The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-27

SENATE-The consideration Of the bill prohtb.
tting the importation Of foreign contract labor
was concluded, and the bill passed by a vote of
SO toe.
Mr.: Lapham offered an amendment providing
Into the United States treasury, instead Of as by
the bill, permitting one-half Of the penalty to 70
to the person who may first bring the suit. The
MI Blair offered an amendment making It the
duty OF the United States district attorney Of
the proper district to prosecute at tho expens 9
the act. Agrced to; yeas AZ, nays IS
The nays were:
HH; s%S;s;s, % Es5ss; S SssiEisS
The nomination of Emory Speer to be United
States district Judge Of Georgia, kept the sem
alto In genera, uproar for two hours and a half
s this afsesroon, AZ half past six !.
BY % yeas to oG nays Brown being the only
Democrat voting for Speer. Democratic Senators
say the quarrel between Brown and Colqnitt
Will not extend to the party In 0eorxia but
Will die with the winter.
elected case (MiesourD the committee reported
In favor Of the latter, the sitting member Nearly
the whole day was passed on the river and harbor
bill. On motion Of Mr. Price, the appropriation
for the harbor at Superior, Wis, was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-RSbresentativ MIL
lard. Of the committee ON reform on the civil
service, submitted a minority report signed by
the Republican members Of the committee. III
the discharge Of honorably discharged soldiers
or sailors or dependent relatives from any office
IN IN the civil ssrsee Of the United States except
OF government employees have claims upon the
gratitude OF the nation that cannot easily DO
and dshene snbmt q
but just and proper reooRnition Of their claims
that they should be retained in the governments
oiently perform their official duties The bill ID
eminently just IN its provisions and should be
passed with the following amendment: 1t shall
not apply to the class OF officers embraced in the
original tenure of Office act. passed March 8.
1867, and amended April S. 1861"
SENATE-After tho consideration of the Dos
Moinos river lands bill, the bill to forfeit the
land grant of the Texas Pacific Railroad cont
pany was debated at much length, ar, ina lly
passed, the vote being So to2 Tho NAYS were
l.lails and Bowen. During tho debate Senator'S
Morgan of Alabama and Beck of Kentu ky had
passage Morgan said: He had been in tho
Kentucky (Mr Beckj entnyeii the privileges of
citizenship in this country. He had been a
true and faithful Democrat and it did not rest
with the senator from kentucky to impyaol,
his Democracy.
Morgan or any other senator. HE is not
quite SO IMPORTANT Mr.. Beck raid, sin my
estimation N regard to these questions as he
may think think he is. did not happen to
be born in this country. but was not consult
ed about my birth. have been citizen Of
the United States since 1893 That is
good while ago. Tho senator may
have been very important man at
that Gate, but doubt It I have en-
deavored to perform my duty IS private citi-
zen and publ: officer to the best Of my ability
since that time, and if the senator thinks L
adds adds anything to bis dignity or diminishes
I was born in Scotland instead of the United
States he is welcome to all the honor ho thinks
he has made by that fling at the place of my
nativity.
HousE-The committee on elections report
ed in favor of Frederick, who contested the seat
OF Mr.. Wilson, the sitting member from the
Fifth Iowa district The river and harbor and
naval bills were considered at length.