Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
\ Record OF Proceedings in the
senate ana House.

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In the senate on the 18th house bill
ratifying the act of the Arizona legis-
lature appropriating $50 900 in aid OF
an exhibition at the Worlds Colum-
bian exposition. was reported and
passed. Mr.. Pettigrew. from the
quadro-centennial committee, reported
an amendment to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill. appropriating 500. :
900 for expenses incurred and to be in
Cured in connection with the World
Columbian exposition. Referred. Mr..
Hale, from the committee on naval at
fairs, reported a bill for the construc-
ton (by contract) of three battleships
of z. 800 to 10. 900 tons displacement
two armored coast defense vessels. five
gunboats Of 500 tons to l. 200 tons lis
placement sand eight frst-class tor
pedo boats. Referred. In the house
Mr.. Smith of Arizona from the COM
mittee on territories, reported a bill
for the admission of Arizona. Mr..
Goodnight of Kentucky, from the COM
mittee on judiciary. reported back al
versely the resolution preferring
charges against Andrew p. McCor-
mack, United States district judge for
the northern district OF Texas. The
report was agreed to and the resolu-
ton was LAID upon the table. The
house then went into committee of
the whole on the free wool bill and
was addressed by Mr.. Sayres of Texas.
Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska, followed. He
was in perfect sympathy with the ma
jority OF the committee on ways and
means in its decision to attack the
the tariff in detail. The main reason
for preferring this plan was that
there was some possibility of
bringing relief from the burdens
OF the present law in this way.
1t was conceded that the passage OF a
general tariff bill at this session OF con-
gress was absolutely impossible. II
they should succeed in making up any
reduction in any OF the schedules it
would have done something. and the
relief actually brought was worth more
to the people generally, and. there
fore, more to the democratic party
than the mere making OF record.
The pending bill brought great al
vantage to nine men and simply to the
tenth man the advantage which he had
enjoyed OF collecting money OF the
other nine. There had been a time in
the history of Nebraska when its peo-
pie had one sheep per capita the NUT
ton age so to speak. But alas! that
DAY had passed. Now. if every wo-
man in the state named Mary wanted
pet lamb she would have to
go out OF the state to get
enough lambs to go round.
After reviewing the binding Irvine and
cotton ties bill, Mr.. Bryan said in con-
clusion: 1.-The country has nothing
TO fear from the democracy upon the
tariff question. 1t means more equal
distribution OF the great advantages OF
this country. 1t means that the men
who produce the wealth shall retain q
larger share OF it. 1t means that en-
terprise shall be employed in natural
and profitable industries, not in un
natural and unstable industries. 1t
means more constant employment for
labor ana better pay, it means the
maximum OF product from the mini
mum of toll. 1t means commerce with
other countries, and ships to carry on
that commerce. 1t means prosperity
everywhere and not by piecemeal.
In the senate on the 18th the house
bill making Council Bluffs a port OF
delivery under the New Orleans COL
lection district was passed. Senator
PETER of Kansas introduced a bill to
establish an electrical experiment STA
ton for the purpose OF investigating
and determining whether electricity
can be proitably applied as propul-
sive power of farm machinery. On
motion of Senator Hoar the senate re-
sumed consideration of the Woods case
in executive session. Within a few
minutes roll call was ordered, it be-
ing obvious, on account of aosentees
on the republican side. that nc quorum
was present and the senate adjourned.
In the house the tariff debate con-
tinued. Mr.. Bowers of California
rather excelled the producers OF
watches and clothes ny bringing in and
laying before the house fifty pound
block of tin made in California for the
purpose, by ocular demonstration, OF
adding force to the statement of Rep
resentative Payne OF New York that
the United States would be aole before
long to supply the domestic demand
for tinware. Payne of New York,
Rayner OF Maryland and Ellis OF Ken
lucky were the speakers of the day.
The formers speech began to lose in
terest when Mr.. Harter OF Ohio gave
zest to the debate by queries, ending
in an inquiry from Mr.. Payne as to
whether or not he (Harter) had yet
heard from Senator Hill. This sally
provoked laughter and enlivened the
proceedings.
In the senate on the 18th the COM
mittee on agriculture reported a bill
TO establish a uniform standard of
grain calendar. On motion OF Allison
the bill establishing port OF delivery
at Des Moines, Ia, was passed. The
Dill TO improve the navigation of the
Mississippi river and prevent destruc-
tive floods was made special
order for next week. In the house
on motion OF MIR. Bushnell OF Wiscon-
sin a resolution was adopted calling on
the secretary OF war anu attorney gen.
erai for information relating to gov
eminent dams on the Mississippi river
between the mouth of the Chippewa
river in Wisconsin and West Newton
slough, Minnesota. Mr.. Williams OF
rising to question OF
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