Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONG OCCASIONAL.
In the senate on the 22d the confer
ence report on the Sioux reservation bill
was adopted. Mr.. Cullom, by request,
introduced bill to incorporate the Pam
American transportation company. Re-
ferred. Mr.. Spooner submitted vari-
GUS conference reports on public build
ing measures. Agreed to. The house
amendment to the senate amendment
to the urgent deficiency btll Striking
out the appropriation to pay senator's
clerks) was non-concurred in. Dis
cussion on the election bill was re-
sumed, Mr.. Higgins taking the floor
then commenting on Mr.. Stuart's OPP
position to it. he said that the sena-
tors objections were not that it had
faults, but that it did not have faults
not that it was force bill, but that it
was not force bill. He discussed at
great length the management of cleo
tions in various states to show the ne
cessity for the reform in the pending
measure. AS to the claim OF the south
ern senators that they could not en-
dure negro domination, Mr.. Higgins
believed there never was day when
southern white leaders could not have
had the hearty support and following
OF the black men OF the south for the
asking. No business OF Importance
was transacted in the house.
In the house on the 23d Mr.. Sher-
hn
reported bill to provide against the
contraction OF the currency and for
other purposes. This was the caucus
bill. 1t was read twice and placed on
the calendar. Stewart gave notice that
when the financial bill is called up for
consideration he will move 10 amend
by striking out the first, fourth and
fifth section OF the bill and inserting q
provision that any owner OF silver bull
ion, not too base for the operations of
the mint may deposit the same in
an amount OF not less than 500 at any
mint of the United States to be formed
into standard dollars or bars for his
benefit and without charge and at his
option he may receive instead an
equivalent therefor in the treasury
notes of the act approved July II.
1890. Such notes shall be legal ten
der and may be held by any national
banking association and counted AS
part OF its lawful reserve. The
election bill was taken up and
Mr.. Call spoke four hours in
opposition to it. Mr.. Mcpherson
then took the floor. In the house
Mr.. Blanchard OF Louisiana offered for
reference IA preamble and resolution
setting forth the financial stringency
and instructing the committee on bank
ing and currency TO bring in a bill p,o-
viding for such increase of legal ten
der currency as will bring up the cir
culation to about $50 per capita. Mr..
Burton OF Ohio introduced in the house
bill TO amend the interstate com
merce act by adding thereto section
relative TO railroads doing business
partly in the United States and partly
in adjacent countries. 1t requires such
company to obtain from the commits
sion Il license. by virtue of which it is
to obey and conform to the provisions
OF the interstate commerce act. For
violation OF the act penalties of sus-
pension of license for different periods
are provided, during which suspension
customs officers will prevent the pass
age of cars, etc, at their ports.
In the senate on the oath Mr.. Ed
munds asked the unanimous consent
for the passage OF joint resolution
extending until July next the period
during which the laws of Nebraska
shall be enforced in the territory Of
Oklahoma in accordadce with the re-
commentator OF the president. Mr..
Morgan criticised the Oklahoma legis-
lature-the only republican body, he
believed, which contained colored
member. The whole trouble grew out
OF squabble over the capital location.
He objected. and the resolution went
over. A message from the president
was received and read. returning with
out approval the bill appropriating
$75, 600 for Il public building at Bar
Harbor, Me-, on the ground that the
public needs at that place did not just
ify such expenditure. Only one public
Office, postotiice, is to be accommo-
dated. The president sets forth facts
that the rent paid for the post Office in
1883 was $500. One clerk was en-
ployed and no carriers. The gross
postal receipts for that year were ST.
00C. Bar Harbor is almost wholly
summer resort The postal receipts
for 1890 show that for more than half
the year the gross receipts of the post
Office were about s.. 90 a day. The
president says the salary OF the janitor
OF the new building would be more
than twice the present cost to the gov
eminent for rent fuel and light. He
cannot believe that upon reconsidera-
ton congress will approve the contem-
plated expenditure.
At the New Jersey iron and steel
works mass Of molten iron was taken
from furnace and one of the men
threw n bucket of cafar On ~ b.F...