The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-03-08
FIGHT OVER THE FINANCES.
Lasted All Through the Session and Ended
i'm Nothing Being Done.

Lasted All Through the Session and Ended
i'm Nothing Being Done.
The most interesting chapter of the
history of the session is made by the
attempt at financial legislation in both
houses. These are too well known to re-
quire recapitulation. No financial legis-
lation has yet resulted from the host of
bills introduced during the session wi tn
more or less weight of authority behind
them. The principal class of legislation
accomplished by the short session was
that making appropriations for the sup
port of the government. Not little gen.
eral legislation was Incorporated into the
appropriation bills. These bills in the order
in which they were passed by the house
were: For the military academy West
Point), ermy, pension, Notifications,
diplomatic and consular, District of
Columbia, postal, agricultural, Indian,
sundry civil, legislative, executive and
judicial, navy, and general deficiency.
When the last week of congress began
the house had passed all except the gen.
eral deficiency and the senate had the last
four yet to consider. The pension bill, as
enacted, contained provisions that PEN
sions shall not be paid to non-residents
who are not citizens of the United States,
ex cept for actual disabilities incurred in
the service, directing examining surgeons
to state the ratings to which they think
the applicants are entitled, and fixing the
lowest rate of pension at So a month. The
diplomatic and consular bill increased the
salaries of several foreign representatives,
but the senate amendment for Hawaiian
cable was defeated by the house.
The agricultural bill empowered the
secretary of agriculture to enforce rules
for the inspection OF live cattle whose
meat is intended for shipment abroad in
any form, and regulations to prevent tho
shipment of condemned carcasses abroad
or from one state TO another and fixed
heavy penalties for violations of such
regulations.
Considerable legislation was included in
the sundry civil bill One amendment
provides for the purchase for $50 600 of the
site OF the Blaine mansion, and another
turns the military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, kas into u United States peni-
Tertiary for keeping United States prison
ers, who have heretofore been held in
state prisons under contracts
The naval bill was notable because of
the new navy" provision for two battle
bhipS anu siA JOTpeSfO DOdUS anu Une IN
crease of the enlisted force by the addition
of 1000 men. The general deficiency bill
reported to the house amounted to S..
519,539. An amendment suggested by the
secretary of state to pay the claims of
Great Britain for s425, 600 damages for
seizures of sealers in Behring sea was
voted down by the house. The house
adopted joint resolution for an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
the election Of United States senator's by
direct vote of the people, but the resolu-
ton was killed 10y the senate.
A senate joint resolution for inquiry
into the practicability Of deep Waterways
between the ocean and the great lakes and
the bill for tho regulation of steam yes
sells failed To pass the house.
Among important house bills which
died was one TO punish train wrcckers by
capital punishment and attempts at tram
wrecking by heavy terms Of imprison-
ment. The only legislation affecting the
tariff act was a resolution to extend to