Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
WEEK In CONGRESS,
May 8.

oaso-Aeh pension oills We're paaaod
"a resolution was passed calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for infor-
nation as to the materials used in the
manufacture of oleomargerine.
Senate-The naval bill was under
consideration nearly all day, the Senate
going into executive session to discuss
the armor plate provision, in order to
guard government secrets.
May o.
/ House-The contested election case
OF Pearson VS., Crawford, from Ala.
bama, occupied the House, without
having reached decision.
Senate-Practically the entire ses-
sion of the Senate was devoted to the
section OF the naval appropriation bill
relating to armor and armament, The
debate largely hinged onsthe PROPOSE
tion that the government should erect
an armor-plate plant of it's own
Senator Tillman,presented an amend
ment limiting the price to be paid for
armor to $500 per ton, and providing
also that the government should erect
plant of its own at cost not exceed
ing "a, 900, 900
House--The contest case of Pearson
VS.. Crawford was settled by seating
the contestant, by majority of ono
vote. The following resolution was
adopted: Resolved, That the secre-
tary OF the treasury be requested to
furnish the house, il not incompati-
BILE with the public interests, all the
Information in possession of the treas
ury in relation to the immigrat ton of
Japanese laborers during the last two
years; what the probabilities are as to
snch immigration for the ensuing
year; what methods have been taken
to enforce the laws excluding contract
laborers by the return of the Chinese
laborers, and the punishment Of those
unlawfully making contracts for jap
anese laborers."
senate-The following bills were
passed. For the relief of settlers, un-
der the public land laws on land with
in the indemnity limits of the grant
to the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany; to pay Mary A. Swift sl2. 900 one
years salary of her husband, John r.
Swift, who died while serving as Unit
ed States minister to Japan; appropri-
ating Sl,500,000 for the erection of
public building at San Francisco, and
appropriating Sl,25o,ooo for public
building at New Orleans.
May IL.
House-The House broke all REQ ords
by passing 1870 private pension bills
Senate-The naval appropriation bill
was considered. Senator Lodge
made sensational speech appealing
for strong navy, asserting that tho
United States would probably be called
upon to sustain the Monroe doctrine.
House-Consideratio of the resolu-
tiop to appropriate 5000, 900 in aid of
an exposition to celebrate the centen-
nial celebration of the louisiana pur-
chase at St. Louis was raised, and the
resolution will probably pass, 1t having
been amended to give the government
share in the net proceeds.
Senate-The Senate voted down =
resolution "a to % to build an armor
plate factory without reference to the
price paid for srmor by the govern
ment.
MayI4
House.-The house passed the gener-
al deficiency appropriation bill, carry
Ing s3,s31,o2l. Mr.. Brossius of Penn
sylvania made statement Of the pro-
gressive operation of the new financial
law, supplementary to a statement
made by him few days ago. Itshowed
that the total amount of bonds re-
funded to May 10th was 82e9. AL, 900, .
little over 20 per cent of the bonds hav-
ing been presented by other than ma
tional banks The national banks,
circulation since tho passage of the
financial bill, he said had increased
S36, l52, ,0sl.
Senate.-The senate passed the naval
bill. The secretary of war is author
lied to pay S445 per ton for armor, and
II 1t can not be secured at this price,
he is authorized to pay s545 per ton for
enough to complete the battleships
Maine, Ohio and Missouri, and to pro-
ceed to erect an armor plate factory at
cost not to exceed $4,000, 900. The
free homes bill was passed without do
bate.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
directing the secretary of war to APP
point a board of officers of the engin-
eer corps to prepare plans for the inn
provement of Snake river in Washing
ton and Idaho.
Killed boer Prisoner.
One of the guards at Jamestown,