The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-03-30
WEEK IN CONGRESS-.


March -.
House. The Loud bill was undcr con.
sidcration the greater part OF the day,
Mcpherson and Lent having rather
warm debate. a special committe .of
nine was appointed to consider all pro.
posed legislation relative to the cele.
bration OF the tooth anniversary Of the
purchase OF the Louisiana territory. at
st. Louis In 1903.
Scnate-Asidc from consideration OF
Porto Rican bill the bill providing n
civil code for the district Of Alaska was
considered; hill authorizing judges
Of district courts to appoint steuo-
graphic reporter, passed, aud a measure
making appropriations to supply addi.
tional urgent deficiencies received fay-
orable action Mcssrs Gallon. scwcl
and Teller were appointed couferoes on
the Legislative appropriation bill
March -.
Ilouse-After spirited discussion
extending over three days, the Loud
bill relating to second-class mail mat
ter was recommittcd by the house TO
the committee ON postoiices Mr. Loud
said, after the vote was announced,
this was the third time and out 40 FAR
rs he was concerned The vote ON the
motion was iis to 20, with sixteen
present and not voting
Senate Almost the entire session OF
the senate was spent in the discussion
Of the conference report upon the Porto
Rican appropriation bill. An effort
was made to fix u day for the vote, but
without success.
/ March 20
Senate The senate adopted confer
ence report ON the Porto Rican relief
bill by II vote of la to IL. practically a
strictly party expression. No Demo
crat voted for the report but Mr. Stew
art of Nevada votcd with the Repub.
| Leans. After the vote on the Porto
Rican bill number Of private pension
I bills and a measure 10 prevent dangers
TO navigation from RATS ON the Pacific
ocean were passed.
! llouse-Thc conference report on the
Porto Rican relief bill will be voted
upon at p. M. tomorrow During to.
days session lig private pension bills
were passed, a resolution was adopted
calling upon the Secretary Of State for
copies Of letters ON iile In the depart
ment from the citizens Of the United
States complaining OF ill-trcatment
while In the South African republics.
March -.
senatc-The following bills were
passed: To pay james c. Drake 81. $50.
money expended by him as Unitec
States marshal OF Washington, author.
izing the president to appoint com.
mission TO study and make full re
port upon the commercial and indus.
trial conditions OF China aud Japar
and appropriating $4,000 for the pay
n'e"t OF tue expenses Of the commits.
sion.
House-After a briefand spirited de
bate the House today took the last con.
gressional step In completing the Porte
kico bill agreeing to the conference
report 10y a vote OF 1885 to 81; present
aud not voting, 20,
Speaker Henderson at once signed
the engrosscd bill and II went TO IN,
president pro TEN OF the Senate pre.
Iminary to being presented to the
president. The bill turns over 10 the
president for the use OF Porto Rico
about 100000 Of customs recent.
collected ON Porto Rico goods up &c
January lst' last, aud such amounts a,
may hereafter accrue until otherwise
provided by law.
March 90.
senate-Senator Foraker, In charge
OF the Porto Rican bill, unnouncesthnt
he VIII press the measure to n vote n,
soon rs possible. The Alaskan civil
code bill was under consideration dur.
ing the greater part OF the session.
Senator Hanna, In an lmpasslonee
speech, branded the statement OF a
Washington paperlthat the Porto Ricau
tariff bill had been agreed upon AS
part Of deal" by when the Repub.
henn party was to receive large cam.
paign fund, as malicious lie.
House-The House entered upon the
consideration Of the array appropria.
ZION blll, but tho debate was without
incident, being confined to the discus.
sion OF army matters. Chairman Hull.
IN charge Of the bill, explained It's pro
visions. The bill carries siIi,6OO, 9G4
me estimates were SETTLE, 1893. The
last appropriation bill carried about
s,o'OOO,OOO and there was deficiency
OF about sl' 100000
March 81.
house-There was some lively de
Dates In the House during the consid.
Grafton Of the army nnpronria,to,,t.tu