The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-03-06
BUSINESS DONE IN CONGRESS.
sssspsis or the Transaction In Both
Hcuses-Weary Statesmen.

terence reports were agreed 10 on the Diils
to define and regulate the jurisdiction of
United States courts and to establish q
United States land court. The house sub
stitute to the shipping bill was laid before
the senate, and went over. Thu confer ence
report on tue bill to repeal the timber
culture law was agreed to. The Indian
appropriation bill was passed. The post
Office appropriation was taken up n an
amendment agreed to giving members of
congress the right to frank any mailable
matter except merchandise to any officer
Of the government when addressed Off
cially. Frye moved to amend by insert
ing the mail subsidy bill passed by the
house, but the Democrats showed a dis.
position to have u "long talk" on the mat
Ter, and it went over under agreement to
to-day. The death Of Senator Hearst
was announced, and after appropriate res
olutions the senate--as q mark of respect
adjourned at 1880 a m. to to-day.
In the house the mail subsidy bill, the
sundry civil bill and the legislative bill
were sent TO conference. An understand
ing was rea, ned that no contested cleo.
ton case wo1ld be considered. The Ha-
waiian cable amendment to the diplo-
matte and consular bill was ~non-concurred
in n a conference committee appointed.
The conferences reports on the Indian dep
relations claim bill and on the bill to
regulate and define the jurisdiction of
United States courts were agreed to. Also
on the bill establishing a private land
claim court. A resolution was reported
for the impeachment of Alex Boarman,
United States district judge, Louisiana,
but pending action public business was
suspended and eulogies delivered on the
late Representative Phelan, of Tenn,
after which the house rs q mark
of respect adjourned until 8 o'clock
p. m. AT the evening session the
house refused to concur in the senate
amendments to the copyright bill and it
was sent to conferences; agreed to the con-
ference report on the bill to repeal the
timber culture law: passed the bill pro-
viding that tue Mckinley tariff bill shall
not be construed as affecting the treaty
with the Hawaiian islands; n bill author
izing the construction of a bridge across
Portage lake in Michigan between Hough-
ton and Hancock, and the bill prohibiting
book-making and pool-selling in the Dis
trict. Then the death of Senate Hearst
was announced, the hous took appropri-
ated action and at 1850 a. m. adjourned to
to-day.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 3.-In the
senate yesterday the house amendment to
the tonnage subsidy bill was passed. The
bill now goes to the president. Mander-
son was elected president pro tenn
pore Of the senate, succeeding Ingalls,.
The credentials of James II. Kyle as sena-
tor from South Dakota and of John b.
Gordon as senator from Georgia were
placed ON file. The house bill correcting
the tariff law so as not to interfere with
the treaty of reciprocity with the
Hawaiian islands. and house joint resolu-
ton appropriating 81, 900, 600 for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river, to be
Immediately available, were passed. The
p~ostofice appropriation bill was
passed with an amendment appro-
priating 81, $500 0 for the transporta-
ton of foreign mails. The agricultural
ments. At 6 p. m. the senate took a recess
until 8 p. m. When the senate again RS
sembled the general deficiency bill was
completed in committee. but final
action postponed. 1t carries items
to pay the widows of Chief JUS
tice Waite and Justice Miller each one
years salary, but the proposition to give
house employees a months extra pay was
struck out. The house amendment to the
live stock inspection bill was agreed to, az
was the conference report on the bill to
give employees of the government printing
Office 20 per cent. additional pay for night
work. The rest of the session was devoted
Il eulogies on the late Representative
Phelan, of Tennessee, and at 1:55 A. IN,
the senate adjourned.
In the house senate bill granting a PEN
sion of 81, 800 a year to the widow of AID.
miral Porter was passed. The conference
report on the copyright bill was reported.
An agreement was arrived at on all ey.
cept the provision that the home copy
right shall not prevent the importation OF
like articles from abroad. A further con-
ference was ordered, and the house took a
recess until $50 p. m. At the night ses-
sion the rules were suspended,
and the senate bill for the inspection
of live stock and its products wa passed.
The conference report on the bill provid-
ing for the publishing of 100, 600 copies of
Secretary Rusk's report on diseases of
the horse wa adopted. After partial ac-
ton on several bills the conference report
on the bill authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to suspend for n year the pro-
visions OF the act requiring steamers ply
ing on the lakes and inland waters to
cary life-carrying projectiles was agreed
to, and the house took recess ut / a. m. to
10 q. m.
WASHINGTON CITY. March 4.--The sem
ate yesterday passed the general deficiency
bill, with amendments, including one for
the payment of the French spoliation
claims. The conference reports on the
diplomatic bill and on the sundry civil
bill were agreed to- A large number of
pension and other bills were passed, and
at 9 p. m. the senate took n recess until s
o'clock. At the night session sixty
house pension bills were agreed to
first thing. The conference reports on the
Indian and p~ostofice appropriation bills
were agreed to, as wa that on tho CODY.
right bill, dropping Sherman's amend
ment The pension appropriation was
next got out of the way by agreement. At
2:25 a. m. an attempt vas made to recon-
slider the vote on the copyright conference
report. The vote showed no quorum, and
business anne to a standstill.
In the house the conferences report on
the Legislative bill was presented. An