The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-23

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hlll 6eaator Inestls d Kanlai "a Is knew y
aividualin sAeOes ofsxtTene i6tefsss shown u
Y. b9t DID rot nake any appreetabae change 4
tho Indian character. Ofcoane Il Was deeiIsbSe,
y iAr = penlbls 10 'amsliosaae the cceditio3
returned % - tribe he found hinasek IN aiisn
and outcaAt Hi last condition was woess
than HE arst; yet II be came into competitioo
With white man be Was lost The bet thinG
that could be done for an Indian would b q
make him amsnable % law, which b
y xes r, Ros he had hard snoneh
tons Of the government for IL determination OF
lndiana There had been NO such e1termina-
Won. There were g many Indians On TIE coo-
tnent to-day - in l4@ The gcyelnmeothad
Indiana. Il wss q absurd and futile e tssoS
Indians the Greek alphabet and diierentisl CAL
cnlus, serve him dinner In courses and chow
him how 70 wear high hat and gold watch, -
Il would be go among herd Of Texas broad
horn steers and endesyof TO turn them into
ander's herd book In cattle pena.
Senator Dawes replied that ingalls, WAS guilty
Of libel ON the whole human race when Is in.
0mated that any offs members were incapable
Of beieg trained and educated
Tho senate psssed without comment ob}ss-
0rant on the retired List OF the army, with TIE
ssnE md syof aEeneral It's guile probable
some discussion.
1 In announcing S,s pair Tussday upon Senator
Senator Oockrell said: II am paired with %
distinguished senator from Vermont, who q
compelled to be absent to-day for the 6rst time
IN twenty nine Year, service in the congress OF
the United States. refer to Senator Morrill,. .
Alaska, which has passed the house, provides:
The territory Of Alaska shall constitute q
civil and judicial district, the Temporary sest
Of government Of which Is established at sitkA
A governor shall be appointed with authority
to see that the laws enacted for the district ara
mander in chief Of the militia, with power 70
call il out when necessary to the due execution
OF the law. A district court il establiphetl.
which shall hold at least two
term: sm5 e. o. Zach =. year one st sitk.
attorney and marahal are also provided for. and nd
authority given for the appointment Of four
commissioners with powers and jurisdiction OF
commissioners Of United States circuit courts,
The general laws Of the State Of Oregon are de-
clared to be the law Of the district 20 far %
the same may be applicable. Officers shall be
appointed for the term Of four years, and shall
receive the following salaries: Governor o.
GOO; district attorney, Z, 800; marshal, q. W0:
Judge, 5000; clerk, o., 100
Bills passed the house extending the juris.
III nkSO nR ina 10 ny
and provided that hereafter the legislature 81
Dakota shall consist of twenty-four members
OF the council, and forty eight members of the
house.
Tho house committee on invalid pensions
unanimously agreed to report fsvo.;by bill
sentative Astson o. substitute for . bill of
similar character. the substitute provides:
All persons on or hereafter placed ON the
pension roll, who, while In the military or ma
val service Of the United States, have lost an
per month, and those who have Lost hand or
foot, to pension Of $50 per month, and IL
they have received wound or other disability
In addition thereto, shall receive . pension Of
go Per month; anda persons Who have . leg
lost an arm ii the shoulder joint shsii be en- N
titled to pension Of $50 per month; and iii
persons who lost IN arm and leg shall be en-
titled to pension Of e72 per month.
The sioux commission has bean authorized
70 negotiate with the sisseton, Wahpeton and
their reservations to the United States. The
house committee on Indian Affairs have inform
Ally agreed to tho Sioux reservation bill. The
amendments to the senate bill are moi
material. and will be no obstruction to
rs passas .;;,I me friends Of the measure say
are confident the bill will go through the house
and become Law this session. The bill viii
be considered in the house on the 3lst. when
bills from the Indian affairs COMMITTEES viii he
the special order.
Senator Vest, on Wednesday, the 14th, de-
sired to make personal explanation. A state
ment has gone to the press he said, that the
vote upon the bill to place Gen. Grant mon
the retired list had been unanimous. He.
however had voted against the bill. He had
any factions opposition, because two wears wears
ago, when similar bill was before the senate.
be had spoken and voted against the bill. and
gwen reasons for his opposition. He had no
personal opposition to Gen. Grant, but Was on
posed to the principal Of the bill
The pension appropriation bill, IS reported
ed balance Of the appropriation for the current
fiscal year, to be reappropriated, from 484, OO,-
0OO to e68, 0O0, Co., strikes out the provision
fixing compensation to pension agents 1t 4lO per
100 vouchers paid in excess Of 4,0OO, and re-
and the section providing that the fee Of pom
sion attorneys in all pension arrears, pension
or bounty land claims shall be 90, except In
cases where special written contract is 1iled
with the commissioner OF pensions, when the
fee may amount to not more than esh
The senate has confirmed the following nom
nations: Peter ". Stollberg, receiver Of pub
Lie moneys, Taylor's Falls, Mimi; John H.
Bowman, Gunnison, Colo, agent for Indians Of
the Navajo agency, New Mexico; William A
PiIie, Rhode Island, Indian Inspector; T. McF:
States at Osaka and Hiogo; Rudolph W. Woifi-
sohn, Buffalo, N. Y, consul of the United States
at Mannheim.
In the senate on Thursday q. resolution was
offered directing the finance Committee to In
yestigate and learn whether the late New York
bank failures were due to violations Of the ma
tional banking laws bill was introduced to
prevent officials Of national banking associa-
tons from Specializing The bill to loan 81
OOO,OOO in aid of the New Orleans, exposition
passed with some amendments. Adjourned
till Monday.
Tho House on Tuesday, had an animated
debate on the diplomatic and consular appopu-
!ation bill and all amendments proposing to
increase or maintain salaries reduced by the
bill were voted down. The senate amendments
Cured in.
Following is the text Of the bill introduced
by Senator Cullom, to prohibit speculation by
officers Of national banking associations:
Be it enacted, etc., That it shall be unlawful
for the president, cashier, teller or other chief
executive officer Of any national banking asso-
citation, having capital stock amounting to
eaO,OO0 or more, to deal, trade or otherwise
engage in speculation In stocks, bonds or other
securities, or in grain, provisions, produce or
oil, on margins on his own individual account
or for his own personal profit, either directly
or indirectly, or to have any partnership or
other financial interest in the operations Of any
private banking Of brokerage firm, or business.
Any such officer who violates the provisions Of
this act, or any person who aids or abets such
officer in violation the provisions of this act,
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemesnor, and
shall be imprisoned, not lees than one year, or
more than five years, or fined more than
$4,000
A report has been submitted to accompany
the bill reported from the house committee Oh
public lands, providing for the repeal OF the
pre- emption and timber culture laws and
amendment Of the homestead law. The com
mittee say:
We believe it.should be the policy Of the gov
eminent to give those of our citizens who are
without homes such amount of the public do
main as will make them comfortable home.
steads, where they enter upon it IN good faith,
intending to make it their homes and cultivate
and live upon it for fixed period of time, anG
We believe 100 acres should he the maximum,
Under the pre- emption, homestead and timber
culture laws rs they now stand, one person may
become the owner Of $50 acres Of the public do.
main-1GO acres under each. This IL to large
an amount of land, in our opinion, for any one