The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Condensed Record of the DOings of the
Nations Lawmakers-Senate.

Washington, May Ex-senator Telle
today, from the committee on fores
reserv ations, reported favorably bill
for the protection of the public fores
reservations. The bill provides tina
no public forest reservation shall b.
esta blished except to improve and pro
tect the forest within the reservation
for the purpose Of securing favor
able conditions of water flow and tt
insure continued supply of timber
for the people of the states wherein
such forest reservations are located
General rules are laid down for thu
protection and government of such res
ervations, and the bill gives to states
wherein such forest reservations are
situated civil and criminal jurisdiction
over persons within such reservations.
Washington, May 7.-Mr. Hill put
in another day (the fifth in opposition
to the bond resolution in the senate to.
day. Early in the day, PETER, autho,
of the resolution, announced he would
seek to force vote tonight by holding
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ton was disposed of. 1t was evident,
however. that the senators were not
disposed to submit to the hardships OF
protracted and possibly an all-night
session, and PETER did not carry out
his announcement. He stated, how
ever, that the resolution would GER
tainly pass tomorrow, which, however,
is doubtful, in view of Hills apparent
ability to speak indefinitely Pettigrew
supported the bond resolution, and
severly criticised the administration
of the treasury. The senator also crit
icised Sherman for his recent approval
of the treasury administration.
Washington, May Sin the senate
today, Cullom reported progress in the
conference of the two houses on the
executive and judicial ap
bills, although many items
were yet open. The main feature of
the agreement is on the salaries of the
United States district attorneys and
marshals, a schedule of rates ranging
from So. 500 to to $4,000 per year be.
ing submitted. The river and harbor
bill was then taken up. All amend.
ments were agreed to until the item
for a deep water harbor in Santa
Monica bay, California, was reached,
when it went over on the request of
White, in view of sharp contest
which is expected. At 2 o'clock, the
bill was laid aside, and the bond reso-
luton was taken up, Hill taking the
floor to continue his speech. PETER at
tempted to have a time fixed for a
vote, but Hill again declined to consent.
House.
Washington, May 6.-The first Skin
mish over the senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill, reducing the
of battle-ships provided for in
that bill from four to two, occurred in
the house today, when Boutelle, chair
man of the naval committee, moved to
nonconcur in all the senate amend
ments and requested conference.
Boutelle undertook to chastise some of
the senators for their inconsistency.
He referred to the war scares OF the
past, and the bellicose resolutions in
troduced in the senate, and then sar-
castically contrasted the war talk of
some of the senators with their voting
to reduce the number of battle. ships
provided for in the bill.
Washington, May THE opponents
of four battle-ships sustained an over
whelming defeat in the house today
on the proposition to accept the senate
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill reducing the number to two. Say
ers, ex-chairman of the appropriations
committee, made the motion, and in
its support argued that the question
presented was purely a business one,
and he appealed to the house not to al
low political matters to influence its
Judgment. He proceeded to contrast
the appropriations Of the present SEES.
sion with the available revenues. The
direct appropriations for the next fiscal
year, as they passed the house, were
$5O5, 100000, while total estimate in
the revenue was $464, 100000. If no
provision were made for this in the
sinking fund, $50, 1000, 900, the total
outstanding obligations would be $455. =
900. 900, leaving working balance of
50, 100000. But, in addition, con-
tracts were authorized in the sundry
civil, naval and Notifications bill ag-
gregating 500, 100000. The vote was
taken by ayes and noes. The motion
was defeated, 81 to 141.
Washington, May S.-The house to-
day served notice on the senate and the
country that it had transacted its bust
ness and was ready for final adjourn
ment by the passage, without division,
of a resolution for final adjournment
on Monday, May 1S. The reading was
received with an outburst of applause
from members on both sides of the
house. Wheeler denounced the ma
jority for proposing to desert their
posts. ae asserted that during the
campaign of 1894, the Republican
party had pledged itself to the relief Of
the people from existing depression.
Caused by the Democratic party" in
terjected Miliken. Dingley made nc
reply to Wheeler, and the resolution
was adopted without division. The
house then proceeded, under the special
order adopted yesterday, to consider
private pension bills, and acted on
them at the rate of about one every
five minutes.
]. Simons, the cook on the pilot
boat schooner San Jose, was washed
overheard and lost while the schooner
was crossing the Columbia river bal
bound in. The weather was rough
outside, and hearvy swell on the bal
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