Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-05-08

Washington, May 3--The senate pro-
gram for this week Is first to take UP fnee
river and harbor bill and when that ~
disposed OF to follow with the bin marx
ing appropriations for the District OF
Columbia. Opinions differ very Widely as
to the time the river and harbor bill will
-corsume, but no estimates place 1t at less
than two or three days. Whether 1t shall
so on longer will depend upon the political
temper Of the senate.
If, as Is not improbable, something
should be said to open up political de-
bate similar to that of last week, there
is no telling to what length the discus
sicns may be drawn out The managers
will make a strenuous effort to keep pol
itics and Several financial questions in
the background and to hold the discussion
duwn 10 the merits of the bill. This may
be accomplished by a promise of an OPP
porfunity to discuss the PETER bond reso-
luton or some other political question
before final adjournment.
The principal subject of the debate in
connection with the bill itself. is the
amendment suggested by the committee
*bn commerce. providing for the expend-
iture of 100000 for the improvement of
the harbor at Santa Monica. Cal, Sena-
tor White of that state making the
amendment upon the recommendation of
engineers, which he will propose, and in
case s-ns amendment is lost will make
an effort to defeat the entire proposition.
He will be supported by five or six MEM
bers of the committee on commerce, es-
pecially by Senator Berry. They will
make an effort to show that the appro-
priation has been provided for at the
instance of the Southern Pacific railroad,
and 1t Is not improbable that there may
re foretaste of the Pacific railroad dis
cussion in this connection. There will be
an effort during the week among the re-
publican senators to agree on an order
OF business for the remainder of the ses-
sion.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, May 3.-The program for
the week in the house Is very unsettled
Moaning definite has been agreed upon
except that the Pacific railroad funding
bill, in behalf of which there has been
much pressure. will not come up. Mr..
Barthold. chairman of the committee on
immigration. desires to get up the i'm
migration bill the latter part of the week.
but It Is doubtful whether he will be
able to do so.
~ case diiy iCiShCnSt lCpOitS Oii dP-
pIoprlation bills are presented they will
have the right Of way. There are a half
dozen contested election cases on the cal
endar. and as they are privileged, 1t is
probaoie that most of the week will be
occupied In their consideration.
The house has already disposed of 10
election cases. The unseated democrats
were Robbins of Alabama, Mccain of IL
linois. Cobb of Alabama, Tarsney of Mis-
souri,, Boatner of Louisiana and McKin-
ney of Virginia The cases on the calen-
dar are Johnston VS.. Stokes. from the
Seventh South Carolina, hurry vs. FL
liott, from the First South Carolina, Kin
aker VS.. Downing. from the Sixteenth
Illinois. Cornell vs.. Swanson, from the
the Fifth Virginia, and Hoge and Otey
from Sixth Virginia. The reports In the
two latter cases favor the sitting MEM
bers, and will occasion no debate. In the
Johnston-Stokes case the majority re-
port favors the sitting member, but there
IL minority report in favor of the con-
testant. In the Murray Kinaker and
Downing cases the reports favor the con-
testants. There will be cases In which
the findings of the committee will be re-
sisted by the democrats Mr. Murray
is a colored man. and was given seat
by the Fifty-first house after a contest
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