Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-08
ANIMATED DEBATE IN the HOUSE
intimntion of job in the Printing
office Site Bill

Washington, Feb. 27.-The house met
at IL a. m. Mr.. Cockrell, democrat of
Texas, moved concurrence in the senate
amendment to the Joint resolution nro-
hlDlting imported goods in bond from
the United States to the free zone Of
Mexico. Mr.. Crane, democrat, of Tex
as vigorously opposed concurrence in
the amendment which struck out the
provision limiting prohibition to any
point between the western boundary.
city OF Laredo i'll Texas to the Pacific
Vpdst. rms amendment he declared
would In effect prohibit the importation
81 goods through the United States in
TO Mexico. Unless the latter country
abolished the free zone, but u pieces of
goods remained in the free zone, and he
repelled with vigor the ISLANDERS that
the zone was the abiding place of SNUG
glers and outlaws. Mr.. Cockrelrs mo-
ton was agreed to.
1he bill to amend the Chicago pub
lie building bin so as to provide for the
sale of the old postofiice to the best
bidder passed
Mr.. q NELL of Massachusetts present
ed the conference report on the pension
appropriation bill. An agreement had
been reached he explained, on all points
After debate, the report was agreed to
$50 to -
Inc conference report on the bills To
pension General Harrison c. Hobart
ana TO amend the act for the regulation
OF steel vessels. were agreed to, after
"hich, under special order, the house
proceeded to the consideration of bills
reported from the committee on public
buildings and grounds. The first bill
called up was that to purchase the
south half of what is known as Ma
none square as a site for the new gov
eminent printing office, and it caused
considerable discussion. While Mr.. Alb
bott of Texas was debating the question
of purchase, Mr.. English of New Jersey
asked: EFF the house should purchase
the notes of Malone, do YOU think the
senate would be so anxious to purchase
tNe lot OF MahoneI That is a ques-
ton | would not undertake to answer.
replied Mr. Abbott. II would not feel
at liberty to cast any aspersions on anv
member OF the body at the other end of
the capitol"
MI Meredith was speaking of the
necessity for the passage of the senate
blll when Mr.. English interrupted him
DO you mean that job-lot bill?" This
led Mr.. Hicks to demand from Mr.. Eng
lish an explanation of his charge thai
there was job in the Malone site. As
the house was dividing, however, MI
English had no opportunity to reply.
a preliminary snarl ceadlocked the
house soon afterwards, and the whole
question of the selection of the printing
office site was abandoned.
Mr.. Culberson thereupon called up
the conference report on the bill to re
district Indian territory for judicial pur-
poses, to provide additional United
States commissioners, etc Agreed to.
MI Henderson then called up the con-
ference report on the postoffice appro-
prlation bill, and Mr.. Loud of California
moved to concur in the senate amend
ment designed to destroy the effect of
the postmaster-general order reouir-
ing every mail clerk to live on the line
or railroad to which he was assigned
out requiring future appointees to do so
MI. Wilson of West Virginia protested
against interfering with regulations es-
tablished by the postmaster general for
regulation of his department. Mr..
LIQUIDS motion was agreed to, III to II
The p pension bills favorably acted
upon at last Friday nights session were
passed In half that number of minutes
by unanimous consent the bills grant
Ing an American register to the British
built steamer Kahului and to amend
the act to forfeit certain lands granted
to railroads We're passed
Then, at 5:S5 p. M, the house ad-
iOurne1