Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-02
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
DISCUSS THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
Leaders in Both Branches of the Ma
tiOnal Legislature Consume Time
In Talk as Well as Transact Some
Public Busiuess-What Has Been
Done.

Done.
L The house Friday resumed considera-
ton of the sundry civil bill. Quite a de-
bate developed on the motion to strike out
the appropriation of $l33, 900 for work at
Oakland, Cal. Mr.. Moody made sensa-
tional attack upon the appropriation in
the sundry civil bill of 100000 for Rock
land, Maine, harbor, which is in Mr.. Ding
ley's district. He said he was willing to
submit to economy and honest leadership,
but proposed to rebel against leadership
that gave an appropriation to Rockland,
an insignificant port that could be buried
in Boston harbor Mr.. Grosvenor attacked
the appropriation and declared that if the
house allowed these river and harbOr
items to 60 into the sundry civil bill there
would be no river and harbor bill. Mr..
Cannon replied to the attack, declaring
that some of the most vicious river and
committee when he (Grosvenor) was
member of it. Mr.. Dingley answered the
personal attack upon him. The Rockland
improvement, he said, was not simply an
improvement; it included a provision for
breakwater and harbor of refuge
Just such another as was being built at
Sandy Bay, in Mr.. Moody's district, and
On which S75O,OOO had been spent.
The senate resumed debate on the case
of H. w. Corbett. claiming the senator
ship from Oregon. Senator Teller favored
the resolution presented by the majority
of the committee against seating Corbett
Shipped Freight Through Canada.
In the senate Saturday Senator Hans
brough of North Dakota secured the adop-
ton of resolution calling upon the sec
rotary of the navy for reasons why he
shipped certain freight over the Canadian
Pacific to Mare Island, Cal, and asking
whether the freight was offered to the
railroads running entirely within the
United States. Senator Gallinger intro
duced and had adopted resolution re-
questing the president, if not incompatible
with public interests to send the senate
copies of all reports and communications
since the oath of February, 1895, from
Tomas Estrada Palma, or any agent of
the Cuban insurgents, which relates to the
state OF war in Cuba. Senator Hoar call
ed up the Corbett case and addressed the
senate briefly in support of Corbett's
clam 10 seat III tine senate. senator
Thurston regretted his views of the case
would force him to vote against the add
mission of Corbett.
The house resumed consideration of the
sundry evil Dill Immediately AFTER the
reading OF the Journal the penang
amendment Delns that OF MI. Tongue
lrep,l OF oregon TO appropriate Sioo'ooo
Tor 1aquina Day' oregon. Mr.. Dockery
Cdem' OF Missouri vigorously opposed the
amendment whch, ne sald' would make
the government naDie Ior an expenditure
OF over Sl'ooo'ooo on project That was
an engineering lmpossibility' Inc amend
meht was iost-3o 10 10. AN amendment
appfopfiating S3oo,ooo Tor the harbor OF
eie'eiaha, ohio' ohefeo ny MI. Hur'oh
rep.l OF ohlo' was adopted. MI. Lewis
OF washington thls afternoon Ill the
mouse onered as an amendment 10 the
sunary clvil DILL resolution concerning
minister "ooaioro ior giving banquet
10 'he spanish cabinet ne declared ne
was opposed 10 roasting the murderers OF
'hose whohh 'he 'iat,oI was ouryhg' Inc
amendment was ruied out on point OF
oroer'
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III the senate MONDAY consideration OF
the eorDett case was resumed senator
bacon OF "eorg'a addressed the senate IN
opposition 10 oorDetts CLAIMS lie felt II
was extremely fortunate tnat, IN TINS case
the senate was not controlled by partisan
motiVes' because ne thought IL ought TO
must perform their duties, or the Onus of