Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-07-21
TINE RECORD o. CONG REsa


HOUSE. In the mousse on tnt Obu sSF-
eral nnimportant bills were reported
and referred and the house then went
into committee of the whole on the bid
for the settlement of the claims of the
state Of Florida for expenses incurred |
In suppressing Indian hostilities. The |
morning hour having expired the bill
went over without action, and DIR. Hoi-
man called up the senate land grant for
FIXTURE bill with amendments made by |
the house committee after substitute !
amendments had been offered. The |
| first proposition in order was MIR. Stores |
amendment 10 make the forfeiture COM |
| plete as 10 all lands where the terms OF
| the grant had not been complied with.
/ The amendment was rejected; yeas %,
nays 1914 The question was then put
| on Mr.. paySon's minority amendment,
| which was similar to the senate bill.
| The amendment was rejected; yeas II,
/ NAYS o. The committees substitute
was then adopted, and. the question re-
| curing on the passage Of the bill as
/ amended. the vote resulted al yeas,
nays l2i no quorum.
SENATE. In the senate on the 9th
message from the president was received
vetoiug the bill granting pension to
Mary Ann Doherty. The president
shows the bad character Of the woman,
and that the husband, on account OF
whose death pension was desired, 10
alive and IL himself drawing pension.
He says he would yield 30 no man in a
desire 10 see those who had defended the
government literally treated, but the
pension list should be roll OF honor
and not matter OF indiScrimInnte aims
giving. The conference report ON fhe
agricultural appropriation bill was pre-
sentod and explained in detail by MIR.
Plumb The conference report was con-
cured in and further conference was
asked on sorghum. conference was
ordered on the postofiice appropriation
J bill, and Senators Plumb, Allison and
! Beck appointed.
HousR In the house on the 9th the
land grant forfeiture bill was passed by
/ a vote Of Ia ayes 10 nays: The house
then went into committee Of the whole
on the tariff hill. The reading Of the
! hill progressed rapidly. the motions
ina IL on the republican side 20 strike
out ranny Of the paragraphs being re-,
irrtad. generally without division and
with little debate After an under
standing had bcen reached that vote
! should not he taken to-day, Cannon. OF
Illinois. offered an amendment striking
!, nut nll sugar and molasses paragraphs
aud inserting clauses fixing the duties as
follows Sugar. not above No. 10,
, Dutch standard, syrupe, etc, and NIL
2 molAsseN, testing not above Sc degrees,
D not otherwise provided for. are 20 he
: exempt from duty. in event that no ex-
!: port duty il levied by the country OF ex'
= portntion. Sugars above No. 10 are 70
: Jay a duty Of threetenths Of one per
q cent: molasses above 20 degrees, 2 cents
y per gallon; maple sugar, . cents pei
G Mound on cryBtallizable sugar containedi
: maple syrup or molnsses 4 cents pei
) gallon: glucose, l cent per pound; SUI
y rRr candy not colorcd, . cents pei
70 pound All other confectionery moi
:, enumerated. and on sugars after beinE
J. refined. when tincturcd, colored oil
u aduitcrated, and all chocolate confec
,ionery 10 cents per pound, with sim
II liar provision against nh export duty.
= SENATE. In the senate on the OIL
= consideration was had Of the bill Il
amcnd the Interstate commerce act
Mr.. Reagan offered an amendment
!. which was agreed 10, giving 90 th'
4, United States circuit and district court
jurisdiction of violations by any potsor
Of or firm with power TO issue pcremrtor,
=, writ Of maudamus. Mr.. Reagan SAT.
: that he had given notice Of an amend
NJ mept extending the provisions OF tn
IA net ~ express companies, sleeping ca
"a companies mud stock chr companies, bu
ia would reserve the proposition for tn
. next session. Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa
= criticized the commission for construct
~ ing some Of the provisions OF the law Z
~ the advantage of railroad companies
O. The amendment was withdrawn on
Id promise by MIR. Cullom 10 have th
!, question thoroughly considered ut Oh
next session OF congress After furthe
q discussion the bill was passed. III
q following bills were passed; Hous
=, hill. TO regulate liens Of judgments an
'n drrrers Of courts of the United State
&c with amendments. House bill, pre-
w yidiug for bridge across the Missouri
'M river near Kansas City.
nd HousE. Mr. Adams, OF Illinois, Offer
lie ri resolution reciting the resolutio
To- directing the committee on. manufa'
=, ~ lures TO investigate the subject OF trust
I'm sitting that the scene of investigation
he was 40 broad rs TO render il impractic
,ts BILE for the committee 10 make its repo
RS. at the present session and directing ~
20 committee TO report immediately, WI
MI or without Recommendation, all the CIV
he dencc taken by IL relating to the so-calle
in sugar trust, and also in n separate repo
re- 10 report the evidence taken relating
his the so.called Standard Oil trust. Refe
nat red to the committee on rules. M
ort Ford, Of Michigan, offered q resolutit
Ter reciting the allegation that the prese
10 immigration into the United States
nd excessive, artificial, and injurious, and
no encouraged to satisfy private greed, NJ
zen the further allegation that the law pr
lis hibiting the importation of contra
ION labor is being evadcd owing to lack
/ IL sufficient machinery TO enforce 1t, NJ
,ed directing the speaker to appoint q spe
, 10 ial committee OF five members TO invc
OF tigate the subject matter herein reterr
he 10 with leave to sit during the recS
I Ia Referred.
his SENATE. I'm the senate on tho III
the conference report on the postofli'
iei, appropriation bill was presented III