The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-05-06
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Work of the wise Men i'm Both Branches
OF Congress.

WORK of the wise Men in Both Branches
OF Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Yesterday III
the senate was occupied in discussing the
relations of the Pacific railroads to the
United States. The house provision that
no part of the appropriation for the trans
portation of troops or supplies in the army
bill should be paid for services rendered
over any of the non-bonded lines owned,
controlled or operated by the Union Pa
cific Railway company, or by the Southern
Pacific company, was stricken out and the
bill as thus amended passed
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was further considered in the
house. After two hours general debate
the bill was considered by sections, but
little progress being made, and roll call
disclosing no quorum present, the COM
mittee arose and the house adjourned.
Absentees were all said to be at the base
ball game and races.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The old story
of government injustice to the Indians was
discussed all yesterday in the senate by
suspended appropriation of nearly S3,O0O,-
Chickasaw nations. Mr.. Jones contended
that great injustice had been done by the
president in holding up the appropriation,
and the contrary view was taken by ALI
son and Platt. No action.
The house wasted four hours in an at
tempt to proceed with the diplomatic and
consular bill. The reductions made by
the committee in the salaries of several i'm
portant missions, notably that of the en-
vOy to Venezuela, was not acceptable to
the Republicans nor to many Democrats,
and the house found itself without a vot-
ing quorum, although three calls of the
committee showed quorum present each
time. Failing to secure a quorum the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was further
considered Saturday by the house and oc-
cupied the entire session. A quorum of
Democrats appeared, and the pending
amendment, to restore the mission to
Denmark (Which the committee struck
out) was passed after some discussion.
Considerable feeling was engendered over
the amendment of Chapman making it
impossible to use any portion of the emer-
gency fund in the payment of any claims
submitted by foreign nations against the
United States. No action.
WASHINGTON, May 3-In the senate yes
terday Vest, in handing up a Petition
protesting against opening the Worlds
Fair on Sunday, and threatening
to taboo all congressman who fail
ed to support the closing of the
exposition on Sunday, said that as SEN
ator he should vote on the question with
out paying the slightest attention to these
threats. After business of a routine ma
ture the senate went into secret session on
the Russian and French extradition
treaties. At 4:10 the doors were reopened
and the senate adjourned.
The house passed several important bill
under suspension of the rules, including
the bill to place binding Irvine on the free
list, a bill to authorize a register as
vessels of the United States to such for
eign built steamships of 5000 tons and
over sailing in an established line
from port within the United States, of
which not less than 80 per cent of the for
eign capital was owned by citizens of
the United States; and granting a pension
of IS per month to the survivors of the
Blackhawk, Greek, Cherokee and Seminole
wars. The consular and diplomatic bill
was debated for an hour and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The senate yes
terday, by vote of 30 to Is, passed the
amended Chinese exclusion bill notwith-
standing the protest of Sherman, chair
man of the committee on foreign rela-
tions, that the new section requiring all
the Chinese to register within a year or be
imprisoned was violation of treaty obli-
cations. The only other feature of the ses-
sion was Kyle's free silver speech, which
was delivered to empty seats.
The time of the house was occupied in
further debate on the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill, which was finally
passed. The most important changes in
the bill as reported by the committee were
the items restoring the Danish mission
and the rejection of the appropriation
of $4,000 for the Continental railway
survey.