Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-05-24
NO. 81.
WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
May 10.

House-The House has passed the
ast of the supply bills and is ready TO
tdiourn as soon as the Senate passes
he bills and the conference commit
ees report on existing differences
Senate-Senator Clark's resignation
was announced in the Senate and his
aame ordered stricken from the roll
He made u lengthy speech justifying
mis- cause and denouncing his enemies.
No business of Importance was trans
acted.
House-No progress was made with
the Alaskan code bill, the principal
measure under consideration. The
minority OF the judiciary committee
were allowed until May 81 to file its
views on the antitrust bill proposed
Senste-Discussion OF Cuban affairs,
preci pitated by the disclosure of short
ages In the postal service OF the islands
occupied most of the time of the SEN
ate. The following measures were
passed; House bill repeating the pro-
vision of law allowing merchandise
passing through the United States from
any foreign country to be transported
Tree of duty, so far as the Mexican free
tone is concerned; also a resolution Of
tered by Mr. Lodge calling upon the
secretary of the treasury for informa-
tion in regard to the influx OF japanese
laborers into the country, and whether
there had been any violation Of the
contract labor law.
May IL.
House~-The House passed a special
river and harbor bill, carrying $4oo, 200
for surveys and emergency work, and
devoted the remainder Of the day to
the Alaskan code bill Four of the CIT
pages of the bill were disposed of be-
sore adjournment
Senate-The postoffice appropriation
bill was under consideration all day
without having been disposed Of
May Is.
House-A bill to pay Confederate
soldiers who surrendered at Appomatox
Tor horses taken by Grant, was passed.
The amount involved is about 5000, 900.
Senate-The bill to amend the re-
vised statutes SO as to appropriate the
million dollars annually for furnishing
arms, ordnance and stores, quarter
master stores and camp equipage to
the militia, was reported favorable to
the senate. 1t has already passed the
house
House--Enlogies of Grant in connec-
uection with the unveiling of his statue
was made special order, and at it's con-
clusion the house adjourned.
Senate-After n spirited debate the
senate, by the decisive vote of 32 to 10.
laid on the table the whole proposition
relating to the transportation Of mail
by the pneumatic tube system. An
effort was made to secure the adoption
of an amendment to appropriate $685..
900 to carry out existing contracts for
the service in New York, Brooklyn,
Boston and Philadelphia, but no action
was taken upon it, special orders super
ceding the appropriation bill. At the
opening Of the session Secretary pro
tenn Frye laid before the senate dis
patch from the governor of Montana,
Robert L. Smith, announcing that he
had revoked the appointment of w. A.
Clark as senator, made by Lieutenant
! Governor Spriggs, and had appointed
: Martin Msginnis to fill the vacancy.
. May aI
House--Two important bills, one to
extend the eight-hour law to all labor
. ers employed under contract on gov.
> ernment work, and the other to pro.
hibit interstate traffic in prison made
goods by bringing them under the
jurisdiction of the police powers Of tn,
state, were passed. Conference repor
on the agricultural and fortidcation,
bills were adopted.
9 Senate--A resolution to grant thu
r Boer envoys the privilege of the foo
Il during their stay in Washington wa,
!. voted down, SO to 21. A resolution
s offered by Mr.. Morgan, directing thu
|. inter-ocean canal commission to maxi
= an investigation with a view of ascer
a tanning whether there is any corpora
a ton or organization of individual
h which has for it's purpose the obstruc
n ton of the United States in construct
/. ing the isthmian canal and for othe
a purposes, was adopted.