Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-05-03
NO. 4S.
WEEK In CONGRESS-.
April rs.

House-The House took up the
postal appropriation bill and consi d.
cred it all day, The minority dissented
from the provisions in the bill relating
to the extension of the pneumatic tube
service, special fast mail facilities, and
the cost of ofrailroad transportation. and
these were the main subjects of con-
tention.
Senate-The Senate began two
days discussion of the Quay case,
which is to be closed by vote at
o'clock tomorrow Several senators
spoke on the ease, about equally
divided between favoring and opposing
the resolution to seat the appointee
The elections committee reported adj
versely to Senator Clark of Montana
April "a
House-The postoffice bill was the
chief measure considered about twenty
pages being disposed Of An amend
ment was made allowing letter car
riers extra compensation where they
had to work more than forty-eight
hours a week.
Senate Arguments ip the Quay case
were concluded and Quay denied seat
by vote of 33 to ~.
April es.
House-The House put its heel upon
the pneumatic mail-tube service now
in operation in New York. Boston and
Philadelphia, and If its action stands
the whole service win be crushed out
The postollice committee had recon-
mended an increase Of the appropria-
tion for this service from S225, 900 to
S725, 900. The House voted, 81 to so,
to strike out the entire appropriation
from the bill, allegations having been
made that the pneumatic tube com
pany was using nndue means to secure
the appropriation. This changed tho
sentiment of the House, which prima-
rily favored the increase.
| Senate-The conference report on
the Hawaiian bin was agreed to- the
right of franchise and imprisonment
| for debt being retained. The agricul-
tural bill, carrying an appropriation
of $4,000, 900, was passed.
April as,
The postoflice, passed the House.
The pneumatic tube service appropria-
tion was killed. The bill to increase
the salary of the director of the census
to $500 and the salaries of super
yisors of the census by 2 per cent. of
the amount received by their enumer-
ators was passed. The final confer
ence report on the Hawaiian govern
ment bill was presented but not acted
upon, owing to the absence of a
quorum.
Senate Almost the entire.session of
the Senate today was devoted to the
consideration of the right of Nathan
b. Scott, of West Virginia, to retain
reached. The following bills were
passed: Appropriating $3.50, 200 for the
erection of a public building at Ogden,
Utah, making $4,000 Immediately
osutihp1Sp hlh0h1ilhb lIlS uCl opTCNGht
forest fires on the public domain and
providing penalty for persons con-
victed of starting such fires.
April ~.
House--The House broke all record.
by passing ninety-one private pension
bills. Among them was one to pen
sion at the rate of $40 per month the
widow of the late Colonel John M
Stotsenberg of the First Nebraska
who was killed in the Philippines. Th,
conference report on the Hawaiian
government bill was adopted and nov
goes to the president
Senate-Onty three votes were cas-
against the right of Nathan b. Scott
of West Virginia, to hold his seat il
: the Senate.
KANSAS SUES COLORADO.
Endeayor to Prevent Diversion of Waite