The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-03-18
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Work of the Wise Men In Both House,
of Congress.


Work of the Wise Men In Both Houses
of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 1O-Hale intro.
duced bill in the senate yesterday for an
increase of the navy. Morgan introduced
a bill to reimpose duties on articles entered
at United States ports for transit to Can
ada. Bills were reported to reduce the
number of copies of eulogies of dead sena-
tors to 5000 from 1900; to loan flags to
the G. A. X. encampment. The pure food
bill was passed, and the remainder of the
day was devoted to executive session.
In the house Newberry introduced a bill
for new postoflice at Chicago. Some bills
of little interests were passed, and then in
committee of the whole the free wool bill
was taken up. McMillin spoke in its
favor and Dingley replied.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Teller got
calling for lot of financial information
from the treasury relative to silver dollars
The agricultural deficiency bill was pass
ed. The bill to construct postoffice in
overy town where the postal receipts for
the past three years did not exceed $4,000
per year was debated without action, an
executive session was held and the senate
adjourned.
The house received favorable reports on
bills for public buildings at Fon du Lac
Wis, and other place, the appropriation
for Fon du Lac is $4,000. Several other
bills were reported and some unimportant
bills passed. The remainder of the day
was devoted to discussion of the tariff bill.
WASHINGTON, March IA bill was in
troduced in the senate yesterday providing
that no president can be elected for
second term until four years have passed.
Dolph made long speech relative of the
farmers and on the tariff, declaring that
the farmers were not bankrupt and de-
Tending the Mckinley bill The bill to
construct postoffice in every town where
the receipts ranged from IS, 900 to $4,000
per year was debated but not completed.
The urgent deficiency bill was amended
and passed, and adjournment to Monday
taken.
The house spent the day in committee on
the free wool BILL and speeches were made
for the bill by Stevens of Massachusetts,,
Montgomery of Kentucky and Brookshire.
Ray spoke against it. An attempt to hold
an evening session was a failure for lack
of a quorum.
WASHINGTON, March IA part of the
time of the house Saturday was takeI. up
by Coombs of New York trying to have
stricken from the. record the statement
that he was arrested Friday night when
an attempt to get a quorum was made,
but he dropped the matter when opposi-
ton developed. After passing few pri
vate bills eulogies on the late John II.
Gamble, of south Dakota, were delivered.
and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 15-All the United
States circuit court nominations, includ-
ing Judge Woods, of Indiana, were report
ed favorably to the senate yesterday. A
petition from Baltimore Methodists pro-
tested against further anti-C Chinese legis-
lation as it restricted missionary work in
China The bill making the secretary of
agriculture eligible to succeed to the pres
idency in event of the death of
all other eligibles was reported
favorably. Resolutions inviting the king
and queen regent of Spain and the de-
scendants of Columbus to the Worlds
fair went over. The postoffice building
bill was resumed and passed.
The house passed bill making Council
Bluffs, Ia, port of delivery and then
went to District business, passing num-
Der of bills. Then in committee the army
appropriation was considered until adj
journment.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Peffer intro
duced bill in the senate yesterday to pre-
vent discrimination in favor of gold by
the treasury. Some criticism of the treas
ury was INDUCED in for hardness in put
ting in estimates on deficiencies, by which
additional deficiencies were sent to the
senate after the house had acted on the
original sums. The conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill was adopted.
The military academy bill was passed.
An executive session was held without re-
suit on Judge Woods case.
A bill to repeal the mail subsidy act was
introduced in the house. The conference
report on the urgency deficiency bill was
agreed to, and the remainder of the day
was devoted to the free wool debate.