Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-16

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siaeration of bills ON the calendar, and
PASSED, among Others, the following:
Tie senate bill creating an additional
retired list u the army for eighty ont
GERS nos ON the active hist, hnt lneal@eii,,
tated for active service; tile house hill
authorizing the president 10 appoint aud
retire Alfred Pieasanton with tile rank
and grade Of colonel, with an anlentl'
ment reducing the grade 70 that q ma
ior; the senate bili authorizing the
president 10 place ON tie retired list,
with grade Of major, Major General w.
w. Ayerill The house bali 70 enlarge The
powers and duties Of the department. OF
agriculture and to make Il Az executive
Department having been taken nc, ar
garments were made by Senators Nor
gan and Plumb against the amendment
reported hy the committee On a1Tioni-
tnre To strike ont the fifth section II the
hill. which transfers the weather service
II the signal service bureau 10 the de-
partiGeBt Of agriculture.
HoUsE. The house passed the bill 70
authorize the construction Of bridge
across the Missouri river III the counties
Of Monona, Iowa, AMI Burt, Nebraska
Mr., Mills moved than the rules BE- sns.
pended and evening sessions ordered for
the consideration Of certain balls, but a.
he would not consent 10 an amendment
setting apart certain SESSIONS for the
consideration of pension bills, the re-
publicans refused 10 vote. As no ono
rum could be scared Mr. Mills with
drew his resolution and moved that
debate on tire pending paragraph in the
tariff bill be limited 70 ten minutes.
Messrs. Mckinley and Reed demanded,
As parliamentary inquiry, 10 be in
formed whether il was not IN order 70
SUSPEND the rules and set apart days for
general pension legislation The speak
er prO tenn (MeMiilan 81 Tenuesseel
replied that the regular order was the
Mills motion. A vote If the house WAS
taken. and no quorum being found
present. adjournment was taken
SkSATE Among the amendments re
ported by the committee on apprupriA.
tons, and agreed to by the senate on
the it'll, Nere the following: Transfer
ring to the grade Of enyoys sxtraoEjina
~ and ministers plenipotentiarv s'ths
minister resident in Bedin, the Neither
lands, Sweden aud Norway and feHexa
Ella, without change Of salary Cs7. Ssbol
Inserting the item minister resident
aud consul general ia Corra, 81. 500
transferring 10 tie grade 81 ministet
resident and consul general the charge
q affairs 20 Paraguay and Uruguay
without change ~ salary fs5. Cg0t m.
sorting tbs provision requiring All con,
sulntes and commercial agencies vh0se
fees are collected or conpsn.ati0n M.
lowed for tins fiscal year IL ISIS exceed.
II, 900 10 he estimated for aIecifeatlv
under classified consulAtes
House After routine business Che
house went into committee Of the whois
on the tariff bill on the pending clanse.
wood manufactures not specially en-.
couraged or provided for being limited
10 thirty minutes Mills called attan.
ton 70 the fact that Canada irnpo.ad a
.ariff on sawed lumber aud asked whv il
was If the tariff meant high wages tl,at
I did not bring high wages in Canada
Is well as here. Hermann, Of Oregon
presented 10 the democrats the commit.
neuts Of Oregon and a message from
ier people saying Oregon Had voted for
by 800 majority. MoHstt
moved 10 strike ont the paragraph. Tho |
notion was rejected, S0wderl, II Penn. |
and TaFsusy, % Michigan. |
citing with the republicans IN favor 81 1
he motion. Fuller, Of Iowa. voted with /
lac democrats against Il. The SNEAKER /
no tenn. laid before the house 4 mes. 4
nge from the president returning with. i
'ut llls approval bills for the erection ~ I
public building ut Bar Hart,or. Me.
nd for the purchase Of additional /
round for the building nt Cgnnril
'luas, II. Tho announcement ~ ths
eto Of the first named bill was received
nth laughter by the republicans.
SENATE. In the senate On tbs gtb con.
liberation was resumed Of .hs diplomatic
nd consular apportionment bill After
mendment the bill passed On motion
! Morrill, tho senate bill authorizing a
nrchase Of q site for the supreme cnuyt
I the United States passed on An.
ion Of Cameron the senate mi in rsi..
ION - cadets no the naval nraslcr,t.
assed. The bill providing for two ALL. l,
omar associate Justices 81 tie supreme 4
ourt Of Dakota was taken from tl,c
ilendar and passed. Also The honvn
Ill authorizing the construction ~ 4.
ridge across the Missouri river Al Onn
., with amendment.
HOUSE. After the trauaaction Of some I
nlmportant business, the house vent
70 committee Of the whole on Tho tariff !
", the paragraph being pickets ana
allnss, which Mckinley moved 81 i
rike out After some debate tho mo. !
on was rejected and the paragrnpb
issed over, as we'll as the next, Bnsh.
IAN moved to strike out the nineteenth !
ne, shingles and insert 'shingln :
1lts. Rejected With little daisv
.e remaining paragraphs ,,cla1. 4
1ards, pine or spruce. and Jogs 4
ere passed over down TO the provision v
ny tiie existing duties shall bo lsvisd S
ION the articles on the lumber sohed.
~ Where export duties are imposed ~ ]
g country from which thew arc i,a. $
'fted. Dingeley Of Maine proposed !,
amendment continuing tho eTiatins, 4
lties on lumber schedules wherever \
2 exporting country denied onr ves. \
e the right 10 touch, to trndo or III =