The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-02
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In the senate.
In urging prompt action by the commit
Tee Of the District Of Columbia in report
ing the bilA granting q charter 70 the iei
ephone company. Senator Hale aaid ssiel
action was neoessary, - iie had 10 doub
that epnsTess wOpld adjourn On june /
and the liili Ought u IL acted npon bei0r.
that time. Senator Hale presented par
tiai report Of the conferences COMMITTEES On
the naval appropriation bill, the annel
plate question, the course Of instruction
Of cadets at Annapolis and insnlar eoas,
saue,s yet Icing In. dispute,
Eerlator wellington then called up Eeh.
ator feiier's resolution expressing syinEa.
thy for the Beers and declaring the desire
that the government slaeuld extend IL
friendly Offices 70 both Great Britain ana
the TransvAai NIth = view to bringing TIE
war 10 a close.
senator Wellington nlaintainsd that
congress would not have performed the
full measure Of it, duty if before adjourn.
1aaeait il DID not redeem its pledge 70 gave
the people Of Cubs a free and independent
government. Il II did not declare lts poney
a. " the Philippians islands, 10 the hold
ing 81 which by the United States he was
nnAiterabiy opposed, and if il did not take
definite action 10 favor a the BOera.
BIZ. talKeu a PennsyIvania gave notice
in the house that on "Wednesday the com.
nitlce On rules hoald report speciaI no
iice sitting aside Wednesday, Thursday
snd Friday for The consideration Of the
antitrust bill and the resolution reported
by lhe Judiciary eommitGee
During the course Of the debate Driggs.
sho EAlscd something Of = sensation
about two GaoniAs Ago by charging reck.
lees sxiTssAganoe in htaing up the trans
PoEt Sumner, recurrcd 10 that subjecL
saEse then he has continued his invest.
CATION of the cost Of The reaitting Of that
transport, and today be charged that
s"aslN00 Sas speni upon her, heE original
cssl being 10000.
The sseEstary d war had reported that
oaiy SsoZ.000 had been expended in ne
hsting. Mr.. briggs said that $500 yOoo
sAs expended by the navy department. 10
toEe Ahs Ma turned over 10 the war de.
psIimen;.
The Alaskan code bin was then passed.
Teliers BocS resolution was reIcrrod %
Tho craasniiire On Icseign relations by
sots Of 80 10 %.
SENATOR Jones' rrpoTted the house bils
authorizing the commissioner n Inc Rpn.
eEAI Land oliIce 10 dispose Of The Choctaw
Indian orphan Lands in AiiaaissipIi, and 4
aas passed.
scnator Hale reported from the commit.
tar On appropriations the Last Of the gen,
slAl appropriations 81 ihe genrral desi.
eaenCy ball lie gave notice thai he would
call II up al the earliest moment.
Senator fetiigTvsis Restitution calling on
the s~~rsaAI! " the interior for informa.
u"n a. 10 The lsasing Of grazing lands in
Oklahoma, offered yesterday, ~as agrccd
10.
Another resolution offered by Pelti.
grew, calling upon the SECRETARY Of the
treasury for al communications, reports
and charges he has received relative TO
The management Of the Grow Creek rcser.
walton in South Dakota, was passed.
The Teller resolution expressing sym.
paihy for the Ibocrs, was then laid before
The scnaie, and Senator bacon addressed,
The senate. Il
Tho senate committee on appropriations
has agreed 10 Senator Cockrelrs amend.
men, TO the sundry hin appropriaiing S..
COCOON fnr The Louisiana purchase expos.
lion al 81. Louis In 1908.
The senate committee on finance has
authorized a favorable report on the bill
amending the Law concerning taxation on
beer 40 a. 10 eliminate packages Of less
than onequaTtcT Of q barrel.
Mr., 0rosvenor pre~n,cd special rule
ordering the previous question on the pen.
sion bills. 100 In number, iavorably acted
upon In the committee Of the whole last
Friday, In order TO not interfere with ia,
conference reports lie explained that the
rule was made necessary by the obsirue-
tive tactics Of the gentleman from SOath
Carolina tTalbertD last Friday. This Tai,
bert denied, lie said that had quorum,
been present the bilk could have been pass.
ed. Mr.. Dalaeli attempted TO have In
cluded Tho bill for The relief of Charles
h. Dougherty and The officers and men Of
tho Ninth PennsylyAnlA Regiment, but Mr..
Loud objected. The special rule was adopt
ed, but was Immediately displaced by ar.
fosa Of Illinois, who presented the con.
ference report on the naval appropriation
be-. The conference report was agreed to
without division. The house then pro
cecied 10 consider items which had not
been agreed to. Mr.. Foss moved that the
house recoie from It's disagreement and
agree TO the amendment striking out all
the suveys. but increasing the appropria.
ton for charts, etc, from $4,000 to
100000 This was agreed TO. Mr.. Wheel.
ers motion to rccede and concur In the
senate amendment was lost by a vote Of
l07 TO l2A
Business was suspended in the national
capital Wednesday while thousands Of vet.
trans Of three wars and their descendants
paid tribute TO the nations heroic dead.
in the eight cemeteries. services were held.
0rations were delivered by some most
able Oraton whose duties call them each
session to the national capital. Upon tho
graves loving hands placed memorial
wcathes. "TNpe" were sounded by scorea
lof bugies as the nation paid It's tribute Ia
Tho heroism 81 the departed.
The senate committee on privileges and
elections has reached an agreement with
the friends Of Senator Clark Of Montana
10 allow the senator's case TO rest where
A Il with Tho .,lna,r.ian Ain, that ~, a.