The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-09

Ohio and Mr.. Gaines Of Tennessee had
IL Lively encounter. Throughout the
day. at every opportunity for play for
political advantages. taunt and Challenge
were banded back and forth. But all
this was merely incidental TO the work
Of csowding through the big supply Of
bills which had the right Of way. Dur.
ing the interim between the consIdera-
ton OF conferences reports members
clam0red like madmen in the wheat pit
on panic day for recognition for pri.
waite bills upon which their political sal
walton might depend.
At the night session the galleries
were thronged with gayIy arrayed wo-
men and the floor was q vertabIe bed
lam. Hour after hour the c0nferees
struggled on with their reports. The
speaker. nrm and resoIute. steering the
house through the turmoil and confu-
sion. Toward midnight the galleries
thinned out. but the tired legislators,
with the prospects Of an aIl-night ses-
sion ahead. remained in their places.
getting what comfort they could from
the knowledge that tomorrow the session
will end.
The report Of the COMMITTEES on military
Affairs which conducted the exhaustive in
vestigation Of the Occur d'Alene labor az.
itation and its exciting incidents was sub
mitted Tuesday, having been first approved
by majority vote Of the committee, the
minority fayoring the sub-repOrt which hAs
already appeared
But a handful Of members were on
hand when the house reassembled at 8
O'Clock. The conference report on the
general deficiency bill, showing complete
agreement, was presented and agreed TO.
A joint resolution expressing gratifcatiOn
over the unwilling Of the lafayette statue
at Paris was agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon submitted the conference re-
port on the sundry civil bill, showing the
item covering the claims Of Nevada to be
the only one in dispute Among the inn
Portant items struck out were those for
the memorial bridge across the Potomac
river and the lighthouse vessel for the Pa
cine coast; for a branch soldiers home in
Idaho, legation buildings in Korea and
Among the important items retained were
those placing under the supervision Of the
secretary Of the treasury the execution
Of the Chinese exclusion and immigration
laws, gauging the water supply Of Ger
tain streams, providing plans for the en-
lArgement Of the White House and the
Development Of the surrounding grounds
spprOprinting $4,000 for the south pas
of the Mississippi river, providing for the
settlement Of the Spanish war claims aris-
ing from military use and occupation
the Mississippi, Missouri and Columbia
river items were retained, the Mississippi
item for the loWH river being reduced 70
. 100000. The provision for state claims
was compromised by an amendment that
certain federal claims against these states
| would not be prosecuted. The forest re
serve provision was amended 30 that lieu
land selections shall hereafter be made
from surveyed lands Mr.. Cannon ex.
planned that the senate had added shout
100000 to the original Sol 10000 Of
this bill, and that by this report the sen
ate yielded about 81 100000 and the hOusa
e. ,0O0. 600.
Considerable debate followed on the vari
Gus items. The sundTy civil conference re
port vas agreed to.
When the house rec0nvened at 10 O'Clock
thursday morning il was still Tuesday IN
der the legislative fiction. As the con
ferees on the naval bill were not ready tC
report, the house adjourned until Il
o'clock
AT neon the legislative day of Thursday
began.
Many Of the members who had counteA
upon final adjournment Wednesday had
already left for their homes and ther,
was danger of a quorum failing. Tn,
leaders on both sides could with difficulty
persuade members to remain at theil
posts
4 After the reading of the journal. which
covered almost IS hours Of continuoui
session, attempts were made to pass bill
by unanimous consent, but in almost ever
case Mr.. Lentz Of Ohio objected. A mum
Der of minor bills and resolutions wep
passed, as also was the bin to amend tn,
car coupler law, 50 as to require railroad,
TO report monthly under oath to the in
terstate commerce commission all acci
dents to their employees and to make ne
ports as TO all collisions between trains
Mr.. Cannon, on behalf Of the eonferee.
on the naval appropriation bill, formally
reported another disagreement and moveC
that the house recede and concur in tn,
senate amendment, with an amendment
which struck out the word photographic
and provided for ocean surveys. includin,
the waters Of Puerto Rico. Cuba and tn,
Philippines, except coasts thereof.
Mr.. Dayton Of West Virginia, who wa
one Of the superseded conferees. move,
to receie and concur in the senate amend
ment. in order to bring the question be
fore the house. This motion took prece
dence over that Of Mr.. Cannon.
Mr.. Moody Of Massachusetts. VIII,
charged the conferees with hetraying thei
tIust, apOlogiHed for his words, amid sp
plause.
!, The vote was then taken, first upon Mr.
Dayton's motion TO neceie and concur il
the senate amendment. On rising vot,
it was carried, a to IL.
Mr.. Cannon demanded the yeas an,
nays, which was ordered. The motion pre-
vailed, lis to 100
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