The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17


was submitted The majority reported /.
favor Of the contestant and the minor.
ity In favor Of the sitting member.
Notwithstanding that Thursday was the
last day Of the debate on the financial bin
In the senate, comparatively little interes.
was seemingiy manifested In either the
debGts or the voting and but few people
were in the ealleEies-
The routine business being concluded
the financial bill was Laid before the sen.
ate, the pending question being the
amendment offered by the finance COM
mittee and reading ~ follows
The provisions Of this Get are not In.
tended 70 place any obstacles In the way
OF the accomplishment Of international b.
metailism, provided the same Be secured
by the concurrent action Of the leading
commercial nations of the world ana al 4
ratio which shall insure the permanenee
OF the relative value between gold and
silver"
The senate passed the financial bill by
q vote of 40 TO -. just before the vote
an amendment By Nelson, allowing ma
tional banks 70 organize with capital Of
$4,000 in cities Of 1000 popUlsti0n, was
adopted.
The shipping bin was considered at some
length by the senate committee on COM
meroe and a number Of amendments sug.
gested BY the subcommittee were agIeed
to.
While the state department. officials
we're ayeTse TO q discussion Of the state
ment published by ex-Consul BaeruIn, it
was anthoritativeiy stated that a search
of the records failed to show that ylAerum
had ever reported to the department thar
his Official mail was being regularly tam.
Pered with by the British authorities
When the senate committee investigat-
ing the election Of Clark to the senate
met it developed that at least two justices
OF the Montana supreme court were pres
ent.
In the House.
A new cabinet officer 10 be known as
secretary Of mines and mining b provided
fOE N the bill iAEorAbly acted on Monday
by the house COMMITTEES on mines and
mining. The bill creates an executive de-
partment, which shall have the entire
charge OF all Affain relating to mines,
including the geological survey.
The proposed secretary Of mines i. to
have the same rank and salary as tAe
other cabinet oHicerA
Another mining measure favorably act
ed upon establishes mining experiment
stations in each Of the mining states, sim
liar TO the agricultural experiment sta
tiOns. and provides for the appointment
Of government geOlogist at $500 and
an asssyist at $500 in the several mining
states These officers are to furnish as
saye, issue public bulletins and conduct
the explorations Of mining regiona
The joint resolution increasing the limit
u cost of the new government printing
0fhee Sl25 900 on account Of the increased
cost of building material was adopted.
Payne then made announcement Of
Chickering's death. Resolutions were read
and a committee appointed to attend the
funeral.
At 1925 p. m, as a mark Of respect,
he house adjourned.
The house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce decided by a vote Of
70 to report a Pacific cable bill along
he lines Of the Sherman bill, defeating
~ to S the COriiss proposition for
government ownership.
The house "Wednesday entered upon the
Of the executive, legislative |
md judicial appropriation bill
In the house ThurSdAy Mr.. Wheeler Of /,
Kentucky introduced q resolution, after
'eciting some Of the charges made bv |
former consul TO Pretoria
At the hearing on the subject Of the
Irmy ''cAnteen" before the house commit.
&c on military Affairs, Captain Frank N
Wells, late chaplain of the First Tennessee
egiment, testified in detail 20 he prevA-
Hence of drunkenness On army transports
nd in the Philippines.
The river and harbOr Commits. gave a
'earing on the proposition to construct a
lam for the purpose Of raising the level
1 the great lakes.