The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-29
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Synopsis of the Work Done In Both
Houses.

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Speeches against
the anti-optjon bill were made in the sem
ate yesterday by Vest and Daniel, the
latter senator still having the floor when
the senate adjourned. Additional notices
of motions to amend were piled upon the
bill
The house did lot of business Oh bills
that were not important enough for any
one to object TO, but few were of inter-
est. Bills were passed granting jurisdic-
ton to the court of claims in land cases,
to increase the maximum pay of life saw
ing keepers to 5000 per annum, and of
surfmen to S65 per month when employees;
allowing the stockholders of any national
bank to continue the receivership and close
up its affairs by means of receiver and
comptroller of the currency, or to elect an
agent to dispose of the property with their
voluntarily elected trustee; a resolution
providing for an investigation of the Read
ing railway combine.
WASHINGTON, July 22-In the senate
yesterday Daniel of Virginia and White
of Louisiana spoke against the anti-option
bill. Washburn announced his intention
of moving to strike out the section requir-
ing dealers in options to take out an in
ternal revenue license. The senate adj
journed with the anti-option bill still the
unfinished business"
In the house large number OF bills
were passed, among them bill to retail
ate against Canada for discriminating
against the United States in canal tolls;
to provide for the collection, custody and
arrangement of the military records OF the
war of the American revolution and the
a.. q -
ficers and crew of the steamship Balti-
more to accept medals from the king Of
Sweden, and "a number of other measures
of no general interest.
WASHINGTON, July 81 After some in
effective talk on the Homestead matter
the senate yesterday continued the de-
bate on the anticipation bill, White OF
Louisiana conclud ing his speech against
the measure. The house bill providing
for retaliation against Canada in the mat
ter of the Welland canal was taken up and
unanimously passed.
The discussion of the senate amendments
to the general deficiency bill occupied the
entire session of the house yesterday and
none of them was agreed to. A recess was
taken to p. m. for pension business AT
the evening session no bills were passed.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The anti-option
bill occupied the senate again all Sat
urday, diversified only by brief financial
discussion over proposed legal tender
amendment TO an important bill relating
to Judgments of United States courts.
The senate amendments to the general
deficiency bill occupied most of the time in
the house. the French spoliation claims
being discussed for two hours, the house
disagreeing TO this item-79 to 1l9. The
Indian depreciation claimS, amounting to
$47S, 252, as inserted by the senate, were
agreed to by the close vote of o. to 81. A
resolution was passed calling on the presi-
dent for information regarding the trans
portation of imported merchandise in bond
or duty from one portion of the United
States over Canadian territory into another
portion of the United States.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Allson, chair
man of the senate committee on apr opri-
ations, stated in the senate yesterday that
concessions made by the senate conferrees
on the sundry civil bill, amounting to
between 100000 and S5,000,000, were ap.
parent rather than real. Nearly the whole
of them would come up in deficiency bills
next session. George of Mississippi talked
on the anticipation bill for the balance OF
the session. Vest introduced a resolution
Offering European nations a cut of 25 pei
cent on certain tariff charges if said ma
tions would agree to free silver.
The house devoted two hours yesterday
to debating the report from the commit
tee to investigate the pension Office,
recomme nding the dismissal of Commits
sioner Raum. The discussion was cut of
abruptly by the disagreeing conference
report on the efficiency bill. Holman
wanted to recede from the house action al
to money to be paid to the heirs of de
ceased members which stirred up Hayes
of Iowa and others to flibuster against
| Holman's motion, and they were so sue
cessful that they forced an adjournment
without action.
| WASHINGTON, July 27-The senate yes
| terday, with the temperature ranging be
tween 20 and 100, passed the whole day in
| discussing the tariff. Aldrich made an
elaborate and carefully prepared protec C.
| ton speech. He was replied to in pa rt by
Vest and further reply was promised
from Carlisle. The senate adopted the
report of its conferrees on the deficiency
bill, leaving only the sundry civil bill to
be disposed of.
In the house bills were passed setting
apart lands in Oklahoma territory fol
school purposes; forbidding railroads t.
charge more than 3 cents per mile on ras
senger fare in Indian Territory and Okla
homa, and permitting the people Of the
territory of Utah to make an exhibit al
the Worlds fair. The conference report
upon the deficiency bill was agreed to-
The appropriation for the French spolia
ton claims, amounting to $737, 1885, was
omitted. The conference report on the
sundry civil ill was offered, all the items
in dispute being agreed to except those
relating to the Worlds fair appropriation
and the employment of Pinkerton detec
tives at the g. A. r. encampment in
Washington next September. 1t was
agreed that e vote on these items should
be taken at 12 o'clock today.