The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Proceedings I'm the Senate and House of
Representatives.


Proceedings i'm the Senate and House Of
Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia bill intro
duced in the senate yesterday increases
the pensions of those troubled with deaf
ness. A bill was passed providing for the
appointment without pay of three COM
missioners to represent the United States
at the Exposition of 1892 at Madrid. The
Henderson printing bill was discussed,
and it was stated that an ex-member of
congress Ewart of North Carolina) had
sold 800 copies of the agricultural report
to sunk shop" for cents a copy After
an executive session the senate adjourned
The house passed bill authorizing a
bridge at Burlington, la. Bland reported
his free coinage bill and asked that it be
placed on the calendar, but Dingley raised
the point that as it involved expenditure
it must go to committee of the whole; the
speaker reserved his decision. A bill re-
curing proposition in writing to the
board of directors of any national bank be-
fore any official thereof can borrow money
was debated without action, and the re-
mainder of the day was devoted to the
West Point appropriation, also without
action. A resolution to investigate the
pension Office was adopted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-Bills were intro
duced in the senate yesterday to erect
monuments to Gen. John Stark, Gen.
lack Taylor, and to commemorate the
battle of Princeton. George introduced a
bill to issue greenbacks additional to the
amount of $40 per capita. Gibson intro
duced bill appropriating for the improve
ment of the Mississippi 1888, 600 per year
for five years. The Henderson printing
bill was debated without action and the
senate adjourned to Monday.
After some uninteresting routine work
the house resumed in committee the con-
sideration of the West Point appropria-
ton, and Livingstone, Alliance, thought
IS apiece for saddlecloths too much, and
proposed that the old house carpets be cut
up for that purpose. The net result of the
work was the reduction of the appropria-
ton about 100000. The committee then
rose but the first vote developed no quo
rum and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-The house yes
terday adopted resolution to print 5000
copies of the presidents CHILEAN message
The West Point appropriation with the
amount cut down $4,000 was passed.
Bills for the relief of Aquilla Jones, of
Indianapolis, and Louisa D. Lowell were
passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-In the house
Saturday resolution was adopted for an
investigation of the Sweating" system to-
gether with what increase of wages, if any,
has resulted from the Mckinley bill. The
bill requiring officials and directors of
banks to make applications for loans to
the directory was passed. A bill author
izing the board of managers of soldiers
homes to appoint as officers of the homes
veterans without regard to rank, was
passed; also bill abolishing the minimum
sentence for violation of the internal rev.
enue laws.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-A deficiency bill
amounting to about $95, 600 was referred
yesterday in the senate to the appropria-
tions committee. A bill was passed appro-
priating $3.50, 900 70 T dry dock at Algiers,
La. A bill was reported appropriating
10000, 900 for Mississippi river improve
ment, 100000 to be expended above
Cairo, Ills. The Henderson printing bill
nays, 6-Bate, Berry Chiffon, Coke,
will save $4,000. Paddock's pure food
bill was taken up and read, and the senate
adjourned.
Speaker Crisp was ill and note from
him appointed McMillin speaker pro tenn.
of the house A resolution was adopted
for an investigation of the effect of the
Mckinley bill on agriculture. Geary's
bill absolutely prohibiting Chinese immi-
grafton was favorably reported. The bill
to regulate lneal promotions in the army
was passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE senate yes
terday indefinitely postponed the PROPOSE
ton to provide an income tax to pay pen
sions etc. The ground of postponement
was that it was revenue bill, which
must originate in the house. Sherman's
credentials for sixth term were filed.
The treasury asked for $685., 900 for prin t.
ing, the appropriation having become ex-
hausted. A deficiency bill of 1868, 900, part
Dubois Claggett contest was then debated
until adjournment.
The house used up the morning hour in
discussion of the bill to amend the inter
state commerce law SO as to permit cut
rate to "drummers," without action Then
Tracey of New York flibustered for IN
hour or so to stave off taking up the Bland
silver bill. The motion to reconsider the
vote postponing indefinitely the PROPOSE
ton to appropriate money to carry food to
starving Russians was tabled and the
hon, nd nrrnad