The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
FORTY EIGHTH CONGRESS. >



into executive session and the suspended vote
upon Senator Vance's motion to postpone &C.
ton upon the Nicaragua treaty was consider.
ed, resulting In defeat of the motion-22 "
An amendment by Sherman regulating toll.
was defeated, and another relating to the
Clayton-Bu treaty was adopted. A vote
was taken upon the treaty itself and thirty
two senators voted for its ratification while
twenty-three voted against 1t. The afiirma,
tive vote being less than two-thirds of ths
whole number the treaty was not ratified.
HOUSE.
Kelly, fiom the committee on WAYS and
means, reported Joint resolution providing
for the admission, free of duty. articles from
foreign countries to be placed on exhibition at
the worlds exposition of arts of the colored
race, to be held at Chicago.
Willis moved that the house go into COM
mlttee OF the whole for the purpose OF con-
sidering the river and harbor bill. Agreed to
yeas $50, nays l02.
The various provisions of the bill were dis
cussed. Pending further debate the COM
mittee rose, and the house adjourned.
SENATE.
Hoar asked unanimous consent to take up
the Pacific railroad bill. He said 1t was an ex-
tremely important.bill 1t undertook To deal
with vast government property or indebted
ness TO the government, and undertook to re-
move from further discussion great many
compliment questions. The bill was one that
would excite a good deal of interest in the
country. The bill and report were read and
Hoar continued at great length in explanation
and advocacy of the committees bill, his arg,l-
ment for the most part being similar to that
used In the report accompanying the bill, and
heretofore published. Then ensued brief dis
cussion, participated in by Hoar Garland Sew
ell and Conger. The matter finally went over.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house mes
sage from the president asking authority to
return the ship "Alertn to the English govern
ment with suitable acknowledgements
Recess was then taken till evening when tho
house passed thirty pension bills and adj.
1ourned.
The senate took up the bill to repeal the
pre- emption and timber culture laws After
a short discussion it was displaced by the In
ter-state commerce bill. ~ frtH' a.ft
Beck moved to amend this so as to prohibit
merely charging more for transportation "any
distance less than the whole length of tho
line than is charged for similar service over
the whole length of the line" He was at
tempting to remedy one evil that was flagrant
without attempting to regulate the intcrmedi-
ate rates, with all the complications attributed
to them. This amendment would stop tho
practice of doubling up charges on local BUSH
ness In order to make up what was lost in
Without action on Plumb's amendment tho
senate went into executive session and soon
adjourned. snr-rs . 4Dtr use
HOUSE.
that during the remainder OF thu session
thirty minutes every morning shall be devoted
to the consideration of measures called up by
individual members, If there are not five OBJ
jections made thereto, provided that while this
order is In force the speaker shall not enter
tain request for unanimous consent at any
other time. Adopted, yeas 1872, nays 16S.
Collins moved that the house, take q recess
until II o'clock tomorrow. This was done
for the purpose of continuing the legislative
In nf In DrIa hat r1x,if
may be had to move the passage Of the bank
rupt bill under suspension of the rules. Fill
clustering ensued and roll call followed roll
call in monotonous succession. The friends
of the bankruptcy bill being in majority Of
two to six and voting down every motion to
adjourn. At midnight the house was still in
session with no prospect of adjournment.
SENATE.
The credentials OF Eyarts, elected United
States senator from the state of New York,
were presented. The credentials were un-
usually lengthy. During their reading Hoar
remarked that in his Judgment certificate
from state simply saying that the person
named in the certificate was duly elected sena-
tor for the stated named for certain time was
sufficient. -'t
The papers were referred to the committee
on privileges and elections.
Dawes, from the committee on Indian at
fairs, reported fayorably the bill to authorize
the secretary of the interior to extend the
time for the payment of each of the several
annual installments to be paid by the settlers
on the Omaha aud Otoe Indian lands to such
time, not exceeding one year, as he shall see fit.
The senate resumed consideration Of the
commerce bill, but no definite ac-
ton was taken.
HOUSE.
Stewart (Texas), from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported a resolution request
ng the president to take all necessary and
proper measures to assure Julio K. Santos, an
American citizen imprisoned i'll Ecuador,
speedy and impartial trial and protect him in
MS life and property.
The consideration of the river and harbor
ill was resumed in committee of the whole.
The general debate closed and the first section
# the bill was read, after which the house adj
burned.
SENATE.
The chair laid before the senate the presi-
ent's message relating to Mrs. Grants offer
o the government of the relics of General
rants military career, and recommending
hat congress pass bill to enable the presi-
ent to place the general on the retired list.
The interstate commerce bill was amended
omewhat in committee of the whole and re-
orted in the senate, where it was passed
cas- 43, nays ~.
The Texas Pacific railroad bill was taken up
ut subsequently laid aside, in order to take
p the house bin for the retirement and recoin-
ge of the trade dollar" THE bill, as
mended by the senate provides also for the
lspension of the coinage of the standard sill
er dollar. The'last named measure did not
Zach definite action when the senate adj
burned.
HOUSE.
Under the new rule adopted yesterday,
usey called up the bill appropriating 100000
,r the completion of the public building at
ouncil Bluffs. This was objected to and the
IL was not considered A number of other
lis of private character met similar fate.
Money, from the committee on postotnces
Id postroads reported the bill to reduce
)stage on mailahle matter of the second class.
laced on the house calendar. 1t reduces
,stage of the second class, when sent by pub
shers to bona fide subscribes, to one cent or
fraction thereof.
4ffer General Grant. AfiA .>-
General A. Mod. McCook, now in command
Fort Douglas, Utah, was interviewed in