The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
Prompt Action of Senate Points to
First of June as the Date.

Prompt Action or senate fOints To
First of June the Date.
Washington, May 21.-The action of
the senate in disposing of the district
appropriation bill in one day, when it
was expected that at least three days
would be devoted to its consideration,
confirms the statement persistently
made that adjournment will take place
between the 1st and 10th of June. On
neither side is there any desire to drag
out the session. There are now only
two appropriation bills to pass the SEN
ate-the Notifications and the general
deficiency. These can be. quickly dis
posed of.
The only question that can cause any
friction whatever is the bill repeating
the free alcohol clause of the tariff law.
The finance committee Tuesday morn
ing discussed this measure and when
the Notifications bill has been passed it
will be pressed upon the considerat ton
of the senate.
Washington, May 21.-A bill was in
troduced by Senator Allen (pop., Neb.)
and was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee defining the Jurisdiction of the
supreme court in the determination of
constitutional questions. 1t provides
that no law of congress shall be held
or adjudged unconstitutional except
where all the justices concur in the
opinion to that effect.
The senate bill passed on the I'd of
March last, and to which motion to re-
consider was pending for the enlist
ment of additional men in the navy, was
taken up, the motion to reconsider the
vote on its passage was agreed to and
the bill was placed on the calendar.
Senator Frye rep, Me- presented the
conference report on the river and har-
Dor bill and asked immediate action up
on it. He said the conferees had agreed
upon all the items in the bill, except the
three items as to the harbors of San
Pedro, Santa Monica and Wilmington,
in Southern California.
Senator Bacon (dem., Ga.) opposed
the immediate consideration of the re-
port as he desired to address the senate
on the subject and had not the neces-
sary data to do so then.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill went over until Thurs
day and the Notifications appropria-
ton bill was taken up, Senator Butler
(pop., n. c. first giving notice that
after it was disposed of he would move
to take up his bill to prevent further
issue of bonds without the consent of
congress-; Senator Hill (dem., N. "
giving similar notice regarding his con-
tempt of court bill, and Senator Sher-
man (rep., o. like notice regarding
the filed cheese bill.
Washington, May Elm the house
Mr.. Henderson (rep., Ia.) reported
from the committee on rules an order
setting apart Thursday for the consid-
GRAFTON of the Phillips labor investiga-
ton commission bill and Friday for the
consideration of the arbitration bill,
which was passed last session.
Discussion of the immigration bills
was then resumed, Mr.. Wilson (deln.,
s. c. advocating their passage, and
Mr.. Mccall (rep., Mass.) supporting his
own bill.
BY vote of 121 to As the house
agreed to the Corliss amendment to the
immigration bill, protecting the lake
| cities from the competition of Canadian
labor temporarily residing in the United
States.