Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-05-27
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CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
a Record of the Proceedings In tho
senate and House.

, from the committee on commerce, re-
, ported back the house bill to encour.
age American shipouilding. He said
that the report was unanimous and
that he had been instructed to move
! its present consideration. He made
; that motion and it was agreed to.
, Mr.. Mills moved to amend the bill by
striking out The clause read oy Mr..
Sherman. A. the close OF long dis.
cussion the vote was taken on Mr..
Mills amendment to strike from the
bill the clause which would entitle the
two ships to contract under the postal
subsidy act. The amendment was re-
jected without a division. The bill
was then passed. Just as it came from
the house. Yeas. Al: nays. 10. In
the house the river and haroor bill was
again considered. The pending ques-
tion being on a reconsideration OF the
vote by which the house on Satur-
day agreed to the amendment
providing that in cases where
authority has been granted the secre-
tary of war to make contracts for the
competition of certain works il no bids
have been received and he deemed it
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chased and the work done by contract.
The vote was reconsidered and the
amendment rejected. Holman of In
diana moved TO re-commit the bill, with
instructions to the committee to report
| il with an amendment striking out
contract provision. Cultivate of Ohio
moved to amend the instructions oy
requiring the committee to strike out
all appropriations for new works or
| for further extension of works now
under construction so that the bill
shall include only appropriations for
the continuance and completion of
works now in progress. The amend
ment was lost by a vote of SO to 70.'
| Holman's motion was defeated by a
vote OF 1856 to So.
| In the senate on the 10th the river
and harbor bill was received from the
house and was referred to the commit
tee on commerce. The conference re-
/ port on the urgent deficiency bill was
presented and agreed to. Senate bill
to establish the boundaries of Yellow
stone park was then taken up and gave
rise to considerable discussion. Mr..
Vest said that he would submit to the
passage of the bill, not because his
jud Cment approved of it. ont because
he couid not help himself. He did not
believe, however that the persistent
AMI inscriptions LOBBY that had al
ways opposed legislation in the inter-
est OF the park would permit it TO pass.
The lobby wanted a railroad charter
in the park and the passage of the bill
| N of fha
north would defeat that purpose.
Inc DILL was passed. In the
house the sundry civil appropriation
bill was considered. Mr.. Holman of
Indiana stated the amount appropri-
ated by the bill was $25, 80. 157,
against an estimate of $50, SO. 955,
and an appropriation for the current
year of $3S 800. 1853. Mr.. Cogswell of
Massachusetts said that the DILL was
supposed to carry appropriations for
the sundry civil expenses OF the gov
eminent for the fiscal year 1898. Ii
this session should be the average
length of sessions this bill was fully
three months in ad vance OF its usual
time. Whether it was reported thus
prematurely in order to shut out au-
| proDriatons for expenditures which
congress might see fit to authorize, and
thus reduce the amount of the bill car
| ried for party purposes, pending a
! presidential election and in disregard of
public interests, was for the majority
OF the committee reporting the bill
to explain. 1t was claimed that the
bill reduced the expenditures carried
by the existing law $13, 100000. But
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fusing to the country the appropria-
lions which were absolutely necessary.
II ne were to put u motto on the head
of this bill it would be: NO savings,
but postponemeut; no economy, but
increased expenditures in the end. ."
! Mr.. KEN of Nebraska inveighed
against the extravaganza of the pres
sent house and especially ne criticised
the river ana harbor Dill which was
passed Yesterday. He voted for that
bill but he had done so only because
he believed in international move
ments. He did not know there were
any steals in that measure although
ne he heard it rumored.
In tine senate on the 18th, the chair
was occupied by Mr.. Henderson, pres
ident pro tenn, who laid before the
senate the resolution Uf the general
conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church assembled at Omaha, (repre-
senting .. 800 600 members). heartily
approving the World fair appropria-
ton, but providing. expressly, that
it be conditioned on closing the expo
sition on Sunday" A nili appropriat-
ing 800, 900 for a public building at
Joliet ILL.,, was reported and placed
on the calendar. Also bill for the
adjustment OF sales OF land on the res
ervation OF the confederate Otoe and
| Missouri tribes OF Indians in Nebraska.
The following bills were passed: House
bill to provide for term OF UnitedStates
circuit and district court at Evanston
Wyo. House bill authorizing the con-
struction of wagon and motor bridge
over the Missouri river mt ST. Charles
Mo. Senate bill authorizing the Arkan-
sas Harbor Terminal railway company
to construct bridge over the Corpus
Christi channel. known as the Morris
and Cummings snip canal. in Arkansas
county, Texas. Senate bill author
izing the secretary OF war TO cause
survey to be made for a ship canal
connecting Lake Erie ana the Ohio
river from Connaut haroor, or from
Lake Erie to Pittsburg and appropri-