The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-06

BY him to authorize the president to neootiate
Sor Ine purchase OF the remaining rights Of the
dams to
THE OKLAHOMA LANDS
In less than five minutes the bill was read and
passed. II now goes to the house for action in
that body. The naval appropriation bill was
laid before the senate and referred to the com.
mittee on appropriations. Pension bills upon
the calendar, aud favorably reported, were dis
posed Of
SENATE-A conference sGport was made on
the army appropriation bill. A debate arose, in
which several Republican senators severely criti
cised the action of the president in tho case Of
the Swain court martial, calling It very unjust.
The legislative. executive and Judicial appro-
priation bill was considered.
The same bill made appropriations Us fol-
lows for Dakota, which were passed:
For salary Of governor. .... SO GOO
Chief justice and five associate juds. 5, 5000
q eaca e. go. 5000. 10000. ................
For legislative expenses, postage station. 1''0o
For contingent expenses, to be expended oo'
by the governor. Observation-Disclosures. 500
The following clause had been passed by
the house and struck out by the senate COM
mittee. Tho senate adopted the erasuse!
The legislature Of Dakota may divide said ter
rttorv into as many council and representative
districts as they dest1e. which districts shall DO
as nearly equal as practicable. taking into con-
sfderatton population, except Indians not taxed;
provided, that the number of council districts
shall not exceed twenty-four and the number Of
eight. '-''''N '''|N'0 '''>'- INV ''>'N'A ''''
HousE-Bills0 passed for $1,000 public
building at La Crosse and 800. 900 to pay citi-
1sns for supplies furnished Indians in Mime.
sofa between 1850 md 1862. Tho river ard
harbor bill Was considered. At g D. IN. the
opponents of the measure began to flibuster,
and this was continued until adjournment at
mihnight.
claim Of Nathan Myrick of St. Paw, and others
for the loss of money for gooas sold to Indians
just before the outbreak In 1862, for which the
Indians could not pay, because their annuties
were cut oil, passed the house to-day. The bill
originated in the senate and there passed. allow
ane Hl2O,OOO for these claims. The house
aaaended the bill by providing that the secretary
of war should approve the amount of goods sofa
to the Indians and bay the claims il they ag-
be paid in excess OF that amount. The story Of
the claim Is that In the summer Of 1869 certain
"a. bands SET Ct the S Sioux Indians assembled at
cics in Minnesota for the purpose So. Of
receiving their annuities, which they had been
accustomed to receive about the last of June or
ahs rss Of July y The for the
waited until their supplies were exhausted, and
also those of the government at that point
They became hungry, dissatisfied and estlesa.
Certain licensed traders, among them Mr.. My
rick. by the advice of the Indian agent, MAY.
Gaibraith, furnished supplies as the only meas
ure of preventing nm outbreak, until their stores
were exhausted. relying upon the money soon to
arrive for the annuties for payment. Before the
money arrived, the outbreak occurred The In
tlians, Roaded to desperation by hunger. COM
mitted atrocities for which they were punished
In part by the confiscaton OF moneys due them
from the United States amounting to So, 63l,-
300. Payment of the annuities was stopped;
the supplies furnished them on the credit of
future annuittes was wholly taken from them,
Myrick has been pressing this claim for ten
years.
SENArE-A Pacific railroad fundin. bill was
introduced Tho legislative. executive ana
indiciai appropriation bill passed. The trade
aoliar retirement bill was debated at gtoat
ength without action.
WASHINGTON. Feb 26-TEe senate committee
IN appropriations Increased the naval appro-
2riation bill IA sen. from the house by S., 1884,
500. The principal items OF increase ere an an
2roprfatinn of S2O0OUO for continuing the work
pm the doube-tn:rc,cd nlo,itors; S5UOOOU for
me armament 90 new cruisers and gun boats ;
Fl 10000 for the construction Of steel cruisers
and gun boats, and *5O,OOO for the general
maintenance of the bureau, docks, etc.
senator Sherman reported to the senate yes-
:erday an amendment to the sundry civil bill to
provide for the erection in the District OF Co.
.uinbta of a statue Of Gen. LAFAYETTE to cost
$4,000. "'
HoUsE-A motion to suspend the rules and
efer the presumption law repeal bill to the com.
aittec on public lands was lost-1GG to 3d. Mr..
randall moved to suspend the rules and con.
Mder the sundry civil bill containing a clause
suspendins the coinage of silver dollars four
tours. Lost-l1s to 149. motion by Mr..
Han'iall to suspend the rules and consider the
sili with the silver clause eliminated, with two
.ours to debate tic clause appropriating money
or the New Orleans exposition, was carried.
The house adjourned before the bill was dis
,osed of.
WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Feb. GA
avely contest occurred in the house over the bill
oreneal the pre- -emption, timber culture and des.
afe lands acts This bill is on the speakers table
With amendments made by the senate. There is
tuecded majority in the house favorable to con-
snrrence IN the senate amendments, but the
northwestern members are very generally hos
aie TO the repeal, and have been diligently
Satching to prevent final action on tho hin. Il
.anuot be reached ont Of the regular order, ex-
sept ny unanimous consent OF by a SUSPENSION
odas sa Go, Tai latter motlSa vas made
ave the bill referred to the Committee on NIB.
&c lands, The effect of the passage Of this mo-
.,om Mouia nave been to give the committee the
r. .. ~. lepoLtins Dack the blll at any time
northwestern members actively resisted this,
md twas rejected by a vote of l6G to O3-nott
s ns a en- @ i s probable the bill
,on made strong effort before the com
.nsa On rules this morning to amend the
i9ase rules SO as t" allow majority vote to take
Dlil from the speakers table for reference to
committees. This proposed rule was intended
% give opportunity TO get at the c-emptIon
I'LL, Sa. me committee refused to report the de-
nlI
empt TO suspend the rules and pass the prc.
sENATE-Mr. Morrill,, who has persisted in
the EFFORT to secure the passage of amen dmenta
TO tho trade dollar bill Of the house providing
Tor the suspension Of silver coinage, attempt
ed to call up that measure. He admitted that
u view OF the recent action there was
no chance to secure the suspension of
silver coinage, and appealed to the senate to
etf1ke out the proposed amendment and pass tho
house bill to retire the trade dollar, This
was met by motion to proceed with tho bill
uniting the time for the presentation Of
r;ad h against inc government, which was car
very bill which displaced the silver bill WIS
LAID aside for a pension BILL thus indicating
mat the senate has at last been brought to
realize that il is useless waste Of time 10 fur
Their debate the silver question.
Dor bill apprvpriat,ng 81, ZOO, 600 was laid be-
Tore the senate, and having been read once, Mr..
Cameron Wis objected to it's second reading !:
20 the bill lies on the table, not having been re.
ferred to a committee
The unanimous consent to take up tho bill
for the relief Of Letitia Tyler Semple, daughter
OF the late President Tyler Tie bill would
give her pension of $50 month. The LADY,
named was now blind and dependent on charity
IN the city Of Washington.
MI. Riddleberger objected. He saw no raa.
son Tor pensioning presidents daughters.
Mr.. Cockrel! also objected. He thought it q
crime against the people to pass such bills. Il
was the beginning of civil pension list
Avote on the bill resulted, yeas II, nays II.
HousE-Mr Willis presented the river and
harbor matter and succeeded in passing it un-
der suspension of the rules.
The bill appropriates IS, zoo 600, to be expcnd.
81 under the direction and with tho approval of
the secretary Of war for the continuation and
completion Of works designated in the last river
and harbor law. The bill contains tho follow
ing provisions: That the work at Gaiyeston
harbor shall be treated as if the sum
q $S59O0O had been appropriated by
ne bill last year. Any money which
shall be a11otfei undor III, 80 ~ "