The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis OF Proceedings In Both Houses OF
Congress.

4
Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Lodgo intro
duced bin In the senate providing that
monthly publications entered rs second
class matter shall be charged at the same
rate of postage as weekly publications. A
sharp discussion took place over a propo-
sition to abolish country postoffices and
absorb them as branches of city offices.
The matter was not settled. George lin
ished his speech on the Dupont case. The
Indian appropriation bill was reported.
The bill authorizing work to proceed on
the North Manitou lighthouse island in
Lake Michigan was passed. An execu-
tive session was held.
The house passed the sundry civil bill
after rejecting a proposition to strike out
the amendment appropriating s32 900 for
the Howard university OF this city, "a
school with n theological department.
There is provision that the money be
not used for theological purposes. A bill
was introduced authorizing the president
to retaliate on products Of countries that
discriminate against this country.
WASHINGTON, April L. - The house
passed a bill authorizing a third bridge
across the river at st. Louis. About thirty
private pension bills were passed, during
which Speaker Reed decided that quo
rum was majority of the living men,
bers OF the house, an Important ruling.
The Cuban belligerency resolutions were
taken up, and Hit moved and advocated
their passage. Boutelle opposed and the
matter was pending at the end of the day
session. At the night session eight PEN
sion bills were passed..
The senate was not in session.
WASHINGTON, April 6-The house de-
cided to vote on the Cuban resolutions to-
day Immediately after the reading Of the
journal. This agreement was accom-.
panied by an understanding that Satur-
days debate on tho resolutions should be
continued into the evening. With the ex-
ception of an hour given over to mis-
cellaneous business ut the beginning of
the session the entire day and the night
session wero devoted TO discussion of
the Cuban delinquency resolutions.
Speeches were made in favor of tho adop-
ton of the resolutions by Adams of Penn
sylvania Knox Of Ma ichusetts, Quigg
of New York, Cockre of Texas and
Others, and in opposition this course by
Turner and Russell OF Georgia, Gillette
VI NldS5uCl nllbUb Vi NlERllld, anu
others. There was nothing new in the
speeches.
WASHINGTON, April Tho senate spent
the entire day on the postofice appropria-
ton bill, but did not complete it. Allen
all that irregularities resulted from the
civ -";ylce system and repeated sensa-
tion"! "a" .es as to large money contri-
button -, % have been made In tho in-
terest OF Cl- Gland and Harrison. The
charge that Wanamaker contributed $780,
00O toward Harrison's election led to en-
phatic denial from Hawley. Bills were
passed giving 500 per month pension to
General Caseys widow and appropriatlng
S., 900 fol fog-horn at Menominee, Mich.
An executive session was held
The house adopted the Cuba belliger'
ency resolutions-244 10 27-l9 Repub-
licans and Democrats. and then took up
the river and harbor bill, appropriating
over $40 uO0,0 and passed it under sus-
pension of the rules.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The senate
passed the postoflice appropriation, defeat.
ing the amendment consolidating the
small postofices with the large ones. A
resolution was introduced asking infor-
nation on the Mrs. Maybrick case, the
woman who is serving life sentence in
England for poisoning her husband. A
joint resolution was introduced providing
that congress can defeat veto by ma
jorlty vote A vote on subsidies was taken
on tho postoffice bill, resulting in their
favor--32 to 81.
The house spent the day debating bill
to fix the standard of weights and meas
uros by the adoption of the metric system
on and after July l. 1928, and PROPOSE
ton that the government share with the
District of Columbia the expense of Great
ing and maintaining public library in
the city of Washington. The latter was
defeated, 115 to 1877, and the fate of the
metric system bill still hangs in the bal
ance. On rising vote it was defeated
% to So