The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-03
ssrIoNAL LEalsLATuHs.
Synopsis Of Proceedings in both nouses a
Congress.

| Synopsis OF Proceedings In both uouses ar
Congress.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. s7-Outside of pass-
ing under an ironclad rule the revenue
bill decided on by tho ways and moan,
committee, the house did no business.
The bill passed by a vote of 205 to 81.
Bills were introduced: To improve thu
channel of tho Mississippi between Cairo.
Ills, and St. Louis, for the appointment
by the president of tariff commission OF
nine members to investigate the question
OF tariff in all its branches; TO establish
gold and silver international currency
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s-Burroughs in
the senate introduced bill as an amend.
ment to the house tariff bill putting all
the free list of the Wilson bill into the
dutiable list at the rate of 80 per cent. of
the duty of the Mckinley bill. Hill intro
duced u bill authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury to issue per cent. bonds
payable in gold or silver at the option of
the holder A joint resolution was agreed
to transferring the government of Utah
to the state authorities. Adjourned to
Monday.
In the house II. r.. Belknap, of Chicago
was seated from the Third Illinois dis
got the certificate of election, but waived
his claim rs the result of a recount. A
rule was adopted giving two days to tho
debate on the bond bill of the ways and
means committee discussion to cease at
8 p. IN. today. The bill was taken up and
debated till late last night. 1t contains q
clause prohibiting the absolute retirement
of the greenbacks
WASHINGTON. Dec. Gothic chief busi-
ness of the house was the passage of the
ways and means committee bond bill,
which went through on an aye and nay
vote as follows--ayes, 10; nays, 1874
mixed VOTE number of Republicans vot-
ing nay and all the Democrats and Popu-
lists, except Hutchinson of Texas, voting
nay. The fight was made on the first, or
bond, sections. Hit reported favorably q
resolution calling for all information in
the state department relating to the Wal
Ter case. He also reported the resolution
regarding Ambassador Bayard's speech at
Edinburgh, Scotland. 1t is simply reso-
luton Of inquiry. He also reported q reso-
luton calling for information about the
Cuban war. All were agreed to. A resolu-
ton TO accept the ram Katahdin was
passed. Among the bills introduced was
one to make pensions vested right. AID.
journed to tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3l.-The senate
agreed to the Republican reorganization
of committees, the Populists declining to
vote, except Kyle, who voted with the
Democrats. PETER presented offers Of G.
A. r. posts in Kansas of their services in
case of war Chandler introduced a bill
to enlarge the powers of the Interstate
commerce commission. Lodge made an
nt-British speech on the Venezuelan
question in which he presented nothing
new. Allen by request of Thurston in
troduceu bill prohibiting the issue of
bonds without the consent of congress.
An executive session was held
WASHINGTON, Jan, 1.-The senate held
q two hours session, in the course Of
which Mitchell advocated u return to the
Mckinley duties on wool; a resolution
was adopted for an investigation of prices
paid for armor plates, intimating that gov
eminent officers were interested in con-
tracts; Sherman offered resolution to re-
store the gold reserve, to hold the same
sacred for the redemption of greenbacks,
and to reissue none Of the latter except for
gold. A bill was introduced to retire all
greenbacks redeemed and issue in their
place silver certificates redeemable In sill
yer dollars. Adjourned to Friday
Little was done in the house, which also
adjourned to Friday. Some bills were in
PRODUCED, among them bills to repeal the
rebate on the tax on alcohol and to repeal
tho 10 per cent. tax on banks other than
national