Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL WORE.
Record OF the Proceedings in the
Senate and House.

enne ana Arapanoe reservations, was
brought up. Mr.. Allison spoke against
it. He said ii this sum were paid il
would make a precedent for the pay.
ment OF further 81, 900, 900. What
he thought. therefore, ought to DC
done. was to recommit tho whole SUBJ
ject to the committee on Indian affairs,
and ne would make such motion al
the close OF the debate. lie read an
extract from the presidents commune
cation on the subject to the effect that
he HAD felt bound to look into the
whole matter and to postpone execu-
tive action until further consideration
OF the questiosrthe presidents first
objection being that fourth OF tho
sum was to 90 to tree men
rs attorneys. In the house the
diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was considered the pend
ing question was on Mr.. Hits amend
ment restoring to 81. 800 the salary OF
the ministerto Nenezuia. No quorum
voting u call was ordered. Although
| l92mem oer5 res ponded to their names.
the quorum vanished on the vote on
the amendment and another cali
showed that 40 members were pres
ent. These constituting "a quorum.
| the teller5 resumed business at the old
STAND. But business was slack, ami
| again the tellers retired and another
roll call was insisted on. This time
| go responded; but when business hwas
| resumed the number OF customers had
dwindled. The republicans steadfasily
| refused TO patrouize anu allowed the
trading TO De done exclusively oy dem
ocratS, ana again the telerS were
forced to suspend business.
The senate was not in session on the
10Th. In the house Mr.. Crisp acted
rs police justice ana the digniiied rep
resentatives OF the people served in
the capacity as jurors. Before this
august tribunal twelve offenders were
arraigned by the sergeant-at-arms,
charged with having been absent
without leave yesterday and thereby
being in contempt. Tney looked upon
the trial as farce and joked with the
jurors while awaiting the verdict. Nor
were they In error rs to the outcome.
The jurors were lenient and the pris
oners were all acquitted. The speak err
called attention to the fact that at the
time of adjournment yesterday the
sergeant-at-arms had been given war;
rants for the arrest OF absent members
ana called on that officer for report
Inc sergeant-at-arm said that nine
teen warrants had been placed in mis-
nj ba
against whom they had been issued
he had been unable to find, and that
the other twelve had promised to be
present The speaker stated that the
action allowing members to give their
parole TO appear had been taken in
accordance with his own instructions
10 the sergeant-at-arms The dein-.
quent members were then summoned
to the bar OF the house to present their
excuses. Bowers of California APP
peared first ana said his chief offense
consisted in being caught. He went
home yesterday TO answer the letters
OF persons wanting pensions or post
Offices. or persons who did not want
somebody else appointed postmaster.
lie had no intention OF breaking the
rules OF the house. Bowers was ex-
cused by vote OF $50 to %. The
remainder of the delinquents were
then excused on more or less frivolous
grounds and after touching some UNI
important matters the house went into
committee OF the whole on the private
bills calendar.
In the senate on the I'd numerous
petitions were presented against legis-
lation closing the Worlds fair on sun
day, also from the Methodist church
of New Hampshire protesting against
further adverse Chinese legislation.
Bills were disposed OF as follows. 10 fix
the price OF land entered under the
desert land laws. Passed 1t fixes the
price at 81. 70 per acre, whether the
lands are outside or within railroad |
grant; ana it requires the repayment
of the difference to those who have !
heretofore paid n double price for such /
railroad lands. For the issue OF ord
nance ana ammunition to Nebraska 10 |
replace similar stores destroyed by |
lire. Passed. In tho house Mr.. Bry-
an moved to suspend the rules and pass
the free binding Irvine bill. Mr. Bur- I
rows inquired whether it was the gen
tlemans 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
10 pass the bill. MIR. Burrows de-
manded a second, ami after brief
wait the democrats managed to secure
a quorum ana the second was ordered.
After brief debate the motion to sus-
pend the rules ana pass the bill was
agreed to-yeas, 1873; nays. AZ. Mr..
Covert OF New York. Mr. Coourn of
ana Mr. Cadmus OF New
Jersey (democrats) voted in the mega
tive and Messrs. Broderick OF Kansas
and Picker and Jolley OF South Da.
kota trepuollcans) in the affirmative.
On motion OF Mr.. Blount the rules
were suspended anu bill was passed
appropriating $3.50. 600 to enable the
president TO fulfill the stipulations con-
lained in the treaty between the
United States ana Great Britain signed
February 20 and April 20. 1892. in re-
gard to the tribunals OF arbitration at
faris. (Ihere was neither opposition
to nor ascension of the measure The
following oils passed: Pensioniur
survivors OF the Black Hawk. Chero-
kee, Creek ana Seminole wars: to rat.
ify an agreement with the Coiville
band OF Indians in Washington: appro-
priating Sl00. 900 for the establish
nent OF a military post ut or near
Helena, Mont.