Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-21

leave, twenty were out of the city and
the other five could not be found. He
was directed 10 continue the search.
At 1915, while dilatory motions were
piled up one upon another in great vari-
ETY., MIR. Taylor succeeded in having u
motion for recess until 1l:45 to-mor-
row pushed through.
SENATE.-The bill regulating tho
times for holding terms of United
States circuit and district courts for the
northern district of Iowa was passed.
The senate resumed consideration of the
bill to authorize the sale to aliens of
certain mineral lands. Faulkner's
amendment was rejected. After much
discussion the phraSeology of the bill
was amended and the bill passed yeas
81, nays 10. 1t reads as follows: "fhat
the act entitled can act to restrict own
ers of real estate in territories to Amer
lean citizens, etc, approved March 3,
1887, shall not relate to or in any way
or manner affect the title to mineral
lands or mining claims in the United
States which may be acquired or held
under the mineral land laws of the Uni
ted States, nor to mills or other reduc-
ton works or property used in the pro-
NANblOh Va AlCbflln lEOil bAlC Sllb vi iulll-
eral lands or claims, but as to all such
mineral lands, mining claims, mills, re-
duction works and other property the
laws of the United States and of the ter
ritories shall be, until changed by act of
congress, or act of the territorial legisla-
ture, the same as though said act had
not been passed" The senate then
considered without definite action the
bill to provide for admission of South
Dakota and the organization of the ter
ritory of North Dakota.
HoUsE.-The house met at 11:45 this
morning. The Legislative day of Wednes-
day continuing. Demand for the regu-
lar order formally opened the seventh
day of the contest over the direct tax
bill. Late in the afternoon vote was
taken upon a motion to adjourn, in order
that test might be made of the strength
of the contestants The affirmative vote
was 80, the same as yesterday. The
negative fell off from l56 yesterday to
lag to-day, number of leaves of alb
sence having been granted. At $50 the
sergeant alarms appeared at the bar of
the house, having IN custody Lawler, of
Illinois, who excused his absence by
saying he had been mt home answering
correspondents, In expectation that the
situation in the house would remain un-
changed. During the afternoon mo-
ton came from the democratic side that
the house adjourn, and after chorus OF
yeas from the democratic side and
shouts of nay from the republicans, the
gayel of the speaker hung in mid-ai
The republicans. fearful that the house
would be declared adjourned, rose and
rushed to the front, shouting for the
yeas and nays. The confusion was so
great that the services of the sergeant
alarms and his mace of office were called
in, and order finally restored. The mo-
ton to adjourn was defeated-yeas IS,
nays 12l. At this hour q Sam there
is no prospect of anadiournment and re-
cess.
SENATE. senate confirmed the
nomination of Jared l.. Rathbone, TO be
consul general at Paris, by vote of A
to 8. A secret session Of ten minutes
was sufficient to dispose Of the matter.
When the doors reopened Mr.. Merrill |
addressed the senate on the presidents |
message, after which the senate consid- |
cred the bill to provide for the admis- |
sion of Dakota and for the organization |
OF the territory of North Dakota and |
was addressed by Mr.. Davis. He said |
the senator from South Carolina But
ler) was of the opinion that the admis- |
sion of state was purely within the dis
erection of congress- He Davis de- |
MED that proposition He denied it |
from the light of law and from the light
of history. Mr.. Turpie obtained the
floor and the bill was laid aside till to-
The following bills were
taken from the calendar and passed.
The house bill to purchase of the widow
and children of The late General James /
Shields certain swords at q cost not ex-
ceeding $4,000. The senate bill for the
relief Of the First National bank of
Marion, Ia, for interest on lost coupon
bonds. The house bill making appro-
priatiOns for the support of the military
academy for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1889, with but one important amend
ment.
HOUSE. Notwithstanding an all night
session the deadlock in the house Of rep
was this morning still I'M
broken. At 1856 a. m. no sign Of an
end to the fight had appeared From Q
o'clock until daybreak the members OF
he house sat patiently in their seats or
-eclined on the more easy sofas in the
rear of the hall. No motions were sub
nitted, no points of order raised, no
parliamentary inquiries submitted. The
house was in n state of siege Advocates
If the direct tax bill, recognizing their
to cope with the parliamentary
actics OF their antagonists, RETAINED
rom any effort to dispense with further
under the call of the house.
The afternoon was spent in roll calls on
1arious motions for adjournment and re-
,ess. Mr. Allen, Of Michigan, and Mr..
Taylor, OF Ohio, referring to published
that portion of the money
proposed to be refunded to the states by
he direct tax bill would be paid to state
Ggents, declared as far as their states are
this was no proof of the allie
cation. Finally, at o'clock, Mr.. Taul-
pee asked for unanimous consent for a
'ecess until Has tomorrow, and there
being no objection recess was taken.
JIM BLAINE, JR.
New York special: James q. Blaine,
r., has been sued for s249s5 by Toler
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