Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-08

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."e NJ sufferers or the northwest.
Agreed TO-
senator Bate urged an amendment OF
sizo'ooo Tor government participation in
the tennessee state centennial in 1896.
senator Hoar asked Senator Bate FOR
the constitutional authority for this APP
| preparation. Senator Bate said that it
| was the same authority that gave gov
! eminent aid to the worlds fair at Chi
| cago and to the cotton states ex-
| position at Atlanta. A point of order
| against the amendment made by Sena-
! tor Cockrell was submitted to the sem
| ate, and the appropriation was sustain
! ed, 80 to 10.
| Senator Stewart moved to reconsider
the amendment already adopted for
participation by the United States in an
| international monetary conference. He
said that France was the only European
country in position to take part in
such a conference with any prospect of
| fairness to silver. He therefore would
propose an amendment to the PROPOSE
ton, instrueting the United States del
egates not to agree to any ratio below
16 to l.
Senator Wolcott said he greatly re-
GREETED this division of opinion among
the senators from the silver states who
had so long stood together. The sena-
| tor from Nevada said this was scheme
| of gold bugs Was he forgetting the
| gallant fight of the friends of silver the
world over which just eliminated in
success before the English parliament
and the German reichstag in favor of a
national conference? France. too. was
taking the initiative. Success was al
most at hand. 1t was the work of the
friends of silver throughout the world.
wera tho friends of silver 70 nause at
such a moment of success? The sena-
tor declared himself for American BIZ
metallism but if the nations of the
world united In Offering the greatest
advantage To s;I,,a, II had raca;vad
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Senator White proposed an appropri-
alton to pay California per cent of
the California public lands sold since
the state was admitted. The amend
ment was ruled out of order.
Senator Kyle's amendment appropri-
ating $40, 900 to sink wells for irriga ting
purposes also went out on a point of
order
Senator Martins amendment grant
ing an abandoned Kansas military most
to the state of Kansas for an agricul-
tural college was ruled out of order. as
was also an amendment of Senator
Mitchell, appropria ting S335 900 to Ore
gon and $500 900 to Nevada to reimburse
those states for assistance in suppress
ing the rebellion.
Senator Carey's amendment granting
certain lands of the Fort d A Russell
military reservation to Wyoming for
public purposes was adopted.
An amendment was agreed to allow
ing copies of the worlds fair certifi-
Gates, ETC., to successful exhibitors and
to newspapers paying for the same. An
appropriation of 81, 900 was made for 10
historical volumes on the Columbian
exposition.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. PASSED
AT q o,c,ock tho s,,,a, 1T,
which had hao,, ~ ~, I'm
whole for many davs No., ,.ss,st, Nv
the senate nnn,har ~ r. -. ~
then taken on rasarvad ar,and,s,a,,ts
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which was adonted In nlaca Of ~
previous appropria ton for nuh,ic huiId
ings at CHEYENNE. Boise civ and ual
ena. This substitute annronriatad ss5
900 for the three sites and limits tho
cost of each building to $3.50. 600 This
leaves out the sites of Olympia. Bis
marck, N. D., and Pierre S. d.
Senator Stewart renewed his amend
ment instructing the United States del
egates to the international money CON
ference to not agree to a ratio short of |
l6 to and 1t was defeated 10 to 49,
The sundry civil bill was then passed |
and the legislature, executive and in |
dlcial appropriate ton bills taken up. A
resolution was adopted requesting the |
president to urge upon the republic of |
Nicaragua the settlement of certain |
ciaitns OF the United States.
AL the request OF Senator Cockrell,
II was agreed that at the evening SEES
should be disposed of and no other bus
sion bills and that Senator Cba,9,an -
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