The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.


Condensed Record Of TIE DslsGs of u.
Hsties's Lswnsksss -Bsnsas.
Washington. Feb l8.-In the sen
ate today Qusy's resolution to recon-
init the tariff bill went over. The long
pending resolution. which has brouRh
ont 20 much criticism Of the secretar,
Of Agriculture. was passed without di
vision. The measure was amended .,
- TO provide that the purchase ana
distrtbutton Of Sod shall proceed n
heretofore. Blanchard was recognised
for q speech on the Monroe doctrine
He strongly commended the presiden,
for the reassertion Of the Monroe doc
trine. and advocated that II be giver
the sanction Of legislative indcrsemeut
A discuasion Of Secretary Carlisle,
Observance OF the civil service meth.
DDS came up on . provision of the
deficiency bill for the appoint
ment Of twenty-five expert money.
countera Allen arrsigned the civil
service system. 1t would in time turn
over our government service to Q lot Of
Notwithstanding dudes" The sen.
ste. In executive session. confirmed the
following nominations: w. W. Rock.
hill. to be first assistant secretary OF
state; william Galloway, to be re.
osiver Of public moneys at Oregon
City. Or.
Washington. Feb. l4.-There was
an unusually full attendance on the
Republican side Of the senate chamber
today. ~ Morrill,. chairman Of the
finance committee. had given notice Of
Z motion TO take up the tariff bill.
The deficiency appropriation bill held
itS place ~ unfinished business, and
there WAS no disposition to displace it.
Vest secured the adoption Of q resolu.
ton calling on the secretary of sgricul.
ture 10 report what recent changes have
been made in the quarantine line
against cattle coming north from Tex.
a. PETER came forward with 4
lengthy resolution proposing q senate
Investigation Of the circumstances Of
all the recent bond issues. The resolu.
ton proposes q special committee Of
fve senators and gives comprehensive
- to the scope Of the in
quiry. the dealings with the syndicates,
the effect OF such dealings and explicit
information ~ to the purchasers Of the
bonds. the rate. and all attendant cir.
cumstances. The resolution went over.
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE friends
Of the tariff bill met an unexpected
rcpulse this afternoon. when, by the
vote Of 81 ayes nd 20 noes, the senate
defeated the motion Of Morrill, to take
up the tAri6 bill The negative vote,
which defeated the motion. was given
by Democrats. Populists and four Re.
publican senators-Teller. Mantle, Du-
bois and Carter. The affirmative vote
was entirely Republican. but its total
Of 81 il less than half Of the aggregate
strength. The senate has
passed the bill authorizing the leasing
OF lands In Arizona for educational pur-
poses: also. the bill authorizing the
First National hank Of Sprague, Wash.
10 change Its name and location; also,
the bill authorizing repairs for the
public wharf at Sitka. Alaska.
House.
Washington, Feb l4.-At 10 O clock
the regular order Of the house began
Cannon presented q senate joint resolu.
lion appropriating t75, 900 for the pur.
pose OF making a joint survey together
with Great Britain Of the boundary
line between Alaska and British ter
ritory. The resolution was adopted.
The house then resumed consideration
II the bond silver bill. Deliver taking
the floor in opposition to the free coin.
age proposition. He reviewed the
story Of the subject from the fourteenth
and said the characterization
81 silver in 1878 had mot struck il
town." for during previous period Of
seventy years there had been no silver
McMillin followed. He
'aid there was an insufficient currency,
md that we should not wait for the co.
operation Of any foreign country be.
lore taking steps to improve our
financial affairs He was not for
or any thing Of the sort;
be desired the use Of both metals. Bro.
Illus opposed free coinage. and Bailey
'oueht to prove that gold had appre.
slated within the last twenty years,
saying that IL this were ture the oppo.
,ents Of silver would have nothing to
'tand on.
Warrington. Feb. l5.-After a ten
lays debate the house today, by a vote
If so 10 100. in committee of the
whole. rejected the senate free coinage
Iubstitute TO the bond bill, and re-
ported back 10 the house, with a recon-.
to nonconcur and insist
,pon the house bill. The most siRnifi.
ant statement came in form Of an
'ltimatum from Dingley that q bill
night be reported from the ways and
Means committee looking 10 the initis.
ion by this country Of a project Of an.
'ther international monetary confer
moe 10 meet within q year. While
Dineley said he was expressing his per.
'onal position in the matter, il was
understood from the manner
n which he aid IL that the suggestion
lad already matured into q well-de.
ined intention on the part Of the Re.
'ublicsn leaders Of the house,
The National Provisioner. Of New
FORK says that within the past month
| new industry has been established
this country and Cuba. On
'ach outgoing steamer to the islands
arge quantities Of live poultry have
zen shipped from that city. the war
here having engaged the attention Of
he people % that they neglected at.
lending n nonlfrr. rniainu