The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-02
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
B0ER SYMPATHY DEFEATED.
Senator TeIIer's Resolution Turned
Down-Tax on Beer Reduced-Pen-
sion Hills in the House-Resoiu-
ton for Russia.
In the Senate.


tee of the District of Columbia in report
ing the bill granting a charter to the tel
ephone company, Senator Hale said such
action was necessary, as he had no doubt
that congress would adjourn ON June
and the bill ought to be acted upon before
that time. Senator Hale presented par
tial report of the conference committee on
the naval appropriation bill, the arm'r
plate question, the course OF instruction
of cadets at Annapolis and lnsular coast
surveys yet being in dispute.
Senator Wellington then called up Sen
ator Teller's resolution expressing sympa-
thy for the Beers and declaring the desire
that the government should extend its
friendly offices to both Great Britain and
the Transvaal with view to bringing the
war to a close.
Senator Wellington maintained that
congress would not have performed the
full measure of its duty if before adjourn
anent it did not redeem its pledge to give
the people of Cuba free and independent
government. ii it did not declare Its poncy
as to the Philippine islands, to the hold
ing of which by the UniIed States he was
unalterably opposed, and ii it did not take
definite action in favor of the Beers.
MIR. Dalzell of Pennsylvania gave notice
in the house that on Wednesday the COM
mittee on rules would report special no.
tice setting aside Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday for the consideration OF the
antitrust bill and the resolution reported
by the Judiciary committee
During the course of the debate briggs,
who raised something of sensation
about two months ago by charging reck-
less extravaganza in fitting up the trans
port Sumner, required to that subject.
Since then he has continued his investl-
CATION of the cost of the retitting OF that
transport, and today he charged thai
$685. was spent upon her, her original
cost being $4,000.
The secretary OF war had reported that
only 1892, 900 had been expended in re-
fitting. Mr.. briggs said that 100000
was expended by the navy department be-
fore she was turned over to the war de-
partment.
The Alaskan code bill was then passed
Teller's Boer resolution was referred to
the committee on foreign relations by a
vote of 40 to 26.
Senator Jones reported the house bill
authorizing the commissioner OF the gen
eral land office to dispose of the ChoctaW
Indian orphan lands in Mississippi, and ii
was passed.
Senator Hale reported from the commit
tee on appropriations the last of the gen
eral appropriations OF the general den
cheney bill. He gave notice that ne would
call it up at the earliest moment.
Senator Pettigrews resolution calling OF
The secretary of the interior for informa
ton as to the leasing of grazing lands IL
Oklahoma, offered yesterday, was agreed
to.
Another resolution offered by Petit
grew, calling upon the secretary OF tn
treasury for all communications, report
and charges he has received relative t.
the management of the Crow Creek reser
walton in South Dakota, was passed.
The Teller resolution expressing sym
pathy for the Beers, was then laid betor
the senate, and Senator Bacon addresses
the senate.
The senate committee on appropriation
ment to the sundry bill appropriating So
100000 for the Louisiana purchase exposi
ton at St. Louis in 1908.
The senate committee on finance ha
authorized favorable report on the bll
amending the law concerning taxation o.
beer so as to eliminate packages OF les
than one-quarter of a barrel.
Mr.. Grosvenor presented a special rul
ordering the previous question on the per
sion bills, 100 in number, favorably acte
upon in the committee of the whole las
Friday, in order to not interfere with til
conference reports. He explained that tn
rule was made necessary by the obstru'
tive tactics of the gentleman from Sout
Carolina (Talbert) last Friday This Ia
bert denied He said that had a quoruI
been present the bills could have been pas
ed. Mr. Dalzell attempted to have II
cluded the bill for the relief of Charlie
b. Dougherty and the officers and men {
the Ninth Pennsylvania regiment, but Nj
Loud objected. The special rule was adop
ed, but was Immediately displaced by 49,
Foss of Illinois, who presented the col
ference report on the naval appropriate
b.... The conference report was agreed
without division. The house then PR
ceeded to consider items which had NJ
been agreed to. Mr.. Foss moved that tt
house recede from its disagreement an
agree to the amendment striking out a
the surveys, but increasing the appropri'