The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-03-11
TELEGRAPHIc SUMMARY.
The following is synopsis Of the dispatches
obtained from the papers of the week The
dates are To March Sd:

dates are to March 3D.:
Congressional
The amendment to the Constitution has
passed both Houses
In the Senate the bill to pay 5-2Us in god
Tassed. Senator Cole of California vehement.
~ opposed it, and SAID the bonds should BIZ paid
in greenbacks. Wade, Norton Pomeroy, and
seven other Radical Senators, opposed the bill.
Senator Sherman offered a resolution to au-
thOrize the President to recognize the indepen.
dence of Cuba.
The Senate Committee on Railroads report
I'd back all the railroad bills and asked to be
discharged from their further consideration.
Among them was the proposed Oregon branch
OF the Pacific railroad
Summers bill to pay Massachusetts interest
on money advanced in the war of 1872, passed.
A bill to pay $4,000 to Sisters of CHARITY,
for their care of Union soldiers in Charleston,
was elected.
A resolution passed to refuse pay to Corco-
ran, the Washington banker, for the use of his
property, because he declined to take the oath
The House passed the Senate bill to regulate
elections in Idaho and Washington Territories.
In the contest for u seat between Menard
House gave Menard the floor in his own behalf,
voted s., 500 IL each contestant
An amendment to the Appropriation bill to
pay 1890 to the Register and Receiver of the
Land Office in Boise City, Idaho passed
In a debate on paying back salary to Har-
vey, Minister 10 Portugal, Covodt, of Penn,
SAID the feeling against Harvey was excited by
ms correspondence in 1861, with Judge Ma
graf, ct South Carolina: but that Harvey was
then really acting under Lincoln's direction,
and he lntlniatrd that President Lincoln sup
pressed portion of the correspondence for
the purpose of nurng Harvey.
Spnlding of Ohio said that he was the only
surviving member OF the Committee on Appro-
pratlons who Was instrumental in stopping the
salary. and he was now sorry for what he had
done IN that particular.
The appropriation finally passed.
The House Committee listened Ia a speech
by Prot Wilcox, who urged the passage of
bill for Woman Suffrage in the Territories He
thought 1t would destroy polygamy i'll Utah. A
bill embracing the proposition " Ill probably be-
introduced early IN the next session
Butler gave the House. in Committee. the
result at his interview with Grant that day
The Reconstruction Committee have rrcrdcd
from the resolution I" rNprl Georgia members
During n debate CHAMBER of New York
accused Speaker Coliax with exhibiting a gross
spirit Of tayorltisn towards the Republican
members at Ill" House. He read extracts
from the reports IN the Congressional Giodc. !
and charged that Nj. EIolbrouk al Idaho VA
called I" order aud severely rrprlmandcd Tor
SAVING I" Butler What Logan. of Illinois. was
permitted /" say IL Eldrl.r. of WISCONSIN. |
with IMMUNITY.
C"lax unslccrsstulIy tried 10 yndlcatc his
course
Cullom. Of Illinois offered resolution of
sympathy with the insurgents in Cuba
The House Committee crusurr T. VI stan !
ton and X. J. Walker for their srcrct atinr-
nry ship for Russia lu the Alaska purchase case |
Banks resolution. rendering sympathy 10 /
Spain III her revolution. and 10 authorize the
President Ia recognize the independence of
Cuba. passed. /
The >rnat" bill granting bonds to Oregon |
for wagon road, was amended, limiting the
grant Ia three sections per mile. and passed.
C"liax resigned. March I'd and spoke his val !
cdIctury ~ SPEAKER Pomrr"y OF New York |
was chosen Speaker Ter the day.
The House passed the bill Ia allow only the !
L. : Crrcul. Courts to try rrvcnur cases
4 resolution Ia remove disabilities If Judge
Parker at Va caused the statement that h. was
the Judge who tried old John Brown, and the
resolution was rejected.
Miscellaneous
Senator Corbrtt at Oregon and one OF Com
mittrr on Territories called on Gen. Grant.
Feb 9th. I" see him on Territorial appoint
rnrnts Grant told them when h. thought of
making that class OF appointments be would be
glad to see them both.
Grant told Stewart of Nevada that he favor
I'd the new amendment tn the Constitutions
aud hoped the States would quickly ratlty It.
Grant Is opposed 10 the unscalng of the
members from Georgia
Grant tavnrs the recognition of the indie
pcndrnce of Cuba.
On cxhumng the remains of Capt. WlrZ
the head, spine aud right hand were missing
Shade asked the President to have them re-
stored. The President made no response.
Heavy snow storms swept over the Northern
and Eastern States. Feb 18th aud 18th, which
bockadrd railroad travel
Lieut. Brane, tx. Confederate Navy. has been
released, rs nothing could be found against
him He was the last Confederate prisoner
The House Foreign Committee think Cuba
and Sau Domingo will be- annexed To the Unit
I'd States in a few mouths.
A delegation from Penns, vana, headed by
Mcclure. waited on Gen. Grant,
Feb. 10Th. and Mcclure tried to bully Grant
rs to the Cabinet app"lntee from Pcnns, Iva
lia. Grant was short. sharp, and firm to him.
He SAID only those VIII" supportrd the Chicago
PLATFORM would have place in his Cabinet, but
lr should change any one in it. aud name an.
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