Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-12-31
Proceedings OF CONGRESS
PERSONAL DISPUTE IN HOUSE
The Legislature, Executive and Ju-
dietary Appropriation Bill Re-
p0rted-Passage of q Deficiency
BilI-Mileage of Senators and
Representatives.


sideration of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, and SO of the
liz pages of the bill were covered, and
only one amendment of Importance was
adopted. 1t reduced the clerical force at
the pension office 95, involving reduc-
ton in salaries of $l15,000. The civil SER
vice question, as it was yesterday, was
the chief topic of discussion today, and
the proposition of Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Vanderlip to retire clerks
for age, was made the text of denuneia-
ton by Mr.. Moody and Mr.. johnson, both
Of whom are defenders of the civil service
law. There was long debate in the SEN
ate over the administration bill to pro-
hibit American citizens from engaging in
the Behring sea fisheries industry.
Yukon Sufferers.
The house Thursday passed bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the relief of the
people who are in the Yukon river coun-
try and also the bill passed by the senate
to prohibit pelagic sealing by American
citizens. The former bill encountered
practically no opposition. As passed, the
sum carried on it is to be expended under
the direction of the secretary of war, for
the purchase, transportation and distribu-
ton of subsistence stores. 1t provides
that these subsistence stores may be sold
at prices fixed by the secretary of war or
donated where the people are unable to
pay for them. 1t empowers him to pur-
chase reindeer and employ drivers not cit
liens of the United States, and afterward
to dispose of the reindeer. In the SEN
ate Mr.. Hawley Of the military affairs
committee reported the resolution of Sen.
ator Mcbride Of Oregon for the relief of
American miners and other sufferers in
the Yukon valley. The committee struck
out all but the enacting clause and
amended the resolution by appropriating
$3.50, 1000, which is to be used by the Sec
rotary of war for the purchase of sub
sistence and supplies, and for their trans
portation and distribution, the consent OF
the Canadian government first to be OBJ
tanned to pass over Canadian territory.
Friday.
The house Friday completed the con-
sideration Of the legislative, executive and
Judiciary appropriation bill, excepting the
paragraph relating to civil service BY
agreement the debate on this latter para
graph will go over until after the Holt
days. Two amendments were adopted.
The bill as reported abolishes the assay
Office at Deadwood, S. D., and the minis
at Carson City, New, and New Orleans.
La. The representatives from the two
former states made vigorous and sue
cessful fight to continue the appropria-
tons for Deadwood and Carson City. The
appropriation committee was beaten in
each instance. The house refused to ac-
cept the senate amendment to the bill
for the relief of the miners in the upper
Yukon and it was sent to conference. The
debate drifted into financial discussion
Messrs. Newlands, Bland, Cox, Bingham
Dockery and others took part. Mr. Cox
spoke of Secretary Cages testimony be.
fore the banking and currency commit.
tee as frank statement of the position
of the administration. He had avowed
his adherence to the gold standard as
against bimetallism and his whole bill
was designed to uphold and perpetuate
that standard.
A spirited debate was precipitated in
the senate by the submission by Senator
Platt of Connecticut of the report of the
special joint committee of the senate and
house, appointed to investigate the use
OF alcohol in the arts. 1t developed that
wide divergence of opinion exists among
senators as to the practicability from the
point of view of government revenue, Of
reducing the present tax upon alcohol
used in the arts. Senator Hoar of Massa
chusetts, who favors such reduction, ex
pressed the opinion that if congress would
lay aside political considerations and deal
with the liquor question courageously and
honestly by imposition of an additional
tax OF dollar barrel on whisky, the
question of the governments revenue
would take care of ITSELF Senator Vest
opposed any additional tax on beer. Bill;
providing for the erection of public
building at Tacoma, Wash, and appro
priating $250,O0O for that purpose, and
providing an American register for the
steamer Jacksonville, were passed.
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