The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-01
WORK IN CONGRESS.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings of the Past
Six Days.

Synopsis of the Proceedings of the Past
Six Days.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The senate
yesterday went into executive session al
most Immediately upon converting to con.
slider the Behring sea matter, Lord Sails
bury's last note and the presidents pro
posed reply having been received. When
the doors were opened the Indian appro
priation bill was taken up, the committee
having stricken out the house proposition
to turn Indian agencies over to army Off
GERS. The bill was pending at adjourn
ment.
for the introduction of few bills, to the
silver coinage discussion.
WASHINGTON, March 25-The morning
hour in the senate was taken up with the
introduction of bills relative to the postal
service and the ventilation of the cham
bers and then the senate went into secret
session on Behring sea matters and at 4:4C
adjourned, having postponed eulogies on
the late Senator Hearst till today.
The house closed the debate on the silver
bill. A vote on motion to lay it on the
table resulted-yeas, .14S; nays, 14S-the
speaker voting no to make tie, thus de-
feating the motion. Filibustering then
took place and motion to reconsider the
vote against tabling resulted-yeas, $50;
nays, l48. But on a second attempt to
table the vote was 14S to 14S-defeating
the attempt. More filibustering until
1895 a. M, when Bland moved to adjourn
and 1t was carried. This defeats the bill
unless the rules committee gives it
another chance.
WASHINGTON, March 26-The whole ses-
sion of the senate yesterday was occupied
by consideration of the Behring sea treaty
in executive session and eulogies upon the
late Senator George Hearst, of California.
But in brief interlude between these ex-
ercises Senator Stanford gave notice that
on Tuesday next he should call up his bill
to determine the value of the legal tender
dollar, for the purpose of making some re-
marks upon it. Adjourned to Monday.
The house, wearied from it's labors on
the silver bill since Tuesday last, devoted
three hours to the consideration of bills
on the private calendar, and not securing a
quorum, adjourned at $3.50.
WASHINGTON, March 29-The senate
yesterday recommitted bill to give gov
eminent employees in the bureau of en-
craving and printing and navy yards
thirty days leave of absence with pay,
after amending the bill out of sight by
lacking to it a stipulation that its pro-
visions should apply to every other person
employed by the government whether
hired by the year, month or week, or the
day. The bill authorizing the Chicago,
Peoria g. Illinois railway to bridge the
Illinois river near Havana, ILL.,, was
passed. Executive session was held.
The house consumed the entire day in
considering bills reported from the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia, several
of which were passed, and then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 80.-After Stewart
had given notice of his intention to call up
the silver question in the senate on Mon
day next a resolution by Wolcott for the
removal of the remnant of the Ute Indians
from Colorado, where their present reserva-
ton is in the track of prosperous mining
boom, was adopted, and then in executive
session the Behring sea arbitration treaty
was ratified
The silver bill being shelved the house
proceeded with the consideration of the
free wool bill, the entire day being devoted
to debate. The following gentlemen spoke
In favor of the bill: Harter, Bretz Of In
diana, McCreary, Deforest of Connecticut.
Dolliver of Iowa was the only speaker
against the measure