Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

SENATE. In the senate on the 23d
agreement was reached on the confer.
~ report on the river and harbor bill.
Inc senate then, in open exeentiye seq.
si9I, took M the fisheries treaty and was
audT,essed by Dawes in opposition. Az.
yer discussion of the fisheries treaty. the
mouse I1! bill for the relief Of the southern
illnols normal university was passed
ana the senate adjourned.
housE.-In the house on the 24th. the
senate bill was passed appropriating
s%oO,ooO for the erection Of q public
building IN Chicago, to be used as an
appraisers warehouse. The senate bill
was passed prohibiting transmission
suiohgh the mails in transparent enye-
iop,'s, OF matter which would be prohib-
ited u printed or written on the outside
~ .ne envelope. Springer of Illinois,
onpIi i I.u aconference report on the bill
pto'ldihg Tor additional associate ius-
~ 1tcFh VI the supreme court of Dakota.
nc report, which states that the bill
now provides Tor two additional justices,
was agreed TO. The bill to forfeit lands
~ minnesota, granted TO the Hastings &
D Dsh9ta railroad company, passed. The
o1hi1loma Dlll was then considered till
the hour Of adjournment.
sENArE-In the senate on the 24tb
bills for holding Of United States coul4s
IN the state of Nebraska, and in Quincy.
Ill, were reported from the Judiciary
committee and passed. A resolution 10
print five Thousand additional comics Of
Tue report Of the senate committee on
pensions, on the subject Of vetoed pen
sion Dills, was taken up, the question be-
ing on Coekrell's amendment To print
!UJpJO copies of the presidents yetoes
IA the last and present congresses. Az
Ter considerable debate the matter went
over without action and the senate pro-
ceeded 10 the consideration of the navy
appropriation bill. The question was
theh taken upon striking out the house
provision for one 1900 ton armored
cruiser, and II was struck out-yeas 81.
nays II. The bill went over.
HOUSE,. In the house on the 95th the
communication received from the secre.
iary OF the treasury relative to the use
Of the Welland canal and referred 10
the committee on foreign affairs, was
referred 70 the committee on the mar.
chant marine and fisheries, with author.
lty 10 report thereupon al any time
Tho house then proceeded 10 the con.
sideraiion Of the bill reported from the
committee on private land claims Mr.
Smith Of Arizona offered an amendment
c1empiing Arizona from the provisions
Of the bill, cOntending that il would be
a great hardship 90 bona fide settlers in
that territory. They would he com.
PEELED 10 rush into court al the instance
81 tho land grant companies, and either
surrender their land or pay out their in. |
heritance in lawyers fees Agreed To.
aud the bill as amended then passed /
The house then went into committee of |
the whole on the Oklahoma bill. No
gentleman was prepared 10 proceed with |
the discussion, and the committee i'm. |
mediately rose.
SENATE. The senate on the 9th re-
sumed consideration Of the naval appro-
priasion bill, the pending question be.
ing on the striking out OF the bill the
item for the expenses OF the commission
10 locate navy yard and docks on the I
gulf coast. Mr.. Allison moved 10 re- I
ducc the amount Of the appropriation |
from $50, 900 to Si0,000 Rejected. Mr. |
Mitchell moved 10 add to the clause n
like provision for selecting q site on the
Pacific coast, in Oregon, Washington
territory, and Alaska, 1000 Of the ap.
preparation TO he available for the pnr.
pose, Agreed to. Mr.. Plumb moved
10 reduce the appropriation from $50. 600
10 $4,000. Agreed TO- The bill then
passed The senate then proceeded to
pass the private pension bills on the
aud disposed Of al OF them
l2l in fifty minutes