Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
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the following bills were t6Lan 49,. 4 !,
calendar and passed: House bin 10
provide for an additional associate ~
tlco oi lhe supreme court for Dakota
lsenate bill, Rmendatory OF .bs ~, -
June, 1853, relative 10 postal cri,,as ~ -
elafing non-mRilable all mater ~ 80 10,
part OF which, exterior or interior ~
decent, leWd, deiamatory on tbveatan
ing aellneatiuns, epithets or lnngnsso =
written or printed. senate bin ~ 49, !"
hlDit the members Of the farritnr;sI
legislatures from holding certain ofgicas
senate bill, relieving mnnicipalities n,
she territories IN certain cases--a,,tbaS-
leins village aud city corporations n
ISSUE bonds for necessary improya.
Aehls 20 an amount not exceedips "a.
cent 81 the assessed valuation. IN aS5i.
ii0n 10 their bonded indebtedness ~,
vac ~, OF January, 1883 House mi
supplementary 20 the Pacific railroad
acts, with amendments.
horsE. After little routine bnsipes.
the house on the 18th went into commits.
lee ot tho whole on tho tariff bin ths
i'ehding amendment being that offered
by Nj, Mills restoring the present rate
o. duty on tobacco The present rate OF
| uaty MAS restored on al smokers' arti-
cies not otherwise provided for. This
heht lev items were passed over quickly
and amendments restoring the present
rate ~ duty on various articles were
voted down without division. Mr.
spsansot, u Illinois, having called Mr.
Dockery OF Missouri 10 tile chair, al.
dressed sho committee in regard 10 tie
bllL lie stated, for tho information 81
tho members, that iwuaty three day and
eight evening sessions had been con.
snisaed IA general debate, one hundred
Aad hIlY one speeches having been made.
Lh7 debate under the five minute rnle
consumed up ~ date twegiy.nine DAYS.
o. - hours The debate will Ia ri.
larThhared ~ the most remarkable Which
iaas eEsr occurred IN parliamentary his,
tory u had awakened lively interest
~ bvt only our own country. but
ihFo'iShpat The cisii!Ecd world. and
hrncrtQfth, a. long as our government
should endure. II would ~ Known n M
Efeai ,AFia debate IL 1855. He then pro.
crszlri 20 argue Ii Support IL The free
WOOL features - tho bin. Al ESQ Tic
debate closed with an animated political
discussion, and then The committee
arose. and. amid applause on the demo.
cratic side. tho bill Was reported tayOra.
bly, 10 iho house. Its consideration was
then postponed until Saturday at II:30
q. ~.
SENATE In The senate on the Goth, |
Fuller Vas confirmed TO I've chief Justice. |
The vote vas forty.one 10 twenty. shcr.
man gave notice that be would ask the I
senate 90 resume consideration 81 the /
fisheries treaty Tomorrow. Chandler /
therefore offered tho following rcsolu. /
hnn, which was laid over. Resolved. I
That power 10 make treaties and appoint 4
all high public officers. being vested in 4
sbo president and senate Jointly. tho |
president has no right Of making prclin. 4
inayy negotiations ~ treaties. to appoint /
without thC concurrence Of the senate. /
private citizens IA plcnipoteniiarirs 70 1
make and sign such treaties. aud that l
The rcernt appointment by The president,
without tho consent II the senate, Of l
James u. Argril and WIN L. Putnam as
speciai plcuinotcniiaries. 10 make and
siSu Tho proposed fishery treaty with
Great Britain, was nnuarranted by the
constitution.
HoraE In The house on the Goth the
conference report on the river and har-
Dor bill was presented. AZ agreed upon
in congress the bill appropristes Ssa,.
ga, 600 The senate amendment for the
purpose 81 Improvement, known M the
Green and Burren river improvement,
wac agreed 30. There Is no appproprt-
alton in che bill Tor any canal project
Tho senate rrcedei from its amend
mont providing for tho purchase Of the
Portage lake canal and the Lake Supe-
rinT ship Canal railway and iron COM
papy canal. The senate amendment for
the survey II canal from Lake Michi-
gan "a the Illinois and Dssplaincs rivers
was agreed TO- Also the senate amend.
mrpt providing for the survey and loca. {
ton IL a canal from the Illinois river at :
or near the town uf Hepnepin. 20 the
AtiasiEsippi river Also an Amendments
for the survey 81 canal connecting the !
waters Of Lake Michigan with the Calu'
met river.
Horsr. Whom the house met on the 3
9ist tho galleries were filled with spec /,
,at9ra attracted by the announcement
that the day would witness the close OF Q
the great iariff debate and vote on the I
final massage nf the Mills bill, Prompt.
In n ii 10 the hill was called NJ and
Mills. after offering two amendments /,
intended To correct Typographical errors
N the hill, moved the previous question
on them, and they were adopted. nc
thcn proceeded 90 address the house, NJ !
Tho conclusion Of which all amendments
we're agreed TO with the exception OF t.
tbat ON cotton on which Mckinley de.
handed yea and may vote which was
ordered. II resulted Yeas 40, nays
les. and the amendment stands m !
agreed upon in committee Of the whole. I
vote was then taken on the final pas
aare Of the hill and resulted; Yeas 10y,
NAYS lao. Sovden OF Penusylvania'
FREEMAN and Bliss of New York (dem-
ocratsl voted against the bill and fitch
n New York aud Nelson of Minnesota Q
,rouublicans) voted for IT. -Four ind9' Z
pendent members also voted Tor ~ h
Whom Tho speaker announced the ps' i,
aage Of the bill democrats broke ihto /.
,hcers and waved bandanas. 80, !,
HousR. la the house on the $50 A
yrisp of Georgia, called up and tne d
,ouse passed the senate bill to periec, il
no quarantine service Of the Uniteu p
:. mt. .ti ~ alatpa for the intro II