The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-20
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Tho house Tuesday considered bllls eomiag
the session. was devoted to Nh. Nelson's bill
TO open the Rcd Lake Indian reservation In
Minnesota Mr.. Nelson made very clear and
comprehensive explanation OF his bill He
said he thought there was some mtsappreheo.
the bill was in the interest Of Pine land
rings, and gotten mp to defaud the
by showing that this bfll has been % carefully
drawn as to prevent any fraud upon the indians
whatever, and that y was against the interest
er It viii como up again this season, but NJ.
Nelson says he will avail himself Of the first
opportunity to call II up again.
In considering the river and harDor bill In
the house on Tuesday, tho following items Of
interest to the northwest we're agreed to; M.
Green Bay, Wis, $1,000; Kenosha, Wis, o.
Wis, $1,000; Menominee, Via, 10000; Nil
waukee, bay, Wis. ISL, 600; Oconto, VII, el5,-
600; Stockholm, lake PePin, Wis, ei5s go;
Port Washington, Wis, $1,000; Racine, Wiz,
CD; Sleboygan, Wis, 42s, 600; Sturgeon Bay
canal, Wis, $4,000; Two Rivers, Wis, g. 600;
Ice harbor, Dubuque, Iowa, $4,000; Duluth,
$41.0M
The house has passeda resolution reported BY
tie COMt0ltteo OIL ways Ullu ulc4ub, 1OE 1u ~.
iournment on the 3Oth of June, but It 10 not
probable that the necessary business can DO
Completed by that date. The appropriation
bills are very far behind, and could not bs
completed, even if the house should hold ses-
sion night and day. Of the thirteen regular
appropriation bills only two have become
laws.
The senate Wednesday went into secret leg
islative session on the item in the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill appropriating
$50, coo to cover the necessary expenses at
tendant upon the execution Of the neutrality
act The bill passed
The house passed the bill providing for the
construction OF the Hennepin canal
The following nominations were made to the
senate by the president:
Patrick B. Sinnol of Oregon, agent Of the In
dams at Grand ROnde agency, Oregon. Regis
tiers of land offices A. w. Rothert Of Coma,
Cheyenne, Wyo.; q. p. Chisholm, Illinois,
BOZcman, Mont
Much to tho discontinue Of the friends OF
the Hcnnepin canal scheme, the appropriation
for it was stricken out of the river aud harbor
bill by the house Thursday. Mr.. Oates Of Ala
bama made the motion to strike out, which was
carried by q vote of 146 to 102 The vote
against this motion was composed chiefly OF
Western and Northwestern members. The
heaviest vote for it came from the Eastern and
Middle states and along tho Mississippi river
south of St Louis. The vote to strike out was
also largely made up from members who do
not share in the appropriation bill, and who
are naturally opposed to it The Republicans
chiefly voted for the Hennepin canal, but the
Democrats under the lead Of Randall, general
ly voted for the motion to strike out.
The river and harbor bill passed the house
by vote of liG to l07.
In the senate, Thursday, the 18th, q final
alton Bill, and the iii! p.sssa@yess, Is; n.ys,
Vance and Van Wyck. The bill az passed
is almost precisely as reported from the SEN
ate committee on appropriations, making an
addition of $500 600 to the bill as reported from
the house.
On Friday Mr.. Brown obtained unanimous
consent to take up the bill to require the pay
ment i'll cash to the State Of Georgia Of S25,-
ti5, appropriate for that state by an act passed
in March, 1875, to refund to Georgia certain
moneys expended for the common defense in
III Mr.. bolph moved an amendment to in
clude sS5, 200 for Oregon and 44a, 600 for Cali
fornia to refund moneys expended to those
states III the suppression Of the Modoc hostilit-
les. After long discussion, Mr.. INGALLS, moved
TO rccommit the bill to the committee on claim
Adjourned to Monday the 18th.
In the House, the whole Friday session was
occupied on the postal bill A protracted dis
cussion arose on the senate amendment in
changing the amount for payment to letter
| carriers and the incidental expenses of free
delivery systeLla, u StOU,UVU, $f1UUUQI winch
is to be used in the discretion Of the post
master general Tor the establishment
of the free delivery system in cities
| where it is not now established.
There were very strong speecheson both sides
of the house in favor Of the increase, and the
result was that the amendment was agreed to
by decided majority Tho conference COM
niittec agreed to the increased appropriation of
sl2,75D0U for inland mail transportation
This clause provides that
Ii any railroad company shall fail or refuse
to transport the mails when required by the
postOfiice department upon the fastest trains
| run upon the road the company shall have it's
pay reduced 80 per cent of the amount provided
by law.
The senate struck out all that part Of the bill
reducing the. compensation of all nonsubsidizsd
railroads for the transportation Of mail per-
centum per annum and the subsidized railroads
to 80 pcrcentum of the compensation authoriz-
ed to be paid to other companies. The amend
ment was disagreed to by the conference COM
Mittee.
The treaty which has been under consider
alton in the senate committee on foreign re-
lations, providing for an International copy
| right and patent system, and which has already
been ratified and promulgated by twenty -four
governments, was reported adversely by the
committee to the senate, and after brief dis
cussiOn rejected.