The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-19
to the Measure Pro-
viding for the Inspection
of Meats.
Relief for tho Greedy Expediti0n---Va
ri0us Matters at the National
Capital.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Dill. Brown spoke In It's support in answe
to the opposing argument made by Morga
Saturday. At 3:45 the senate, by vote O
38 to II, adopted the house amendment I
the education bill fixing the total sum to b
appropriated at SIT, 900, 900 to be distribut
ed over a period Of eight years.
On motion Of Logan it was agreed Il
strike out the section which permitted
states having less than two per cent of illit
eracy to use money for normal schools O
ments were offered by Harrison and agreed
to. The bill being completed in commit
| tee OF the whole was reported to the senate
read three times and passed.
The chair laid before the senate as tht
next business in order the bankruptcy bill
| The educational bill as passed appropri
ates $77, ZOO, 900 to be distributed among tn,
states in proportion to illiteracy on the basil
OF the census Of 1880. The payment Of tn,
money to extend over a series OF eigh
years.
Mr.. Converse's motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill restoring the
duty on wool was lost-yeas 118, nays 1876.
Lowering introduced a bill granting a
pension of eight dollars per month to all
soldiers and sailors who served sixty days
in the late war and were honorably dis
chorged.
II
the attorney general to collect statistics In
relation to criminal and convict labor.
Randall, from the committee ON rules.
reported a resolution setting apart April
otn aad My 18th for the consideration OF
bills reported by the committee on terrific
ries-not to include bills for the creation OF
new territories or admission Of new states
Adopted.
Converse moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill restoring the duty of 1867 on
wool. Lost, 119 to 1875.
Thompson, of Kentucky, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt a resolution de-
claring it unwise and inexpedient for the
present congress to abolish or reduce the
tax on spirits distilled from grain.
The motion was agreed to and the resolu-
ton adopted-yeas 179, nays SO.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, April 8.-The chair laid
before the senate the bill to provide a uni
form system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States.
The senate agreed to take up the naval
bill. Many amendments proposed by the
senate committee were agreed to. Some
debate followed when the clause relating to
ordnance was reached.
Mr.. Hall gave notice of an amendment to
be hereafter moved appropriating $3.50, 900
for the purchase and erection OF plant for
the casting, forging, rough boring and tenn
pering guns up to 100 tons ready for deliv-
cry at gun factories, including cost of the
process of liquid compression, If adopted.
Also, 5000, 900 for plant for gun factory
for building gums from six-inch to sixteen
inch calibre.
The first bill taken up was the one
to authorize the appointment of COM
mission by the president to run and mark
a do ina hat ha I'M Tor
ritory and the state Of Texas, in connec-
ton with similar commission to be APP
pointed by Texas. After debate the bill
was passed-yeas 1873, nays 81.
The next bill passed was the one declsr-
ing that the supreme court of every terri
tory shall consist of q chief justice and
three associate justices, and providing that
every territory shall be divided into four
Judicial districts, and district courts shall
De held In each by one justice Of the SUI
Dreme court.
The bill requiring the governors Of terri
.ories to be resident Of the territory to
which he is appointed, for at least three
ears preceding his appointment, was OPP
POSED by Mr.. Kasson on the ground that 1t
hanged the plan by which the United
'tates held control Of territories.
Mr.. Hart moved to recommit the bill
With instructions to the committee on ter
tories to except from its provisions the
erritory of Utah. The motion was lost
cas-, 70; nays, 12S-and the bill was
assed.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, April 9.-Mr. Hill, |
rom the committee on postoffices and post
Dads, reported favorably the original bill
establish postal telegraph system. Mr..
ill remarked that the committee was
unanimous as to the first ten sections ofthe
III, which relate to doing the work by
)ntracts with existing companies, but
lat the minority of the committee was op-
osed to the section relating to the construc
on or purchase of lines by the govern
acting company for failure to cor
,ctly and promptly transmit messages
As been amended by limiting such ia
lily to five hundred times the amount
nd for transmission. Two new '
atures have been added to the bill. {
be first authorized the contracting COM !
my to employ the postmaster as its agent
i'd operator at any postal-telegraph office
here telegraphic receipts are insufficient
pay the salary Of the operator, and to !
~ him commission not exceeding 30 per !
mt of the charges on messages transmitted !
ON the office. The second requires the !
general to secure provisions In a
o contract which shall protect postal-tel- !
rams against discrimination In the order s
transmission in favor of kilograms re- q
iyed at such OF the company's offices as
g not operated under the provisions of the
Il.
The naval bill was considered without !
finite action. !
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hopkins, (Pa.), offered the fol- +
wing preamble and resolution, which was G
ferred to the committee on commerce: r
WHEREAS, 1t is charged that the pres b
I system Of transporting live stock by e
llroad companies engaged in interstate a
is barbarous and destructive, and 7
At 10 per cent. of the animals perish in n
nsequence Of this treatment, and the flesh n
the remainder is unfit for human food; q
9,
1t is charged that the flesh of I;
mails SO treated, including that OF dead q
dying, is sold to the people and cannot, n
EN- dressed, be distinguished from sound m
ats and is the source Of many and vari-
! diseases, and
1t appears by report of the
nmittee on agriculture to this house, pl
4. 81, 1875, that the loss by shrinkage re
ne in the weight OF animals CAUSED by ST
5 system Of transportation, amounted to b,
immense sum of SO, 900, 900 on the bust CT
IS Of 1870. and must now be nearly or III
tie SIG. 1000 per annum, and ss
WHEREAS, 1t has been charged that said 70