The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-26
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
DISCUSS THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
uona1 Legislature Consume TIM
I'm Talk as Well AS Transact Some
Public Business-whnt Has Been
Done.

A resolution offered in the senate Fri |
day by Senator Hale appropriating $780,, |
600 for raising the battleship Maine and |
saving what property could be saved, was
passed by the senate without objection, it
being amended so as to authorize the seq
rotary to direct that the remains of the
officers and sailors be brought to the Unit
ed States for interment Senator Mason
offered an amendment to the Allen resolu-
tion, for an investigation of the Maine,
providing for a special committee to make
the investigation. Senator Hale asked
that the matter be not pushed. Senator
Mason, in reply, said it was evident that
facts in regard to Cuba were being con-
cealed from the people of the country and
from congress. He said the policy of the
government was delay, and nothing was
stopping the murder of the people of Cuba.
The De Lone matter had not stopped MUIR
seTs. The Maine disaster has not stopped
them. Wolcott said war might come. In
fact it might not be far distant. But our
conduct must be such as to make us re-
spect ourselves and make nations respect
cur position. Senator Lodge said this was
u question which involved the death of
American seamen at Havana and that the
only way to get at the truth was through
the naval officers.
At the request of the secretary of the
navy, Mr.. Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee, asked the house to pass the
Joint resolution appropriating 100000 for
raising the battleship Maine. Mr.. Bou-
telle said he had no information, official
OF otherwise, as to the cause of the Maine
disaster, but all information at hand tend
ed to strengthen the belief that it was an
accident The resolution was adopted.
bankruptcy Bill Passed.
After four days of consideration the
house Saturday passed the bankruptcy
bill reported by the house committee on
judiciary as a substitute for the Nelson
bill, passed by the senate at the extra SEES
sion last summer. The bill is known as
the Henderson bill and contains both vol
untary and involuntary features. 1t is
considered less drastic than the measure
passed by the last house by vote of 1877
to 81.
Sundry Civil Bill.
The appropriation committee of the
house has agreed upon the sundry civil APP
preparation bill, and it was reported tc
the house Monday. 1t appropriates $44,
749, 1893, being $l3 1884 ,54l less than the
regular and supplemental estimates, and
s8,S6l 800 less than the appropriation;
for the current fiscal year. An increase
of $25,00O is made to the general appro
priation for coast survey work on ac
count of the work to be done in Alaska
An appropriation of $4,000 is made fol
completing a coast survey steamer fol
service in Alaska and the Aleutian isl
ands, and $4,000 for outfit.
The galleries were filled when the sen
ate convened, the crowd of spectator
doubtless being attracted by the probabil
ity of further debate upon Cuban af
fairs or matters connected with the ca tas
trophe to the battleship Maine. Senate
Hoar introduced Joint resolution direct
ing the transfer of valuable historical
documents from the several department
to the national library. Senator Allen in
troduced the following resolution: IRE
solved, That the committee on naval al
fairs be, and is hereby, instructed to max
thorough inquiry into the destruction
of the battleship Maine in Havana har
Dor on the 18th instant, and report to tn
senate" The resolution was passed with
cut word of debate The senate the
passed the house joint resolution apprc
priating 100000 for the recovery of tn
Maine and it will now go to the presiden
for approval.
The senate Tuesday passed resolution
didecting the committee on naval affair
TO ascertain if warship, to be equal t
any in the world and to be named "Georg
Washington" can be built within one yea
in the United States shipyards. For yeal
it has been the custom of the senate t
celebrate Washington's birthday by hay
ing one of its members read the farewe
address of the first president. Tuesda
this pleasing duty was performed by Ser
ator Lodge of Massachusetts,. The bill
increase the artillery by two regiment
passed the senate by vote of 81 to 4.
The house refused to adjourn owe
Washington's birthday, and took up I'll
sundry civil appropriation bill, generi
debate to close at 5 p. m. Under the lat
tude allowed in general debate. Represel
tative johnson republican of Indiana
created somewhat of a sensation by
speach opposing Hawaiian annexation.