The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Proceedings of the National Lawmakers
In Both Houses.


In Both Houses.
WASHINGTON. Feb l6.-Tho senate in
consideration of the postoffice appropriate
tipn bill vored against any changes In
the railway mail system, but failed to
pass the bill long letter was received
from Secretary Carlisle giving informa-
ton of the condition Of the treasury.
In the house the only business done was
the adoption of a rule to discuss and vote
Oh the gold bond resolution and then the
refusal TO pass the resolution to third
rehding by a vote of 1877 to 120 thus kill.
ing the third attempt to relieve the treas
ury on the bass advocated by the admin
istration.
/ WASHINGTON, Feb Is. - A storm Of
financial debate swept over the senate, ex-
cerding in intensity any discussion the
upper branch OF congress has had in many
days. 1t was brought on by Hills adj
vocacy OF his resolution defining the pol
icy OF the government for bmetallism and
for paying its obligations in the best
money in use During tho debate VOL
colt declared the president had In jured
the country's credit bv letting per cent.
bonds go ut such a SIN III premium. Lodge
said the contract W tn the syndicate was
the BLACKLIST financial act in history Tel.
Ter, Stewart ana Others talked. The agri-
cultural appropriation was briefly consid.
cred.
The house concluded the general de-
bate on the naval appropriation bill,
agreed to the senate amendments for the
sale of isolated tracts Of public lands, re-
ducing the minimum price for such lands
from ~ 90 to 20 per acre, passed twelve
n N Ui
demned cannon to the Iowa Historical So
ciety The senate amendments to tho
postofiice appropriation bill were dis
agreed to. The remainder OF the day was
devoted to eulogies on the life and char
acter of the late Senator Colquitt Of
Georgia
WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-In the senate
speeches were made on finances, par, leu
larly with. reference to the recent bond
contract, by Stewart, who declared the
contract illegal; Gray, who defended it as
necessary in view of the inaction of con-
gress, and Sherman, who said it was n
bad bargain, but upheld the principle in
volved il the contract. The silver men
then by a vote of 80 to q made Jones I'M
restricted silver coinage bill unfinished
business, ana Jones gave notice that he
would try to get II vote on it today before
adjournment The agricultural appropri-
alton bill was passed with AN appropria-
ton for irrigation and without appropria-
tons for fire and drought sufferers.
Tho house passed the bill to raise the
rate of pensions of Mexican war veterans
to Sl2 a month; also the bill to equalize
the salaries of inspectors of hulls and
boilers The bill to authorize the con-
struction of certain dams across the St.
Louis and Cloquet rivers in Minnesota
was defeated for want of two-third vote.
The naval appropriation was considered
without action in committee of the
whole.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Gothic senate by q
vote of rs to ~ set aside all other business
and took up Jones unrestricted silver
coinage bill. The anti silverites proceed
ed to talk it to death and at 9 p. m. Jones
gave up and the bill is shclved. Wolcott
offered n resolution declaring that al
though FREQ silver coinage is the right
thing it is inexpedient to consider it at
this session for want OF time.
The house put in the day OH the naval
appropriation bill without final action;
disagreed to the senate amendments to
the agricultural appropriation, and agreed
to tho conference report on the bill to ex-
tend the time for making income tax re-