requiring circuit
judges to pass upon applications for SUI
pervisors, and also rejected an amend
ment striking out the provision for United
States troops to enforce the law where it
may be needed. There was great deal of
disorder toward the last, especially when
the speaker declared several opposition
motions to he dilatory. At 2 p. m. the
previous question was declared ordered,
the final resorts of the opposition
motions to recommit, etc-were voted
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house adjourned at 9:20
WASHINGTON CITY, July 4-Several mes
sages from the president were received in
the senate yesterday one of them being in
regard to postal and cable communication
between the United States and Latin
America. Bills were reported favorably:
To discontinue the coinage of 50 and 81
gold pieces and Scent nickel pieces, and
to provide new designs for United States
coins. A bill was introduced prohibiting
bigamists or polygamists from making
entries of public lands. The subsidy
bills then came up and were
opposed by Vest and Wilson of
Maryland. Edmunds offered resolu-
ton instructing the appropriations COM
mittee to report statement of the appro-
priations made and proposed, and Allison
said he hoped to make such a statement
Monday. The conference report on the
agricultural bill was agreed to, and the
senate adjourned to Monday.
In the house Lodge wanted a reprint of
the election bill as passed, with marginal
notes, but the house refused to order it.
The conference report on the District APP
preparation bill was presented, and pend
ing a vote the house adjourned until Mon
| day.
WASHINGTON CITY, July S-The senate
yesterday agreed to the conference report
on the diplomatic and consular bill Nor
rill moved that the tariff bill be taken up,
to be laid aside mt 2 p. m, when the sub
sidy bills come up. He wanted the bill to
become the regular order. He was sup
ported by Edmunds, but the motion was
defeated, six Republicans-Allep, Plumb,
Squire. Stewart, Teller and Mitchell-all
free silver men, voting with the Democrats
in the negative After some business of
little general interest, the subsidy bills
were taken up and opposed by Reagan
and Morgan, who wanted free ships. The
national election bill was received from
| the house, and laid on the table for the
present. The conf erence report on the
silver bill was received and read, a secret
session held, and the senate adjourned.
There was no quorum in the house, and
a call had to be ordered before enough
members appeared. An attempt to recall
land bill from the president was defeated
by the Democrats refusing to vote, the
speaker not counting quorum, although
one was present. In committee of the
whole the house took up the bill TO forfeit
lands granted to railways where the roads
had not been completed. Stone of Mis-
souri, wanted the lands forfeited where
the roads had not been completed by the
time fixed in the granting act. Pending
debate the house adjourned.
| WASHINGTON CITY, July 9-The senate
yesterday took up the conference report
on the silver bill. Vest, Coke, and the
| Democrats generally opposed it., while
Sherman, Teller, and Stewart defended it.
The bill was laid aside at 3 p. M, and eulo-
! gies were pronounced on the late S. S. Cox
| by Voorhees,. Hiscock, Vest, Dixon, Ev-
arts, and Sherman, the latter at times be-
| ing so affected that he was forced to pause
until he regained control of his feelings.
| When the speaking had been concluded,
the senate adjourned as further mark of
| respect.
1t required call of the house to de-
velop a quorum and then the senate
amendments to the Wyoming admission
bill were agreed. Some other business
having been disposed of the bill to regu-
| late the rule of the road" at sea was dis
cussed and passed. The bill is the out
| come of the recent international marine
| conference held in this city, In the vote
on this bill the fact came out that there
were 46 pairs, showing the absence of 92
members. The committee on rules re-
ported resolution making the Original
packages" and bankruptcy bills, the regu-
| lar order for fourdays The resolution was
] defeated-97 to 80. The conference report
on private bill was taken up but Cum
privilege and when that was settled the
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