The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-29
OUR NATIONAL soLONs.
Doings I'm the Senate ana House OF Repre-
sentit.yes.


WASHINGTON, May 23.-'rhc Ill TO pro-
hibit the issue Of bones is now before the
senate, with the prospect ot n final vote on
1t next Monday. Thc obstruction to the
measure was withdrawn yesterday, and by
the decisive vote of "a to ~ the senate
adopted the motion of Butler. author of
the bill, TO proceed with IL. The debate
on this took up nearly the whole session,
and no other business except conference
reports was attended to.
The house got into hot debate over q
conference report on the river and harbor
bill, which was vigorously denounced by
Hepburn and DOckery. The labor com
mission bill was forgotten and goes over
to next week. At the night session twelve
private pension bills were favorably acted
upon.
Both houses accepted partial reports on
the river and harbor bill.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The day in the
senate was consumed by the "filled cheese
bill and the second installment of the
speech by Allen on the Butler bill to pro-
hibit the issue of bonds without the au-
thority of congress- Amendments to the
"hlled cheese bill TO raise revenue were
offered but all failed by votes that werein
no case strictly partisan. One by Mills to
impose "A per cent. internal revenue tax
on all products in excess of $4,000 per an
mum from establishments manufacturing
iron, steel, copper, nickel, brass, lead,
zinc, cotton, WOOL hemp, silk or fax was
laid on the table by vote of AZ to Is.
Amendments by Allen for an additional
internal revenue tax of 81 Il barrel on beer
ale and porter and by Gray for an import
duty of 10 cents pound on tea were lost
by votes of 35 to % and 81 to 10 respective
ly. The 'fllled cheese" bill was then
obliged to give way to the bond BILL and
Allen made silver speech. Because Sec
rotary Carlisle's speech at Chicago had
been printed as a public document author
ity was given TO print Governor Altgeld's
reply to the same
The house and senate both agreed on
the river and harbor and executive, -legis-
lative and judicial bills The house in
sisted on cutting off appropriations for sec
tartan schools in the Indian bill-154 to %
Howard Pop of Alabama offered reso-
luton impcaching President Cleveland
on eleven counts and it was voted down
almost unanimously.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The senate passed
the general deficiency appropriation BILL
carrying about Sl05O0,0OO, and including
money for French spoliation claimants.
In the house KEN kept up his obstruc-
tive policy, but District business was
transacted and the bill to repeal the free
alcohol clause of the tariff law considered
without action.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The senate took
up the filled cheese bill and discussed an
amendment taxing beer 20 cents additional
per barrel, a motion to table being defeat
ed. Several speeches were made on the
bond bill. A bill giving the widow of
General Spencer, one time senator from
Alabama, $50 per month pension was
passed The beer amendment to the
cheese bill was pending at adjournment.
Stewart wanted Carlislcs alleged free sill
yer speech made in 1873 printed, but OBJ
lection was made. An executive session
was held.
The house passed the bill repeating the
rebate on alcohol used in the arts and in
medicines, with an amendment appoint
ing commission of representatives and
senator's to consider the subject and re-
port at next session. The senate amend
ments to the general deficiency bill were
sent to conference. Dolliver took occasion
in the free alcohol debate to pitch into"
Governor Boies. The rest of the day was
devoted to conference reports.