| Show DOING DOINGS IN S CONGRESS washington may 11 in the senate the deficiency bill was taken up and passed and then an adjournment was taken till monday in the house mr grow presented bills to provide for temporary governments for idaho nevada arizonia chippewa and Daco dacotah tab which on motion of mr thayer were severally tabled by a vote varying from 92 to 74 and to 73 may the ibe house agreed that when it adjourned it be till three on oh monday in order to enable the members to witness the landing of the japanese embassy previous to that hour mr grow of pa moved to take up the bill to establish a temporary government for idaho vatch was on thursday postponed until today to day I 1 mr clark dark of mo blo raised a point of order that this bill was yesterday laid on the table mr grow said the bills were not identical one requiring two thirds of the legislative b assembly to overrule the veto of the governor and the other merely made a majority the speaker decided that the pending bill was not tabled yesterday mr barksdale replied if this decision was right action on any bill could not be ba concluded mr Gr grow ovaid ovald bam baw there were fifteen or twenty thousand persons in idaho and argued if the general government has power to acquire territory it is its duty to make arrangements by which settlers can be protected by an established government the bill avas vas the most meritorious one of the series mr clark dark said every foot of idaho is within the organized territories of utah nebraska and kansas on motion of mr houston the bpi was tabled b by a vote of 94 to 78 the iii lii house use then went into committee of the whole on territorial business several bills i were passed including those providing for forthe the completion of military roads in in the territories of washington and new Is ew mexico may blay in the senate mr crittenden n view of the contemplated reception of the japanese embassy moved an adjournment which was carried in the house there was some anxiety man manifested on the democratic democrat c side to adjourn so that the members could witness he reception of the japanese embassy when mr dawes asked for the consideration of the michigan an contested election case mr lamar announced bounced that the democratic side was not prepared to take the case up the motion to take up the case prevailed but no action was had and the house adjourned may in the senate mr pugh introduced a bill in addition to the acts for the punishment of crime against the united states spates the bill amendatory of the act to establish a territorial government in utah w was wab a s taken u up and discussed but not finally disposed dispose d of mr daviss resolution then came up as the special order and mr douglas proceeded to address the senate at len ien length lenth 0 th he finally under der den exhaustion gave way to a motion to adjourn which prevailed HOUSE A bill was reported to remove the united states arsenal from st louis and establish the same and an armory at jefferson barracks after the adoption of a resolution inviting the japanese to visit the house the consideration of the michigan ban man contested election case was resumed A resolution was passed admitting mr cooper mr howard was also admitted to a seat the bill to supply deficiencies in the post office department for the year ending of june was taken up the house however adjourned without disposing of the subject dla ala mar may in the senate mr green reported portel the house bill for the admission of kansas without any recommendation he gave notice however of his intention to offer several amendments among them making 0 provision for governmental gover mental protection for slave slav e property the bill was made the s special p ecial order for wednesday mr davis introduced a bill to regulate public lic ilc contracts mr daviss resolution then came up ai and A mr dou nou douglas 6 las resumed and finished his hia remarks com commenced mAced yesterday mr davis followed follow edy without concluding till ill lii the adjournment HOUSE on motion of mr morrisa morris a resolution was adopted ted calling upon the postmaster general for alithe all ail the facts in the case of the new york post office defalcation and when it was first known to the department several other matters were discussed but no action taken and the house adjourned A letter from the gold regions in kansas says no one who has been through the mining region entertains the slightest doubt with ic je ference to the amount of gold the general remark is is the mountains moun are full of gold oad if we ive could only get it 22 the greatest d i difficulty afi euy cuy in the way of successful mining in in t that at region seems to be that the gold has not been found yet in any considerable quantities and the miners do not know where to di dig for it the new state house at columbus 0 will cost coat nearly a million and a half of dollars |
