Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
ROUTINE WORK OF THE FIFTY.
FOURTH SESSION.

Substance of the Bills and Resolution
Introduced in the senate and House
Condensed Record Of the Doings of
the National Ls~makers-senate.
Washington, Msy 10. - The river
and harbor appropriation bill was
passed by the senate today, after an un-
usually stormy experience. lasting
many days. As finally passed. the bill
makes direct appropriations of $12.-
200, 900, and authorizes continuous
contracts of $64, ZOO. 900. During the
debate today, the statement was made
that this was the largest aggregate for
a river and harbor bill in the history
of the government. Frye, chairman of
the commerce committee, closed the
debate ON the bill, making a statement
showing the remarkable development
of American commerce and the conse.
quent decreasing of freight rates On
the final passage of the bill, nine sena-
tors voted in the negative. A number
of house bills were passed during the
day, including the bill requiring
years residence in any territory as a
requisite to divorces
Washington, May l6.-The Dupont
case, involving the right of Henry A.
Dupont to a seat in the senate from the
state of Delaware, was taken up in the
senate today, with view to conclud-
ing the debate and taking final vote.
A brief colloquy between German and
Mitchell developed that difference of
opinion existed as to the character of
the vote to be taken. When German
spoke of the unaniomus agreement to
vote, Mitchell admitted the correctness
of the statement, but added significant
ly that the character of the vote would
be determined when the vote was
reached, which was open to the mean
ing that the case would he postponed
until next session. Platt spoke in sup.
port of Mr.. Dupont's claim.
Washington, May lS,-By a vote of
81 to 80, the senate determined today
that Henry A. Dupont was not entitled
to seat in the senate from Delaware.
This closed long and animated con.
troversy, which had been one of the
most notable contests of its kind in the
history of the senate. The result was
in doubt up to the last moment, and
this lent added intrest to the final vote.
There had been some question as to the
direction of Stewards vote, but it was
with those of the Democrats and Popu.
lists, and was the decisive vote in de
claring Dupont not entitled to a seat
Before taking the vote, Platt spoke fol
Dupont, and Villas against him. Ba
con spoke against the issue of bonds
without authority of congress. Reso
lutions were proposed by Morgan for al
inquiry as to our treaty rights with
Spain, and Gallinger relating to the
need of additional enactments.
House.
Washington, May 15.-The house
after one of the hardest fought parlia
mentary battles of the session, which
continued until almost o'clock to
night, recommitted the contested cleo
tion case of Rinaker vs.. Downing
from the sixth Illinois district, to thu
committee ON elections, with instruo
tions to recount the ballots in dispute
The vote stood 1874 to 35. The support
ers of the majority report to unsea
Downing, Democrat, and seat the con
testant realized that the disaffectiol
on their side was so strong that tn
minority report would probably b
adopted, and they inaugurated system
attic filibustering to gain time to rail-,
, their forces. The first test of strength
on motion to adjourn-,96 to 139-
confirmed their suspicious, but the
fought valiantly to the end and wen
down in the last ditch after staving OF
, final action for four hours.
, Washington, May 16.-The hons
committee ON coinage, weights an
3 measures today decided by a unani
nous vote to authorize favorable repol
ON the resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative @. w. Stone providing ths
the president be authorized and II
: quested to invite an expression frol
other principal commercial nations {
a the world as to the desirability an
!. feasibility of the adoption of interns
q tional coins, to be current in all cour
tries adopting them at uniform valu,
and to be specially adopted for invois
Z purposes. If expressions thus obtaine
y from other nations are such as, in ii
q judgment of the president render
n oonfe ence desirable, he is authorize
!. to invite it at time and place to
q designated by him to consider and r
pert a plan for the adoption an
e use of such coins, composed of eth,
h gold or silver, or both. The presidel
b is authorized TO appoint three repr
i. sentatives, subject to confirmation
!. the senate.
= Washington. May 1S.-The house t
# day occupied itself in passing the pr
]. vat pension bills, which were favorab
% acted upon during the two special day
1t given to their consideration. Erdms
If and Talbert threw such obstacles in Il
way as they could. Thirty-four bill
were held up because they were n
engrossed, but 100 were passed. lea
ing about sixty yet undisposed of. 4
J. the opening of the session Howard 70
% to question of privilege, to denoun
"a the fabrications some newspape
n printed five months, ago that he hs
l. entered the hall of the house in an il
q toxicated condition, and had been ca
er ried out by two colored porters.
IN The safe Was Robbed.