The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of Proceedings in Both Housss of
Congress.

Synopsis Of Proceedings in Both Housss NJ
Congress.
WASHINGTON Jan. 10.-The most intsr.
esting feature Of the senate session was
the introduction Of resolution by Baker
of Kansas intended as formal deolara.
ton Of the Monroe doctrine expanded to
the limit 1t was referred. Stewart mnde
long speech on the financial Question
and predicted the failure of the popular
bond sale. Cullom tried to get through a
resell alton authorizing an appropriation
OF $4,000 for supervising architect for
the new Chicago postoffice building but
1t was objected to. An executive session
was held.
In tho house Livingston introduced q
resolution requesting the president TO
notify Great Britain that If she increases
her forces on the Guiana border making
them greater than they were on Dec. II
last (date Of the presidents Venezuela
message), she must Immediately with
draw them. The pension bill carrying
e141, 1926. $40 was reported
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. - The senate
adopted a resolution appropriating $3.50 to
purchase portrait of Allen G. Thurman;
referred to the foreign relations commit
tee resolution by Morgan which after
the manner Of Kaiser Wilhelm congratu-
lated the Beers and added a eulogy Of
their free government; listened to speeches
by Pritchard in favor of protection and
free silver, by White in favor of rules that
would enable the minority to do some
thing, and by Jones Of Arkansas in favor
of free silver, and then adjourned to Mon
day.
The house discussed the proposed rules
without final action and an amendment
to deduct pay of members for days they
were absent was rejected. it being stated
that Its only result would be and had been
to increase the sick list. A resolution was
offered to call for the findings and reports
of examining boards in the first fifty cases
of original invalid pensions rejected on
medical grounds after Nov. /, 1898. The
debate on the rules was not concluded at
adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-The house spent
the day in discussing the proposed changes
to the rules, and finally adopted all of the
amendments recommended by the COM
mittee on rules, including the method Of
establishing the presence of quorum
Tucker, of Virginia, in the Forty-sixth
congress, the substance of which has been
printed in these dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Morgan's speech
on the silver bond bill was the event in
the senate, although a sharp personal col.
loquy between Hill, Pritchard and Butler
enlivened the early hours. Morgan fire..
quently addressed himself personally to
Sherman, who sat across the aisle, and for
two hours arraigned the Ohio senator for
the series of financial acts with which he
is identified. AS the two hours speech
was on the silver question the senator
could not well have said anything new. In
reply to resolution by PETER the secrc.
tary of the treasury sent communication
stating that there was no law setting
apart 500, 000,00 as reserve fund.
In the house resolution was introduced
proposing that other things failing to Sc
cure Armenians in their right to live tho
United States should join tho allied pow
ers of Europe and wipe the Turk off the
face of the earth. The pension appropria
ton bill was debated on an amendment
to make pension vested right No ac-
ton was taken. Bills were introduced:
For bridge across the Detroit river at
Detroit; appropriating 500, 200 for
coast defenses; to permit railways under
certain conditions TO pool their traffic.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The bond silver
bill was further considered in the senate,
but without appreciable approach to a
conclusion of the debate. Butler of North
Carolina spoke for two hours in opposi-
ton to bond Issues and in favor of silver
legislation. Lodge sought to pass the bill
granting pension to the widow of Gen.
eral Cogs we'll, but Allen led vigorous
opposition, claiming that the widows of
generals were being unduly preferred
over the widows of plain soldiers. Tho
bill was finally passed. Mills offered
resolution in opposition to bonds or ma.
tional debts OF any kind that bear inter-
est and in favor of free silver. An execu-
tive session was held.
The house spent tho day in further de-
bate upon the pension appropriation bill.
The speakers with u single exception were
oil Republican, and all favored liberal
administration of the pension laws and
the adoption of the changes to existing
law proposed by the bill.