Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
An Interesting Resume of the Weeks
Happenings in Both Branches of
the Nations Legislature.

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three Americas, in honor Of the 4OOth
anniversary OF the discovery by
Columbus. The bill is merely pre-
liminary in its provisions, authorizing
the President to appoint board Of
nine directors to formulate plan for
the exposition, and appropriating
$25, 600 for the expenses Of their meet
ing. Their plan, it is provided, shall
be to constitute an advisory board Of
81 members, appointed by the govern
ors Of the States and Territories and
the executives Of Is American nations.
Space is to be provided in Washington
for the exposition, and suitable site
selected for the statue Of Columbus.
A lively discussion arose in the
House Friday afternoon, based on an
article in a New York paper, declar-
ing that there were two elements
united against the Nicaragua canal
bill, the agents of the Pacific railroads
and the attorneys of the Panama
canal, and containing an interview
with Judge Daily on the subject, inti-
mating that the gentlemen (naming
them) who Cff5red amendments to
the bill did so for the purpose Of de
feating the measure. Messrs. Wilson
and Bland, of Missouri, Cobb, OF A la
bama, and Spinola, of New York, in
dignantly denied being influenced in
their action in offering amendments
by any purpose except a desire to per
feet the measure. The latter referred
to Judge Daily as man who, since his
retirement from the bench, had been
connected with breezy enterprises.
Cox, Of New York, paid a warm tribute
to Judge Days integrity, and III an
emphatic manner denied the charge
that he was a lobbyist.
As regards the commission recently
appointed by the Secretary of the Ma
w, under provision for that purpose
contained in the last naval appropria-
ton bill, to examine the coast north
of the forty-sUcond parallel of north
latitude, in the State of Oregon and
tie Territories of Washington and
Alaska, and to select a suitable site Tor
navy-yard and docks, it may be said
that the commissioners had an inter
view with the Oregon Senators at the
capitol, and discussed various possible
locations. The names OF prominent
business men at each location were Sc
lected also such other information as
the Senators could give them. The
commissioners will examine Coos bay,
Yaquina bay, Portland, Astoria, Ia
coma, Seattle, Port Townsend and
other places on Puget sound. The
commission will confer with promi
nent men at each point, and will
make careful examination OF the ad-
vantages which each presents.
There are some very important
measures affecting the north Pacific
coast pending before Congress. Senator
Dolph states that he has been prom
ised a favorable report on the bill In
the Senate for the payment OF Oregon
and Washington Indian war claims,
pepding before the committee on mil
itary affairs, and the bill tor the crea-
ton of court to adjudicate Indian
depreciation claims, which is before
the Senate committee on Indian al
fairs, which he thought would be re
ported with amendments making the
bill perfect. He had strong hopes
that the conference committee on the
railroad forfeiture bill, now that the
election was over, would be able to
come to an agreement, and II not,
when the disagreement was reported
the House would recede from its
amendment, and forfeiture of the land
grant from Wallula to Portland
would be secured. Among the bills
which had passed the Senate and
were pending in the House, he said,
were his bill for forfeiture of Oregon
wagon road grants; for the erection
OF public bridges at Portland and Sa-
lem; to grant certain townships to
Oregon for a public park; to extend
the limits OF Portland as a port OF
entry, and to create ports OF entry at
Tacoma and Seattle, and port OF de-
livery at Port Angeles, and to credit
the State OF Oregon with the value OF
arms borrowed of Washington Terri
tory and lost in the Nez Perce Indian
war. also Senator MitchelPs bill max
ing an appropriation for boat rail
wav at the dalles OF the Columbia
river. He said that the Oregon dele
CATION was doing all it could to secure
consideration for these and other
measures of interest to Oregon, and
that they hoped that some or all OF
them would pass the House at the
present session. The bill which has
already passed the House, providing
for equipment OF the militia OF the
State of Oregon with certain arms,
ammunition and equipage, has been
referred to Senator Stewart of the
committee on military affairs. Sena-
tor Stewart will report in favor OF the
bill and in all probabilities it will pass
the Senate within a short time. Sena-
tor Mitchelps bill, which he intro
duced in the Senate Friday, providing
for the admission of Iiaho in the
Union. is Identical with that into
duced by Delegate Dubois, of Idaho,
with one exception. The Mitchell bill
confers upon women in the Territory
the right to vote. Both Of the Oregon
Senators are in favor of woman SUI
frage, and on every occasion they
have voted to give the ballot to wo-
men.
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