The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Proceedings in the Senate and House sf
Representatives.

Proceedings in the Senate and House 81
Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Feb lS.-The senate yes
terday, as an act of friendship, passed the
Plumb resolution to return to Mexico
twenty-one battle flags captured during
the war with that country, and indefinite
ly postponed Quay's resolution to ascer-
tain whether we could acquire certain por-
tons of the Mexican republic The bill
was passed to refund duties on wreckage
of the warships Trenton and Vandalia pre-
scented to Samoa and sent to San Francisco
by that government for sale. A bill appro-
priating 81, 100000 for public building ut
st. Paul was passed. The Idaho contest
ed election case was then resumed and de-
bated until adjournment.
Livingstone of Georgia offered in the
house a resolution sympathizing with
"the masses of the people" on their condi-
ton and promising financial relief, but it
was objected to as buncombe by Taylor
and Dingley A resolution was passed
calling on the postmaster general for con-
tracts made under the mail subsidy act
In committee the Indian appropriation
bill was debated, during which Watson
of Georgia took occasion to refer to the
woes of the farmers in an extended speech
No action was taken OH the bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb l9-The principal
speech made in the senate yesterday was
that of Palmer of Illinois in favor of cleo
ton OF senators by popular vote His
argument was that senator's elected 10y
such method would be better representa-
tives of their states than they are now, for
the people is the state He was warmly
congratulated The presidents message
asking an inquiry into the matter
of the Choctow Indian appropria-
ton was ordered printed. Citizens IL
Nanderbury county, Ind, petitioued
that Pinkerton guards be either abolished
or made part of the military force of the
nation. The remainder of the day was de.
voted to eulogies on Senator PLUMB Al.
journed to Tuesday.
Ia the house Secretary Fosters reply TO
the house resolution asking by what au.
thority he had extended Al per cent
bonds was received and referred Some
routine business was disposed of and the
Indian appropriation was resumed and de
bated to adjournment without action.
WASHINGTON, Feb 90 The senate yes
terday passed the bill extending for ten
years the Chinese exclusion act, as it ex-
pires May next. Thirty-three relief bills
were passed and the remainder of the day
was used up debating a bill to issue bonds
for District of Columbia work, the bill was
pending at adjournment, which was taken
until Tuesday.
Speaker Crisp was again absent from
the house and sent a note appointing Nc
Millin speaker pro tenn. A bill to regu-
late theatres in the District was passed,
and an order to print 10000 copies of the
Bland free silver bill gave Harter an OPP
portunity to make ali anti-free coinage
speech. The Indian appropriation was
considered without action, and the house
adjourned to Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24-After some rou-
tine business the senate yesterday took up
the Paddock pure food bill and Paddock
advocated it while Bate and Coke OPP
posed.
There was slim attendance in the
house. Bills were introduced to declare
the Iowa river unnavigable below Wapel-
10, Ia, and to give insane and idiotic chill
dren of veteran pensioners pensions dur
ing their disability.