Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-13
CONGREGATIONAL.

II marx OF respect TO me late senator
Wilson OF Maryland. In the house the
immigration bill was taken up, the
pending question being on the Oates
substitute, which was rejected The
bill then passed. Then house ther
went into committee OF the whole or
the agricultural appropriation bill. In
the course Of the general debate Mr..
Funston OF Kansas in charge OF the
bill, and Mr.. Butterworth OF Ohio had
Il tilt which greatly edited the other
members on both sides. After consid-
cradle further debate the committee
rose without disposing OF the bill. The
death OF Senator Wilson was announc-
cd. and after the appointment OF a
committee to take action in regard to
the funeral the house adjourned. The
house held I'm evening session, making
for the second time in its history two
distinct legislative sessions in one day
Mr.. Dinglcy submitted u report from
the silver l.ool Investigating commit
tee, and it was ordered printed Mr.
Dingley giving notice that he would
call it up as soon as possible. The
house then went into committee OF the
whole on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill. After considerable debate it
was passed and the committee of the
whole resumed the consideration OF
the general deficiency bill. Adjourn
ment was takcn before it was disposed
of.
| In the senate on the 26th the house
amendment to the direct tax bill was
presented and laid on the table for the
present. Among the papers presented
and referred were numerous protests
from Nebraska against tho neglect of
the government in the matter OF dis
arming the hostile Sioux and asking
protection from Indian depredations.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was reported. The
sundry civil bill was taken up and the
committee amendments disposed of.
Other amendments were agreed to,
among them the following: BY Mr..
Spooner, increasing the appropriation
for public building ut Burlington, Ia.
from $40, 900 to 800, 900; by Mr.. Stew
art, $50 900 for collection and publish
ing information as to the best methods
| of cultivating soil by irrigation; by
MIR. Teller, $15, 90 for the importation.
care and preservation of reindeer for
the use of natives OF Alaska. The bill
was reported to the senate and passed
| after the amendments were agreed to.
The legislative bill was finally laid
aside and the conference report on the
military academy appropriation bill
was agreed to. The chair laid the Mic
aragua canal bill before the senate, Mr..
Paddock insisted on the pure food bill.
AS no quorum was present the senate
adjourned. In the house general de-
bate was had on the shipping bill, but
no final action taken. At the evening
session the house in committee OF the
whole took up the general deficiency
| bill. Mr. Sayers of Texas moved TO
strike out the paragraph appropriate
Ing the necessary amount for the paw
ment to Pacific roads for services per-
formed for the government. Mr.. Grain
| opposed the amendment. Mr.. Dalzell
supported it. speaking of the Central
Pacific especially as II fraudulently in
solvent company. Mr.. McKenna OF
California opposed the amendment
The Union Pacific had been paid for
precisely the same kind OF service.
Both roads were bankrupt. There
was nothing to justify the refusal.
In the judgment OF the supreme court
debt due could not be set off against
one not due. The motion to strike
out was agreed to and the committee
rose. The deficiency bill was passed
and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 9th a message
was presented from the president re-
turning without his approval the bill
to establish record and pension office
OF the war department. which was re-
ferred to the committee on military
affairs. The house bill passed for the
relief OF Henry l.. Morley Mr.. Man
dersons resolution instructing the
committee on Indian affairs TO inquire
into the condition OF the Indian tribes
OF Dakota, Montana ami elsewhere.
ana whether the care and control OF
the Indians living in tribal relations
should be transferred from the interior
department to any other department.
was agreed to. The legislative appro-
prlation bill was considered and passed.
The pure food bill was then taken up
ana became unfinished business.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing: Amendment OF various acts
relative to immigration, etc ; 10 amend
the act Of March >. 1889, for the relief
OF certain volunteer and regular SOL
diers OF the late war and the Mexican
war; for the allowance of certain
stores ana supplies taken and used by
the United States army as reported by
the court OF claims under the provis-
ions OF the Bowman act The Indian
appropriation bill was considered butno
definite action was taken, In the
house the senate bill was passed amend
atory of the law providing for the Sc
lection of school lands. The house
went into committee of the whole. re-
Stunning consideration of the shipping
bill. After discussion, amendment and
much confusion the bill passed, 40 to
10 MIR. Farquhar moved that a con-
terence be ordered and, pending ac-
ton, the house at midnight. adjourned.
The shipping bill, as passed by the
house, is radically different from the |
senate measure. 1t merely authorizes
the postmaster general to enter into
such contract for not less than five and !
not more than ten years with Ameri- |