Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-04-06
PROCEEDINGS N CONGRESS
PUERTO alcAx BILL PASSED
Dsll rvovsaSag sss SOLDIER Home
sseaAs PasseA-Ths Cesus A'Alsas
hSesatgussss-TAs Clark Case -
--osAss Nsses ~ Cssossss.


WITH IN alleged republican representative
charging that the Puerto naAa tariff VA
shs rssui, u . bAly.in tot campaign saassa
ssAA hat newspapers Affirmation Of the
accuracy Of the interview. lie also read
nAsnais desunsis ton Of the ssesy that
The bill vas passed In the HOUSE.
0ranting to the Minnesota q Manitoba
Railroad Company right OF way across
sAs coded portion Of the Chippewa and
Red Lake Indian reesrvati0nA When
eeusidsration OF the army appropria-
Non bill Wa resumed AcisAs attempted
= secure an amendment giving the Of
acsru and men serving beyond the linn.
~ Of the United States 10 and 20 per
ssnt respectively extra pay. which
would limit extra compensation 70 those
serving In the Philippines.
The Cosur d'Alene investigation op-
0sd Thursday with NO outward evi-
Asocs Of The exciting events Of Wed.
pssday.
6tsunenbsrg Was again on the stand.
WITH Leat1 conducting the cross-exAmt-
sation. The evidence produced WAS on
unsnrostaas details. until the witness
wAs Questioned ~ 10 q recent petition
rom The Occur d'Alsne district asking
tie secretary Of war 10 retain federal
troops there. This petition has not yet
len presented 70 the federal suthort.
siss and the committee went into sxecu.
I'VE ssesion 10 determine what 10 do
with the document.
The committee decided 10 fls the pc.
titiea from the Cosur d'Aienss with
~ secretary OF war. and In the mean
time Il viii not b. made public.
In tie Idaho riot Investigation Repre-
sentative tack continued the examination
u Governor Sssuacni'erg during the al
sssaooa sssaioa. going ovss number OF
ALLEGED aoss II cruelty occurring in the
ball pen. A. TO statsmsn.s Of the killing
81 . prisonsr. johnson. the governor said
that on investigation he learned that II
wss . case of suicide Of an insane man.
~ 70 the charge Of q dying prisoner 10.
~ rvfusrd spiritual communication. the
governor aid Investigation Of the story
proved II falss. The governor denied the
sAasgs that msa were subjected to vile
asd inhnman imprisonment
When the house met Monday, Payne.
he majority leader. presented resolution
which was adopted calling on the s~cre'
Ary Of tho treasury for information ~ to
whether the War revenue act had created
. surplus. and all the details concerning
the revenue under that act. with estimates
u expenditures. Tho presentation 81 tho
ssso,utioa calling. ~ II docs, for informA.
tioa which may furnish the i-.sls for
reduction IT tho war revenues created con
siderable intsrest.
The chief interest In Governor Stcuncn,
hssx's testimony before the cosur d'Alcns
Investigation waA In his continuance oi
The recital begun II the last session of the
~ conditions prior " the uprising Of
April last. lie had b-ea asked by Rep
vsssaiA,ivs Nck why he refused to dl.'
Asnd the militia Of the Occur d'Alens
district In lsv'. ~ had be~n requested
~ the county commissioners.
lie aid that at that time odlcsp Of the
Wssisyn Federation VI Miners Nere advis
No the srusin9 u tho unions, and that he
bad an Addre.. by one Of thsse officials
stating that "rsery union should have a
siae club and that in two ysr Ne can
leAs The Inspiring music Of $4,000 armed
essa In the rHaks II labor"
ttssunsah%r9 aid that following this
there vus evidence In the Coear d.Alene
district that the advice YES being foa'
Iswed.
TA< Puerto RicAs hill pAs.-A The ssssate
b vote u 20 70 81 Tuesday.
Ihs vosins esxan On the Puerto Rscsn
eill shcrtly amer . samlss u sc~an,ittss
ansaAmsats Ssss agreed to without di.
vtasaA.
e<natos nAsis offered hia amsadmsnt.
oAkiag Puerto Rico An internal revenue
district and granting free trade. The
vote o. THE amendment vas taken by
yeas and nAya II was lost by . vote ot
- 10 60
TAs ssnAts coaseasd at II e'clerk to
Asaia tbs nnAi day. DISCUSSION Of the
rassso kicss hill After some minor
beaia~.s had hs~a transacted senator Ma.
80 sddse-srd the senate h.a sr~sch WAS
sea coann~d to the Puerto Rica measure.
bat iseiudsa in it, scps ell the problsns
ssi~sdAns On tho coatrol and government
u cur ,nsular po~s<-isaa. lie spike in
Avos 81 the r~su,asian u senator Wslling.
-. which edsrs Independence to the PHI.
psss. and against SENATOR spooaers bill
soaSssrn9 authority ON the prs~idsat TO
eovsra tbs Fihpinos until eengres. should
ssAss~sas direct. ine.dsatAiiy. he oppc.si
tAs tas'd pxops~d 10 be plAc~d upon
Puerto kscsn psedu~ss
~ The cosciusson Of Senator Masen's
speech. S<aa.os Cuih<r.oa Of Texas al.
ds-s.sd the ssaAss in cpsr.,,soa TO the
Trading measure. Il wss bis nrss speech
u The ~sAte and be wAs gss~a an a,,en.
I'VE Assrtae. He DECLARED that the pend
ING nsasars. - Tar At least a. saud PRO.
wilson's were scacsssed. was "indsfsnsitae
% moral. scosomicAl and constitutional
grounds.
Ihs srgumsnt in the case os senator
Clark u Montana was begun by counA.l
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