The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-03-09
he WORK REVIEWED
bat Attempted Rather Than
That Accomplished.
|sT OF rIFTY.THiRD CONGRESS

Most Notable Feature Of the ssssie.
Wss the Inability Of The Two Houses
20 Agree Upsa Inpertsss Qssstisss
Whieh shss,d Have Bsss Decided.
gAsHISGros, March "a review Of
work Of the last session OF the fifty.
rd congress must necessarily deal
70 with what WAS attempted TO bs
10 than that which Was accom- plished.
20 most OF the important business
Dsidered has been reiegated 10 the hrst
-. Tho session has been particular.
marked by the inability Of the senate
house /, agree upon any oil the most
|por,snt problems presented by them.
Congress met December I La. with
imperative and perennial task, TO
Dme and enact the various sppropri.
bon bills. NEXT in Importance wss tho
laneiai question. for which no definite
IN Of settlement beyond many FREQ.
liver balls and various Individual
hemes MAS then in view. Several inn
prtAnt balls came oys. - . heritage
pm tho pf~ccdiag session. Foremost
hong those In the hoas- we're:
The Nicaragua canal hall, the railroad
boiling bill, and the bill for the selli.-
hrnt oi the ibdeb,rsih~ss u the Pacific
AilfoAds known ~ the Reilly bill.
The Nicaragua canal project has not
)r~n atlo 10 SEIZURE \ hearing in the
bodies. Largely through the enthusiastic
horts q! Morgan oil Aisbams the senate
piii sas pushed Ia . vo,S in that body
ft~f pfolrartrd debate. and ws. sent 10
he housc. where tho conference con.
nit,-c substituted its oSn bill. which
lad t-cxn on this rairhdar throughout
h- s-.sion and which differed In several
points from the Morgan bill. The POOL.
BIZ bill ~as pAss-d b, this hoas~ earl, in
liv s~ssion, bat ih1 senate r-iasci 10
sshss.ies /, by . negative vote ot 4? 10
oa the question OF consider. ilon.
tfoEg opi.ossiion TO the Reilly ball was
cselop-i In tho house. and alter very
)hsfp debate Il sAs f~sommlttrd "a the
epmmiti~- without instructions.
Several important bills ursr plar~d on
lh- calendar oi The senate At the brgin.
bains Of tho term. handed dosn iron
Dhc long sres.on. sh-n they had t~<n
eh-m was = bail to establish . unlfosm
eysirn ot bankruptcy. which ~as de-
saird Internationally. bat finally side
nfsck-d. Another unsuccessful measure
va, tho anti. option ball. There ~-ss
sl.o on the senate calendar the toat halls
|thr house had s~nt over To tr plse~d Gu
|thc tfrr list, sugar. csai. iron and ha,b~d
i. Ire. but The attempt TO SEIZURE consider.
alton Of The irr~ sugar bill ~As nrsstsvesi
by . small ina yprity. and tho Opposition
20 tho ihrr- Others uas % apparwn, that
fh~s have h-ra allowed To pass into Oh.
l,vion.
Tho nsnss ihtrfsstiur CHAPTER oi tho
history vi tho session 10 made by the
n,trmpt q, financial legislation In both
)4"as~s. These ar~ too ~eli known 10 re-
plults rvcapttulation. No financial leg
b.tAt.on TIA. yet resulted from the hoss
j.. ,niis introduced during Tho s~ssson.
isl taofc OF less weight Vi authority
D. aud ihcm.
4 1sr psineigai class OF legislation &C.
RON psl.hri by the abort session was
enat making appropriation Tor the sup
or, OF the sovvsnmenL Not . little
ae.@. legislation was incorporated
alto ,Ic appropriation btlls. The bills
n tic u'dsr ia which they passed The
house wrtc.
sor ,hs military academy West
Point. army, pension. tostiacations.
aud consular. District Of Co.
)nnibis, postal. agricultural. Indian,
eandry civil. legislative, executive and
nhiciai. navy aud general deficiency.
When tho last week III congress bcean
Bhc house had passed all except tho
tcnct al deficiency. and tho senate had
he last four yet Ia consider. The pen.
hon bill a. enacted contained pruvi-
,ons that pensions shall not bc paid to
hon.tcs.jents Who are not citizens Of
h- United States, except for actual dis.
mli,,ss incurred In tho service, di' cct-
ns examining surgeons 10 state the .a,.
ngs to ~hich they say tie applicants
rc entitled. and fixing the lowest rate
pension at ~ . month. The dipio.
hattie aud consular ball increased tho
a.srics Of several foreign representa-
iyvs. and the senate placed In IL an
nsniment authorizing the president
~ contract Tor laying . cable between
The Hawaiian islands and the United
ktatrs and TO use $500. 00 In the work,
Nj amendment which the house rcfused
D. accept. The agricultural bill cmpow-
f,c,i the secretary Of agriculture TO en-.
JORGE rules Tor the inspection Of live
Rattle whose meat IL intended Tor ship.
hncnt abroad in any form, and regnla.
hons to prevent the shipment Of con-
hi.mncd Carcasses abroad or from one
e,ate to another. and fixed heavy penal.
Die. for violation Of such regulations.
considerable legislation WAS included in
lbc sundry civil bill, and much more
a. attempted In the senate BY pro-
,o.cl amendments. The completion oi
.vcrai public buildings was provided
lvr IN the bill ~ IL passed tie house.
hnd sums were added In the senate
Dor new buildings. Another senate
amendment provided for the purchase
Jpr .lb0.W0 Of the site Of the Blaine
buan.ion. Provision was also included
jur the transfer Of the military prison at
D. ort I.eavenworth. Kan, TO the depart.
ment Of Justice, TO be known ~ the
Cnited states penitentiary and main.
tained Tor keeping United States prison
ers who have heretofore been held In
state prisons under contract. The naval
&bill was notable because OF the new
4, avy" provision for two battleships and
Isix torpedo boats and the increase OF the
rnlisted force by the addition of 1,oN
linen. The general deficiency bill As re.
ported to the house amounted 10 90,
/ lon. $50. An amendment requested by
the secretary of state. to pay Great Brit.
ain $425, 600 damages for seizures o.
sealers in Behring seq, was voted down
by the house.