Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-02-10
nessee. were presented and placed on

nessee. were presented and placed on
file. Mr.. Sawyer republican. from
Wisconsin, from the committee on
pensions, reported bill authorizing
the commissioner OF pensions to ac-
cept as proof OF citizenship OF an APP
plicant for a pension under the act OF
July q. 1890. the fact that at the date
OF mis- application he was an actual and
bona fide resident OF the United States,
and it was passed. In the house there
was but little business transacted be-
cause OF the announced death of JuG &c
Lamar. On motion OF Mr.. Allen Of
Mississippi the house adjourned as q
mark of respect to the memory OF the
dead justice. On motion OF Mr.. Bryan
OF Nebraska, the senate bill was passed
extending until July /, 1898, the time
within which the bridge authorized to
be constructed across the Missouri river
between Omaha and Council Bluffs
may be completed.
In the senate on the 25th Mr.. Faulk-
ner introduced bill for the admission
q Utah as a state. and it was referred
to the committee on territories. Neither
the anti-option bill nor the Cherokee
Outlet DILL, which have the right OF
way in the senate, had any show OF
consideration today. The morning
hour OF the session was taken up i n
routine matters-none OF them enti-
tied to be regular-of not much public
interest. The rest OF today's session
from ! o'clock up to adjournment
passed behind closed doors and was
devoted to the question of whether the
nomination OF Mr. McComas, as one
OF the judges OF the supreme court
OF the District Of Columbia should be
or not be confirmed. Mr.. Hans
brough. republican, offered a resoiu-
ton, which was agreed to- calling on the
interior department for information as
to the lands excluded from tine grant by
the Northern Pacific railroad company
as mineral lands. In the house fill
clustering against the bankruptcy bill
was inaugurated by Mr.. Kilgore of
Texas In the first place he insisted
on the reading OF the journal in full.
Then he objected to the approval OF
that document and an hour was con-
sumed before it was finally agreed to
as a portion of the records OF the
house. He was ably seconded in his
endeavor to defeat the bankruptcy bill
by Mr.. Pierce OF Tennessee VINO SUD-
plented his every filibustering motion
with another which was calculated to
prevent action, and the tilibustering
continued. The day was consumed
without any business being transacted.
In the senate on the 26th Mr.. Falk-
ner gave notice that on February Is
he would present resolutions in rela-
ton to the death of his late colleague,
Mr.. Kenna. Mr.. Chandler introduced
a resolution directing the committee
on finance to investigate and report
next Decemb Der whether there is
whisky trust organized to control the
manufacture and sale of distilled liq-
uors; whether the rebate system is
used; whether authorizations or drugs
are used. The bill heretofore offered
by Bate, democrat from Tennessee,
to repeal all statutes relating to SUI
pervisors OF election and special dep
uties, was taken from the table and
referred to the judiciary committee.
These senate bills. among others, were
passed: To authorize the Missouri
River Power company of Montana to
construct dam across the Missouri
river; to provide for the reservation
OF certain timber lands upon the Siletz
Indian reservation for the benefit of
the Indians. The anti-option bill
was then taken up and Mr..
Mills. democrat from Texas made
a speech against the bill as being
aimed against the existence OF state
In the house Mr. Dock
cry reported from the committee on
the legislative, execu.
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
Calendar. The house then resumed,
in committee OF the whole, the con.
siGeration OF the sundry civil appro-
priation DILL. The first item of the
bill to which objection was made was
the one authorizing the commissioner
Of the general land Office to detail clerks
in his Office for the protection OF tim
Der on the public lands. The amount
Of the appropriation involved is S40,-
900. To this section. Mr.. Holman Tin
charge OF the bill) offered a substitute
which virtually increases the appro-
priation to $50, 900. But this amount
was not considered sufficient by the
Louisiana members, and. as their
spokesman. Mr. Blanchard moved to
increase to sl20. 600. This was agreed
10. and the substitute as amended, was
agreed to.