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

offered u resolution, which was agreed
to. calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for information as to whether any
part of the appropriation for the
Worlds fair has been paid, and it so,
under what modification of the rules
as to Sunday closing. Tie also gave no
ticc of an amendment to an appropria-
ton bill making appropriations con
neeted with the worlds fair conditioned
on sunday closing. The Nicaragua
bill was then taken up and Mr.. Sher-
man in charge of it, said that he de-
sired to explain matters about which
some senators appeared in doubt. These
points were a. to the amount OF stock
which the government was not to own,
and also as to outstanding contracts
between the canal company and the
construction company. These con-
tracts, he said, were all to be swept
out of existence. They were on
the basis of "A cost of S?50. COG. 900 for the
construction of the canal. The govern
ment would start with clear table.
IL would own $50. 600, 900 ont OF $780,
600. 900 of the stock and would have ten
directors the Maritime company be-
coming the mere agent and servant OF
the 'ntcd states. Twelve millions of
Inc StOck was III bbt VI PtiNotS
owners and could only be obtained from
them by some method Of condemnation.
The bill was not disposed of and the
consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was resumed. All but
twelve pages of the bill were disposed
of. The amendments for the Worlds
fair items and river and harbor improve
ments being reserved. The senate adj
iourned. In the house the pension bill
was considered. During the discussion
of the bill in the committee of the whole
Mr.. Hatch Indirectly gave notice of the
course he would pursue in reference to
the ant-option bill. lie had, he said,
waited patiently for days in order that
the consideration of the appropriation
bills should be completed. But he now
gave notice that unless the appropria-
ton bills were disposed of in IL reason
able time he would ask for the consid-
Grafton of II measure which, being Il
revenue bill, had right of way. The
debate on the pension bill was prolonged
but uninteresting. and without dispos-
ing of the measure the committee arose
and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th the Nicara-
qua bill gave way to the sundry civil
appropriation bill. The amendments
reported by the committee allowing to
the widows of Chief Justice Waite and
Justice Miller of the supreme court the
balance of their husbands salaries for
the years of their death (SS,74 and 81,
4ls) was agreed to. The reading of the
bill having been finished the reserved
amendments were taken up, the first
being the series in reference to the
Worlds Columbian exposition. All the
.~.,1
The next series of reserved amendments
were those for the Improvement of riv-
ers and harbors, the first being Il re-
duction of the amount for Philadelphia
harbor from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900. The
diplomatic and consular and the mill
tary academy appropriation bills were
reported and placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the army ap-
preparation bill was presented and read,
and after some discussion went over
without action In the house against
the amendments changing the exist
ing pension laws points of order were
made, the determination of which was
postponed until tomorrow. Mr.. Bou-
tclle spoke vigorously against the
proposed amendments to the pension
law, declaring that the union veterans
were not safe in the hands of the party
quarters south of Mason and Dixon:
. line The records of congress Shove,
that fact Mr.. Cummings earnestly OPP
posed the proposed legislation. Afte'
further debate, general discussion wa.
closed and the bill was read for amend
mcnts. The first offered was that re
commended by the committee on ap
preparations, transferring the pension
bureau from the interior to the war dc
! partmcut. Points of order were raised
|. agaist this aud other amendments O
the committee, and without action OF
any of them the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 10th the sundr,
= civil bill was considered. In the cours
, of the discussion Mr.. Vest alluded t.
} the depleted condition of the treasury
= What. he asked, was the spectacle pre-
. scented to the country? The secretar.
2 of the treasury was found in Wall stree
begging like an Italian mendicant 70
4 gold from the banks of the country il
order to sustain the public credit. An,
a il was openly avowcd by some distin
{ eushed statesmen who We're maxim,
( history and reputation for the futur
4 that their object WAS to tide over tn
A next two weeks SO as to leave the pres
p ent disgraccful condition of tiuapcia
$ affairs on the incoming administrator
of Mr.. Cleveland. Whatever might b
Mr.. Clevela nd's faults as an adminiStra
tive officer or as IA political leader, h
S left net surplus of Sl00,o0o,0 900 in tn
I treasury. The amendment reducing tn
. amount for caral at the Cascades o.
the Columbia river. Oregon. from 81
: 430. 900 to Sl,23o, 900. was agreed to
!. yeas "a; nays, 20. In the house tn
pension bill was again considered. TIL
. chairman. Mr.. Wilson of West Nirg inia
:, delivered his decision on points of orde
: raised against the various amendment
g recommended by the committee on az
preparations, changing the pensio
laws. Those relative TO the transfer {
the pension bureau to the war depart
;, meut; to the rerating upon the basis c
:, ability to earn "A living: to the limits
. tion TO persons receiving an income {
less than 5000 and to soldiers widow'
were overruled. Mr.. Burrows appeale
e from the decision regarding the tran
fersof the pension bureau. The deci
ion of the chair was sustained by IA vot
of 1903 to 90. After debate the amend
l. ment for the transfer was disagreed
h by a vote of 50 to o.. The otht
amendments relative TO requiring pei
e sioners under the act of 1890.
l. show that they are disabled for maj
t. ual labor and have not an annu,
income of 5000, and providing that Il
= widow shall be granted pension II 81
= was not married within five years aft,
the close of the war in which her Inn