Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL


of General Custer. Admiral Wilkes
and General Daniel Ullman to 500 a
month. The copyright bill was then
taken up, and the Sherman amend
ment to admit copyrighted books, ETC.,
/ printed in foreign countries on the
payment of the tariff duties was
| agreed to as was also the amendment
by Frye requiring maps. dramatic or
musical compositions, engravings, cuts,
| prints, photographs chromos. or lith-
ographs to be printed from plates exc
cuted in the United States, and the
amendment by Ingalls, exempting news
! papers and periodicals from the pro-
hioition of importation. The bill was
then passed-yeas, SO; nays, IA. The
house bill amending the act of
July. 1882, dividing the state OF
Iowa into two judicial districts
was passed. In the house con-
sideration was had OF the Indian
appropriation bill. The amendment
to carry into effect the allotment agree
ment with Cnur D'Alene and other
tribes OF Indians was ageeed to. The
bill then passed. The house then went
into committee OF the whole on the ap-
preparation bill. In general debate
MIR. Blount OF Georgia argued against
the shipping bill and Mr.. Kerr of Iowa
FOR It, Mr.. Cumming OF New York
advocated his resolution, protesting
against the persecution of Jews in
Russia. Mr.. OFerrell of Virginia az
gued against the shipping bill. In the
course OF his remarks he touched upon
the silver question and declared that
Grover Cleveland was deeper down in
the heart of the democracy OF the coun-
try than any other living man. What
ever his position might be today on
silver coinage when the national con-
vention spoke in 1892 he would en-
dorse the principles OF the platform
whatever they might be. Without dis
posing of the bill, the committe rose.
and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 10Th the Indian
depredations bill was taken up and Mr.
Edmunds' motion to strike out section
3, which provides that no claim by the
Indians shall be allowed by the court
on the unsupported testimony of an In
dian, was agreed to. The motion bv
Mr.. Hoar to strike out the clause pro-
viding for the adjudication and pay
ment OF claims by Indians who have
suffered loss of property through other
tribes or white men was agreed to.
Mr. Davis offered an amendment to
add to section 4, proviso that the
limitation of time shall not apply to or
bar claims for compensation for Indian
depredations in Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas or Dakota in 1862 or
thereafter. On motion of Mr.. Chand-
Ter the amendment was laid on the
table. On motion of Mr.. Chandler the
date was changed to July 1868. Var
ious other amendments were agreed to,
and goes to the conference. In the
house the senate bill passed for the re-
lief OF settlers on certain lands in the
southern part of Iowa. The bill for
the relief OF the Stock bridge tribe of
Indians in Wisconsin was agreed to.
The action OF the democrats in de-
handing the yeas and nays on every
motion was considered on both sides
OF the house as an obstacle to the pass
age of the shipping bill The house
went into committee of the whole on
the postotfice appropriation bill. b..
without disposing of it the committee
rose and the house took recess.
In the house on the goth Mr.. Cam
eron reported from the committee on
rules resolution for the immediate
consideration of business reported by
the committee on judiciary, the first
bill to be one for the relief OF the SUI
preme court with the senate amend
ments. After an Intellectual effort by
Mr.. Blount and Mr.. Breckenridge to
defeat the resolution Mr.. Cannon took
the floor stating that he would say a
few words as to the merits OF the prop
osition. Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee
inquired whether Mr. Cannon's object
was not the prevention OF the forty
minute debate allowed under the rules.
Mr.. Cannon replied in the affirmative.
In view Of the dillatory motions al
ready made on the democratic side, I'M
der the lead of Mr.. Mcmillan, the repub-
licans accepted notice from that side
that it didn't wish to facilitate business.
Mr.. Mcmillan said the democrats
would meet Mr.. Cannon's programme
at every point. Mr.. Blount moved to
recommit the resolution and on the
yeas and nays being called for the |
great body of the democrats left the
hall. The vote resulted yeas u; nays.
100, the clerk voting. The question
then required on a demand for the
previous question, and having demand
ed the yeas and nays Mr.. Mcmillan
called the democrats from the cloak
room to his support. Having obeyed
the signal long enough to accomplish
Mr.. McMillan's object the democrats
once more disappeared. The motion
was carried-150 to s. A qtorum
being noted. The resolution was then
agreed to, l55 to 4, and the court bill
was Immediately taken up The sem
ate amendments were non-concurred
in and conference ordered.
In the senate on the 21st the sundry
civil appropriation bill was reported.
The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up
and Morgan addressed the senate in
defense OF the bill. Edmunds, re-
ferring to misunderstanding as to the |
amount OF capital stock subscribed for |
by the construction company. it ap-
pearing in the committee report as
500, 900, 000 said he had a telegram
from the president of the company say
ing that it was misprint for 81, 0O0,-