The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
DISCUSS THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
Leaders i'm Both Branches of the M
tional Legislature Consume Time
I'm Talk ms Wei as Transact Some
Public Business-what Ha- Been
Done.

ing rights of way through the public do
main for tnmways, canals and reservoirs.
so as to grant those rights to cities and
private corporations At present the
rights of way are given only for mining
and irrigation purposes.
The senate passed bill providing for
the erection of public building at Beau
mont, Tex, at a cost not to exceed $780,
900. Senator Lindsay then took the floor
to speak on the resolution of the Ken
lucky legislature, asking him to resign.
The senator review his votes against sill
Yer in the extra session of 1896, which
repealed the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act. and continued:
GIN the discussion of the bill | declared
! would vote for no amendment which
merely experimental with a change of
ratio or that did not provide reasonable
safeguards to insure the maintenance of
the parity of gold and silver dollars. l
stand today precisely where l stood then,
when | received the unanimous indorse-
ment of the democrats in Kentucky for
senator. If those who We're in accord
with me four years ago are not so today
it is because they have changed their
opinions; but l protest against being de-
nounced as betrayer of my trust be-
cause my views remain unchanged" The
senate adjourned until Monday.
Coast Fortifcationr.
The senate was not in session Satur-
day.
The house during its entire session had
under consideration the bill making APP
! orI
defenses. Little interest seemed to be
manifested in the proceedings, less than
one-half of the members being present
during the session The bill was passed
by the house carrying $4,ll9,l92, against
SO, l57 ,l4l last year.
Teller Favors Annexation.
Senator Teller of Colorado occupied the
entire three hours of the executive SEES
sion in the senate Monday in discussing
the Hawaiian annexation treaty. During
the course of his speech in favor of an
nexation, Senator Teller took occasion to
say that he should have been glad to dis
cuss the treaty in open session, and to the
remark he added the opinion that the
time had almost come when the question
of annexation should be debated on a bill
looking to legislation by both houses of
congress rather than on the basis of the
treaty. While he thought there might
be bare possibility of receiving the nee
essary go votes to ratify the treaty, he
conceded that under the present circum-
stances this was exceedingly doubtful and
he thought the sooner the fact was recog
nized and change of front made, the bet
ter it would be from all points of view.
The house passed the military academy
bill with only one more important amend
ment. The debate on the measure was
desultory and touched a variety of po-
litical topics. AS passed, the bill carries
$435 $40, being $4,000 less than the
> amount carried by the current law. The
bill to limit the periow for the refunding
of the certificates of deposit of 1879 to
; December 81 1899, was passed.
Relief of Cuban Insurgents.
Three propositions differing materially
as to the methods, were presented to the
senate Tuesday for the relief of the Cuban
insurgents. Senator Allen of Nebraska
offered rs an amendment to the diplo
matte and consular appropriation bill II
resolution recognizing the belligerency of
; the insurgents and said that he hoped
! thus to afford the senate an opportunity
: to vote I'm that proposition. Senator
Cannon of Utah offered a resolution urg-
ing the president to notify the kingdom
> of Spain that if it did not recognize the
!, independence of the Cuban republic be-
: fore March 4. 1898, the United States
. would recognize the belligerency of the
Cubans and within 80 days thereafter
would assert the independence of the Gu
. ban republic. Senator Mason of Illinois
followed with a resolution requesting the
president to notify Spain that the Cuban
, war must cease at once and declare the
> intention of the United States to restore
and maintain peace on the island of Cuba
: The right of Hon. Henry w. Corbett to
: a seat in the senate from Oregon occupied
the senate's attention for two hours. Sen
ator Chandler sDeaking in favor of seat
ing the claimant.
The house entered upon the considera-
ton of the Aldrich- Plowman contested
. election case from the Fourth Alabama
. district The majority of the committee
reported in favor of seating the republic
can candidate on the ground of conspir-
acy, an allegation vigorously denied by
the democratic minority. Mr.. Plowman :
plurality on the face of the returns was
. 2967 The majority revised the figures so
as to give Aldrich plurality of 342.
A MiIIionaire's Mansion.