The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Bill introduced in the House by Mr..
Bryan to Put Rough Lum-
Der on Free List.

fairs has reported favorably Senator Al
lens bill for wagon road through the
Fort Candy military reservation in Wash
ington.
In the Senate the bill has been passed
extending for a term OF two years the
time for completing the Spokane and
Palouse railroad through tho Ne1 Perces
Indian reservation in Idaho.
The Senate has passed Mr.. Allen ) bill,
authorizing the construction OF bridge
over the Columbia river at some point
between the counties OF Douglas and
kittitas, in Washington, by the Great
Northern road.
The Senate has passed the bill provid
ing that jurors and witnesses in the Dis
trict and Circuit Courts OF Oregon, Wash
| ington, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming
shall be entitled to receive 10 cents Tor
each mile actually travelled in coming To
and from the courts.
! General Saint Clair has presented to
the House Committee the special World ;
Fair souvenir bill. 1t provides for the
issue OF Treasury notes under the ex St
| ing silver law IN payment for bullion
with which to mint souvenir coins.
| There is appropriated slOo, 900 instead
OF $1u0,O as proposed in the original
measure, for medals and diplomas.
! Wolcott OF the Committee on Civil
Service and Retreuchmentr re ported 10 the
Senate the joint resolution propos NJ an
amendment to the constitution, making
the term OF office OF the President and
| Vice President six years, and making
the President Ineligible Tor e-eltCtion.
! The change to take effect March /, Sy-.
! In the House the other dav Repre-
sentative Wilson introduced the Senate
bill providing for the removal by the
Legislature OF the State OF Washiugt0n
the restrictions upon the power OF alien.
alton OF u portion OF the puyallup reser.
walton. This bill. it will be- remem bered
is practically a substitute for the one n
troduced BY Senator Allen some weeks
ago.
Senator Dol ph has secured the passage
OF his bill To authorize the sale oi the
unsold lands OF the Umatilla Indian
reservation at auction, not exceed ny one
section OF untimbered lands and ore
quarter section OF tim bered lands To on.
person, and Co authorize purchasers OF
lands, heretofore or hereafter made, 10
mortgage them for the purpose OF .ecu--
ing water for irrigation.
The joint Immigration Committee Of
the two Houses of Congress is max.
ing rapid progress il the consideration
OF the bill Tor the better administration
OF the laws relating To immigration.
Inc other day very full meeting Of thu.
Joint committee was held and some 4 =
fAI it,s, a
VIDE Tor the practical and ELI lent en-.
torceement OF the provisions OF the exist
ing laws.
Senator Felton, has p-opo4ed an
amendment to the river and harbor bill
appropriating $4,000 for restraining
works on the American river, California
10 remove the debris where IL IL now
lodged Will cost bnt a fraction OF | cent
per cubic yard. whereas it will cost Is
cents per yard to remove it after il has
reached navigabIe rivers. accord to 4
report Of the Board Of Engineers Of the
War Department.
At the request OF Senator Allen +. V.
Hopp OF Marysville, WASH, va. APP
pointed Chinese spector for the Pa.
citic Coast. The Senator al.o prnnp..d
an amendment 10 the sunIry civil AZ
preparation bill. increasing the amount
to be expended for surveys OF public
lands 10 $G0D,O As the House pr,.
posed TO give but 800, 900 for this pur.
pose, it is doubtful ii it can b.. increased
to any such amount.
Senator Allen secured the passage Of
the substitute bill 10 ratiiy and confirm
an agreement with thu Indians residing
on the olvi!le reservation in tn. State
OF Washington. The provision. in this
measure have already been published.
Inc bill Will next De considered by the
committees Of the txo
honses, and 1t - probable an agreement
will be reached 40 that the senate bill
VIII be accepted by the House.
Justice Harlan OF the United Statea
supreme Court and Senator Morgan OF
Alabama, who were selected By tn. Pre-,
ldent a. arbltrators on the part Of the
l nIted states in the behring Sea coutrg-
versy, have each accepted the APPOINT
ment, and agree 10 serve. Justice Har-
Ian said he would probably % abroad
aoont the latter part oil July twill b,
next autumn At the earliest before tn.
Assem- bles, and how ,ony it
VII! take them to conclude the settle
nent OF the controversy is still doubt
nj problem.
Representative BRYAN Of Nebraska has
Introduced bill placsn rough lumber
IN the free list and imposing duties a.
"liows on partly or entirely finished .
umher: Lumber. each side plan.I o, 4
inlshed. 30 cents per / coo feet; blamed .
m one side and tongued and yroov.d. Al
'er 100 feet p'anei on both -idea and
ongusd and grooved, $3.50 per l.DOI
eet. The bill was not introduced a. tn.
es1it OF an agreement on the lumber
III by the Democrat c maiori,y on tho
Ways and Means Committee, bnt il in.
'lcates Bryan proposes to urge the com.
nIttpe to settle the lumber gneqt on
which has been before it for some time
y reporting bill on those lines.
Representative Lond Of California has
1trHnced an amendment to the sundry
wi appropriation bill, increasing the
ppropr alton for the enforcement of h.
nine e restriction laws from s. 1.OrD to
lg',Vp. Mos. OF this amount il To hc
sed in rnl-hing Chinese registration :
ertItcates. He thought this was A rea.
'hapie amount. "a under Grary'- Chi ,
ese exclusion bill passed by the House
provision was made for taxing the On
csc 81 per head for certificates OF revis. ,
'ation. This would make total of .
81 900 for this purpose, az there no. =
W Chinese in this country ACCORDING 10 .
ne estimate OF the census bureau. and
lis estimate should be increased hv
hout ID per cent. he thought. ~
unanimous consent the item was passed =
yer TO give the committee time for fur. o
Ter Investigation. v
The Supreme Court in it's deci.ion in
e case Of the Northern Paci tc n, ;IroaJ G.