The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-26


the pneumatic tube system. The
closing hours of the session were oc-
cupied in accepting from the state of
Missouri statues of Benton and Blair, To-
Gated in statuary hall of the capitol and
from the G. A. II. of General u. S. Grant,
located in the capitol rotunda.
The statue of General Grant, present
ed by the G. A. r. to the nation, was un-
yelled in the great rotunda of the capitol
at Washington ID. c., last Saturday, and
elaborate ceremonies commemorative of
the event were held in the hall of repre-
sentatives in the presence of a vast con-
course of people, who included the widow,
daughter and descendants of the hero of
Appomattox, hundreds of his comrades in
arms, the officers and committee of the
G. A. r. and many distinguished in mill
tarv. political and social circles. The
statue of the pre-eminent chief of the UNI
ion forces in the civil war represents the
contributions of thousands of his COM
rades of the G. A. r., none of whom was
allowed to subscribe more than 10 cents,
and is the result of a movement start
ed shortly after General Grants death at
McGregor in July, 1885. 1t is the work
of Franklin Simmons, an American sculp-
tor. OF marble, of heroic size, it stands
on a pedestal emblazoned with the seal
of the G. A. r., representing the grim Old
hero in the full uniform of a general,
equipped for the field, with top boots and
gauntlets, his cloak over his left arm and
his right hand resting on the hilt of his
sword. The counterfeit likenesses of
nil in T
and bronze adorn the house of representa-
tives chamber of the capitol, now statuary
hail.
In response to the senate resolution
of the 10th the secretary of the treas
ury has sent to the senate statement
concerning the immigration to the
United States of Japanese laborers.
From this statement it appears that
2230 OF these laborers arrived in 1898,
1896 in 1899, and for the 10 months
ending April 80, 1900, 1881. These fig
ures indicate only those who have come
direct to the United States from Japan,
but do not embrace those reaching this
country via Canada. How many there
are coming in this way the department
does not know, but the commissioner
is large. The opinion is expressed that
there will be large increases the COM
ing year. He also states that strict ex-
animation is made to prevent the en-
trance of laborers under contract.
Governor Smith has sent dispatches
from Butte to Senator w. A. Clark,
Senator Chandler, chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, and
Senator Frye president of the senate,
saying he had disregarded and revoked
the action of Lieutenant Governor
Spriggs in naming Mr.. Clark to sue
coed to the vacancy caused by his own
resignation, and saying he had named
Martin Maginnis of Helena to fill the
vacancy. The governor gives as his
reasons his opinion that the appoint
ment of Mr.. Clark by the lieutenant
governor was tainted by collision and
fraud. The dispatches are practically
the same, that to Mr.. Clark reading
Il have this day disregarded and re-
voked your appointment as United
States senator made by Governor
Spriggs on the 18th inst, as being
tainted with collision and fraud, and
have this day appointed Hon. Martin
Maginnis United States senator to fill
the vacancy caused by your resigna-
ton"
Those to Frye and Chandler are Of
the same tenor, notifying them of his
action.
The Boer question came up in the SEN
ate Monday afternoon on the resolution
of Senator Allen to admit the Boer repre-
sentatives to the floor of the senate. SEN
ators Allen and Mason made pro Boer
speeches on the resolution.
Senator Davis delivered a vigorous
speech on the question of the Boer rep
resentatives. He said their mission was
well understood and known. They had,
however, proceeded in a manner irregular
and highly improper
Senator Davis said he didn't want to
discourage the sympathy of American peo-
pie with the Beers, but these representa-
tives had been taking an unwise course,
premature and undiplomatic. Before pre-
senting their case to this government
they were going about the country at
tending public meetings and attempting
to enlist the people of the United States
to bring pressure to bear TO influence
the action of the government.
Senator Davis moved to lay the Allen
resolution on the table, which was car
ried, SO to 81
The Lodge amendment to the postof-
flee appropriation bill, continuing the
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