The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-02-13
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings i'm the Senate and House of
Representatives.

Representatives.
| WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. g. In the SEN
ate yesterday the credentials of Jacob II.
Gallinger as senator from New Hamp-
shire were presented and filed. The forti-
fication appropriation bill was then con-
sidered, number of committee amend
ments agreed to, and the bill passed. The
1 military academy appropriation bill was
reported and passed, and the pension APP
preparation bill taken up, but sent over
as unfinished business
In the house j. A. Owenby, the silver
| pool witness, was, by resolution, dis
charged from the custody of the sergeant
alarms. In committee of the whole the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill came up, was laid aside with favora-
BILE recommendation, and the committee
| proceeded to a consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill. After long dis
cussion the committee rose, and the dip
lomatic appropriation was passed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. Elm the SEN
ateyesterday ingalls,, replying to criticisms
upon his action as to the cloture rule and
| the elections bill, said he was opposed to the
| rule but not to the bill, if amended to suit
him, and was ready at any time to take 1t
up and consider it. He scored his critics,
and charged them with leading the Re-
| publican party to defeat The pension APP
| preparation bill with all amendments, was
passed, and the eight-hour bill reported
The senate then after an executive session
| adjourned. The pension bill appropriates
over Sl35, 100000
The house, after agreeing to meet at IL
o'clock during the remainder of the ses-
sion, went into COMMITTEES of the whole on
| the sundry civil bill, but without action
| adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. Tin the sen
ate yesterday the naval appropriation bill
was reported. A resolution was adopted
calling on the president for the correspon.
dence in reference to the killing of Gen.
Barrunda The balance of the session
was occupied in discussion of the eight
hour law, and an agreement reached that
u vote shall be taken on the bill to-day.
The house, after some routine business
went into committee of the whole Payson
in the chair, on tue sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. The pending question was the
decision OF the chair upon the point of or
.er raised against Dlaud's amendment to
add u free coinage clause to the bill The
point Of order was that it was not ger
tanned. An appeal was tabled -l34 to 127
Carter, Townsend of Colorado. Lind. Bar
tine, Turner of Kansas, Kelly, Law, Con-
nell, Herman, Sweet, and Clark. Repub-
leans, voted with the Democrats against
the ruling, and Andrew, Mutchler. Vaux,
Spinola, Dunphy, Wiley, and Clancy,
Democrats, voted with the Republicans.
| The bill was debated for the remainder of
| the day, and at 9 p. m. the house took a
recess to 3. A number of private pension
bills were disposed of at the night session.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. O. The senate
Saturday, agreed to an order that during
| the remainder of the session it shall meet
at II a. m, sit until 6 p. m, and take q
recess until 8 p. m. The eighthour law
was debated all day and a number of a.
| mendments to it were agreed to. Then on
Wolcotts motion it was recommitted, but
Blair voted aye and Immediately moved
| reconsideration. Pending action, the
death of Representative Phelan. of Ten
nessee, was announced and the senate
adjourned.
The house, in committee of the whole
amended the Worlds fair paragraph in
the sundry civil bill, so to fix the salary
of the director general at 81, 500, the presi-
dent, 5000; vice president of the execu-
tive committee, $4,000; secretary, $1,000;
clerks and stenograpners, $4,000. Without
disposing of the bill the committee rose
| and the death of Representative Phelan,
of Tennessee, was announced. The house
as mark of respect adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 10.-In the
senate yesterday the credentials of Voor-
hees and Hansbrough as senator's from the
states of Indiana and North Dakota, re-
spectively, were presented and filed.
Blair's motion to reconsider the vote re-
committing the eight-hour law was re-
jected and the bill was sent back to the
committee on education and labor The
house copyright bill was then taken up
and discussed until @ p. m, when the
senate took recess until 8 p. m. At
that hour the senate wentinto executive
session, and upon reopening the doors it
was found that no quorum was present.
After couple of roll calls without OBJ
tanning q quorum the senate adjourned,
having done no business.
In the house, after an unsuccessful eff
fort to consider bills pertaining to the Dis
trict of Columbia, the ,undry civil appro
priations bill was taken upi commit ee of
whole, and after some discussion passed.
The Legislative appropriation OIL was Cnen
taken up but without disposing of it the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. lin the SEN
ate yesterday the naval appropriation bill
was considered, number committee
amendments were adopted and the bill
went over. A message from the president
in reference to the Barrundia affair was
received and referred. Eulogies on the
late Representative Walker, of Missouri,
were delivered, aud the senate as mark
of respect adjourned Among the bills
passed was one raising the wages of GER
tain employees of the government printing
office.
In the house the bill for the public
building at Dallas, Tex, which was We
toed by the president, was reported back
and passed over The veto. The Legislative
appropriation bill was carried into com.
mittee of the whole, but without dispos-
ing of the bill the house adjourned.
Incendiay Fire at Sioux City, Ia.
Sioux, CITY, Ia, Feb. 0-The extensive
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