The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-04-11
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Daily Proceedings In Senate
and House.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
Substance 81 ths Measure Bsiss Cs.-
siAsrsd ~ the 1iny-1surth
Sesaios-8saaas.
Washinston, April 3.-Ooean mail
subsidies brought On An animated dis
cuasion in the senate today during the
consideration Of the poseodice appropSi.
alton bill villas opposed subsidies and
pointed out many instances Of what he
declared were excessive payments for
mail service. Perkins energstically
defended the subsidies fog their en-.
couragement to American shipping.
The subsidy item was reserved for Q
separate vote. The balance Of the
posto6ioe appropriation bill was CON-
pleted. Call introduced q resolution
, Of radical character Concerning Cuba.
proposing the immediate use Of q
United States naval force to protect
Americans in Cuba from atrocities and
for humane reasons in general
George's speech on the Dupont case oc-
cupied most Of the day, and u mot yet
completed.
Warrington, April An the senate
today the house bill was passed grant.
ing the Atchison q Nebfaaka and Chi.
cago. Burlington 4 Quincy railways
the right-of-way through the Sec and
Fox Indian reservations, in Kanaas and
Nebraaka. Pettigrew reported the In
dian appropriation bill, and gave no.
tice that he would ask to take it mp
next week. The possofioe appropria-
ton bill was then taken up. Walcost
offered IN amendment to regulate the
salaries Of postmaster Of substations
in cities The senator spoke in favor
Of the policy Of the poseonice depart.
ment in establishing metropolitan cen.
tiers. with many minor offices sur:
rounding them, a. in Chicago and Bos-
ton German opposed the amendment
II was . step Inward doing away with
the small fourth-claa poseodices, and
making them branches Of the city post.
ofhces. Debate continued until $50
when the senate went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.
Washington. April 6-The senate
committee on judiciary today decided
favorably Q report upon the vol
untary bankruptcy bill The bill
vii be reported to the senate ON
Monday. the 18th. Az agreed upon
BY the committee. it provides that any
debtor owing $500 or more may mako
q voluntary assignment, before any
competent authority, Of all Of his prop
erty. except that exempt under the
law. for the benefit Of his creditors
equally. He Is required to file full
list Of all his property, exempt or un-
exempt. and Of his CREDITOR II al.
lows preferences only ON debts due to
the United States. TO any state or ter
ritory, to servants or laborers for serv.
ice performed within one year, and to
liens or membranes on homesteads
to the extent of 1000.
no.s..
Warrington. April s.-The house
today practically completed the oonsid-
Grafton Of the sundry civil bill. In
the course of debate ON an amend.
ment to appropriate SIS, 900 for com.
mencing the erection Of a new military
post at Spokane, Wash, Cannon. the
chairman Of the appropriation commit.
tee, made An appeal for economy ON
the ground that the condition Of the
treasury was such that NO new project
should be entered upon BY this con.
gress- He was supported in his appeal
! BY Grosvenor. who. in some plain
spoken words, insisted that the neces.
stiles Of the situation must govern. he
called attention to the fact that during
the first nineteen months Of the opera.
ton Of the present tariff law. the re.
oeipts had been exceeded BY expendi.
: lures by t76, 900. 900. This. Of course
brought on a political discussion. The
amendment WAS adopted.
Washington, April 4.-Several mi
nor bills were passed by unanimous
consent before consideration Of the sun
. dry civil appropriation bill was ne
: sumed in the house today. The reso
luton Of inquiry presented by Hit
= chairman Of the foreign affairs com
o mittee, was adopted without debate
;. calling on the president, il not inoom
!, patible with pubic interest. to trans
4 init to the house copies of all dis
J. patches, notes and kilograms in tn
It state department from December /
e 1894. until the present time. relativ
ii to mediation or intervention by tn
United States in the affairs Of vene
!. suels, together with all correspondents
). with foreign governments relating b
n the same topic Hit stated that hi
n committee had unanimously reporte,
O the resolution. The sundry civil bill
a was then taken up and developed an
!. other windy war. which consumed tn
:, remainder Of the session.
Washington. April 6.-The hous
l. today revived the agitation Of the Co
ban belligerency question in oounec
ton with the conference report ON tn
Cuban resolutions 1t was not expect
n ed that there would be much debate
II but Boutelle. by his vigorous opposi
Il ton, prevented action today. Hit
chairman Of the foreign aRairs CON
y mittee. in presenting the conference n
b port, made very temperate speech. /
II the course Of which he expressed u
greatest confidence that the president
=, although the resolutions being ooncul