Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-03-29
NO. 43.
WEEK IN CONGRESS-,
Marcel, 20.

entitled to pound rates as second-clas6
matter The bill has been before con-
gress for several years. Mr.. Loud de-
Tended the bill in long speech. Con-
siderable opposition to the measure
was developed. Before the bill was
taken up Mr. Sulzer IN. " delivered
denunciation of the administration in
connection with his resolution Of In
quiry calling upon the war department
for information as to what fortifica-
tions are being erected on the Canadian
border. The committee on military
affairs submitted reply of Adjutant-
General Corbin saying such informa-
tion was secret, but that Great Britain
was erecting no works which threat
ened the United States.
Senate-The senate in executive ses-
sion, considered the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain regu-
lating the disposal of the estates of
deceased citizens of one country who
may die in the other country, but no
final vote was reached. number of
appropriation bills were passed.
March 21.
House--The Loud bill was undcr con-
sideration the greater part of the day,
Mcpherson and Lentz having rather
warm debate. special committe sof
nine was appointed to consider all pro-
posed legislation relative to the cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary Of the
purchase of the Louisiana territory, at
ST. Louis in 1908.
Senate-Aslde from consideration of
Porto Rican bill, the bill providing
civil code for the district Of Alaska was
considered; bill authorizing judges
of district courts to appoint steno-
graphic reporters passed, and a measure
making appropriations to supply addi-
tional urgent deficiencies received fav-
orable action Messrs. Cnllom, Sewell
and Teller were appointed conferees on
the Legislative appropriation bill.
March se.
House-After spirited discussion
extending over three days, the Loud
bill relating TO second-class mail mat
ter was recommitted by the house to
the committee on postoffices, Mr. Loud
said, after the vote announced,
this was the third time and out SO far
as he was concerned The vote on the
motion was las to 90, with sixteen
present and not voting
Senate-Almost the entire session OF
the senate was spent in the discussion
of the conference report upon the Porto
Rican appropriation bill. An effort
was made to fix day for the vote, but
without success
March a3.
Senate-The senate adopted confer
ence report on the Porto Rican relief
bill by a vote of s5 to Is, practically
strictly party expression. No Demo-
crat voted for the report but Mr.. Stew
!. art of Nevada voted with the Repub-
licans After the vote on the Porto
, Rican bill a number of private pension
bills and a measure to prevent dangers
to navigation from RATS on the Pacific
ocean were passed.
House-The conference report on the
Porto Rican relief bill will be voted
upon at | p. m. tomorrow. During to-
days session 142 private pension bills
were passed. resolution was adopted
} calling upon the Secretary of State for
: copies of letters on file in the depart
ment from the citizens of the United
| States, complaining of ill-treatment
while in the South African republics.
. March "a.
a Senate-The following bills were
: passed: To pay james G. Drake 81 .529.
! money expended by him as United
r States marshal of Washington, author
izing the president to appoint com.
0 mission to study and make full re-
4 port upon the commercial and indus
g trial conditions of China and Japan
' and appropriating $4,000 for the pay
: ment of the expenses of the commits
sion.
House-After brief and spirited de.
= bate the House today took the last con-
i. gressional step in completing the Porto
Rico bill agreeing to the conference
report by vote of 135 to 81; present
and not voting, 20.
Speaker Henderson at once signed
} the engrossed bill and it went to the
president pro TEN of the Senate pre-
liminary to being presented to ths
= president. The bill turns over to the
. president for the use of Porto Rice
about 100000 of customs receipts
I collected on Porto Rico goods up tc
7 January 1st, last, and such amounts al
s may hereafter accrue until otherwise
y provided by law.
Il March 80.
Senate-Senator Foraker, in charge
20 of the Porto Rican bill, announces thai
g he will press the measure to a vote a,
u soon as possible The Alaskan civil
I'd code bill was under consideration dur
d ing the greater part of the session
" Senator Hanna, in an impassioned
speech, branded the statement of
N Washington paperlthat the Porto Rical
N tariff bill had been agreed upon as
o. part of deal by which the Repub
m lican party was to receive large cam
at paign fund, as malicious lie.
House-The House entered upon ths
consideration of the army appropria
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