Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
TIE RECORD OF CONGRESS-.
A Record Of Proceedings From Ddy 70 Day
of the National Congress

A Record Of Proceedings From Ddy 20 b"y
Of the National Congress
SENATE. The senate bill TO increase
the pay of army chaplains was reported
adversely. The motion to refer the
presidents annual message was taken
M and Coke addressed the senate. At
the close OF Coke's speech tho senate
resumed consideration Of the bill to
provide for the admission OF South Da'
kota and the organization OF the terri
tory OF North Dakota. Turpie spoke IN
opposition 10 the bill of the majority OF
the committee, and in support OF the
minority. South Dakota. he said, was
not u territory, or division OF tine
union. Ii was merely q geographical
expression. He denied the right OF the
peOple of the territory TO establish dl,
vision of it, and said that the people OF
the whole union had right to be heard
as TO the propriety of such division.
There had been an expression OF popu-
lar will ut convention held in Aber-
deem December last. The people OF the
whole territory were against division
and desired an enabling act, as provided
in the minority bill.
HousE.--rhe house met at 1890 in
continuation OF the session of Wednes.
day, April 4. Reed, Of Maine, instantly
demanded the regular order Randall,
of Pennsylvania, asked unanimous con.
sent 10 make statement, but was shut
off by shouts for the regular order from
the republican side. Cox, OF New York,
moved to adjourn, and at the demand
OF Reed the yeas aud nays were ordered
on this motion. The house, by vote
OF 1870 10 1873, refused to ntIourn. Nc.
MILAN moved call Of the house to
compel the Attendance Of absentees. On
viva voce vote the demand WAS de-
feated, aud on a standing vote the dem
ocrats suddenly changed tactics and
voted AGAINST their own motion, in or,
der to allow another vote on adjourn.
ment, which was moved by Cox, in the
hopes that stragglers enough had come
into the house since the first vote a.
change the result. The vote resulted
Yeas, i4S; nays, 1877, so the house wis
declared adjourned until tomorrow
The democrats in their turn made the
hall ring with their applause 10 Gel
citrate the breaking OF tile great dead.
lock in its ninth day.
HousE.-The committee on aprropria,
tons reported the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, and il
was referred to the committee OF the
whole. Bills were reported and placed
on the calendar for the erection Of pub
lie buildings at Stockton aud Fremont,
Neb. The committee on invalid pom
sions reported bill granting increased
pensions to soldiers who have lost both
hands. Committee OF the whole The
senate bill granting pensions 10 ex.sol.
dlers and sailors wliS are incupncitated
for the performance OF manual labor,
and providing pensions for dependent
relatives OF deceased soldiers and sail.
ors, was reported and referred 10 the
committee OF the whole. The commit
tee on Indian depreciation claims re-.
ported bill to provide for the adjndi.
cation and payment Of claims arising
from Indian deprelRtions Committee
OF tue whole. The committee on rivers
and harbor3 reported q hill declaring
the Iowa river below Wapello not navi-
gable. House calendar. The honse
then considered, without final action,
the Indian appropriation bill.
HousE.-A motion was made 10 sus.
pend the rules and put tho river and
harbor bill upon its passage. Audcr.
son Of Kansas demanded second and
the motion was seconded yeas 1893,
nays IS. A motion was then made that
the house adjourn. This was lost, aud
after n sharp debate the motion 10 sug.
pend the rules and pass the bill was lost
yeas 1874, nays l20-not the necessary
twO-thirds in the affirmative. Wilkins
OF Ohio moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the following resolution: Ro.
solved, That il is the sense Of the house
that section OF the act making appro.
priations for sundry civil service ex.
penses OF the government for tho year
ending June 30, 1892, and for any other
purposes, approved March 20, 1881
which is as follows: 'Ihat the Ercre,
tary oil the treasury may ut any time M.
ply tile surlus money in the TREASURY.
not otherwise appropriated, or so much
thereof rs he may consider proper, IA
tile purchase or redemption Of United
States bonds; provided, that tho bonds
30 purchased or redeemed shall consti.
tnte no part Of the sinking fund, bu,
shall be redeemed and cancelled" was
Intended 10 be a permanent provision of
law, and the same is hereby declared 10
have been since it's enactment, and Ia
be now, in the opinion OF the house. In
full force and effect Tho resolution
was adopted.
SENATE. Stewart introduced a hill
granting q pension OF 81, 900 o rear 10
the widow Of Chief Justice Waite. Al
the close Of the morning business Sen.
ator Farwell delivered speech in the
senate in favor Of the maintenance OF
the national banking system, and waa
followed by Stewart and Beck In 4 ron.
eral financial discussion. Tho Dakota
admission bill then came mn. Spooner
taking the floor in it's support. Aiter
the reference Of number Of mensnrea
the conference reports on tho hill to al.
vide the Great Sioux reservation into
separate smaller reservations was agroeS
TO-. On motion Of Farwell tho bill pro.
yiding for the investment of ccrta;r
funds in the treasury was 'aken nm and
Farwell proceeded r. address tlIe senate
on the financial question. He gaye ' nv,
tlce OF his intention 20 offer two am.nJ.
ments to tho bill After discussion Nv
matter went over ono day. VIC