The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-12-16

Mason, Of Illinois, 70 address inc $3.50
Monday on his resolution expressing AZ
sympathy Of the senate with the Sostn
African republics in their war with HfsA1
Britain drew q large crowd 70 the seha's
gaIlerieA i,
Senator Hoar presented resolutions OF
the Massachusetts, legislature IN taVor Oh
a constitutional amendment providing Tor
uniform hours of labor In mannfaetos'sa
in the United States- =,
Senator Piatt, OF Connecticut, presented
q resolution OF the legislature OF Connect
lieut. in opposition to the admission oil 20
lygamists To congress
Senator Pettigrew, Of South Dakota, Of
fered a resolution calling on The secretary
OF war for all orders relating to General
Merriams action regarding the Occur
d'Alene miners and relating charges
against Merriam in his conduct Of the al
fair
The resolutions went over.
The senate in executive session Tuesday
removed the injunction OF secrecy nom
the commercial treaties negotiated bet"eeh
the United States and other Countries last
summer. The exception was the treaty
with the Argentine Repub..e. Inns trea-
| ~ provides for the reduction OF 70 per
cent ON articles Of Argentine origin which
may be imported into the United States
Senator Chiffon introduced bill pro
hibiting the sending of articles, the max
ing Of which is controlled by trust, from
one state to another.
In the senate today Senator Hoar, oil
Massachusetts,, offered a joint resolution
providing Tor the submission to the state
Legislatures vi constitutional amend
ment providing that the term Of the pre,i
dent vi the United States and the Flry
sixth congress shall not expire until th'
Last Wednesday in April, 1901, AMI there
after the terms ot the president anl con
gress shall expire on the last "Wednesday
in April instead OF ON March I.
Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, has intro
duced a point resolution to prohibit eOnI
binations between corporations To eontro
interstate commerce and transportation.
The senAte confirmed the Nomination 0
Leonard Wood to be major general OF vol
unteers.
At the beginning Of Wednesdays ses
sion Of the senate senator GalIlnger, .
New Hampshire, presented a bill toF tn
eodiieation vi the pension Laws 1t Il pro
posed that the commission shall cotHais
OF jurists and members vi the Grand Arm.
OF the Republic.
\ resolution offered By Senator McMil
Ian, Of Michigan. calling upon the -s~,re
tary of war Tor information a. to nov
many day, the ST. Mary canal = A. block
ed during the past season ot navigation
aud requesting his opinion as 10 tbs de-ir
ability Vi the construction ot A4litionA
canals, was adopted.
The senate agreed 70 the house re~oiu
ton Tor i Christmas holiday AL pour unisri
ON the 10Th oi uScrmb.r until the 81 u
; January.
la the HOU.e.
! Monday the great debate "a the fnAH
cial ball opened ONerstrest, Of ln1IAnA
opened in favor Vi the financial ball an,
asked its passage. lie .ays tOo muci
power Is now vested IN The secretary u
the treasury and that positive legALitioi
is nseded The new bali provides ios al
Ibsolute gold standard and lnervh.s y
bank circulation.
/ Among the bills introduced Tuesday va
one by MIR. Jones, of Washington. lor
cable to the Philippines, to cost not to II
coed ~ 900, 30, and the creation ot a cab,
commission.
| Two punt resolutions were INTRODUCE,
in the nous. II representatives ThursdI,
( by Representative Williams, of Mi~,i..ip
/ pI, which are the result u consultation
among number II the drmSrAtp. lvll
crs in the house and are understood H. D..
expressive ot their general position %
the Philippines.
The first resolution deciarrs the infru
ton iud purpose to recognize tn IN frp+u
dence Ut the Philippine. anal 10 Nithdrl ,
our land and navy forces provided The IA
dependent government lYrey= To- rrtuna
S2oHOiaO paid by the United state. {.
spain anil to give the uitr,i ~tttr~ a sutt
able naval e-aling station and grant il
p"rpetuIty free accr~- To- their pDrta
mother section pledges our friendly a.
-i-tance and al+o pledges against f,rrigr
interference OF aggression Tor ten YEAR.
durng which time the foreign affair. obi
the islands Irr Ia b. updsr american
chntrul
Other resolutions AK fnr information
relative 3" the conclusion vi the treat,
with tn" sultan 1t Sulu and provide inl
an inquiry by tn" Iudiriary committee q.
Ia whether ID. constitutional prnvisipn.
aglin-t slavery and statutory pruvi.sn.
against P"lyg1my apply to Sulu people
Owing t." the Washington memorial s.r
vices held At Mount Vernon III r.dag ths
h"u-' Wa well nigh deserted when il mot
1T u o'rl"k t" rr~um" the debate On the
currency bill. by unrnimou. cons Mt, TN.
bill VA pa'--ed to extend the time ~ III,
examination NJ monthly accounts by the
bureaus and officers II the war drnart
msnt.