The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-03-25
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Walk OF the Wise Men In Both House,
of Congress.

OF Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Wolcott pre-
sented a number of petitions to the senate
yesterday in favor of the pure lard bill,
but said in effect that he thought the PEE
titions "fshy." Stewart started to speak
In favor of an appropriation of about 3d.,
10000 to California, Oregon and Nevada
for money spent in the suppression of the
rebellion, but the fve-minute rule was in
force and he had hardly commenced before
the gavel fell. An executive session was
held on the Judge Woods case.
The house, in spite of vigorous opposi-
tion by Holman, passed a resolution for
fifteen additional folders in the document
roOm-9S to 77-and resolution to print
$1,000 copies of the report on diseases of
the horse. The remainder of the day was
devoted to the free wool bill.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-A bill to make
Council Bluffs, Ia, port of delivery was
passed yesterday by the senate. Another
bill was passed changing the designation
of "privates" in the army to enlisted men,"
PETER introduced bill to experiment with
electricity as farm motor. The rest of
the day was spent in executive session,
and Judge Woods, of Indiana, with the
Sther nominees as circuit judges, except
Gilbert, of Oregon, who was held up on a
point of courtesy, were confirmed.
The house spent the entire day discuss
Gng the free wool bill.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The bill to
fix a uniform grade classification for
wheat was reported favorably to the senate
yesterday. A bill to appropriate $4,000
for a statue of General Sherman was in
PRODUCED. An executive session was held
and the senate adjourned to Monday.
In the house information was called for
concerning the destruction of dams on the
Mississippi in Wisconsin and Minnesota
and bill was introduced appropriating
$50, 900 for an extra story to the Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, public building; also bill author
izing bridge across the Mississippi at
Moline, Ill. Several other unimportant
bills were introduced and recess was taken
to s D. M, at which time seven private
pension bills were approved, but none
passed.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Peffer intro
duced bill in the senate yesterday to
give Sergeant II. c.. Harter, Company A,
First Indiana, $4,000 for saving Pope's
army and Washington in July and Au-
gust, 1862 from humiliation by the
rebels. A batch of public building bills
was passed, and bill to refund to settlers
In the vicinity of forfeited railway grant
the extra price they paid for land in expec-
tation that the road would be built was
discussed, and vote showed no quorum.
The pension of Mrs. Anna Maria Young,
whose husband served in the Revolution
airy war, was increased to $50 per month.
H. s, Il
session the senate adjourned.
Rabbi e. G. Husch, made the prayer in
the house yesterday. The committee on
printing reported in favor of expunging
from The Record the attack made on Will
Jams and Hoar by Walker under "leave to
print" The military appropriation was
passed with a clause providing that raj
ways given assistance by the government
should not be paid for transporting troops
out of moneys appropriated in the bill.
The tariff debate was then resumed until
adjournment
WASHINGTON, March ga bill was in
troduced in the senate yesterday to permit
the Illinois and Iowa Railroad company to
bridge the Mississippi at Moline, Ills. The
bill refunding to settlers on lands adjoin-
ing forfeited railway lands the extra 81. 25
per acre they paid in expectation that the
railway would be built was passed. The
bill will cost about $1,000, 900.
The bill providing $l5, 600, 900 to build levees
on the Mississippi under certain condi-
tions and restrictions was passed-only five
negative votes: Call, Kyle, Perkins, Pugh,
and Vance. The bill approprating 81 $780,
600 for locks, etc, at the cascades of the
Columbia river in Oregon was also passet !:
also the bill appropriating S2,S6O,OOl for IL
railway around the DalIes, Oregon.
The silver free coinage bill had the floor
in the house all day with night session.