Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-08-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

days ago, expressing the desire of con
gress for the removal OF the remain
OF 1.-The illustrious soldier and states
man. Ulysses S. Grant, to and in thei
interment in the Arlington nationa
cemetery, and requesting the presiden
TO convey to the widow OF that emf
nent man such desire, rendering to her
In behalf of the nation, all necessar,
facilities for such removal and inter.
ment, was taken up and agreed to.
The conference report of the fortified.
ton bill was taken up, and after a
brief discussion was agreed to. The
conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill was taken up and
after quite lengthy discussion was
agreed to. In the house the general
deficiency bill was amended, the pend
Ing question being on an amendment
granting a months extra pay to the
employees of the house and senate. The
motion was lost. Mr.. Vaux moved to
recommit the bill. The previous ques-
ton was ordered on the motion and the
motion to recommit was lost. Yeas, 50;
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, from the COM
nfittee on rules, reported resolution
providing that after the passage of
this resolution it shall be in order after
two hours debate to move that the
house non-concur in all the senate
amendments to the Indian appropria-
ton bill and to ask committee of
conference. Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee
raised the question of consideration in
the interest, he said, of the private
calendar. In order to obviate Mr.. En-
loe's objection to the resolution Mr..
Cannon stated, in response to a ques-
ton by Mr.. McComas of Maryland.
that 1t was the purpose of the commit
tee on rules to report resolutions Civ
ing days to the consideration of bills
reported from the committee on agri-
culture and labor and to the consider
alton of private bills. II the Indian
appropriation bill could be disposed of
today, unanimous consent would be
asked to devote tomorrow to private
bills. The house decided (yeas 1la
nays 66) to consider the report of the
committee on rules.
In the senate on the 9th Mr.. Hoar
offered the following resolution, which
was referred to the committee on reso-
buttons: Resolved, That the senate
rules be amended by adding the follow
ing: When any bill or resolution shall
have been under consideration for a
reasonable time it shall be in order for
any senator to demand that debate
thereon be closed. If such demand be
seconded by a majority of the senators
present the question shall forthwith be
taken thereon without further debate
and the pending measure shall take
precedence OF all other business what
ever. II the senate shall decide to
close the debate the question shall be
put upon the pending amendments,
upon which notice shall then be given
and upon the measure in its successive
steps, according to the rules of the
senate, but without further debate ex-
cept that every senator who may de-
sire shall be permitted to speak upon
the measure not more than once and
not exceeding thirty minutes. After
such demand shall have been made by
any senator TO other motion shall be in
order until the same shall have been
voted upon by the senate unless the same
shall fail to be seconded. After the
senate shall have decided to close the
debate no motion shall be in order. but
motion to adjourn or take recess,
when such motions shall be seconded
by majority Of the senate. When
either of such motions shall have been
lost or fail of a second it shall not be
in order to renew the same until one
senator shall have spoken upon the
pending measure or one vote upon the
same shall have interviewed. In the
house on motion of Mr.. Mckinley, the
the senate joint resolution passed ac-
cepting from the Grand Army of the
Republic statue of General Grant.
The speaker then stated that the vote
was upon the resolution of the COM
mittee on rules providing that after
two hours debate it shall be in order
to move non-currence in the senate
to the Indiana appropria-
ton bill. The resolution was adopted.
The house then proceeded, under a
special order. to consideration of the
senate amendments to the Indian APP
bill. The vote recurring
on the motion to non-concir in senate
was agreed to.
In the senate on the 18th after
routine business the tariff bill was
taken up, the pending question being
on Mr.. Plumb's amendment to reduce
the additional duty on iron and steel
hoops cut to length for baling purposes
from 210 to lilo of cent per pound
The amendment was rejected, three re-
publicans-Messrs. Ingalls,, Paddock
and Plumb, voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to amend the
by making the duty on iron
or steel so per cent advalorem instead
of l cent Ito cents and / $40 cents
per pound. The amendment was re-
iected. A conference was ordered on
the Indian appropriation bill and
Messrs. Dawes, Plumb and Call were
appointed conferees. Mr.. Allison.
from the committee on appropriations,
reported with amendments the, house
bill for additional clerical force in the
pension Office, and gave notice that
he would some time tomorrow ask
the senate for its consideration.
In the house bill was introduced for
reference limiting TO fifteen the num-
Der of the board of lady managers. who
may be appointed by the worlds fair