Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
CONGREGATIONAL.

Cullom introduced bill appro-
priating 500, 900 tor the erection OF a
public building ut Danville, Ill. ;
also to reduce the postage on all
letters for any point in the United
States and all drop letters after July l
next weighing one-half ounce or less,
10 one cent with an additional charge
OF one cent for every fraction of an
ounce in excess In the house after
the reading of the journal the speaker
stated the pending business was to be
the further consideration of the copy
right bill. A motion to recommit the
bill with instructions was lost-yeas
50. nays lao. The vote on the pass
age of the copyright bill was yeas 139,
nays 95, so the bill was passed. The
house then took up the bill to extend
the responsibility for pension money
of minors to all persons acting in
| judiciary capacity toward these minors
and it was debated for some time. A
motion to refer to the judiciary COM
mittee was beaten. IS to 10l. and the
| house then. at 4:35 p. m, adjourned.
In the senate on the 4th Senator
Quay introduced n bill granting to all
persons whose names are now on the
pension list or may be hereafter placed
there, who have lost both eyes or feet
or are otherwise totally disabled, q
pension of 500 per month. The bill
also provides for other increases. The
| joint resolution reported yesterday to
issue arms to the states of North and
South Dakota and Nebraska was taken
| up. The resolution was amended so
as to apply to the states of North and
South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebras-
ka, and passed. Senator Morgan in
troduced a joint resolution, which went
over, appropriating So, 900 for an in
vestigation under the orders of the
senate as to the causes OF the trouble
among the Indians. The election bill
was then taken up and Senator Pugh
addressed the senate in opposi-
ton to it. In the house
Mr.. Atkinson called up the bill to IA
cilitate the settlement of military and
naval claims against the United States
for pay bounty and allowances. Pend
ing action the morning hour expired
and the house went into committee of
the whole on the pension appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Morrow explained that
the bill appropriated for the payment
of pensions the sum of $l33, 173, 900.
1t was estimated that this sum of
money would be distributed among
h L., 81.
est number of benefciaries ever pro-
vided' for in any single item in the
statutes of the United States. The
average gross cost of pensions for
1892 was estimated ut $203. 40. He
believed that there would be no def
cheney next year but, on the contrary,
that there would prove to be slight
excess OF appropriations. He said this
because he anticipated that gentlemen
on the other side would call attention
to the fact that there had been pension
deficiencies during the last few years.
and would claim that it was the pur-
pose of the republicans to allow a de-
ficiency to grow up in 1892. He be-
lieved the appropriation to be amply
sufficient. The discussion continued
until the hour of adjournment.
In the senate on the 9th Mr.. STAN
ford introduced bill to provide the
government with means sufficient to
supply the national want of a sound
circulating medium, and asked that it
lie on the table. The election bill was
then. at 1880, taken up, and Mr.. Gray
addressed the senate in opposition to
it. Mr.. Gray said the bill was fraught
with the greatest danger to the future
prosperity of the whole country; that
1t menaccd the liberties of the people
OF all the states. Speaking OF the
southern states, Mr.. Gray referred to
the improvement of affairs there since
the reconstruction period, and asked
why should they be interfered with.
He particularly attacked the domicil-
larry clause providing that supervisors
may make a house-to-house visitation
to inquire the politics. names, nation
atty, etc. In the house Mr.. Cutcheon |
of Michigan called up the senate Joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of |
war to issue 1000 stand of arms to |
each OF the states Of North and South |
Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska. On |
motion of Mr.. Carter of Montana
Montana was included in the proyis-
ions OF the joint resolution, which was |
then passed. The house went into
committee of the whole on the pension
appropriation bill. There was a
lengthy debate, participated in by
Messrs. Cutcheon. Cultivate, Hender-
son. breckenridge and others. On
motion OF Mr.. Dockery an amendment
was adopted providing that no agent
or attorney shall demand, receive or
be allowed any compensation on a
claim for an increase OF pension on
account of increase of disability. tits
estimated that this will save s.. OOO.-
600 to pensioners within the next three
years. Mr.. Springer offered an amend
ment increasing to $3.50. 600, 900 the
appropriation. There was no excuse.
he said, for republican house to
make an inadequate appropriation and
throw the deficiency on democratic