Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-01-31
WEEK In CONGRESS.
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HoUsE-The House passed the District OF
Columbia bill and entered upon consideration
of the naval appropriation bill The Senate
resolution for the celebration of John Marshall
day. February 4, was adopted,
SESATE-The legislative and judicial appro-
priation bin was PASSED with an amendment
empowering the secretary OF the interior and
the secretary Of the treasury To each appoint
competent lawyer TO represent the United
States before committees OF congress The
shipping subsidy bill was made unfinished
business and will have precedence over other
measures uutil IL is disposed of
Thursday.
HousE-The naval appropriation bill was
completed, all except one paragraph. 1t au-
lhorizes two new battleships and two cruisers,
The present appropriation makes total ex-
penditure of s3i0,ooo,000 on the navy. The
House discussed the question of abrogating the
treaty of 1917, which prevented either the United
States or Great Britain from maintaining war
ships on the Great Lakes, but took no action.
SENATE-The war revenue bin was reported
II provides for u reduction OF nearly $40. 600 600
Taxes are repe ealed on the following; Promis-
soIy notes, mortgages bills OF lading for ex-
port, powers of attorney, protest, charter party,
certificates Of all kinds, leases warehouse re-
ceipts, telegraphic dispatches, telephone mes
sages, passage tickets costing not less than $50,
express receipts, freight receipts bonds, except
bonds OF indemnity, legacies to religious, chari-
| table. literary or educational institutions, and
commercial brokers; Axes the tax on beer at
Si 80 per barrel, and on tobacco, cigars and
| snur at Q cents u pound. Consideration OF the
Indian appropriation bill was resumed.
Friday.
HousE-The house adopted the conference
report on the army bill, and 1t was sent to the
president. The naval appropriation bin was
passed. as also seventy-seyen private pension
| bills.
SESATE-The shipping subsidy bill and the
| Indian appropriation bill were both considered
| at length Mr. Towne offered a resolution to
| stop hostilities In the Philippines on a basis
| granting independence to the natives but con-
serving the interests OF the United States.
Saturday.
HousE-The house disagreed TO the senate
amendments to the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, and agreed to the
conference asked for by the senate. Messrs
Bingham of Pennsylvania, Hemmenway of In
diana. and Livingston of Georgia were aD
pointed conferees on the part OF the house.
In the senate for three hours, the text being ar
amendment to the Indian appropriation bill
providing for surveys, looking to the construc
tion of an irrigation dam and bitches for thu
watering of the reservation of the Pima ant
Maricopa Indians at San Carlos on the Gill
river Arizona.
| The credentials of Fred T. Dubois OF Idah
and Shelby M. Cullom OF Illinois were pre-
sented.
Mr.. Hoar introduced and the senate passed
a resolution asking for all informrtion at th
command of the president or any executiv
of1icer of the government as to the extent o
lands In the Philippine islands held for ecclesi
astical purposes, the character and value G
such lands, and whether any official had on be
half of the government entered into any obliga
tion as to the title OF such lands
| Monday.