Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-02-24
CONGREGATION ~.

III tuo ocudte On tHc . III Couoiuo n
ton was had OF the substitute reported
from the committee Oh interstate COM
MERGE to promote the safety OF en-
ployes ana travellers on railroads by
ompeliing common carriers engaged
in Interstate commerce to equip their
cars with automatic couplers anu con-
tinuous brakes and their locomotives
with driving wheel brakes. The mo-
ton went over without definite action.
Mr.. Turpie. democrat from Indiana,
offered the following, which was laid
on the table and printed: Believing
that the doctrine OF asylum, as prac-
ticed and approved by very large
majority of the member OF the family
OF nations, is higiy expedient and the
jurisdiction in what are known as DO
litical otfenses, ought not to be extra
ditable. it is concluded as the sense OF
the senate that no treaty should De
approved wnicn proposes to GUST the
courts or magistrates OF the United
States OF the right TO determine. in
eacn case. under the allegations ana
proof therein. whether the ofiense
charged oe political or non-po-
liiical under the law OF nations.
In Inc house the legislative
Appropriation bill was considered.
MIR. Dingiey said that the appropria-
tons mace by this congress would
reach 81. O3S 900. 600. against $780,
900, 600 made by the Ffty-frst con-
gress an increase OF $50 600. 900. Ii
there should be no tariff legislation to
disturb importations the revenues for
the fiscal year 1894 would undoubtedly
reach $I05. 600. 600. and the expense
should not exceed $500. 600 600. and
would not. II the river and haroor
bills should not exceed $l5 600. 000
which was e 600 600 more than was
ever expenued. Ii they should 60 up
10 S3S, 600 900. as contemplated blythe
action OF the house. then there would
inevitably DE deficiency next year.
| The tariff legislation foreshadowed
would undoubtedly reduce the revenue
unless the duties should be made low
enough 70 enormously swell importa-
tons.
In the senate on the 9th the follow
| ing bills were passed: House bill for
the relief OF certain settlers on public
lands in the Tucson land district, Ari-
IONA; house bill TO amend the act Of
| March 5. 1889 and esta blisn n court
OF private land claims; senate Dill to
| except the veterans from com petitive
examination in the classified service OF
the United States. Senate bill to
amend the act OF May >. 1892. prohib-
| ting the immigration OF Chinese. hav-
ing oeen reached. MIR lloar gave no.
tice OF a substitute for the bill the
substitute being that the act is here
| by repealed The senate then pro-
ceeded 10 the house 10 count the cleo
toral vote. On returning the vice.
president made Il statement OF the
vote for president and vice president
Of the United States. and said that
the announcement OF the vote by
| the president OF the senate was.
by law. sufficient declaration that
! Grover Cleveland OF the state OF
New York was elected president OF the
| United States. ana tnat AGlai +. Ste
| venson OF the state OF Illinois was
| elected vice president OF the United
States. each OF the terms beginnin g
March 4. 1898. ana the fact would DE
entered, together with list OF the
votes. on the journal of tine senate.
| In the house. a few moments before |
| O'Clock, DoOrkeeper Iurnerannounced
the presence of the vice president and
the senate OF the United States, and
the vast Assem- olage rose with one ac-
cord 10 90 them honor. The vice pres
ident teok the chair assigned to him,
TO the right OF the speaker and the
senators occupied the first four rows
OF seats TO the right OF the presiding
officer. The counting OF the electoral
votes was then proceeded with. and at
it's completion the senate returned to
its own hail. When the senate retired
the house resumed. in committee. the
cons Iteration CT the legislative appro-
priation bill.
In the senate on the 9th the whole
OF the days session was devoted to a
discussion Of the railroad automatic
car coupler DILL. Inc subject reported
by the committee on Interstate COM
MERGE was amended oy making the
first section, requiring the use OF pow
err driving wheel brakes TO take effect
July |. 1898. instead OF 1895. and the
fourth section. requiring the use OF
grab irons or hand holds in the ends
and sides OF the cars. to go into force
on the LIST OF July, 1895. instead OF
1898. 1t was also amended by strik
ing from the second section ali but the
first sentence. In the house Mr.. Catch
ings called up the resolution from the
committee on rules. setting apart this
legislative cay for tine consideration
OF the dill repeating the Sherman act.
Mr.. Bacon. chairman OF the committee
on banking and currency, SAID the
main purpose OF the bill was that the
purchase OF silver bullion and the stor-
age OF it in the vaults OF the treasury
as commodity in melalic form. and
without coinage should stop. MIR.
Bland. the general OF the silver forces.
aid that it would be n curious thing
FOR the country to observe the vote
uuon the cloture resolution in order to
ascertain how many men on the dem
ocratic side OF the house who when
me free coinage bill was up. planted
themselves on the high horse OF dem
ocratic principles and announced thai
ne proposition was unGemocratlc
would then come down from tneii
horses and would vote in the interes
uf all street 10 oemoneuZe silver
| Inc discussion was continued u,
Messrs. Iiartine, Watson Bryan Cox
Maker Springer aud Reed Mr.