The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-04
PROCEEDINGS Of CONGRESS
DISCUSS NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
News From the Senate and House OF
Observation-Disclosures FROM the
Latest Press Observation-Disclosures and
Amendments-Heba tes.

The president saturday sen, to the SEN
ate the nomination of William X. Day of
Ohio, to be United States circuit Judge
OF the Sixth judiclal district.
AT the opening OF the senate bills were
passed as follows:
Amending the act entitled AN act to
allow the return, Tree OF duty, OF certain
articles exported from the United States
for exhibition purposes the committee
amendment providing that the Jaw shall
apply only to foreign born animals iDr
circus purposes.
Senator IIansbrough offered an amend
ment, which was agreed to, providing that
wheat imported by actual farmers lor seed
purposes be admitted free OF custom du-
ties, not more than 500 bushels TO be i'm
ported by one person.
In the senate Thursday the bill permit
ting volunteer regiments 10 retain cap
tured colors and to deposit them in state
capitols was passed.
The administration and its representa-
tives in congress have reached an agree
ment with the minority III congress re-
specting the army reorganization bill,
which it is believed will be satisfactory to
all interests.
1t is probable that the formal ratifca-
ton Of the agreement between the MAORI
ty and the minority will be had Thursday.
The compromise is based on an army of
100000, of whom $4,000 will be known as
the provisional army and will be enlisted
to serve until 1901.
The secretary of war sent to the senate
Friday d tabulated statement OF the in
creased expense of the recent advancement
in grade or army officers. The secretary
recommends that the advancement in
grade as provided for by the act OF July
last be discontinued on the termination
of the war with Spain. He says the ad-
vancements are unnecessary and that they
are unjust discrimination in favor of the
quartermasters and subsistence depart
ments.
Monday Senator Frye absolutely denied
the statement by Senator Vest that the
president had telegraphed the Paris peace
commissioners to take nothing less than
?the island of Luzon, as Puerto Rico was
worth only $4O,OOO,OOO and would not be
sufficient war indemnity.
1t was decided to antagonize the house
increase for the navy and the committee
will recommend only six new war vessels
instead of y, provided sor in the hous'
bill.
The president today sent the following
nominations of postmasters to the senate
ashington-noward Nj. Spaulding
Goldendale; George Sinclair, Ritzyille; H
j. Nicely, Wilbur.
y, hen the senate convened Tue:da,
Senator Frye, chairman of the committee
on commerce, reported the shipping sub
sidy bill with good many restrictive
amendment" 1t took the place on thu
calendar of the bill of the same title pre-
viously reported.
Mr.. Morgan secured adoption of the res
olution continuing the select committee o
the Nicaragua canal and authorizing it t.
hold sessions during the recess OF congress
Bills were passed as follows: Establi h
ing a branch home of the national hom
for disabled volunteer soldiers and sail
Ors in Charleston, South Carolina; regu
lating postage on letters of the blind il
point or raised characters, making then
third class matter; authorizing the presi
/ dent to appoint to the naval academy act
ing naval cadets who served during tn
war with spain.