Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-11

och'tte took from tnc coicnulr anu
passed the bill increasing pensions for
total deafness to $50 per month from
Sl3 and allowing proportionate rati :.
for partial deafness. The bills to = -
pensions of -, 900 per aunum sosst
widows of Generals John A. Loo ehe
Francis 2. Blair were the frs AZ anu
woke a debate. Senators Ste 60 pro-
and Davis made speeches ir 1Aft, fioar
the bills and they were Support 6t
The vote was 55 to z, tn 1iEiessy passed.
being those of Senate neeatiye votes
Coke, Harris, Reagr .&IBeTfy, Colqnit,
Vance. The senat n, salisbury and
nations of Nj. V <conRfned the nom
associate justicr Montgomery to De
.he District o. nj the supreme court OF
district. setdistric attorney for the
,ented +, Ssveral petitions were pre-
.dmiss' en- Pennsylvania against the
.Tv' of Utah as state with polyg-
he, The Blair educational bill was
v. considered, but no final action
<staken.
WASHINGTON, Jan. e6.-HousE.-
The house passed the bill which amends
She navigation laws, so as to define the
cases in which the president is author
lied to suspend the collection of the
tonnage tax and makes it clear that ex-
emption from tonnage tax does not ex-
tend to vessels of any country unless
such country exempts American vessels.
A bin to suhdivide the western judicial
district of Louisiana was passed. MIR.
Bland reported the bill from the COM
mittee on coinage, weights and meas
Aha rs fha
| three-cent piece. The house then re-
sumed the consideration of the bill on
certain New York Indian lands in Kan
sas. After protracted debate the bill
was passed. The bill provides for the
sale to settlers of lands in Kansas which
were set apart for certain New York In
dams, but which were never occupied
by them. Bills were passed appropriate
ing S175, 900 for the repair of the United
States steamship Hartford, also proyid-
ing for the holding of terms Of court at
Quincy, Ill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-SENArE. Sen
ator Sawyer, from the postoffice com
mittee reported back adversely the
proposition to reduce the letter postage
to one cent. The house bill regarding
experimental agricultural stations wal
passed with an amendment appropri.
ating money direct from the treasury
instead of devoting the proceeds of ths
sale of public lands to that purpose.
Senator Plumb offered a resolution in.
structlng the postotfice committee to in.
qulre into the cause of the inefficient
mail service, especially in the west and
south, and presented newspaper ex-
tracts and letters to show the ''demo-
cratiZed" condition of the service in
Kansas, the result of the stupid attempt
to make record of economy. The SER
vice IN the west had reached a point
where its condition was absolutely I'M
bearable. The resolution went over.
Senator Frye offered resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the secretary of
the treasury for information about the
transportation of goods between the
United States and Canada; the methods
taken to protect the revenue, etc; also
a resolution instructing the committee
on foreign relations to have prepared
long statement regarding Canada's or
genlzation, finances, debt, trade, rail-
roads, canals, etc. Laid over. The
Blair educational bill was then consid-
cred until adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-HoUsE. Bills
were introduced abolishing tax on cleo
margarine. Providing for bounty on
wheat, corn and flour exported from
the United States. To prevent combi-
nations for the purpose of regulating
the prices OF produce, stocks, bonds, or
labor. 10 prevent the creation of
trusts. For the redemption of national
bank notes. Fixing the salaries of SUI
preme court Justices and cabinet officers
at Sl5, 600 For the Issue of fractional
silver certificates. Authorizing h silr.
vey for the purpose OF making and
maintaining a continuous water way
from Lake Michigan to the MississfDpi.
Mr.. Barry of Mississippi, from the com
mittee ON elections, submitted ma
joritY report on the Lowry White Indi- |
ana contested election case, declaring |
the seat vacant, and the minority re- |
polt confirming Whites title was pre-
sented by Mr. Rowell OF Illinois. Or |
dered printed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3t.-SExATR. A |
resolution was offered by Mr.. Dawes,
which was adopted, calling on the sec
rotary of the interior for information as
to the sale of the lands of the Omaha
= IoCi NLIADu' Lis lOlDNlUg DlllS were
then taken up and passed. Granting q
right of way through public lands for
purposes. A joint resolutior
an amendment to the consti-
tuition. 1t provides that the term OF OF.
flee of the president and the fiftieth
congress shall continue until the Both OF
April 1899; that senators, whose exist.
ing term would otherwiae expire on the
9TH Of March, 1889, and thereafter, shall
continue in office until April 30
such expiration; that the
Both Of April at noon shall thereafter be
for the 4th of March as the
commencement and termination Of the
official term of president, vice president,
senators and representatives in congress:
and that the twelfth article Of amend-
ments to the constitution shall be
amended accordingly. Mr.. Mitchell Of
Tered resolution, which was adopted,
nstructing the committee on commerce.
10 consider the advisability Of inserting
! provision III the river and harbor bill,
requiring all work to be done by con-
5ract.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3f.-HousE.
was adopted assigning Feb !
nary 81, 90, 90, 2j and % for the con.