The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Synopsis OF the Work Done In Both
Houses.

lluay'S amendment ito close the eXpOSl-
tion on the "frst day of the week, COM
monty called Sunday" was adopted with.
out u division, after II motion to table it
had been defeated by vote of 4 to :. A
further amendment by PETER to prohibit
the sale of all intoxicants in the eXposi-
ton grounds except for "medical
mechanical or scientific purposes was
adopted by narrow majority of two.
With these conditions attached, the senate
voted to issue to the Worlds fair mana
gers 10, 90 souvenir silver half dollars
Discussion was still in progress upon other
items in this important sundry civil APP
preparation bill when the senate adj
journed.
In the house the resolution setting apart
yesterday and today for consideration of
the Stewart silver bill was defeated-154 to
1876. The house then passed sixty pension
bills and adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July l5-After six days
hard work the senate Yesterday completed
the consideration of the sundry civil bill
and sent it over to the house with 300 or
400 amendments, increasing the aggregate
appropriations more than &, 200, 900, ire
spective of the 5000, 600 worlds fair SOU
venir half dollars. The clause prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating drinks on the fair
grounds was recOnsidered and defeated,
but the Sunday closing proviso was left in
the bill.
The house devoted its time to conference
reports on appropriations, the legislative,
naval, diplomatic and consular bills be-
ing agreed to. The principal item Of con-
tention was the retention of the appropri-
alton of "A, 0OO. 600 for new battleship and
5000 for naval display atlHampton roads
next fall. each being finally retained.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-The senate yes
terday adopted final conference reports on
the army, navy and Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bills, and as
sented to house resolution extending ex-
listing appropriations for objects not yet
acted upon until July 80 1t also passed
the fortification bill with amendments,
and did not take its usual adjournment to
Monday, Washburn, who is fighting for
vote on the anti-option bill, antagoniz-
ing such an adjournment and defeating il.
The consideration of the sundry civil
bill occupied the attention OF the house,
the Worlds fair appropriation of $780,
600 being the item under discussion. 1t
was agreed that a vote should be taken on
the'bill at IL o'clock on Tuesday next.
The conference report on the army appro-
priation bill was also agreed to. The
house took a recess until 10 O'Clock for
pension business. AT the night session SO
pension bills were considered but not
finally acted upon.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Discussion of
the details of the deficiency bill-the last
great appropriation bill Enacted upon by
that body-occupied the senate all Satur
day and was not completed. Chandler Sc
cured the passage of his resolution author
iZing an investigation into the immigra-
tion and naturalization questions during
the recess.
The house spent the whole session dis
cussing the Worlds fair amendment to
the sundry civil bill. 1t was opposed by
Hooker of Mississippi, Covert of New
York, Bland of Missouri, Wheeler of Ala
bama, Kyle of Mississippi, Livings .one
and Moses of Georgia-all Democrats.
Houk (Dem.) of Ohio, Chapman Dem. of
Michigan, Dolliver, Henderson, and other
Republicans spoke for the amendment,
and pending action the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The senate hav-
ing completed the deficiency bill-the last
of the appropriations-and having sent it
over to the house for a conference, took up
the anti.options; that is, it resolved to do
so, but did not do it, for after two hours
spent in wrangling and filibustering, it
adjourned without even permitting the
bill TO be read. That measure, however,
will come up again as unfinished business
today.
The house was in good humor all day
and considering &e number of roll calls.
which consumed March time, IAN unusually
large number of measures were disposed
of. Among them were: To afiix the seal
of the United States government to u
document entitled, "The United States
government at the beginning of the 40Oth
anniversary of America; to refer to the
court of private land claims, the we'll
known case of William McGarrahan, in
volving the titled to the Rancho Panoche
Grandc tract of land in California; to pro.
vide for an investigation of the sums of
cities by the commissioner of labor. An
evening session was held for three hours
during which the Worlds fair appropria-
ton was debated.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Little was &C
complished in the senate yesterday except
to discuss financial proposition of Nor
gan without result, and to read the anti
option bill, and to amend it according to
Washburn's views, leaving many other
amendments pending. The only senator
who spoke on the bill was Stewart, and
his remarks were directed to almost every
other topic except those embraced in the
bill.
In the house the appropriation of 81, OOO.-
600 to the w orld's fair in the sundry civil
bill was voted down, 10 to 123, and the Sun
day closing paragraph inserted by the
senate was sustained by vote fof 147 to
81. An amendment was inserted for
bidding the letting of any contract by any
government officer to any one who en-
ploys the Pinkerton detective agency or
other similar organization and prohibiting
their employment by ;he government OF
the District of Columbia. The sundry
civil was then passed as amended. A reso-
luton was passed for the appointment of
a special committee of five members to in
vestigate the election laws and methods
in the city and county of New York.
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Gladstone Will Have Fifty.
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