Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
ROUTINE WORK OF THE FIFTY
FOURTH SESSION.

Substance of the Bills and Resolutions
| Introduced in the Senate and House
-Condrnsed Record Of the Doingz of
the National lLawmakers-senate.
Washington, May SIN the senate
today, Cullom reported progress in the
conference Of the two houses on the leg
islative, executive and judicial sppro-
priation 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 schedule Of rates ranging
from $3.500 to IS. 900 per year being
submitted. The river and hArbor bill
was then taken up. All amendments
were agreed to until the item for
deep water harbor in Santa Monica
bay, California, was reached. when it
went over on the request Of White, in
view Of a sharp contest which is ex-
pected. At o'clock, the bill was laid
aside, and the bond resolution was
taken up, Hill taking the floor to con-
tinue bis speech. PETER attempted to
have time fixed for vote, but Hill
again declined to consent.
Washington, May BY decisive
vote today the senate decided to in
augurate an investigation Of the bond
sales conducted by the secretary of
the tire asury during the last three
years. The resolution demanding the
investigation is very explicit. II re-
quests that the committee ON finance be
directed to investigate and report gen.
orally all the material facts and cir
cumstahces connected with the sale of
United States bonds by the secretary Of
the United States treasury during the
years 1894, 1895 and 1896; what
amount of available funds was in the
treasury at the time of such issues; the
obligations of the government, and the
reasons for the withdrawal OF gold
from the treasury, and the CLASSES of
persons who made such Withdrawals.
Washington, May 11.--All Oregon
and Washington items in the river and
harbor bill went through the senate
without opposition today, including
the appropriation for the boat railway
at The Dalles and the Seattle canal.
There will be fight on both items in
the conference. With the bond resolu-
tion cut of the way, the senate gave it's
! attention to the accumulation of minor
measures before going on with the
! river and harbor bill. Mitchell of Or
egon gave notice that when the last
appropriation bill was passed, he would
press the joint resolution for election
! of senators by the people, not for the
sake of having further speeches, but
to actually adopt the resolution. Bills
were passed TO establish classification
divia sion in the United States patent
Office, and granting permission for the
erection of a monument in Washington
in honor of Samuel Hahnemann, and
appropriating "a, 900 for a foundation.
Il House.
Washington, May 8.-The house TO-
day served notice on the senate and the
. country that it had transacted its busi-
ness and was ready for final adjourn
ment by the passage, without division.
: of q resolution for final adjournment ON
Monday, May 18. The reading was re-
; ceived with an outburts of applause
from members ON both sides of the
house. Wheeler denounced the ma
iority for proposing to desert their
r posts. He asserted that during the
campaign Of 1894, the Republican
Il party had pledged itself to the relief of
g the people from existing depression.
t CAUSED by the Democratic party" in
s terjected Miliken. Dingley made no
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.
Washington, May 9.-The net re.
suit of three and half hours session
) Of the house today was the passage OF
g bill to amend the act creating the
!. court of appeals so as TO allow appeals
q from the supreme courts Of the terri
Is tories TO the court Of appeals. Picklel
70 attempted to secure his revenge for the
'r defeat he suffered last night. when the
r house refused to remain in session tt
pass private pension bills. by blockine
legislation today. He made the point
), OF no quorum at every opportunity, and
= finally the house, losing patience, ad.
- jpurned. Pickler threatens to keeI
up his tactics until he accomplishes his
y object, which he says is to secure fur
ther consideration for private pension
g. bills.
N " ashington, May IL The members
re Of the house voted themselves $IC0 per
al month for clerk hire during the recessei
bf congress. Under a resolution passed
l. by the fifty second congress, the mem,
N bers of subsequent congresses received
le 800 per month for clerk hire during
Al the sessions. Today the proposition tc
" extend this allowance to members dur.
10 ing the recesses of congress came up In
the form of the Hartman resolution
II adversely reported from the committed
" on accounts. 1t occasioned some very
70 sharp debate It had the support oil
" Cannon, chairman of the appropria,
ol tions committee, but was opposed BY
,e Dingley, the floor leader of the major.
II ity. Aldrich said it would involve m
a additional expenditure of $218, 900 pen
annum. The resolution was amended
so as to except members who are chair
e e men of committees, having annual
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