The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
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n The senate Monday consideration Al
The Corbett case was resumed. een.tar
i'aeon q Georgia addressed the senate II
opposition 70 C0rbett's claims. He feIf Il
was extremely fortunafe that. IN this case.
the senate was not controlIed by rnrtiean
motives, because be thought e ought Is
Be understood By legislatures that thev
must perform their duties, or the orur n
their failure should fall mon their rtates
Senator Burrows Of Michigan followed
with an extended and elaborate argument
n opposition 70 the seating Il Corbett.
He maintained that TIE governor 81 j
state has no authority TO an an orie;naI
Eacancy. The vote on seatinr Crrt,ett
was taken on the amendment declaring
him entitled 70 the seat II was defeated.
50 TO 10.
The sundry civil appropriation bin. con.
sideFatiOn Of which was resumed IN tho
house, Displaced the regular District II
Columbia day, which, By consent, was
postponed until next Monday. The bill.
after prOtraeted debate as 10 railroad in
Anence i'm the last national election. was
completed in committee 81 the whole. and.
Mr.. cannon's motion, was reported Is
the house Mr.. BromweIl Of Ohio intro
dneed resolution appropriating ezBND0,-
700 for the purchase Of war veasels, when-
ever, in the Judgment 81 the secretary Il
the navy, II shall become expedient s,r
the best interests of the country 10 do ..
The senate Tuesday passed the Bacon
resOlntion for the erection IN some suit
able place in the capitol d : bronze me-
moral tablet commemorative Of the OIL
Gers and men who lost their lives IN The
Maine disaster. Before the resolution
passed. Senator Perkins made an eloanenf
speech in its support and IN euLogy q the
American navy. Senator HAr endeavor-
ed to have conference q the committee
appointed on the bankruptcy BIN. hat
senator Stewart talked against time until
? O'Clock, when the Alaskan right ef way
and homestead bin came up under the ree.
nlar order. Senator Rawlins resumed iais
sPeech opposing the bill.
The house entered upon the special or
der which set apart Tuesday, wednesday
and Thursday for consideration nf the
Loud bill relating to second-class mail
matter.
In the senate wednesday Mr.. EIkins
secured the floor and made . speech dsaI.
ing with our Canadian relations. basins
his remarks directly upon section u Il
the Alaska right Of way and homestead
bill which gives Canadians the benefit Of
the bonding privilege at wraneel, pro-
vided that Canada grants no exclusive
privilege to transportation companies. He
denounced the Canadian Pacific railway,
saying 1t was taking away large amount
of business from the railroads n the
United States The house resumed debate
on the Loud bill relating TO second class
mail matter. Mr.. Bell, pOpulist. Of Col-
orado, Mr.. Thompson, popuiist Of Kansas,
and Mr.. Clark, democrat Of Missouri, OBJ
posed the bill mainly on the ground that
It was inimical to the interests Of the
country editors
The Murder 81 she Postmaster.
The resolution providing for coneres.
sional investigation into the murder X n
postmaster at Lake City. s C., and his
family. and the burning Of his home, was
laid before the senate. Senator MeIAurin
Of South Carolina said he hoped the reso.
luton would 20 to committee without dis
cussion. The state authorities were ex-
eeedingly active in investigation al the
crime and he was assured every effort was
being made TO bring the perpetrators Of
the outrage to justice. He then had read
clippings from the Columbia Is CT State