Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-08-05
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.


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senate and Mouse.
In the senate on the 18th, after the
deficiency bill had passed the senate
the anti-option bill was on motion OF
Mr.. Washburn. taken up and thus be-
came the regular order. The oppo-
nents OF that measure then interposed
a series of motions, which had the
character of dilatory motions, and
which were also designed to GUST the
anti-option bill from its position OF
precedence. The friends OF the meas
ure were strong enough. however to
resist all the efforts. ami when tho
senate adjourned the anticipation bill
was the unfinished business 10 come
up at 2 o'clock tomorrow. In the
house twas suspension day. but I'M
like its predecessor of a fortnight ago
no great party measures were brought
forward, Nevertheless there were
features OF interest For instance.
the celebrated AcGarrahan bill
which has been bill and never an act
for the last quarter OF century, was
ut last passed by the house as it came
from the senate, and SO goes to the
president for his signature. The bill
refers the claim TO the court OF private
claims. A bill Of great value to local
architects was also passed. 1t opens
TO competition the design and con-
struction Of public buildings. Mr..
Caminetti tried to secure the passage
OF his bill creating the California deb
ris commission. The bill to increase
the efficiency Of the militia received a
set back. but only because 1t came ir-
regularly before the house. The sem
ate joint resolution was passed, au-
thorizing the committee on labor to
make an investigation into the slums
OF the cities. The house then took
recess. the evening session to be for
general debate on the Worlds fair fea-
lures OF the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
In the senate on the 10Th the anti
option bill was taken up and its con-
proceeded with. only one
dilatory motion having been inter-
posed. and Mr.. Vest stating that no
obstructive course would be resorted
to. Mr.. Stewart made a long speech.
principally on the subject OF bimetal-
ism. and of the depreciation of farm
lands and the general product OF the
country. which resulted, he said, from
the shrinkage In the volume OF cur
rency. He said, however, that he
would probably vote for the anti-op.
ton bill just to show how worthless 1t
was. A large number OF amend men Is
that been offered by Mr.. Washburn
were agreed to without question. and
a substitute was offered for the whole
bill by Mr.. George on behalf of him.
self ami Messrs. Coke and Pugh. A
reprint OF the bill was ordered and 1t
went over. In the house all the amend
ments increasing appropriations for
the Worlds Columbian exposition were
non-concurred in In bulk. The commit.
tee OF the whole got into a parliament
airy tangle as to whether it was
in order to amend the senate amend.
ment unless the motion to amend was
coupled with a motion to concur. The
point arose on an effort to secure q
separate vote on the amendment OF
Mr.. Atkinson OF Pennsylvania pro-
hibiting the sale OF liquor on the fair
grounds. The point was made that
the amendment must be offered in con-
nection with motion to occur in the
senate amendment for the issue OF
8. 900, 900 half-dollar souvenir pieces.
The chair decided against Mr.. Atkin-
son and the decision was sustained by
n viva voce vote. Mr. Atkinson then
moved to occur in the IS, 900, 900 par
graph with the amendment prohibit
ing the sale OF liquor. The motion
was defeated-41 to 189. Mr. O'Neil's
amendment making loan and not an
appropriation OF s. 900. 600 was next
defeated. The chair then put the
question as concurring in the senate
amendment emoodying the Is, 000 900
appropriation and the house refused
to concur-yeas, rs; nays, 1872. Then
came the Sunday closing amendment.
Mr.. Taylor offered an amendment to
this providing that no machinery shall
be run, or necessary labor performed
on Sunday. This was rejected and
the Sunday closing amendment was
then concurred in yeas rs: nays "a.
The greater number of votes to concur
were cast by republicans. On the
point OF no quorum, the vote was TAX
en- by tellers which resulted-yeas,
102; nays ~. That disposed of the
Worlds fair amendments. The house
had concurred in the senate Sunday
closing amendment and in the para
graph making appropriations for med
ais and diplomas and had refused to
concur in the S. 600 900 appropriation
and every other substantial amend
ment
In the senate on the 20th the frs,
hours were occupied in the discussion
of bill to permit the Puyailup In
dams in the state OF Washington to
ALLEVIATE portion of the government,
lands in the neighoorhood of Tacoma.
The matter was still under discus
sion when, at = o'clock. the anti
option bill came up as the unfinished
business. Mr.. Vest assailed the meas
ure as an undue stretch of the eonsti-
tuition; as an attempt on the part OF
congress to exercise police powers
, within the states. and as a delusion TO
the farmers in whose interest, he said,
1t was making. Mr.. Washbu defend
ed the DILL from some OF Mr.. Vests
, thrusts, and several others OF the SEN
ators took part in the discussion, which
they maintained for three hours.
Mr.. Daniel had the floor and was ar.
guing on somewhat the same lines tina,
Mr.. Vest had used when the hour oil
a lem. In IL l.