Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-09-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Stewart sent to the clerks desk and
had read special Washington dis
patch to Philadelphia paper describ-
ing an imaginary conflict between him
and Senator Reagan. He denied the
story utterly and said that he and SEN
ator Reagan were friends. The post
office and the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bills were reported to
the senate. Attempts to increase the
salaries of the commissioner of Indian
affairs and the commissioner of
education were defeated. Senator
Sewart offered an amendment
to strike out the item for the executive
officer of the geographical survey. and
spoke of the survey AS a fungus that
had grown up, not on "a statute but on
an appropriation bill. Senator Dawes
reminded him that the whole army had
grown up on appropriation bills, and
that the weather bureau had grown up
from an appropriation of $15, 900 to its
present magnitude, costing over 81,
600, 600 year. land it misleads us
every day as to the weather." Senator
Edmunds put in. In the house the
contest of the previous day was re-
newed. The journal of yesterdays
proceedings was not read, and the
speaker announced the pending ques-
ton to be the ordering of the previous
question on the motion made by Mr..
Mills of Texas to approve the journal
of Wednesday as amended by the reso-
luton of yesterday. The previous
question was ordered-yeas 126, nays
1872. Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio, before
the announcement of the vote, changed
his vote to the affirmative and then
moved a reconsideration. A wrangle
ensued until o'clock, when the house
took "A recess until evening.
In the senate on the 23d the house
bill for the relief of settlers on the
Northern Pacific railroad indemnity
lands was reported and placed on the
calendar. The senate then resumed
consideration of the agricultural col
lege aid BILL and Morrill, offered a sub
stitute for various amendments pend
ing Saturday, as to the division of the
fund between colored and white schools
of the state. The amendment was
adopted and the bill passed The con-
ference report on the dependent pen
sion bill was then taken up and Berry
spoke against it. German also OPP
posed the conference report. The ex-
penditure under the bill would aggre-
gate SIS, 673, 105 and this added to the
81 20, 600, 600 under the existing law,
would leave the treasury bankrupt in
1891. Vest spoke of the monstrous
abuses that had grown up under the
pension system, and declared his belief
that the pending bill was being pressed
for personal and political motives.
Finally the discussion closed and vote
was taken and the conference report
agreed to-yeas "a, nays IS. A con-
ference was ordered on the fertilization
bill, and Dawes, Plumb and German
were appointed conferees on the part of
the senate. After executive session the
senate adjourned. In the house the
speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Brewer, Butterworth and Say
ers as conferees on the fertilization bill.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the District of Columbia
business. The committee rose without
final action on the bill. The conferoes
on the general pension appropriation
bill failed to agree. The house insisted
upon u disagreement to the senate
amendments, r~6 adjourned.
In the senaa- - the oath, the confer
ence report ON ne naval appropriation
bill was presented and agreed to. The
senate then proceeded to the consider
ton of the postoffice appropriation bill.
Some amendments were adopted and
the bill passed. The senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill. senator Sherman, from the COM
mittee on foreign relations, moved to
increase the compensation of the min
lister to Turkey from s., 800 to $40, 600.
Agreed to. All the amendments hav-
ing been agreed to the bill was passed.
Senate bills to adopt regulations for
preventing and in relation to collisions
at sea We're passed. (These bills en-
body the rules agreed to by the
international maritime conference
The conference report on the pensions
appropriation bill was presented. The
senate receded from the only amend
ment not arranged in the conference,
that for the appointment of two addi-
tional pension agents, and the pension
appropriation bill now goes to the
president. In the house Mr.. Butter
worth presented report of the appro-
priation committee upon the senate
amendments to the legislative bill.
The report of the committee was
agreed to and "a conference ordered. A
conference was ordered on the bill to
increase the number of managers of
national homes for volunteer soldiers.
The senate amendment to the house
bill TO extend the time for the pay
ment of the purchase money for the
lands of the Omaha Indians in Ne
braska was agreed to. Debate took
place on the silver bill until the hour
of adjournment.
In the senate on the 25th the house
bill for the admission of Wyoming to
the union as a state was considered.
The bill was temporarily laid aside and
Ingalls, offered resolution instructing
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions to inquire into the publication of
the record to-day of the personal ex-
PLANTATION by Call, and report whether
1t Is in accordance with the rules, etc.
This led to sharp spat, in course of