Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-08-29
NGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

transaction of routine business, the
river and harbor bill was taken up.
Messrs. Edmunds and Hoar desired to
have the tariff bill considered and
voted against the motion to take up
the river and harbor bill. Among the
amendments reported from the COM
mittee on appropriations and agreed to
by the senate were the following: In
sorting an item of $500, 900 for beach
improvements at the Galveston har-
Dor, Texas; increasing the appropria-
ton for the harbor of refuge at Mil
waukee, Wis, from $40, 900 to $780,
900; for harbors at Superior bay and
st. Louis bay, Wisconsin, from $50, 900
to sos, 900; at Duluth, Mimi, from
$50, 900 TO 500, 900; at Grand Marais,
Mimi, from $15. 900 to $22 $50, and at
Agate bay, Minnesota, from 500, 900 to
$50, 900. In the house the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill
was considered. 1t was agreed to.
The house then resumed consideration
of the Nat Mckay bill, the question
being on its reference to the committee
on claims. This was rejected. Pend
ing further consideration of the Nc
Kay bill Mr.. Cannon, by unanimous
consent, called up the senate joint res
olution providing that the unexpended
balance of the appropriations for the
aid of the Mississippi flood sufferers
be used to aid destitute persons in
Oklahoma. The amendment provided
that the money shall be disbursed
under the direction of the secretary of
war. The joint resolution was passed.
A vote was then taken on the passage
of the Mckay bill and resulted
yeas, II; nays, 50-no quorum. A
call of the house was ordered, but
failed to develop a quorum. Mr..
Thomas of Wisconsin offered resolu-
ton directing the sergeant-at-arms to
arrest the absent members.
In the senate on the 10Th considera-
ton of the river and harbor bill was
resumed, the pending question being
on the amendment to the Harlem river
item. In the course of the discussion
Mr.. Edmunds expressed the idea that
the appropriation in bulk of $13, 900, 900
lhalf of the amount carried in the billy
would, with $1,000, 900 unexpended
out of the river and harbor bill of
1888, be amply sufficient for all really
national work of internal improve
ment. He expected that it would turn
out that on June so. 1891, the treasury
would be $50, 900, 900 short, even if the
the duty were not taken off sugar.
Mr.. Frye, in charge of the BILL re-
piled to Mr.. Edmunds and gave some
facts and figures to prove the immense
advantage to the commerce of the
country which had followed the deep
ening of rivers and harbors. The bill
was then reported to the senate. All
the important amendments by the COM
mittee of the whole were agreed to
and the bill passed. In the house
the conference report on the bill to
establish national park at the battle
field of Chickamauga was agreed to.
The vote then required on The Nat
Mckay bill, and the bill was passed,
the speaker counting quorum. The
resolution for the immediate consider
alton of the anti-lottery bill was
adopted and the anti-lottery bill was
taken up. Mr.. Hayes of Iowa offered
an amendment striking out the clause
providing that any person violating
the provisions of the bill may be pro-
ceeded against either in the district in
which the unlawful publication is
mailed or to which it is carried by
mail or delivery rejected. Mr.. Evans,
in advocating the bill, dropped into
statistics and stated that the chance of
a ticket holder in the Louisiana lottery
to draw the capital prize was l in 81, =
600. Mr.. Hansbrough of Dakota ia
vored the bill. The bill was then
passed without division.
In the house on the 18th the def
cheney bill was first considered. The
amendments appropriating an aggre-
gate of 81, 239, 6SS for the payment of
the French spoliation claims were
opposed by Mr.. Plumb, who denounced
the claims as essentially fraudulent.
and, as intended, not for the benefit of
the claimants, but of attorneys and
assignees. The amendments were de-
Tended and advocated by Messrs. Hale,
Blair and Morgan, and were agreed to.
Other amendments, after considerable
discussion. were agreed to, and the
bill passed. The tariff bill was then
taken up, but without coming to vote
on Mr.. Plumb's amendment reducing