Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-12-13
WEEK In CONGRESS.
wednes day.

HoUsE-A bill proposing a reduction In war
taxes approximating $40. 900 900. was introduced
The principal items from which the tax is re-
moved is beer, bank checks. cigars, promissory
notes, brokers contracts and assurances, which
amounts to thrce-fourths OF the proposed re-
duction. The following bills and resolutions
were Introduces:
Providing for q government ship TO bring
Beers to the United States to take advantage
of the homestead laws, by Fitzgerald OF Massa.
chusetts.
To prohibit the sale OF firearms. opium and
intoxicants to aboriginal tribes and native
races In the Pacific islands. by LittleGold Of
Maine.
resolution for constitutional amendm en-,
TO rep. al the Fifteenth amendment of the con,
stitution, by Kitchen OF North Carolina.
SENATE-The Hay-Pauncefote treaty wal
under consideration In the Senate. occupyin6
the entire day The following bills were intro.
dueed bill to admit Oklahoma as a state
with two representatives. by Fairbanks OF In,
diana.
Creating supreme court for the Philippines
by Stewart of Nevada.
Providing for the admission free OF duty o.
articles controlled by the trusts and for the
funding OF tax collected on raw cotton in the
event that the supreme court holds to be un.
constitutional the law under which the tax wa,
collected, by Clay OF Georgia.
Thursday.
HousE-The army reor rsanization bill was
passed by 1866 to i33 II contains a provision
prohibiting the sale OF or dealing in liquor,
wine or any intoxicating liquors by any person
In any army post, exchange or cantcen or army
transport, or upon any prem ses used for mill.
tary purposes by the United States
SENATE-The Senate was in executive ses,
sion most OF the day. Mr.. Carter, Montana,
gave notice that Tuesday next he would call ur
the pending resolution relating to the contested
Montana seat In the Senate caimed by both
w. A. Clark and Martin Maginns The fol.
lowing bills were introduced:
By Senator Hale-To revive the grade OF vice
admiral In the navy.
By Senator Pritchard-The bills prepared by
the commission appointed by the president
providing revisons OF the patent and trade.
mark laws.
By Senator Misunderstanding the free ad.
mission of honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors to any hospital OF the United States for
medical or surgical treatment.
BY Senator Thurston-Creating an additional
judicial court to be designated as the Tenth
and to include the states OF Kansas, Nebraska
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Montana, and
creating court OF appeals for the circuit
Friday.
HoUsE-The House passed the Groutt Oleo-
margarine bill by vote OF 1876 to i92. The bill
imposes q tax on oleomargerine which is col
ored to resemble buttei, OF 10 cents o pound,
which is prohibitive.
SENATE-Practically the entire day In the
Senate was consumed by an executive session
Monday.
HoUsE-The first OF the great supply bills,
the legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, passed the House Monday
The bill carries $50, 1876 3os, and has I3i pages
but there were less than ton minutes debate
upon II. 1t required about three hours for the
clerk to read the bill No other business was
| transacted.
| SENArE-The Senate spent almost ave hours
Monday In executive session considering tho
| Hay-P -Pauncefote treaty. There were Ave or
| six set speeches made, soms of them by sena-
tors who had not spoken hitherto upon the
treaty. The possibility OF Secretary Hays re-
| signing In case the foreign relations COMMITTEES
| amendment to the treaty should prevail hav-
| ing been alluded to- Senator Frye said he was
in position to make official denial OF that report.
The secretary had no such intention. The
oleomargerine bill was received from the
| House.