The Delta independent., 1890-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, MARCH 81.

CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. MARCH 81.
SKSArE.-Mr.R Reagan addressed the Seu-
ate on the bill for the issue of treasury
| notes on deposit of silver bullion. The
bill, he said, was intended to relieve the
country from the effects Of worse than .
coinage in 1873. He regarded 1t hopeful
sign for Republican Senate to Join in the
great work, even though the remedy pro
posed might not be the best. 1t was to be
ported the bill 1or the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver as well as gold.
| HousE-A bill passed for the dispoSal, under
the Homestead law, Of the abandoned Fort
Ellis military reservation in Montana.
A bill also passed deprivfng United
States Judges of authority to give An opin-
ion on questions of fact.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the army appropriation bill.
| After unimportant action the committee
rose and reported the bill TO the House,
The action of the committee in adopting
an amendment providing that no into xicat-
| ing liquors should be sold in any cauteeu
! was reversed by the House, and The bill
| was then passed.
| TUESDAY, APRIL l.
SESA1E.-The House bill authorizing tha
Mississippi River commission to purchase
| Ut ulr6 5uCu DO6bo - SIo luu6Ql3BSlY
necessary to rescue the Inhabitants of the
| overiowed districts, was laid before the
Senate and passed Immediately.
Among the bills reported and placed
upon the calendar were the following:
Senate bill directing the Secretary Of Ar
| riculture to cause TO be made all necessary
| field examinations, surveys and expert
ments in reference to irrigation by the
| overflow of waters between the 81 degrees
! west longitude and the foot hills Of the
I af the Rocky fafn
| House bill to amend the census Law in re-
lation to Chinese residents.
| HousE-The committee on judiciary re-
ported a resolution reciting that it IL Al
| of the United States district courts the
| practice of suspending sentence on crimi-
| nal cases prevails without warrant Of law,
| and that in some parts OF the country the
United States district attorneys, msrshals
and deputies, and United States commits
sioners have been guilty OF maladministra-
| ton and corruption in ofhce, and directing
the committee on judiciary to inquire into
| the extent of the cause and effect Of such
| illegal practice. Adopted.
The House then went into committe of
the whole on the fortifcation and appro-
pristion bill. When the committee rose
the fortifcation bill passed. 1t appropri-
| ates 81. .52l ,61s.
viding for park in the District Of Colum-
bia, passed.
| A resolution was adopted that the Idaho
admission bill shall be the special order
vious question ordered:at 3 O'Clock Thurs
day. Adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2.
| SENATE-The conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill was presented and
agreed to. The House recedes from its
disagreement TO the Senate amendment -
| TO irrifvaYipp SnrvPyQ with n "a
| no part Of the amount shall be expended In
| sinking wells or the construction Of irrigA-
| ton works, and that the government shall
not be committed to any plan Of irrisat,on.
Grafton of the Montana election cases. the
majority report being in favor Of Wilbur
f. Sanders and Thomas c. Power, and tho
minority report in favor Of william A.
Clark and Martin Maginnis.
A long discussion followed but without
| coming to any conclusion the Senate I'd
iourned.
| HousK-Mr. Baker Of New York called
up the bill authorizing the construction Of
a bridge and approaches at New York City
commerce in and over such bridge between
the States of New York and New Jersey,
and to establish such bridge a. q military
and post road. The bill passed. The
| House then proceeded to the consideration
| of the Idaho admission bill.
Mr.. Dorsey Of Nebraska, In charge Of
/ the bill, made a speech ia its favor. The
| only opposition to the admission Of Idaho,
he said, came from the Mormons. They
protested against the provision Of the CON
and polygamists and persons who were
members of an association which sncour-
| ages bigamy.
Mr.. Smith of Ari,on. denounced the
admission of Arizona and also for New
Mexico, simply because they were Demo
cratic.
THURSDAY. APRIL 8.
SESAIE-Mr. Blair introduced bill to
| regulate the compensation Of lAborcrs em-
ployed by the government liking the
lowest wages at e per day. Referred
| The Montana election case was taken up
| and discussed.
Bills were passed appropriatine 500, 600
for n pubic building At Leadviile, Colo,
and to reorgani1e and establish customs
House bill to amend the census law by
providing an enumeration Of the Chinese
| population was read with Senate amend
| ments.
Mr.. Hale said there was . demand from
the Pacific Coast that there should be some
/ identification of the Cinnamon here and
| who had right to remain here, ss against
Cinnamon constantly stealing into the
United States. He himself would have
been willing to 90 further and stronger in
| went
Mr.. Eustis sigmatised the bill - the
most outrageous one that had ever been
sent to the Senate.
HousE-The Senate concurrent resolu-
luton was agreed to, requesting the Pres
dent to invite from time to time negotia-
| tions with any government with which the
United States may have deplomatic rels-
tious, to the end that any differences or
disputes arising between the governments,
which cannot be adjusted BY diplomatic
agency, may be referred TO arbitration
bill was passed authorizing the Secro-
tary of War to deliver to the State OF Colo
RADIO the flags carried by Colorado regi-
ments.
The House then resumed consideration
of the Idaho admission bill.
Mr.. Perkins Of Kansas spoke in advocacy
of the measure, and emphasized the asser-
ton that the only objection made 70 the
bill was that those who taught Mormonism
in Idaho were disfrAnchised. He knew
some Mormons who were good men, but -
an organization the Mormon church ID
pernicious.
Tho vote recurring on tho passage Of the
bill the Democrats refrained from voting.
The Democrats say they intend 10 make
this q test case and have the courts pass
upon the constitutonality Of the rule n.
lowing the speaker to count quorum. The
bill passcd-yeas 1s9; maya Tho Speaker
counting quorum.