Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
SUMMARY OF THEIR WORK
Several Resolstiens lntfedseeA-1As
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Dill sare to Pass-senator Terses
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WAYS and means committee, moved IL
passage under suspension OF the rules
the bill aholishiDg smaller packages
beer than one sixth and onec'ghth bal
iels. The bill, he said was asked for b.
the brewing interests Of the country AN
would in no wiae affect the revenue. Al
Ter an amendment Was agreed to pro
yidins ,ha, the bill shall not 60 into cii-e
until ,Iuly next the bill was passs-'
without division
AT the conclusion of the morning bust
ness ia the senate Tuesday Senstor Kenny
oi Delaware vas recognized to deliver
speech on the Philippine question l''
took strong ground against the retention
OF the islands and argued that the fillpi
nos should be given their Independence an
der the protection Of the United States.
At the conslusion Of Senator Kenny
speech the senate began the consideration
OF pension bills and passed 81 bills ON tn,
pension calendar. The bill to provide a
government for Hawaii was then laid be-
fore the senate.
The discrimination q Senator Clark
Of Montana Tuesday by Campbell related
almost entirely to questions concerning
campaign expenses.
Asked about the reports that his son
had bought a large amount OF property
from Stale Senator Warren, Clark said he
had made no inquiry Of him because he
was thoroughly convinced the reports
We're untrue.
!,.ios. the debate on the Puerto kican
tarif bill was resumed Tuesday. Mr.. Hep
bufin asked nbahifnotis consent that the
Nicaraguan canal bin be taken up in two
weeks.
Mr.. Richardson asked ii there Was any
thing in the bill which recognized tho eX
istenee q the Clayton i,ulwer treaty.
There Is not" replied Hepburn. "Thc
bill provides for absolute ownership"
Welcome continued his testimony IN
the Clark case "Wednesday. Faulkner re
suned his questioning upon the specific
allegations by the witnesses ior the prose
cution. involving the name OF Welcome
Campbell tried to draw from the witness
an admission concerning his interviews
with WhiteAidc and State senator Clark
but no would admit nothing more than
meeting them. He could remember moth,
ing that had been said
The senate committee Oh foreign feln
tons ordered a favorable report on the
traty OF reciprocity with France. No
amendment Was made to the treaty. The
committee did not take up the Hay.
fauncciote treaty relating to the Mica
ragua canal.
Ia the House.
Chairman Hepburn Of the house com.
mittec ON interstate and foreign commerce
Saturday submitted the report Of the com.
mite. IN favor Of the Hepburn bill for
report says in part III the provisions
al tho bill can be carried out the United
States will within a few years be IN full
ownership aud control Of waterway con
Meeting the oceans that 1t can defend and
that II can Use In the interests OF its navy
and tts merchant marine, IA wisdom may
dictate. There seems To be little doubt
that the state. OF Nicaragua and Costa
kica will give their consent for the con.
struc,ion of this great work. II will ira.
verse either the border III interior of Nc,
aagua for distance OF about 100 miles
IL will give to the state a waterway FROM
lite capital and its most productive region
10 the sea. II will place the country on
one Of the greatest waterways Of the
world. bringing 1t into immediate contact
With large foreign commerce and those
who conduct II, In very many Ways the
state will have advantages not nov pos
sess~d and that will be for a long time lost
II another route by which the OCEANS are
connected should be- adopted All Of ,he~,
considerations induce the belief that these
two enlightened states will he glad to aid
our government cordially and efficiently Ia
carrying ont this great design"
The house then went into committee Of
the whole with all questions relating to
tho close oi the debate op-n. Payne, IN
charge u the bill. opened the debate with
. carefully prepared argument, in support
IT The measure. lie was listened to with
marked attention.
Investigation Of the charges y. To the
conduct II the United States military
'T'''~ hhHst 'eh'tat hctfiAh during the
Idaho mining troubles last summer b%san
Monday before the house committee ON
military affairs
Governor s,canenhcrg Of Idaho. State
Auditor Sinclair. oencfal Merriam, ex.
Master Workman Sovereign Of the
knights Of fabot. T. J. Flanagan cf the
Idaho legislature and Magistrate A. T..
Malisn Of Idaho and a considerable dele
cation u miners from the Occur Il Acne
d'strie, were present. The eutifs time
VAS consumed In discussing the manner
Of procedure.
Several 81 the members wanted Lent
Who started the inquiry. 10 act a. com,
pasanans and prosecutor. ba, he declined
to aeespt the position and urged that
,hs'e should be frye and full ln,c.,ix.
tion.
lie said there was no par,iSan.hip in
tho investigation and he merely wished I,
yet at the charges which the labor organ
nations regarded as serious aud which
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