The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-26
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io&>s jury -s.-The extra
urinary session OF congress which has
been Just closed was called nv prs~,ss,.
"a sishlsi~y two days after he took the oath
VI o'Iie" On TIE steps Of the capitol. IL
s1Fk N pursuance 10 his procaa nation Al
noon. March Is
re sp-cs&i message transmitted by aim
1osa houses On the ol.nlns day was
.'iea. Ii explained tbs deficiencies In
shs Revenues. reviewed the bond tSx..as
aHd urged congress urou.rtiy ro sa-,s,s,
the then existing conditions bv rax.tse.-
z iaEfn osll that would supply arnnle
tsssnae and the liquidation OF th. pulslte
uTSe NO other subject was mentioned
IN sAe message. and the tariff haa / .pn
lIl~ aIl-absor bing feature of the srss,on
Hs H@iabncaa members OF the wass
asso means evsnmitte. of the. prexs.ilf,a,
te1ses Rad been at work throughout ti.c
snort ssSs.on which ended March v4x
His hearings and preparing the Bill whi,a
"s.s 10 re submitted 10 the extra session
iAfSe days alter the session opened the
tsTaH Diil Was reported 10 tns hosIs. Av
me Ways aad means committee and
uHft.<n days later. March 81. i, passed
she house, IL went to the senafa vas
referred 10 the committee on fnnnc..
aissi the Republican members OF tha, CON-
Hittee spent month and three DAYS ,n
AIS confederation and preparing the
aHi"5aSiIlessis which were submitted tot
ttse senate, and exactly swo months later
seiF ;. IL passed the senate with s7s
ains ndments The bill sAAn went to con-
ference. where, after a ten DAYS sfrng
gle. on July II. q complete agreement va,
reached. by which the senate receied
from eighteen amendments and the house,
itoin OH The other 245 were ctinaro-
nisfd The conference report was
accepted by the house on July IL at tn.
conclusion OF twelve hours continuous
debate The report was taken up in the
senate July - and adopted July "a The
taTin Dill WAS signed by the president tie
Same day
Congress did not devote It's session en-
treiy 10 the tariff. although IL did sub
ordinate everything else TO this one
measure. The four appropriation bills
which failed on March 4 last would. in
themselves. have compelled President Nc
kinney 10 call congress in extra session.
even IL the necessity FOR a revision OF the
taEin had not existed. These appropriation
bills We're the sindry civil. the aSrtcsltu-
raj TIE Indian and the general deficiency
Those bills were introduced and passed
hy the house in the initial form in which
they existed at the time they failed of
enactment into law AT the preceding con-
gresS. but they We're amended in some
important particulars by the senate. and
when they finally became laws they con
tanned uose or less new legislation Of In
tsrest and Importance.
The general deficiency carried a PRO-
vision accepting the .nSratfon TO take
part in the Paris exposition In 1860. and
aispFoDriating S-3ooo 10 d-fray preliminary
expenses. and appropriated Sis esa fer a
new Immigrant station at New York TO
replace the one destroyed by fire.
By far the moss important piec. of new
legislation in the bill was the one limiting
the cost OF arn1or plate for three new bat
tleships TO 500 a ton, and In case OF the
secretary Of the navy finding II Impossible
10 make contracts for arrnor within the
price fixed he was authorized 10y this pro-
VISION 10 take steps 10 establish a gov
eminent arTaor plate factory OF SUFFICIENT
capacity TO make armor. In executing this
authority he must prepare 4. description
and plans and specifications Of the land.
buildings and machinery suitable FOR the
factory, advertise for proposals and re-
port 20 congress at the next session.
Ia the Indian bill. after a severe strug-
gle in both houses. the question OF seetar-
Ian schools was settled by the following
declaration OF the policy OF the govern
mcnt,
That the secretary Of the interior may
mako contracts with schools. apporxlon-
ing as near as may be the amounts con-
trRctesi for among the schools ss various
denominations for the education OF IN
dian pupils during the fiscal year Isss h;lz
SlA1ts eAF9 MAKE SEEh contracts at such
riPe = - non-se~starIa8 schools cannot re
provided for such Indian children, ana 10
su amount not exceeding 81 per cent OF
shs amount 80 used for the fiscal year OF
The question of opening 10 entry thu gil
s@ni;e deposits In the Uncompahgre res
erSaticu wns also compromised bv opening
such agricultural lands as have not been
aIloftod 10 the Uncosupahgre Indians on
April I. ls4s, 20 entry. hnt resarvlrs to the
United States TILE 20 all lands containing
gii~ou.te. asphalt csr like Substances
In the sIin3ry civil bill the most import
ant new provisions were those spxpeniinx
The order Of I'1essissgt C'ievaiana setting
aSl,as sbosgt Il .'so 90 acres as forest reser-
vat}cus. THE isw also includes n general
scheme ~ legislation for the a-uvernr,.f.,
and proicct8on foT the forest reservations
% tAo country.
The Republican leaders os the house
decided az the opening ~ the session 10
rurs'ss a policy Of Traction in order to
throw the responsibility for delaying the
tariff bfli upor fhe senate ard thernf IRE
the committees were not announred ur-
I'll the slose ~ the session s0d only ur-
rer, matters were considered. TIE stjr7
cf s. 'sss was arpropr- sfei for ths rei3st
Of American citizens in Cuba. 500 eAs VS.
Appropriated Far ,AA RELIEF - the Ais
sfssiRTl scci sufferers resolution
was passNS authorizing the secretary ~
fAe navy - trs asgsarf supplies contri-
hute3 for tbe relief ~ 1he starving in
inS3R. and So ~ was sppro --isfs9 To- tha
entertainment arA expenses ~ the e~3@-
gates n the universal pGstsl cols gr ss;z
which rzet 81 fa$s rsty. TIE Nu}y p3ecsas
20 ge3erai legislation enacted hv lh7z
congress exrePs sht tAffT Stll ara yhs
faas 20 yr~v srt collisions at So and 81
place 81 fe~ce regulations - rcevevf rrg-
IfSfars sD certain hashsar~, rivers s~A f,--
land waters ~ fhe United State Rr* she
BIZ aui E3ae the president 20 suspend
tisext tuf30stter 8urfes or fore "a yesesis
nr4 cCTnsgeEea
Tae senn3e noe being confined as - -
scope % tts iesfs}a jiou- 3we3r ur-ta
= wurnsses ~ Important ssgh le~ts i-sth n
ar8 ouF @f executive seSsssa Ore =
these whsSs attracted w5Hesrsead attna-
ttog7 sa< tlse artstTStion trss;y uex cssts ..rs
Ns. Pres. 8ees t'leye}aNd wish s}Fcai Brit
afv Afo~ sxNaH~~ ~ rcusssarasiorr.
(sesp.se great pro-.ssire brought 80 h@ar
,sfse th~ senate ~ religious aeS ec~n-
r,,er-sat hpsies ths sfeaFv was ~ nses e.
wvhs Hawaiian trvatv ef &nufx4tscn re-
sss-FzteSa ~ President " ktn,eF was 81 it
t.~arsesa uy~s- when congress sessgruss5.
ia hrea seSsSot. affs~. rs-ca debate
thr xrrats pa~se5 the E'ssasn bs}z.TAFvr-1
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l-sse sgsgNa5H~y A0t tawusaotaEF featsres.
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