The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-10
Senator Van Wyck Presents a
Resolution Asking for Certain
Information.
The Lower Branch of Congress Now
Dealing Principally With
Tariff Matters.
Acquisition of Public Lands by Foreign
Observation-Disclosures
Washington Matters.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

JuotiCC ahQ SOiPo VI JUICY eAS
army.
The chair laid before the senate the I'm
finished business Of Friday, being the cattle
disease bill.
A motion to commit the bill 10 the COM
mittee on agriculture, was lost-yeas, 10;
nays, 80.
MIR. Plumb withdrew the amendment in
c~reasing the appropriation for the purposes
of the bill from $3.50, 900 to $50 600.
Mr.. Bayard IS motion to reduce the ap-
preparation to $50, 900 was agreed to.
Mr.. Plumb's amendment making the
amount $3.50, 900, was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Harris the amendment
was agreed to combining the operations of
the bill to cattle from which there was
danger of the disease spreading from ono
state to another.
Mr.. Morgan moved to fix the maximum
compensation of inspectors under the bill
at S. a day. Not agreed to.
HOUSE.
The house went into committee of the
whole and proceeded 70 consideration Of the
District of Columbia free bridge bill, which
was laid aside with favorable recommends
tons.
The next bill was appropriating $500 900
for the completion ola sewerage system
for the district, but without action the COM
mittee rose.
The free bridge bill was recommitted
and the house took a recess till 8 O'Clock,
the evening session to be for debate of the
tariff bill.
At the evening sesaion the tariff bill was
discussed by Messrs. Woiford, Storm and
others for and against the measure.
SENATE
TUESDAY, April 29.-Mr. Morrill,,
from the committee on finance, reported
favorably the joint resolution appropriating
$25, GOO to defray the expenses Of the cere-
.N-,an aNo~aafa1 xpifh tho o,nnrnoohfnn
completion and dedication of the Washing
ton monument.
The senate passed the house bill author
izing the Marsh National bank Of Lincoln,
Neb., to change its name.
The bill to provide for the sale of the
Iowa Indian reservation in Nebraska and
Kansas, was read the third time and, after
some debate, passed.
The chair laid before the senate the I'M
finished business Of yesterday, being the
pleuro-pneumonia bill. After debate the
bill passed-31 to IA.
. HOUSE.
Mr.. Lamb called up the joint resolution
directing the president to bring to the at
tention Of the governor Of VeneZula the
claim of j. E. Wheelock, a citizen Of the
United States, for indemnity for gross out
RACES and fortunes inflicted upon him by
officers of that government, and to demand
and enforce, in such manner as he may
deem best, the immediate settlement OF 1.-THE
claim.
Mr.. Washburn asked leave to report from
the committee on appropriations a joint
resolution appropriating $40 200 to defray
the expenses attending the visit OF the
special embassy from Siam to the United
States, but Mr.. Weller objected.
The tariff bill was then taken up, but
without final action the house adjourned.
SENATE.
NNH&x-cry Nrsl an Tho rAtrf
resolution relating to the Washington mon
ument dedication ceremonies was passed.
1t ~appropriates $25, 900 to defray the ex-
penses Of the celebration.
Several u%nimportant bills were passed,
and the chair laid before the senate the bill
to remove certain burdens on the American
foreign carrying trade, and Mr.. Beck adj
dressed the senate in favor OF the bill, and
Mr.. Frye opposing.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported the Indian appropria-
ton bill, and gave notice that at an early
opportunity he would call 1t up.
HOUSE.
The morning hour was dispensed
with and the house went into committee of
the whole (Cox, ofNew York, in the chair)
on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Diugley controverted the PROPOSE
lions laid down by Messrs. Cox, Hurd and
others, that the decline in American COM
merce was the result Of the protective
tariff.
After speeches by Culbertson in favor and
Milliken and Cutcheon opposing, the COM
mittee rose.
The house then took a recess till s O'Clock,
the evening session to be for debate on the
tariff bill.
Al the evening session Messrs. Waite and
Ray On. " spoke against the tariff bill.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, May 1.-The senate &C.
cupied the day in a debate orthe shipping
bill.
The house again considered the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Mckinley gave, notice that at the
of the general debate a motion
would be made to strike out the enacting
clause.
Mr.. Findley hoped the debate was not
going to be choked off.
''There is no occasion for talking about
choking off, - replied Morrison.
In reply to a question OF Mr.. Deuster,
the speaker stated that up to the present
time forty-three gentlemen had addressed
the committee.
1t was agreed tina private business be
suspended tomorrow, and the day devoted
to tariff debate.
FRIDAY, April 2.-Mr. Van Wyck
offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
calling on the secretary Of the interior for
information as to what action, if any, had
been taken in regard to entries OF public
land by the Estes Park company, organized
under the laws OF Great Britain and doing
in Colorado, and made in the in
terest of the Earl OF Dunraven; the
Arkansas Valley Land ana Cattle
an English corporation;
Sykes and Hughes, an English firm doing
business in Northern Dakota, and Falkner,
and company, another English firm
doing business in California, or for the ben
eft OF said corporations and companies;
al of which entries, by reports in the gem
sral land office. are alleged TO be fraudu-
.ent, Mr.. Van Wyck said the public domain
should be protected and these foreign syn
~iicates promptly told just what their rights
ire in this country.
The tariff bill was again under con-
to-day. At the evening session
he house passed thirteen pension bills.
rhe bill granting $50, 900 to the widow OF
General Francis p. Blair, as compensation
or moneys expended by her husband in