The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
PROCEEDINGS Of CONGRESS
DISCUSS THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
Leaders In Both Branches of the Ma
tionaI Legislature Consume Tint
I'm Talk as Well ms Transact Some
Public Business-whnt Has Been
Done.

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the appropriation of $4,000 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 appropriat ton and declared that if the
house allowed these river and harbor
items to 90 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
harbor items ever passed came from the
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
improvements it included provision for
breakwater and a harbor of refuge
just such another as was being built at
Sandy Bay. in Mr. Moody's district, and
on which $750000 had been spent
The senate resumed debate on the case
of II. 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 a 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 a resolution re-
suesting the president, if net 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 tho
senate briefly in support of Corbett
claim to seat in the senate. Senator
Thurston regretted his views of the cast
would force him to vote against the ad
mission of Corbett.
The house resumed consideration of TIN
sundry civil bill immediately after Thu
reading of the journal, the pending
amendment being that of Mr. Tongu
(rep.) of Oregon to appropriate $l50,0O
for Yaquina bay, Oregon Mr.. Decker.
(dem) of Missouri vigorously opposed tn
amendment, which, he said, would max
the government liable for an eXpenditur
of over 81 100000 on a project that wa
an engineering impossibility The amend
ment was lost-36 to 76 An amendmen
aIpropriating 100000 for the harbor q
Cleveland. Ohio, offered by Mr.. Hurto
rep) of Ohio, was adopted. Mr. Levi
Of Washington this afternoon in tn
house offered as an amendment to tn
sundry civil bill, a resolution condemnin
Minister Woodford for giving a banque
to the Spanish cabinet. He declared Il
was opposed to feasting the murderers
those whom the nation was burying. III
amendment was ruled out on point
order.
Decision Against COrbett.
In the senate Monday consideration
the Corbett case was resumed. Senate
Bacon of Georgia addressed the senate
opposition to Corbetts claims. He felt
was extremely fortunate that, in this cas-
the senate was not controlled by partisa
motives, because he thought it ought
be understood by legislatures that tho
must perform their duties, or the onus
their failure should fall upon their state
Senator Burrows of Michigan follow,
with an extended and elaborate argume
i'm opposition to the seating of COrbet
He maintained that the governor of
state has no authority to fill an origin
vacancy. The vote on seating COrbe
was taken on the amendment declaril
him entitled to the seat. 1t was defeate
80 to 10.
The sundry civil appropriation BILL co
sideration of which was resumed in t
house, displaced the regular District
Columbia day, which, by consent, W
postponed until next Monday. The bi
after protracted debate as to railroad
fuence in the last national election, W
completed in committee of the whole, al
on Mr.. CannOn's motion, was reported
the house Mr.. Cromwell of Ohio int
duced resolution appropriating 5000
600 for the purchase of war vessels, wh'
ever. in the Judgment of the secretary
the navy, it shall become expedient
the best interests of the country to do
The senate Tuesday passed the Bac
resolution for the erection in some su
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