The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-02-25
PROCEEDINGS Of CONGRESS
O1sCuss NATIONAL A1EAI1a


The senate committee on commerce Fri
day completed consideration Of the river
and harbor bill, the last act Of the COM
mittec being the addition Of provision
J for the construction of the Nicara-
qua canal Aside from the Nicaragua ca
nal the committee increased the cash APP
preparations to the extent OF about e ,0O0,-
600 over the house cash appropriations.
while the amount of continuing contracts
il increased to the extent Of about $40,
900 900.
When the senate met Saturday q mum.
Der Of minor bills, mostly dealing with
grants of rights Of way to railways
through Indian reservations, were passed.
Consideration of the post office appro-
priation bill was then resumed.
Senator Calllom offered an amendment
appropriating $4,000 instead of $225,.
600, as provided by the bill for the ex.
tension Of the pneumatic tube mail service
either by purchase or otherwise.
When the senate convened Tuesday
Senator Chandler entered a motion to re-
consider the vote by which the naval per-
sonnet bill was passed, and that the meas,
ure be recalled from the house in order
that some errors might be corrected. The
order was made.
| Consideration Of the postofice appro-
| priation bill was then resumed, and SEN
ator Butler resumed his argument for a
reduction of 100000 in the amount
paid for railroad mail transportation.
A separate bin appropriating $4,000
900 for payment to Spain under the pro-
visions OF the treaty OF Paris was passed
Tuesday by the house, under suspension
of the rules. No amendment was in or
der, and an attempt to secure unanimous
consent TO offer an amendment declars-
tory OF our policy not permanently to an
mex the islands, was objected to-
The senate bill to reimburse the gov
errors OF states for expenses paid by the
states in organizing volunteers for SER
vice in the war with Spain, before their
muster into the service of the United
States, also was passed under suspension
of the rules.
The bill approPriating $780, 900 for the
pan-Ameriean exposition to be held in
Buffalo in 1900, was before the house
when the absence of a quorum compelled
an adjournment
Wednesdays session Of the senate was
devoted to two special orders, the reading
of Washingtons farewell address, an an
nual custom Of the senate on Washington's
birthday, and the announcing OF eulogies
on the late Senator Justin 5. Morrill, of
Vermont.
In the senate Thursday the bill permit
ting volunteer regiments to retain cap
tured eolors 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 in 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 majori |
ty and the minority will be had Thursday
The compromise is based on an army Of
100000, of whom $1,000 will be known as
the provisional army and will be enlisted
to serve until 1901.
In the House.
The house Friday by a vote of l55 to 90
sustained the decision Of the chair that the
motion to recommit the sundry civil bill
with instruction to incorporate the Mic
aragua canal bill was not in order.
The chaplain referred feehngly to the
illness Of Mr.. Crawford of Texas, whose
death is hourly expected from a compli-
cation of diseaseA Il
Several railroad right-of.way bills were
passed. Among those bills was one to au-
thorize the construction Of the Clearwater
Valley road through the Nez Perez reser.
walton.
Eulogies upon the life ana public ser
vices Of the late Representative Northway
Of Ohio we're set for o'clock Saturday
in the house.
The house then went into committee o.
the whole and resumed considention OF
the naval appropriation bill.
A point OF order raised by Mr..
Mudd trep), Maryland, against the para.
graph of the naval bill providing for a
commission to consider and report upon a
general plan of Encouragement and recon
struction OF buildings at Annapolis naval .
and suspending until that report
% made, the appropriations for new
made in the last naval bill, was
and the paragraph went out. !
After consideration Of Few unimport- 9
ant bills, Mr.. Henderson, republican, Of
Iowa, chairman Of the committee OH ju- !
iiciary, which investigated the a
tights of General Wheeler Of Alabama, T
Mr.. Robins Of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Colson I
II Kentucky and Mr.. Campbell of Illinois, a
who held commissions in the army and t
members who served commissions 10 con- B
inue to hold their seats in the house, i
ormally presented the report of the coIG C
nittee, which was in favor Of The view e
hat the four members v hO lccep:ed mil n
tary commissions thereby vacated their
eats in the house.
The report went to the calendar and A
.iessrs. DearmOnd, democrat, and Parker, a
ePublican, Of New Jersey, 'rere given 8
cave to file a minority report. c
The house then resumed consideration n
4 the naval appropriation bill a
After approval of the journal in the 3
Iouse Wednesday Washington's farewell 8
ddress, upon the motion Of Mr.. Bailey :
den.l Of Texas, was read by the clerk Of >,
he house
The conference agreement upon the leg !,
slatiye appropriation bill was adopted
7ithout debate.
Mr.. Underwood Of Alabama proposed an T
Of 100000 for a govern !,
lent armor plate plant !,
In the house Thursday Mr.. Crumpacker ;,
reP.j Of Indiana called up the contested y