The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-15
Proceedings of Congress.

Ohio, was accepted in behalf OF congress
hy President Pro TEN. Sherman in speech.
Bills were introduced to facilitate pro.
motion in the army; to increase pensions;
to substitute silver dollars for gold coin in
the treasury reserve; to repeal the civil
service vice. net; Tor the compulsory education
oil Indian children; creating two additional
justices OF the supreme court Of Dakota;
to establish u national university in the
District OF Columbia. Mr.. Wilson of Iowa
spoke ON the question Of government con.
troll OF Pacific railroads.
HousE.-Bills were introduced placing
lumber and various ores on the free list;
to establish postal savings banks and
pc stall telegraph: to repeal the tenure Of
Office act; to establish n uniform system
ot bankruptcy; by Mr.. Strait, to amend
QUESTION ofpnhlic lands by aliens; Tor tho n.
tircment ard rccoinasc OF the trade dollar;
authorizing the purchase OF forcisn-built
ships by citizens vi the United States for
use in the foreign carrying trade; to create
an Interstate commerce commission; to
tax the manufactures and sale OF oleomar.
sarine: 10 abolish internal revenue taxa.
ti"n. The constitutional amendment
proposed by MIR. McAdoo OF New
Jersey provides that presidential cleo,
tors shall be elected in every state
on the third Tuesday in October, and
that no other officers than Representatives
in congress shall be elected on the same
day. MIR. MeAdoo also introduced hill
dcpr!Ning OF the right OF suffrage all polysa-
misis or persons who are members OF or.
ganiz;,tions that encourage other persons
TO commit Iigamy.
Mr.. Nelson OF Minnesota introdncetla bill
nj the rcques, OF the Farmers Alliance OF
Grant county to put hemp and sisal grass
lNs Eyn., 1s.,A H.. AL.
cost OF twine, so largely used in binding
grain. Mr.. Nelson also introduced: the FOL.
lowing bill:
To open up the Red Lake Chippewa res
crvation; to build a custom house in
Duluth nj n cost OF 500. 900: to build u
lighthouse nj Two Harbors at cost Of
$4,000; 10 authorize the Mississippi Water
Power and Boom company TO build a
dam within two miles Of Brainerti. and
erect foot aud wagon bridge: Ia establish
the northern judicial distyic, Of Minnesota.
with courts to he held at Duluth aud Fer
gus Falls; referring the Basil Chippewa
c!sims to the court OF claims; Il number OF
private relief and pension bills, and Il char.
ter Tor y ferry over the Missouri river at
the Fort Buiord military reservation.
SEN,1E.-A communication from the
postmaster general. in reference to the
charge that postotccs III Maine had been
bought and sold. was laid before the sc,i-
ate. A long political debate ens,,c.l, after
which the communication was referred to
the committee ON civil service re-
form. Messrs. Gray and Mcpherson spoke
Utah bill was debated. and an amendment
to strike ont the section DISTINGUISHING the
women OF Utah was rejcctcd-c!even to
thirty-seven. Bills were introduced pro-
vidins for the meeting OF congress in Octo-
Der; to prevent contraction in the currency
and increase silver certificate circulation;
to increase pensions.
The pension bill OF Senator Mitchell of
PENNSYLVANIA extends the benefit OF the
act OF March 30. 1885, to all pensioners
whose disabilities are caused by ampu.
tatiou of the arm or leg above the point of
articulation. when the remaining stump is
in such condition MS to prevent the use OF
an artificial arm or leg, and increasing the
rate OF pension for such disabilities to $50
per month from March 3, 1879; provided
that when such rate is allowed the recipient
shall receive no artificial limb or commuta-
ton therefor.
Senator Mandcrson's bill conicrs brevet
promotion on officers OF the army below
the grade OF brigadler general who have dis
tinguished themselves by heroic action
against hostile Indians. Non.commission.
cd officers and privatcs who may dis
tinguist themselves by extraordinary
bravery in Indian battles shall be entitled
to the highest pay OF their respectiveg grades,
and also, after passing a successful exa min
alton, to the right OF promotion as com.
missioncd officers next after West Point
cadets.
HousE.-Bills were introduced both to
restrict and facilitate silver coinage; to re.
peal the civil service act; to provide for ma
tional bank circulation; to restore the duty
on wool; for postal telegraph syst EN-; Tor
the retirement OF the trade dollar; for the
relief OF the merchant marine; to regulate
interstate commerce.; to prevent contrac-
ton OF the currency: to establish nation
al livestock highway; authorizing n rctired
list Tor privates and non-commissioncd ar.
my officers.
SESATE.-Aftcr some preliminary bust
ness, the debate OH the Utah bill was re-
sumcd. A bill was introduced increasing the
pension Tor total disability OF ex-soldiers.
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered as a substitute for a
resolution recently offered by his colleague,
one reciting in it's preamble:
The commissioner OF pensions III his an
nua report has stated that at one time
the pension bureau was all but avowedlya
political machSe filled with uncomproms.
ing adhcrents OF single organization
tmeanins the Republican parity, and that
claimants were often required to sup
port the Republican party as IL condi-
tlon upon which pensions should issue.
The resolution instructs the committee on
expenditures Of public money to inquire
into the truth Of these. allegations, and
confers power to send for persons and
papers.
ga. p.
erection OF public buildings at the follow
ing places:
Huntington, W. Va; Oshkosh, Milwaukee,
Superior and Eau Claire, Wis, Las Vegas
and Albuquerque, N. NJ; Helena, Mont;
Cheyenne, Wyo.; bay City, Mich; Pueblo,
Colo; Fremont, Neb., and kalamazoo,
Mich.
Bills were introduced to repeal the
tobacco tax; to tax olcomargarine; for
the admission Of Dakota and Washington
territories as states; for the unlimited coin.
age OF silver dollars; for the construction
ol the Henncpin canal; to establish a dc.
partment OF commerce; to prevent unjust
discrimination by railroads, and to sub.
lcct them to the control OF states; for
postal telegraph; to reduce drop letter
postage to one cent.
Speaker Carlisle announced the names Of
members OF committees, most OF the old
members holding their former places. The
chairncn OF the respective committees arc
as follows: Election, Turner OF Georgia; ap.
preparations, Randall OF Pennsylvania;
ways and means, Morrison OF illinois: naval
affairs, Herbert OF Alabama: military
affairs, Bragg of Wisconsin,; foreign
affairs, Belmont OF New York; banking and
currency, Burtin Of Pennsylvania; coinage,
weightsand measures, Bland OF Missouri;riv-
ers and harbors, Willis Of Kentucky: labor,
0'Neill OF Missouri:patents Mitchell ofConn.;
Pacific railways, Throckmorton OF Texas;
commerce, Reagan OF Texas; public lands.
Cobb OF Indiana; judiciary; Tucker OF
Virginia; Indian affairs, Wellborn of Tex.
as; postoiIices and postroads, Bount
OF Georgia; claims. Springer OF Illinois;
accounts, sprisgs oi New York; in. in.
valid pensions, Mattson Of Indiana:
militia, Muller. Of New York; war
claims, Gcddes, Of Ohio; Mississippi river,
Ming. OF Louisiana; education Aiken, oi
South Carolina; pensions, Eldridgc, of
Michigan; private land claims, Salcseil, of
kentucky; District OF Columbia, Barbour.
Of Virginia; reform in civil service, Cox, al
North Carolina; American ship building,
Dunn, OF Arkansas.
.SESArE.-The senate passed tho Utah
Dill substantially as reported from tia
committee, and was published in tho
morning papers OF Dec. %. The
only change Of cOr,s,nuon.o So a. . ! =: