Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-04-22
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
A Record of the Proceedings I'm the
Senate and House.


OF the administration by Senator Vol.
colt. The offense for which he cited
the president was the exercise of in
fuence OF the administration to pre-
vent legislation for the free coinage
OF silver, ana the democrats were nat
urally interested auditors. The speech
OF the gentleman from Colorado, which
is the topic OF conversation, was de-
live-ed in perfectly calm and coll
lected manner and was carefully
prepared manuscript. The Indian APP
preparation bill was then taken up, the
question being on Mr.. Dawes motion to
strike out the provision for the as
signment of army officers remaining in
the bill. Mr.. Pettigrew offered an
amendment appropriating s197, 900 for
compromising the Indians OF the Crow
reservation for loss in their reserva-
ton that was received by the Indians
occupying other reservations. The
senate was then addressed by Voorhees,,
who went over the circumstances of
the Sioux outbreak last year. attrib-
uting it, on the authority OF General
Miles, to hunger. Mr.. Pettigrew also
offered an amendment authorizing the
secretary of the interior to expend not
over $50, 900 in the construction of
two Indian industrial schools (to cost
not over $25, 900 each), one near Cham
berlain S. D., and the other near Rapid
City, S. ID. Agreed to. In the house
the amendment offered by Mr.. Bur-
rows, striking from the first section OF
the free wool bill the word woods, D."
though an amendment OF vital impor
lance to the bill created little interest
and was rejected by vote of 90 to
$50. Mr.. Otis OF Kansas moved to
strike out the first section. The bill,
he said. in its first section insulted the
wool grower and in the second Sec
ton proposed to rob him OF his profits.
Mr.. Alexander OF North Carolina
spoke in favor OF proposed amend
ment imposing duty OF so per cent
on imported WOODS. Mr.. Alexander's
amendment was rejected. The
vote recurring on Mr.. Otis motion to
strike out the first section it was lost.
There was 10 fight mado on either
amendment and no interest was shown.
In the senate on the 9TH. Dawes
presented memorial from the citizens
OF Massachusetts praying for the nat
uralization of Cinnamon who came to
the United States prior TO the passage
OF the first exclusion act. Mr.. McMil-
ian offered an amendment to the Dis
trict OF Columbia bill appropriating
$50, 600 for the reception ami enter
tainment OF the next encampment OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic in
Washington, one-half TO be paid from
the treasury and the other from the
revenues from the District OF Column
bia, providing no part shall be availa-
ole until S. 900 shall have leen raised
by popular subscription and ex-
pended. Mr.. Mcmillan offered 0or
himselD substitute appropri-
ating 800, 900 for the same purpose.
Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Vest opposed the
proposition. Congress. they said,
had nothing to DO with the matter.
The citizens OF the district had invited
the Grand Army OF the Republic here
and should pay the bills. The matter
after Mr. Hawley had given notice of
an amendment placing the expendi-
ture under the control OF the secretary
OF war. In the house tariff and inter-
nal revenue consumed the time. Tariff
had the right OF way and after
speech by Mr.. Wilson OF West Virginia,
the free wool bill was dispatched on
its journey toward the senate. Mr..
Wilson said that it was not his purpose
to review in detail the already much
debated provision for this bill. Neither
was it his purpose to make a COMPARE
son OF the conflicting systems of taxa
tons that were now struggling for q
mastery in the land. He could attempt
only to use the pending measure as
text for some criticism OF the existing
law. Mr.. Wilson criticised the Nc
Kinley bill and ridiculed the man
mer in which 1T was formulated.
In conclusion he said: There is
great exaggeration. here and every
where, as TO the character of foreign
labor. 1 read a few days ago a state
ment made by Mr.. Butterworth OF
Ohio that he diligently looked for this
pauper labor OF Europe wherever ne
was in Europe. In Germany, in Bel
GUM and in Holland he looked for it
and did not find it. II he had looked
for it in the fields OF the farmers, il he
had looked for it in the fields OF the
planters, il he had looked for in the
fields OF wheat growers. il he had gone
further and looked in the fields OF cot
ton growers, he would have found that
pauper labor.
In the senate on the Sth discussion
OF the Grand Army appropriation in
the District OF Columbia appropria-
ton bill was resumed. There was
warmth in the discussion.
Senator Paddock Of Nebraska opposed
any appropriation by the general gov
ernment because OF the pledges given
by citizens of Washington, when a city
of his own state, Lincoln, was rival |
competitor, ami Senator Frye some
what tartly commented upon the Ne |
braska senator's position OF refusing
to aid Washington because Lincoln,
Neo.. did not get the encampment.
Mr.. Richardson OF New Jersey was in
favor of giving everything that was
asked for the reception OF these
men but for whose gallantry
there would be now no national |
capital in which 10 receive them.
Mr.. Vest said since the remarks of the |
senator from New Jersey (AIr. McPher-
sony had relieved his side OF the cham
Der from the charge OF disloyalty he |
snnnosed he mint ynrtnrn u