The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-26
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
Something of the Talks and the Acts
of Both branches.

The house Monday UNANIMOUSLY passed
the bill for the rchet OF the survivors
and victims If the Maine disaster. The
bill reimburseS the .uFy iVors, officers aud
men, fuF the losses they sustained 10 an
amount not tn exceed YEARS pay, AMI
direct, the payment ot slm equal to
= years pay To the legal heirs 1t those
Who persisted There was quite spir-
itei debate over an amendment suggest
1t year, pay oct Ut hand INSTEAD ot at
tempting 10 reimburse them la actual
los-s'S som old alleged sandal. ia con
nrctiun 18th the reimbursement ii the
.nrs i,ors oil the Samoan disaster we've
tIkcd up but the debate in the end wa.
saved from i rather .nrdtd tpnr by q
beautiful tribute paid 10 the gallant ie'td
BY Mt Cousins Ut Iowa in i ,hott bat
eloquent ,peech. He aroused the CALLER
if, 10 spontaneous applause. The remain
der Of the day wa- occupied IN the gan
liberation ot the old claim uf John Rs, a
the ,hipbuIEter for S33l nG W arr,pa
wa, taken upon the claim
Nmong the bills PASSED. la the -cnatt
were the follow ing Granting to "a,
Washington Improvement AMI La, eirp
ment company right II way throuat
the GulYille Indian reservation ~ W. III
ingt"n. To remit the penalty NJ 80 ~
imposed upon the triun Iron Works oI
san Francisco b..rau-,. al thr official trt.
II tn" Monterey the required hog-.' pes, ,.l
wa not maintained 10 pay the Union
Iron Work, Of san Franrt-cu fur r.tui
work TN the Monterey, slL142.
The Naval NM
The naval appropriation bill, ~ report
ell to the house Fur-.lAy, carried So.
GSJ.OjS, m increase over h,t Year. VI a..
7Gt,tJ2 aud over current ESTIMATES Vi
s2Slt.12t For the tnrtea>e the nav,
bills allow 10 be- constructed hv contract
three ga going, cDa-tline battlrShip.. dc
signed 10 carry the hcnvicst gum. with
displacement 81 ~ fsD tan4. with hishr,,
ing $4,000, and one gunhcat to tax,
Maine; six torpedo boats and .lv tor
peslo boat destroyer to cost not exrrsd
ing 5000 900 each one to b., named th,
the place Of the Michigan. 10 ru.t rvrlns
i've ot armament, not oFrr S2GD pOo t., d.
built on tLr great lakes. One of the,
seagOing hattlc-hip~ i. To be- built on IN.
Pacific coast. Contract. for tie con
~truction Of these yrA-sl- are To be- mad.
within I'd days from the enactment II III,
bill
nrEzRFy and Death ia Cuba.
In accordance with notice given, Srup
tor Gallinger was recognized for a apescl
upon the condition II affairs in Cuhs
Wednesday, He received the most care
full and thoughtful attention II every per
son within the sound Of his voice. Tn,
governor OF Matanzas informed senator
Gallingcr that the first day he occupied
the palace - persons had died in IN,
court yard, He said further that in tn,
city 200 had died in November. I2un II
December, 700 in January and 500 in Feb
ruary. The death rate WIS Decreasing
simply because tho reronccntra,lo-. b,
death, were becoming fewer.
The number of people sho have
starved in Cuba will never be definitely
known. n j. estimated that snO.HO were
driven from their homes into the citir,
and towns. | had II from spanish an.
thority that according 10 their figure.
225 900 already have perished. but it i.
said that the Red Cross society il in p,z
session ii figures showing that 425.OG0
'uban- have died NJ result Of starvation
and that 2O0.n00 more must inevitable
,ie.
Il have been asked many times what
nf the Maine. do not know. Thi. hos,
ever, do know: \ government that " IN
iieiib"Tateiy starve 100000 of it, own p-o
pie will do pretty much anything.
: II the ship was blown up fram the ont
side, what should our government do,
Perhaps | should forboar to discuss that
question now. but this will venture to
'ay; Human life purpo4cly taken can not
be paid for in gold Of silver. Marx nv
words. Purpoeely taken. And If il -b,il
appear that such wa. the fate Of 80 bravo
American sailors, then heaven pi,v tho
guilty parties. II will not be question
Tor arbitration. but a question inyol,,ny
he dignity and honor Of this great 70
public"
Senator Gallingcr said there waa l,ttlc
cal loyalty TO Spain in Cuba. "a wonld
% demonstrated when tho hour NJ trial
'hould come, He did not believe that
pain could anbduc the insurgents The
uban@ had been oppressed 30 long that
hey preferred death to Spanish rule.
The Cuban Question.
IN hour and half before the .,uato
"nvcncd Thursday the galleries xcrc
rowdcd with people anxious to hear tho
'rOml-ed discussion of the Cuban m,cs
ION. The crowds had been attractcd ma,
icularly by the announcement tbnT S,,
Tor Ihurston was to address the senate
pom the Cuban question. ba-inp bi- ut
FRANCES upon hi- recent trip to the ialanI
IN the floor the senators were curIv ia
heir seats, aud scattered about the cham
~ were members Of the house.
Senator Allen moved when the sc,o,o