Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-05
WEEK IN CONGRESS.


House-The house passed the senate
bill to approve a revision and adjust
ment of sale of Indian land In Ne
braska aud Kansas. Settlers, to de-
feat spectators, had bid wildly on the
land, and were unable to meet their
obligations. Consideration of the army
appropriation bill was then resumed
senate-Agreement was reached ta
vote on Porto Rican bill A pril g. Sew
eral amendments were made to Alas
kan bill
March go.
House-The army appropria tion bill
was passed by the House, after being
under consideration for four days. An
amendment was made to the bill which
/ opened soldiers homes to participants
in the late war who had become dis
abled and in need.
Senate-A vote on an amendment to
the Porto Rican bin to establish free
trade between Porto Rico and tho
United States was defeated, l6 to SO.
Inc vote presages the passage OF the
bill by safe majority when vote is
reached. Mr. Morgan offered an
amendment to the bill which proposes
to redeem the Porto Rican silver coins
IN United States money giving 60 cents
OF American money for the Porto
kiean peso. The amendment proposed
to pay 100 cents for the peso. Mr.
Morgan held that in the proposed ex-
change of coins the United States was
taking advantage of the Porto Ricans
because the peso contained the same
amount of silver as the American dol
lar. The Porto Rieans. he said are
entitled TO 100 cents for their pesos
because that amount of silver in money
would be worth 100 cents on the dollar.
Foraker opposed the amendment.
March so.
House The House killed the bill to
remunerate the British Cable company
for expenses incurred in repairing the
Manila cable cut by Admiral Dewey,
also the bil to refer To the court OF
claims the claims of citizens OF certain
border counties OF Pennsylvania who
Tins bill has been before congress for
many years, and involves about SO, 49,.
600.
Three bills were passed. To refer
the claims of George w. Lawrence lin
volving Sl7,0o0,) in connection with
the construction of the monitor Wassuc,
To the court of claims; to refer the
claim of Hiram johnson and Others for
cotton burned in east Tennessee by the
Confederate forces to the court of
claims, and to pay Matthias Peterson
of Spring Valley, Wis.
The conferences re port on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was adopted
Senate-Consideral lion of the Porto
Rican tariff bill occupied the session OF
the Senate.
} Honse-The House finished hard
weeks work by passing the fortifica-
tions appropriation bill, Not single
, passed as it came from the committee
1t carries S7,o93,4ss. three hours
| political debate was precipitated by a
, general political speech made by Mr..
: shattnc of Ohio, many members on
. both sides being drawn into it. A res
/ olution was adopted to re-elect the
present board of managers of the
National Soldiers Home.
. Senate-The following measures
, passed the Senate shoups bill an.
. propriating s2,o7o for the relief of Gil.
man sawtelle. of Henry's Lake, for
damages done by United States sol.
diers while camping at his place.
To refund to w. Z. Scott and one othe,
$3.50 each, which they had paid a.
sureties of David D. Bonfoy of Texas
: to establish light and fog signals a,
Brownspoint, Puget Sound; to enabls
John Collins, subject of Great Britain.
J, to dispose Of his rights. title and in.
e terest to certain lands held in New
IS Mexico
April e.
# House-The Fort Hall. reseryatior
bill, ratifying the treaty with the Dan
n mock Indians, was amended and passed
a Senate bill appropriating 500, ,soo.fal
n the establishment of military post, :
y Sheridan, Wyo., was passed 49, E
o senate-seyeral speeches on III,
Porto Rican tariff bill were dsliyere.
In the Senate.
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