Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
4 Record OF the Proceedings In the
senate and House.

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day. also from the Methodist church
of New Hampshire protesting against
further adverse Chinese legislation.
Bills were isposed OF as follows: To fix
the price of land entered under the
desert land laws. Passed 1t fixes the
price at 81. - per acre. whether the
lands are outside or within railroad
grant; and it requires the repayment
of the difference TO those who have
heretofore paid double price :or SUCH
railroad lands. For the issue OF ord
nance ana ammunition to Nebraska TO
replace similar stores destroyed by
| fire. Passed. In the house MIR. Bry-
an moved to suspo al the rules and pass
| the free binding twino dill. Mr.. Bur-
rows inquired whether 1t was the gem
| tleman's intention to pass the bill in
this way without having given notice
to the minority OF that intention. Mr..
Bryan replied that il was his intention
TO pass the bill. Mr.. Burrows de-
manded a second, and after brief
wait the democrats managed to secure
"a quorum and the second was ordered
After brief debate the motion to sus-
pend the rules ana pass the bill was
agreed to-yeas, 1888; nays, AZ. Mr.
Covert of New York, Mr.. CoDurn of
Wisconsin, and Mr.. Cadmus OF New
Jersey democrats voted in tine mega
tive, and Messrs. Frederick OF Kansas
and Picker and Jolley OF South Da-
kota (republicans) in the affirmative.
On motion Of Mr.. Blount the rules
were suspended and bill was passed
appropriating $50, 600 TO enable the
president to fulfill the stipulations con-
tanned in the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain signed
February 80 and April 20, 1892 in re-
gard 10 the tribunals OF arbitration ut
Paris. (There was neither opposition
to nor dissension OF the measure.) The
following bills passed: Pcnsioning
survivors OF the Black Hawk. Chero-
kee Creek and Seminole wars: to rat
ify an agreement with the Colville
band OF Indians in Washington; appro-
priating $l00 900 for the establish
ment OF military post at or near
Helena, Mont.
In the senate on the Sd Mr.. Morgan
called up the presidents message on
an international conference as to silver
coinage and Mr.. Kyle proceeded to
address the senate in favor of free
coinage. At the close of Mr.. Kyle's
speech the message was again laid on
the table. The conference report on
the Chinese exclusion bill was then
laid before the senate. As soon as it
was readsSherman stated that though
a member of the conference commit
tee he had not been able to sign it, He
was very willing to provide any neces-
sary legislation for the restriction OF
Chinese labor, but thought The senate
bill had done so very effectively.
Mr.. Palmer said that there were two
reasons why he could not vote for the
conference report One was that a
Chinaman seeking to come into the
United States was not to be admitted
TO bail. That was an unnecessarily |
hard provision-one not consistent
with the fundamental principles OF |
justice that existed in China and |
America ana everywhere God reigned. |
The other reason was the provision |
for the arrest OF Cinnamon not pro- |
vided with certificates. He sympa- |
thized with the gentlemen from the |
Pacific coast and would do anything to |
help them except what he believed to |
be essentially wrong and unjust The |
vote was taken and the confer
ence report was then agreed
to. yeas, so; nays. 10. In the |
house the diplomatic ana consular
bill was considered. |
The amendment offered several days |
ago by Mr.. Chapman OF Michigan, pro-
vioing that no part of the emergency
fund shall be paid to any foreign gov
eminent in settlement OF any claim
against the United States was adopted.
Mr.. Blount OF Georgia, in charge of
the bill, moved to strike out the ap-
OF $50 900 to continue the
preliminary survey for an iuterconti-
nental railway. 1t may be advanced
as an argument in favor of the aupro-
priation, he said, that the United
States had already appropriated $780,
900 to carry out this work. but this
was the first opportunity presented to
oppose a scheme which would con-
meet this government with rail-
road in South America ana which
might implicate Us in a war OF con-
quest He believed that if this propo-
'ition were enacted into law the United
states would be pledged to the con-
'truction OF a railroad and, if required,
% furnish subsidy to do so. The
notion was agreed to- Mr.. Hooker OF
demanded separate vote
IN the amendment striking out the
200, 900 appropriation for the inter-
railway survey and it was
green to-yeas, 145; nays, "a. The
ill then passed. On motion OF MIR.
)uthwaite OF Ohio, the senate amend
nents TO the army appropriation bill
we're non-concurred in, ana a confer
nee ordered.
In the senate on the 4th two calen-
ar and bills were disposed OF as fol-
ows: Appropriating $780, 900 for
uolic building at Mckeesport Pa.
'assed. Senate bill to convey to the
tate OF Kansas portion OF the Fort
iayes military reservation (about 3,
% acres) for home for Ole soldiers
nj their families. and TO open the rest
the reservation TO homestead settle
lent Mr.. Allison moved to strike out
ne section opening the lands TO set
ers ana argued that that section would !
Q for the benefit of "a few people re-
ding within ten miles of the reserya- {
on-the lands being very valuable. t