The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-27
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis OF Proceedings In Both Houses AZ
Congress.

Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The senate de-
voted the whole session to the bill to APP
propriate 800, 900 for q commission to ex-
anime the Venezuelan boundary dispute.
Allen Of Nebraska objected to it's second
reading and 1t went over. The house reso-
luton for a holiday recess was laid on
the table. Allen wanted immediate CON-
sideration of a resolution reciting that
in view OF the danger of war the finance
committee be instructed to consider the
free coinage OF silver. The president trans
mitted a message with a report of Score
tary Olney on the Armenian troubles. No
Americans had been killed and only a
comparatively small amount of property
destroyed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The senate spent
almost an hour in executive session wait.
Ing upon the message from the president,
the reading of which was the last pro-
ceeding before adjournment. The mes.
sage was a plea for financial action on the
lines suggested in the annual message.
The Venezuela commission bill was
passed unanimously as it came from the
house. The house adjournment holiday
resolution was also amended and passed SO
as to provide for adjourning from today
until Monday, Jan. 9. This proceeding
was accompanied by a N explanation from
the Democratic side Of the chamber that
1t would be impossible for them to COM
plete their committee assignments even II
the senate should remain in session until
Tuesday next. The resolution instruct
ing the finance committee to consider free
silver coinage was adopted.
The session of the house was purely a
perfunctory affair, and after waiting an
hour and a half for the senate to act on
the adjournment resolution adjournment
was taken to today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The only re-
sponse to the presidents financial mes
sage In the senate was two radical silver
resolutions-one by Vest directing the
secretary of the treasury to coin the silver
bullion and redeem and cancel the treas
ury notes issued to purchase that bullion
with the standard dollars so coined and
also to redeem the e~reenbacks in silver
dollars as we'll as gold-whichever is most
CONVENIENT. The other was by Butler of
North Carolina (Pop.) to pay all govern
ment obligations in silver except when
silver and gold are at a parity of l6 to /.
Platt objected to both. Stewart made a
speech advocating the announcement that
United States obligations would be paid
in silver, to stop ''raids IN the treasury"
Dubois attacked the message and said the
president must know that his recon.
mendations would not be accepted and
that the senate would as soon as it got q
chance adopt Vests resolution.
The house responded to the presidents
message by pig~eon-holing the resolution
for n holiday recess and preparing to go
to work to provide some means for the re-
lief of the treasury. The speaker an
nounced the committees and the message
was referred to the ways and means com
mittee. The house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.-The session of
the house was SHINY attended. Dingley
announced that on Thursday the ways and
means committee would present the legis-
lation it considered necessary to meet the
request in the presidents message on f.
nance. Bills were introduced: To re enact
the Mckinley duties on wool; to pay
bounties on agricultural exports; provid-
ing that no gold or paper currency of less
denomination than $40 be issued. Ad-
journed for the day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-In the senate
Hawley introduced o bill to issue Spring
field rifles to state militia. Allen pre-.
sented a project for a Pan-Amdrican po-
lical union. including a common unit of
value. The bill to remove the disability
of ex-Confederates in the matter of en-
listing in the United States army was
passed. 1t was championed by Hill
Platt, Chandler, Hawley and Voorhees,,
and characterized by Sherman as a Christ
mas gift to the south, in withdrawing his
motion for reference to committee. To
avoid a vote on the question Morrill, with
drew a motion to refer Vests free silver
resolution. Adjourned to Friday.
The most interesting thing in the house
was the reading of a communication from
the BRAZILIAN house Of representatives in
dorsing the presidents stand on the Ven
ezuelan question. Bills were introduced:
To issue Springfield rifles to the state mi
litia; to prevent the stopping or reduction
of pensions without investigations; to in
crease pensions of helpless pensioners to
$50 per month, Notwithstanding the help
lessness has originated since discharge,
and to give $12 per month to all veterans
AGED 60.