The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-12-30

restored since the passage OF the act o.
1859, and all the efficacy, remaining in
the tenure OF Office law is it's inhibition
OF removals from Office during the SEES
sion OF the senate, unless that body
approves the removal and consents
to the appointments Of a new man
The house bill extending the free delivery
system, passed the senate, it provides:
Letter carriers shall be employed Tor free
delivery at every incorporated city, village
or borough containing q population OF SO,
OOO within it's corporate limits, and may
be SO employed at every place containing
a population of not less than 10, 900 with
in it's corporate limits, according to the
last general census, or at any postofice
which produced a gross revenue for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. OF not less than $40, 600.
HousE.-A resolution was adopted in.
tructingth the COMMITTEES on appropriations
TO 1nquir into the recommendation OF the
secretary Of the interior for the consolida-
tion OF certain of the Offices of surveyor
general and making it in order to propose
q reduction OF expenditures by the aboli-
ton or consolidation OF any OF
these offices IN an appropriation
bill. Mr.. Belmont introduced a bill for the
appointment by the president 81 q com
mission to investigate The Canadian fisher
les troubles. All the amendments OF the
committee OF the whole to the sundry civil
bill were agreed to and the bill passed. The
bill allowing $246, $50 to the McMinnville
& Manchester Railroad company OF Tenne-
see for property taken by the army in
1855 passed.
SENArE.-Not in session.
HoUsE.-The motion OF Morrison that
the house resolve itself into a committee o
the whole for the purpose of considering
revenue bills was defeated by five
votes, the vote standing-yeas 149,
nays l54. There were some changes
on both sides from the vote of the
18th OF June last, which also resulted in
the defeat of Morrison. The motion then
failed by a vote of yeas 40, nays 1877;
o voting, 81. The changes from
that vote were as follows: The
following Democrats, who voted with
Mr.. Randall on June II, voted
with Mr.. Morrison: Tim j. Campbell,
New York; Findlay, Maryland; Pindar,
New York; Viele, New York. On the other
hand Mr.. James Of New York, who voted
With Morrison last June, voted against
him. Messrs. Hayden and Stone of Mas
sachusetts. Republicans, who voted against
consideration in June, voted with Mr..
Morrison.
The Democrates who voted against Mr..
Morrison are the following: Bliss, Boyle,
Campbell of Ohio, Curtin, Ermentrout.
Foran, Gay, Giddes, Green of New Jersey,
irion, Lawler. Leievre, Martin McAdoo,
Merriman. Miller, Randall, Seney, Sowden,
Spriggs, Stahlnecker, st. Martin, Wallace,
Ward OF Illinois, Warner of Ohio and
Wilkins.
The Republicans who voted for the mo.
ton are Hayden and Stone of Massachu.
setts. Nelson Strait, Wakefield and White
Of Minnesota.
SENArE.-The president pro tenn. an.
aounced the following appointments to
committees:
Claims, Mr.. Spooner as chairman in place
Of Mr.. Pike, deceased, and Mr.. Cheney in
place of Mr.. Spooner; District OF Columbia,
Mr.. Cheney in place of Mr.. Pike; civil SER
vice, M. Williams in place OF Mr.. Pike;
epidemic diseases, Mr.. Cheney in place Of
Mr.. Spooner; Improvement of the Missis.
sippi river, MI. Williams in place OF Mr..
Pike;transportation routes to the seaboard
signed.
Mr. Vest introduced o substitute for
the bill to incorporate the Atlantic &
Pacific Ship Railway company, and stated
that it simply provided for a naked incor-
poration OF the company without any
guarantee by the government.
The senate joint resolution authorizing
the secretary OF war to accept a tract OF
land On Lake Michigan twenty-five miles
from Chicago, donated by the Commercial
Club OF Chicago for military proposes, was
adopted. The house bill for the relief of
the survivors of the exploring steamer
Jeanette. and the widows and children OF
those who persisted in the retreat from the
wreck of hat vessel in the Arctic seas.
passed. Mr.. Blair introduced a bill to al.
low soldiers and sailors who have lost
both arms an increased pension.
Senator Spooner. by request OF Senator
Miller, who is absent, introduced a bill to
extirpate Contagious pleuro- Pneumonia,
foot and mouth diseases, and rinderrest
among cattle, and to facilitate the ex-
poration OF cattle and the products of live
stock.
Senator Sherman presented a resolution
from the National Cattle Growers asso-
citation recitlng:
Whereas, There were in Montana reser-
vations ageregating $4,000 square miles,
part OF which lay so near the Canadian
border as to cause constant petty warfare
ly the property OF whites; and, whereas
this enormous acreage gave nearly 5000
acres to each Indian, it was resolved to be
the best thing to do to place these Indians
on lands Of their own in severalty, and to
throw open the remaining lands to public
entry, the proceeds to be covered into the
treasury for the use OF the Indians.
HousE.-The Weaver resolution calling
on the secretary OF the treasury for infor-
nation as to the issue of treasury notes
and the cancellation of 81 and 81 notes,
was adopted. .. H.,
Mr.. Morrison introduced a resolutionfor
the holiday recess from Dec. % to Jan. 4.
The rules were suspended and the senate
bill passed amending the statutes, making
an annual appropriation to provide arms
and equipments for the militia, with an
amendment proposed by the house coln.
mittee making the annual appropriation
$500, 600.
Mr.. Gilfllan offered a bill providing that
200 acres of the Fort Smelling reservation
be set aside upon which a soldiers home
may be erected. ~s j
Mr.. Lyman of Iowa introduced q bill
providing that no grant of land shall be
given to o railroad or q state in aid
of the construction OF a railroad as
against the rights of bona fide settlers III
til a map OF definite location shall be
filed with the secretary Of the interior. Mr..
Murphy OF Iowa offereda bill appropriate.
ing. $42, 900 to erect a hospital on the
island of Rock Island, Ill.
Delegate Clifford introduced o bill
allowing the Yankton & Missouri Valley
railroad right of way through the Yankton
Indian reservation. -