The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-27
NATIONAL LAWN AkERS.
Work of the Senators and Representative
at Washington.


at Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The senate
agreed to the conference report on the Dip
lomatic bill. The house message disagree
ing to the tariff bill was laid on the table,
and Hill gave notice that he would move
to instruct the conferrees to put coal and
iron on the free list. The Indian bill was
passed after amendment directing the
secretary of the interior to inquire into
the .propriety of disseminating contract
schools. An executive session was held.
The house insisted on the Wilson tariff
bill, after letter from the president to
Wilson had been read asking him to fight
in conference for free raw materials. Con-
ference reports ON the naval military aca-
denny and diplomatic bills were agreed to,
and the bill to elect senators by popular
vote was debated without action.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The senate de-
bated the tariff bill all day. Hill moving
to put raw materials on the free list and
endorsing the presidents letter. Villas
moved to recede from the q cent differen-
tial in the sugar schedule. An executive
session was held. Adjourned to Monday.
Representatives were scarce in the
attraction. The bill to elect senators by
popular vote was debated without action.
The usual night session was held.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-All interest in
the senate proceedings for the present week
centers in the efforts which will be made
to settle the tariff controversy as raised
by the report of the conference disagree
ment OF course there will be much
speaking, and one of the questions will be
the point of order against Villas amend
ment to strike out the sugar diiIerential.
The point is that this is the amendment
of an amendment and cannot be done in
conference-it being only rulable to strike
out all the sugar amendments.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-But little bust
ness was transacted by the house. The
resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election of
senators by the direct vote of the people
was passed ny two-thirds majority, with
thirteen votes to spare, The senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill
were disagreed to and conferrees were APP
pointed. Hull filed a petition from labor
people at Des Moines praying for the inn
parchment of Attorney General Olney.
ASHlNGION, July ~t-ln INC SenuCe
German defended the senate tariff bill
and replied to Cleveland's letter, charging
the president with bad faith in writing
the letter after he had agreed to the SEN
ate bill as the best that could be had.
Germans remarks raised sensation and
he called on Vest, Harris and Jones of
Arkansas to corroborate his statements.
They said that in interviews with Carlisle
and the president these two gentlemen
had agreed to the senate bill as German
had charged. An executive session was
held.
The house was without u quorum owing
to the number of members who went
over to the senate. An attempt to get u
quorum through the sergeant-at-arms
failed, and without doing any business
the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-In the senate
Hill made II speech in reply to German,
defending the president from Germans
attack. Gallery also spoke in Il similar
vein, and was speaking at adjournment.
The house passed the bill to reinstate
railway mail clerks dismissed between
March II and May l, 1894 1t was Il party
vote, because it Was II party measure. A
number of unimportant bills were passed,
mostly relating to land titles and lands.