Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-02-01
Senator George Frowns Upon the
Hawaiian Republic.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
Dooiittle of Washington Gets In Pro-
vision for Military Post on
Pug ct sound.

quorum and a roll call was necessary
Among the bills introduced was one by
Senator Chandler. republican. to pre-
vent the tapping of telegraph wires
used by news associations. This is to
prevent stealing of news and was made
necessary by recent developments in
Chicago. when various other associa-
tons, by means of wire tapping. were
making use of the Associated Press
news.
Senator Mitchell OF oregon sought to
secure the passage OF a resolution call
ing on the treasury department for de-
tailed Information as To sugar bounty
claims. but objection was made and
the resolution went over.
Senator Allen of Nebraska presented
another Hawaiian resolution ar follows:
Resolved, that it is the sense of the SEN
ate that the revolutionary government
having become established as the gov
eminent OF the Hawaiian islands. that
wise and enlightened foreign policy
requires that steps should be taken
by this government without unneces-
sary delay to annex those islands to
the United States. as a paI1 thereof
ana that in the meantime the personal
and property rights of American citi-
zens in such islands should be protected
by the presence of sufficient naval force
in Hawaiian waters. The resolution
went over until tomorrow
| The Hawaiian resolution of Senator
Lodge was then taken up and Senator
George addressed the senate in support
of the administration policy. He made
a careful, logical argument to show that
there was no popular suffrage and no
! real republican form of government in
| Hawaii. Senator George presented a
ia BILE showing the number of days Unit
| ed States warships had not been at
Honolulu during the last 20 years 1t
showed that the United States had been
there very little during the last 20
| years.
| In the course of Senator Georges
speech Senator Aldrich sought to make
suggestion. Senator George declared
/ with asperity that he wanted no sug-
gestions. Senator Aldrich persisted
whereupon Senator George appealed to
the chair Il ask that the senator be
directed to take his seat ne said
warmly. There was a general laugh
in which Senator Aldrich joined, as he
desisted from further persisting in his
| question.
| AT tiie cOnNluSlOn Oh senator George :
| speech, consideration of the Nicaraguan
| canal bill was resumed and Senator
White spoke in advocacy of the project.
He met in detail the arguments against
it, He spoke of the great benefits the
canal would confer on the Pacific coast,
allying that section closely with At
lantic ports
During a lull in the debate, Senator
/ Jarvis of North Carolina Tod h.a
credentials of his colleague Senator
| Pritchard, who had been chosen by
the North Carolina legislature for the
unexpired term of the late Senator
Vance. Senator Jarvis escorted the
new senator to the presiding officers
chair. where the oath of office was
administered
AT the conclusion of Senator Whites
speech, Senator Mills gave notice that
| he would address, the senate tomorrow
on the Hawaiian question
! The bill for the transfer of a portion
OF the exhibit of the department of
state at the worlds fair to the Column
bia museum of Chicago was passed
After "a short executive session the
senate adjourned
IN THE HOUSE
/ W oSiiHB tOH, Jan. Z1-1ne house
spent most of the day discussing the
sundry civil appropriation bill amend
ments. Arizona and Wyoming We're in
cluded in the list of states where in
creased rates should be allowed for sur
veys and resurveys of heavily timbered
lands. The amount to be expended for
examination of public surveys in order
to test the accuracy of the work was
! increased from $35. 900 to $40, 900.
An amendment offered by Mr. Terry
OF Arkansas to increase the appropria-
ton for the construction and engage
lnent OF military posts of 5000, 900 to
S3OOOOO precipitated a brief debate on
the new policy of the war department
/ IN concentrating troops. The amend
ment was lost.
An amendment offered by Mr. Doolit-
+ tie of Washington to authorize the sec
rotary of war to estblsh military post
at some point on Puget sound was
agreed to. 1t provides for commits
sion of army officers to examine and de-
termine what point is best adapted for
such post.
long discussion followed in connec-
ton with an appropriation of SOL. 200
/ Tor the Mississippi commission. An
amendment was agreed to providing an
expenditure not exceeding $4,000 of
the appropriation of $75S.333 for i'm
provements from the mouth of the Ohio
+ river to the mouth of the Missouri riv-
er. Tor using movable jetties and Gals
sons In removing bars and providing
lower water channels
Mr. Kay of New York offered the fol-
lowing proviso to the appropriation for
4 clerks of United States courts: And II
shall be unlawful for any clerk of any
court of the United States to include
IN his emolument account and fees not
actually earned and due at the time
such account or return is required by
law to be made and no fees not act
ually earned shall be allowed in any
such account Mr.. Ray stated private
ly that his amendment, which was
agreed to- was designed to make such
practices as had been disclosed in the
Kicks investigation impossible in the
future.
An amendment was agreed to appro-
priating 100000 for printing the report
OF the secretary of agriculture, $4,000
/ for printing 5000 copies of the report
on diseases of the horse and S25, 900 for
printing complete set of union and
confederate records for each senator
and representative. This completed the
reading of amendments, except those
paragraphs passed over. The commit |
tee rose and at i:i0 p. m. the house ad- !
journed.