The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-20


Work OF the soions In Both Houses o;
Congress.
WAsHINGToS, Jan. l2.-The only thing
done in the senate yesterday after the read
ing OF the journal was the announcement
of the death Of Senator Kenna, the adop.
ton OF the usual eulogistic resolutions,
and the appointment of "A committee to ar
range for the funeral.
The house followed the example of the
senate.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 13.-Both houses Of
congress yesterday gave the day to the
funeral exercises over the body of the late
Senator Kenna. That business was all the
senate attended to.
In the house a brief consideration of the
dill to provide the efficiency of the militia
was had, but no action taken. At 1915
the members went to the senate chamber,
and immediately. on returning from the
funeral adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-In the senate
yesterday the McGarrahan bill was
under consideration for half an hour and
after speech against it by Mills, it went
over till Monday. The anti-option bill
was then taken up and an amendment
offered by Villas which would have the
effect of restricting the operations of the
bill to gambling transactions" was de-
hated for the rest OF the day and went over
without acoion.
The Republicans in the house filibustered
all day against the consideration of private
war claims bill with the result that moth
ing was accomplished.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Caffery, the new
Louisiana senator, took his seat Saturday
and every time he got an opportunity
voted against the anti-option bill Most
of the day was occupied by Morgan, who
spoke on the Nicaragua canal and bewailed
the alleged fact that the Monroe doctrine
was at this time "barren ideality." or as
he put it, "kicked to doll rags" by the SEN
ate. Washburn gave notice after several
votes had been taken ON the subject that
Ae would ask the senate to act on the anti
option bill ON Wednesday,
The house ratified the agreement for the
purchase of the Cherokee outlet" for S.
i595, 900.
WASHINGTON, Jan. H-Morrill, in the
senate yesterday spoke against the McGar-
rahan bill; PETER in favor of limiting the
presidential Office to one term, and Call in
defense of the constitutionality of the anti
option bill. Progress was made on this
bill. The amendments that. had been
Offered by Villas and Daniel were defeated
by large majorities. and some amendments
Offered by Washburn were agreed too, one
of them fixing the first of July, 1898, as the
time when the bill is to go into effect.
For almost an hour the time of the house
was consumed in the consideration of q
resolution to which there was not the
slightest opposition in any quarter, and
which was finally adopted without OBJ
lection. 1t was one calling upon the exc
cutive departments for information as to
the number and amount of war claims
allowed or disallowed by such depart
ments The house defeated bill to settle
the claims of Arkansas and other states
under the swamp land grants. A joint
resolution for constitutional amendment
for the election of the United States sena-
tors by popular vote was carried without
a division.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The senate yes
sterday debated the anti-option bill for
three hours, Hoar, Vest and Plat of Con-
necticut opposing it The McGarrahan
1bili permitting McGarrahan to present his
claim to the courts came up on passage over
dhelpresident's veto and failed lacking eight
votes of the necessary majority. A bill to
repeal the silver purchase clauses of the
Sherman actwas reported favorably. After
AN executive session the senate adjourned
The house passed some unimportant bills,
mapped out the work for the rest of the
week, passed bill to punish offenders on
the high seas, which was protested against
by the Sailors union on the ground that it
would prohibit organization, and then add
.iourned