The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
House.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.--The house re-
fused to accept the minority proposition
to have only "a committee clerks and
adopted a motion to employ 81 clerks.
The call made by Furncss, Of England,
today, for subscriptions from British
ship owners to defray the cost OF trans
portating American flour contributions
to Russian famine sufferers may result
in the senate resolution authorizing the
lease Of "A vessel in which to send Amcri-
can food contributions again being call
ed up in the house. Lind. who repre-
sents one of Minnesota districts which
was most active in tie work of relief,
said today when he heard
of the action of Furness
that he felt like Offering q vote of thanks
to Furncss but was afraid it might be
taken too seriously. Other friends of
the senate resolution expressed them
selves as shamed at the circumstance
that made it possible for such "A move
mcnt to be started by Il representative
of Great Britain. The opponents of the
resolution were inclined to look upon
the movement Of Furncss as mere bun
comb.
Representative Alexander Of North
Carolina today introduced in the house |
ii bill relating To gambling in aurlcul-
tural products" This gambling accord
ing to the bill Is defined to be "A contract
to sell for future dclivercry corn. wheat.
oats, rye. barley. etc, the contractor or
seller not being the owner or agent of
the owner at the time of the making Of
the contract. The bill excludes from the
mails any letters, postal cards or circu-
lars concerning gambling in agricultural
products and checks, drafts. bills. money.
postal notes. or money orders for such
purpose. It also excludes from the mails
newspapers. circulars. pamphlets, or pub
llcations of any kind containing adyer-
tisements, Geographic reports, or other
articles giving quotations Of any market
relating to gambling in agricultural
products. \ tax of - per word is levied
each interstate telegraph or telephone |
message used for or in aid of the gam /,
bling rererred to in the act.
Members of the house committee on |
rivers and harbors say it is safe to assume
the river and harbor bill appropriation
will be considerably less than that Of the |
last congress, and that no new improve.
ments will be recommended unless they
are Of exceptional merit,
Friends of the plan to afford relief to
the great wiIeat-growing region of the
northwest by the construction of Il
canal or ship railway around The
DaIlcs on the Columbia river and thus
afford water transportation to the Pacific
ocean aave abandoned these more costly
prOj5ctf and will cndcavOr to have a less
expensive work of improvement author
ivcd by congress.
Representative sherman of Oregon TO.
day introduced a bill having this end in
view. II appropriatcs Sill,OOU for the
construction of a portage railway around
TN" Dallcs. The ship railway project
involves an appropriation IF o-,sOO.OOO
and that for the canal and locks @.i,JOO,- |
UVO. lirrman said to-day the plan
would give temporary relief and that the
works constructed could he utilized
whenever ii ship railway orcanal was up
proved by congress-.
Representative Anderson Of West
Virginia today introduced a resolution
IN IN" house 10 appoint a committee OF
seven members to investigate certain
charges brought against the manage
mcut of the census office.