Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-02-18

~. house was III a bad temper today.
:, .he whole session was consumed in
~. transferring against two bills of minor
M.o,+ance. one to issue duplicate
III and the other to make Rockland.
.. a sub port of entry. Neither got
s.ther than the engrossment and third
rading.
.;.,;on bill. Senator Wilson Of Washing
r, nresented and secured the adoption of
:. amendment appropriating $4,000 for
vhool building and repairs on the Puy-
linn reservation in Washington. Senator
W;lson also secured the adoption of an
.mendment opening the south half of the
Colr;lle Indian reservation in Washington
n mineral location.
Free Homesteads.
In the senate Friday Mira Pettigrew Of
fired an amendment to the Indian ap-
narration bill providing for the restora-
linn of the free homestead law. He ex-
uhiued that the amendment, if adopted,
would hlIoW SeltcIS ~ SCcuIc NtIc 10
their lands after period of five years by
the payment of the land Office fees 1t
restored the homestead law of 1862.
Gradually, he said. laws have been en-
acted repeating the law until now there
il practically no land left suitable for set
Element under that law. AS adopted the
amendment in full provides: "That all
settlers under the homestead laws of the
United States on the public lands ac-
CURED prior to the passage of this act by
treaty or agreement from the various In
dian tribes, who shall or hereafter reside
upon the tract entered on in good faith
. for the period required by existing law,
hall be entitled to a patent for the lands
70 entered upon the payment to the local
land officers of the usual customary fees.
and no other or further charge of any
kind whatsoever shall be required from
the settler to ertitle him to a patent for
the land covered by his entry: provided,
that the right to commute any such Ell
try and pay for said lands in the option
Of any such settler in the time and at the
prices now fixed for existing laws, shall
remain in full force and effect: provided,
however, that all sums of money so re-
leased which. if not relea sed, would be
owing to any Indian tribe, shall be paid
to such Indian tribe by the United
States" The Indian appropriation bill
was passed and the senate adjourned I'M
I'll Monday
Cuban Beligerancy.
Senator Harris introduced resolution
in the senate Monday calling for informa-
pon regarding the abandonment of the
governments purpose to bid in the Kan
sas Pacific under a guarantee of the full
AMOUNT Of the principal of the indebted
ness. Senator Morgan reported from the
committee on foreign relations the amend
ment to the diplomatic and consular APP
soprlation bill offered by Senator Allen.
recognizing the belligercncy of the Cuban
insurgents. The report, which was quite
long, stated that the senate had already
acted on the matter and was still of the
Sme opinion and would be glad to have
'ae mousse cooperate in securing recogni
,'on OF the belligerency. A bill making
aenelency appropriations for the expenses
10Y United States courts and for other
PURPOSES was passed. The bill carried
s'"W0. A resolution of Senator Nor
gan was passed. calling for consular re.
ports regarding affairs in Cuba, and in
qu'r,ng whether this government had rec
T .'~td the autonomous government of
.uoa and authorized negotiations for a
reciprocity treaty. The house debated
the Cuban question.