The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-02-26

ton Oh lee lan0 grant. Xhe Dllt granting
the ranking privilege to the widow Of Cen.
speech againat the educational bfll.
A letter was received from Secretary La.
mar In answer to request. Lamar said:
am directed by The president to
say that II the object of the revolution
10 to inquire into the reasons for the sus.
pension of Ward, these papers ars not to
b considered % constitutins all the evi.
to. am also directed BY the president to
say that he does not consider It consist
snt with tho public interests to transmit
eopies III unofficial papers from private
recOrds held In my custody irOm him,
which relate exclusively to the suspension
Of the incumbent.
sENArE.-Mr. Cullom reported q substi.
tutv iOr the Till t. regulate commerce re.
Gently submitted by the committee on
interstate commerce, and gave notice that
he would soon ask the senate to set n day
for its consideration. The important sec.
tiOns VI the bill have been. revised AMI
somewhat modified by the committee. AZ
tho bill now stands its provisions apply to
by railroad. or partly by rail- oul aud
purity by water when both arc used for
continuous carriage betwt en- the states and
between the United States and foreign
countries. The sections prohibiting unjust
discrimination and the giving Of undue pref.
erenccs ARE not materially changed.
HousE.-Mr. BANDS bill Tor the free
coinage Of silver was reported adversely.
A resolution was adopted ipstructing the
committee ON judiciary to Investigate the
state ii the Law on the question oi the gov.
eminent bringing suit to test the validity
Of patents (rsier. Ing to the Bell telephone
CASEY
SENArE-Bills were introduced for the 20
tablishment Of an educati ,nal fund from
the proceeds of public land sales and re.
g ipts from railway companies under the
Thurman act; imposing duty Of 25 per
cent ad valorem on all goods tho product
Of countries cast Of the Cape oi Go0d Hope
except wool, raw cotton aud raw silk; APP
propriating 325O, 900 for a monument to
Gen: Grant in Washington. The bill iol
lands designed especially to cover the
cases OF the Oklahoma boomers) passed.
The president sent the following nominal
tionsto the senate: Ex-senator james b.
Groome, to be collector Of customs for the
district Of Baltimore. Md; J. Freeman
Raisine, naval officer Of customs in the
district of Baltimore, Md; Pendleton King,
North Carolina. sec etary Of the legation
Of the United States Mt COnstantinople.
The president sent the name Of William
N. Campbell to the senate. No explana-
ton OF the delny is to be had. The confir.
nation OF Campbell is expected: to come as
soon as the senate can get at his name.
Tho educational bill was considered and
numerous amendments adopted.
HousE-The Hennepin canal bill was 70.
ported favorably. BILLS rMssed making the
allowances for clerk hire to first and second.
class postmasters cover the cost Of clerical
t.,t~
Ing from eight to five cents the charge for
money orders not exceeding IS. and to pro.
tect homestead settlers within railroad
limits. The debate on the Fitx John Por.
ter bill was resumed.
The bill to protect homestead scttlers
within rail,.ay limits, which. passed the
house provides:
!. All such settlers restricted to less than
100 acres who nuke an additional entry
under the acts Of March and July, 1875.
shall be entitled to have the lands covered
by tho additional entry patented without
any further cost Of proof VI settlement and
cultivation.
SENArE.-Mr. Edmunds, from the ju,lici.
airy committee, presented resolutions and
u report on the relations OF the senate and
tho president in the matter Of the s,Ispen.
sion Of ofiicials. After the report and ,es.
COMMITTEES said: "As to thu. report Just
made, I desire to state that the minority
Of the judiciary committee knew
nothing Of the contents Of the 70.
port until 1t was rend to the committee
this morning. The minority desire to pre-.
pare report, in which they will present
their views; and to enable them to do 10,
they have until Monday week within which
to prepare the report. and 1t 10 understood
that fh0 m AinrSfv Hannrk md khA
tions accompanying it, will not be called
up Tor consideration until We get leave to
file the minority report The time given
us to do so is not to extend beyond nsxt
Monday week."
90 the minority report and discussion
will probably be postponed until the lat
Of March.
Among the petitions presented in tue sen-
alto and appropriately referred was one by
Mr.. Honr from ':Citizens 0i tho United
Statcs'-citiscns whoss names. Mr.. Hoar
said. seemed to intlicMtc they were foreign
birth-praying for the submission by con.
gress tt' the several states Ui n pronosed
constit ntional amendment abolisllins the
presidency.
HoUsE.-A bill nmrnd ding the Pacific rail.
road acts compelling the road. to pay to
the government tie amounts for survey
ing lands. was reported.
The Fitx John Porter bill was passed by
the house the vote standing: Ayes 173,
nays lib. Tho debate was cl0se.l by Gen.
Braggin . speech Of considerable force,
in which hs showed great familiarity
Bull Run battle field, having heen an active
participant and In command OF brigade
on the Union side upon that occasion. He
denounced Pope and Mcdowell.
Phelps Of New Jeney, Curtin Of Pennsyl.
va ,ia and Bragg OF Wisconsin were the
principal speakers, all OF them advocating
the passage OF the bill.
Many Of tho points made by Brass ware
applauded on the Democratic side, ahd
like demo1stration was made on the Re.
publican side when Stu Dor Cutcheon sue.
eeeded in injecting some pointed question
or remark into B aRs's speech.
sESArE.-Mr. Mandeeson introduced a
resolution directing the secretaries Of late
and war to investigate and report upon
the killing Of Capt. Crawford BY Mexican
soldiers. The Blair education bill was do.
bated, several Southern senators being
among those who spoke against 1t.
Mr.. Edmunds, from tbs committee on
remove the political disabilities Of Alexan.
der p. Stewart Of Mississippi, Thomas l..
Rosser oi Virginia and Edward G. w. But
Ter Of Missouri. The bills were at once paes.
cd. Mr.. Etlmunds remarking that one OF
the parties was an old gentleman and desir.
cd. before lea wing this world, to be at peace
with the United States.
Mr.. Beck said he did not kuow OF any
smaller business for the judiciar: commit
tee than to be peddlin4 out removals oil
disabilities in this way.
Mr.. Elmuhds replied:
All that the United States asked OF any
person. before relieving him OF tho pen.
nifty imposed upon him by tho con.
stitution for violating his oath and
dessrtins the constitution that he
swors to support. and making war
against the United States, was that he
should present respectable petition,
sh 7wing tint he was ready to give up
fighting the United States and to pny the
debts he owed for moneys received in his
official character. II the senator from
Kentucky (Mr. Becky thought TINT to be
''peddling out" the removal referred to, he
was entitled to his noinion.
Mr.. Beck in reply It'd:
Twelve years ago the hoIy-s Of represen.
tativcs had passed bin rerl..sving all dis.
abilities. and before that time the senate
had done 80. It did not happen that both
houRos had done il at the same aassfon