Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-03-10

tions striking out the paragraph
abolishing the Utah commission AID
substituting $4,000 for the compensa-
ton of five commissioners caused dis
cussion, in the course of which it was
announced by Mr.. German that it was
the mission of the democratic party,
which was just coming into power, to
unload all useless offices and throw them
overheard. The paragraph abolishing
the L tab commission was struck out
Mr.. Carey offered an amendment,
requiring all territorial offices to
be filled by bona tide residents.
The amendment was excluded. The
amendment offered by Mr.. VOL
colt increasing the appropriation
for expenses of the civil service
commission was agreed to. In the
house Mr.. Hatch again antagonized the
consideration of the general appropria-
ton bill with the anti-options bill, but
was again defeated the house deciding
to resume consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. The paragraph APP
propriating S55s.OO for arrears Of in
terest claimed by the Chickasaw Indians
and $50, 900 to reimburse the Choctaw
orphan reservation fund was stricken
out, The appropriation for the sup
port of Indian schools was increased
from 81 100000 to Sl,01j.000. At )
o'clock Mr.. Hatch, who was presiding
over the committee of the whole, left
the chair. and, addressing the house,
said the Indian appropriation bill was
being used as means of obstructing
the consideration of the ant-optiOn bill.
and that the opponents of the latter
measure, the friends of demonstration
of silver, and the friends of the senate
rider to AN appropriation bin We're in
the conspiracy.
In the senate on the cath. the appro-
priation bill was amended by the inser-
ton of an item for S7j, 900 for the pur-
chase of George Bancroft's historical
manuscripts, pamphlets. On motion of
Mr.. German the clause about ..slums"
investigation was struck out of the bill.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment re-
lating to the expectation of commodi-
ties by rail from the United States to
foreign countries. II requires collec-
tors of customs to make returns of ex-
ports to foreign countries leaving the
United States by rail. The amend
ment was agreed to and the bill passed
Mr.. Sherman moved to proceed to exec
utive business. Mr.. German thought
that the senate should rather go on
with its Legislative work, and he called
for the ayes and nays on Mr.. Sherman's
motion. The motion was defeated
years, 81; nays, %. All the democratic
senators voted in the negative and three
republicans and one populist voted with
them-Hale, PETER. Power and Teller
After paying tribute to the memory
of the late Representative Spinola
of New York the senate adjourned.
In the house, after routine business
was disposed of, and an hour and half
wasted in doing it, Mr.. Holman renewed
ate amendments to the civil appropria-
ton bill-with one exception-be for
mally nonconcurred in, and confer
ence be agreed upon. That exception
was the Sherman bond amendment. and
Mr.. Holman proposed that when the
conference should report upon the other
amendments day should be devoted
to debate upon that proposition. Mr..
Hatch said that he would make no OBJ
lection provided that similar course
should be taken with the anti-options
bill and that it should be sent to con-
ference, But objection was made to
his request, whereupon Mr.. Hatch en-
phatically objected to Mr., Holman S
proposition. Mr.. Holman moved that
the house go into committee of the whole
for the consideration of appropriation
bills. Notwithstanding Mr. Hatch S
opposition, Mr.. Holman's motion was
agreed to-yeas, 1877 nays. 1903.