The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Proceedings of the National Lawmakers
I'm Roth llouSps.

Proceedings of the National Lawmakers
in Both Houses.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 The vote on the
Nicaragua canal bill will bo taken up in tho
senate at 8 o'clock this afternoon unless
some UNEXPECTED parliamentary obstruc-
ton is interposed. This was the culmi-
nation of the long debate on that subject.
Another chapter to the Hawaiian question
has been added, Allen (Pop) presenting
resolution for annexation and George
making'a speech supporting the admins
tration policy. Another new senator,
Pritchard of North Carolina, was sworn
in. The session closed with the rapid
passage of twcnty.onc pension bills
The house devoted all its time to the
consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation with such success that at the
hour of adjournment it had nearly COM
pleted the reading OF the bill. The case
OF Judge Kicks had an echo in the adop-
ton OF an amendment making it unlaw-
full for clerks OF United States courts to
include in their cmoluments fees not
earned and due ct the time their acts were
rendered and forbidding the allowance
of fees not actually earned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. &C. - The daily
wrangle over the Hawaiian troubles was
duly held in the senate, and was again
cut off by the Nicaragua canal bill, which
was brought to vote and passed by yeas,
81; nays, 81.
The house passed the sundry civil bill
carrying $50 125 ri. Sayrcs proposed an
amendment that mono of the sum for
printing United States notes be used for
printing then of larger denominations
shan those retired; rejected. Coombs pro-
posed the retirement OF the gold certifi-
Gates and that they be not receivable for
duties after July next; adopted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-President Cleve-
land policy toward Hawaii was sustain
ed in the senate by q vote of "a to ~. The
resolution offered by Vest us an amend
ment to a previous resolution on the sub
ject by Allen of Nebraska declares the
policy Of the administration regarding tho
islands deserves the approval and support
Of the American people Except as to
Pettigrew, who voted with the Democrats,
She division was on party lines and his
vote was the winning one. Frye and
Lodge replied to the speech of Mills. Il
was agreed that the bankruptcy bill
should be unfinished business and the
rest of the day was devoted to culogies or
the late Representative O'Neill.
The house pa scd II bill providing
special rules for the navigation of the
great lakes. The bill to repeal the differ
ential duty on sugar against countries
that pay an export bounty was taken up
and occupied the remainder of the day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-Tho presidents
message on the financial situation was
listened to attentively by tho senators and
sent to the finance committee. The bill
relating to the Ute Indians, their removal
TO Utah and lands in sevcralty to them
was passed A resolution was adopted
asking the treasury if there will be q
deficiency for the year ending Dec. 81 1895.
The bankruptcy bill was taken up and an
executive session held.
The house referred the presidents mes
sage and Springcr's financial bill based
thereon to the banking and currency COM
mittce. The bill to repeal the differential
on sugar was debated without action. A
survey of Kalamazoo Mich harbor was
authorized.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. - The senate
spent most of the day on the bankruptcy
bill. Mandcrson introduced II resolution
calling on the finance committee to frame
q bill including tho maintenance of u re-
serve of $400,0O0,00), half gold and half
silver, for II bond issue payable in gold or
silver at the option of the holder, for the
retirement of the grcenbacks with the
Same option, the payment Of duties in
gold from gold countries and silver from
silver countries at the option of the inn
porter, and for free coinage at 16 to |. Tel
Ter said that no compromise on silver
could pass Chandler presented an amend
ment to the railway pooling bill provid
ing a system of arbitration in strike mat
tiers. A bill was passed to amend the in
torstate commerce bill so as to permit the
sale OF interchangeable mileage tickets to
commercial travellers.
The house under special order passed
the sugar diffcrential repeal bill-2G9 to
81, All amendments were defeated.