The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
WORK IN CONGRESS.

A Synopsis of the Proceedings In Both
Houses.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.-In the senate yes
terday Jones of Nevada appeared and took
his seat, making the senate roster complete.
Patton reported favorably the pure food
bill of last congress. Hoar presented bill
providing for two more judges for the
court of claims. Kyle of South Dakota in
troduced q resolution for constitutional
amendment to enable congress to enact
marriage and divorce law. A bill was
passed appropriating 100000 for public
building at Hoboken, N. j., and after pass
ing few other bills tho senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. In the senate
yesterday Cullom, by request, introduced
bill requiring railways to equip cars with
automatic couplers and brakes. A bill to
give the Colorado School of Mines q sum
per annum not greater than $12, 600, Col
orado to do the same, was passed. A few
other bills were passed, an executive ses-
sion held, and the senate adjourned.
In the house pending debate on HOl-
mans economy resolution bills were in
troduced repeating the non-legal tender
clause Of the silver act Of 1890, and giving
totally blind pensioners 500 per month.
Holman's resolution then came up and
was debated fo- the rest OF the day, Dem
ocrats, except Owens of Ohio, supporting,
and Republicans opposing. Holman
finally moved to stop the debate, as he was
thinking Of moving a reconsideration of
the demand for the previous question.
Agreed to, and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--In the house yes
terday Holman's anti-subsidy and econ
omic resolutions were adopted, the first by
300 to 40 and the second by 164 to SO, the
Democrats and Alliance members voting
solidly for the tirst-with some Republic
ans-and dividing on the. second. New
berry of Illinois introduced bill to pro-
vide schools of spelling reform at the
Worlds fair, New York city, and in this
city, $4,000 being appropriated for each
scheme. This is the phonetic spelling
school, Bills were introduced to place
salt, lumber, cotton ties, nails, binding
Irvine and agricultural implements on the
free list; to pension wounded "home
guards" prohibiting gambling in agricul-
tural products, and to improve the harbor
giving the chairman or each committee a
day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-Eighteen sena
tors were present at the session yesterday,
including Sherman, for the first time since
his reelection. A memorial from the
League for the Protection of American
Institutions was read asking for a consti-
tutional amendment to keep church and
state thoroughly separate. The house bill
fixing the times and places for holding dis
trict and circuit courts in the northern dis
trict of Iowa was passed. A resolution
was presented asking the state depart
ment to report on the progress of reciproc-
ity and its effect so far After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
In the house a resolution was adopted
calling on the treasury for an accounting
of the appropriations in aid of the Worlds
fair. The memorial OF the League for Pro
tecticn of American Institutions as to q
non-sectarian amendment to the constitu-
tlon was presented. During the session
Mills entered and took his seat. Simpson
of Kansas introduced bill to repeal the
law that makes the gold dollar the unit of
value. The bill to generally regulate the
printing and distribution of public docu-
ments was then read and discussed, and
the house adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-The senate, with
an average attendance OF not more than
twenty-five members during the greater
part of the day, discussed the La Abra
claim till adjournment. During the
morning hour public building bills were
passed appropriating about $780, 600, one of
which gives $4,000 for building at Jack
sonville, Ills. Bills were passed to aid
South Dakota to support school of mines,
$l2, 600 year; to increase the accommoda-
tions at the Detroit marine hospital, &C.,
600; and after an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
The house galleries were crowded in the
expectation that the presidents message
on Chilli would be sent in, but it was not.
A bill was passed fixing the time for hold
ing circuit and district courts in the west
ern Wisconsin district. The bill to gener-
ally regulate the printing and distribution
of public documents took up the remain
der of the day. The bill was finally laid
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