The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-16

PEMB
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
SENAfE.-The consideration OF the army
bill was resumed, aud Mr.. Logan spoke in
further advocacy Of it. Referring to case
recently exposed, Of the imprisonment OF
an American citizen in Cuba, Mr.. Logan
said:
Our citizens might be imprisoned for q
year or more in Cuba and we are unable
to assert our strength to secure them
even trial. He disclaimed any feeling
OF personal offense in what senator's had
said against tile bill. II what senator's
had aimed was that he should declare him
sell on some points at which they had
limited, he (Mr. Logan would say that he
was no communist. He believed in every
man owning what he had labored for. He
did not believe In murder, the destruction
OF property, or the burning Of towns, but
in saying that II any man asserted that he
(Mr. Logan was not the friend OF honest
labOr, that man misconstrIed him. II he
had the power he would build diortifications
that would protect the Pacific coast and
make the harbors Of all our great cities
bristle with guns that would blow down
any navy or army that should approach
our coast. He would have an army and
navy that would not be the laughing stock
OF the world.
Mr.. Malone, lrom the committee on
public buildings and grounds, reported Ia
vorably the bill appropriatimg $16O, 900
for the purchase Of additional ground ad-
joining the public building at st. Paul,
Minn., the erection thereon Of bon ded
warehouse, and for paying for the present
public building at that place.
At the executive session OF the senate, a
large number Of unobiectionable nomina-
tions were confirmed, including Obcrly and
Lyman, the civil service commissioners
1t was expected that there would be a fight
over Oberly, but no one objected to him.
SENATE. The Logan bill to ::ncrease the
army was debated with great animation,
he old war issues coming to the 'front.' and
finally was defeated-l9 to 81. The
yeas were all republicans, save Senator
Payne of Ohio. The nays all dem.
ocratic, save Bowen, Chase, Hale, Ingalls,,
Jones. New Plumb. Sherman, Teller,
Van Wyck, Wilson, Nowa).
HoUsE.-Thc debate on the silver bill was
resumed.
Mr.. Bland entered n motion to recommit
the bill. He proceeded with an argument
in favor OF the free coinage of silver and
gave a resume Of the circumstances attend.
ing the demonstration Of silver in 1873. He
said:
II he did not believe in free coinage
he would not believe in any coin
age and no man could support him.
SELF before the county on the pres
ent law. He had never advocated it. lie
had taken it simply as o compromise and
as being better than no law at all. The
idea OF making q metallic money OF full
legal tender qualities, and thcr limiting its
coinage: was ~, anomaly. 1t was an out.
rage on the creditors and a disturbance to
the business interests OF the country.
[LiLughter].
SENArE.-The bill granting the Kansas &
Arkansas railroad company the right Of
way through the Indian Territory passed,
as did also the congressional library bill.
Another site was originally proposed, but
Mr.. Morrill, opposed it, and now has sue.
ceeded in securing one according to his lik-
ing. The bill passed the house and went
through the senate with rush. Aftcrits pass
sage two dignified members OF that body,
Morrill, and VOORHEES,. were detected in
throwing kisses ut each other, and embracing
MIR. Spofford, the librarian Of congress. who
has been cooperating with them. The bill
appropriates $3.50. 600 for the purchase Of
site including the private property OF
$500,OOO for the commencement & tho
work.
The bill Tor the admission OF Washington
Territory was defeated. Mr.. Voorhees,
amendment, for the admission OF Montana
also, was rejected by a party vote.
HoUsE.-Thc silver bill was called up,
which proposes free coinage OF silver. An
amendment was offered in these words,
practically suspending silver coinage: "Un.
less in the meantime, through concurrent
~ kha of ,.sI, .
United States, silver be remonetizctl, prior
to July i, 1889, then and thereafter SO
much OF the act OF Feb. 2S, 1878. :.s au-
thorized and directs the secretary Of the
treasury to purchase silver bullion and
cause the same to be coined, shall be s,ls.
pended until further action by congress-"
This isamendmentwasr rejected by vote of ~
to 20. The question then recurred on the
cngrossment and third reading OF the bill,
1880 the bill was killed.
SENATE.-Mr. Ingalls, 10y requcst) intro.
duced IL bill to provide for the appointment
OF q board Of arbitration to examine md
settle differences between railroad compa.
nies and their employees.
The Washington Territory admission bill
was placed before the senate, the pending
question being on Mr.. Eustis' proposed
amendment, limiting right OF the suffrage in
SN "oPoseu ue" sthte 10 quallneu mnll
electors only. The Elstis amendment was
rejected--yeas II. nays 25. The yeas were
Messrs Beck, Berry, Coke. Eustis, German,
Gray, Ingalls,, Jackson, Muxey, Pugll,
Salisbury and Walthall. A number oi
pairs were announced, Mr.. Morgan among
them. Among the senatOrs voting against
Mr.. Eustis' amendment was Mr.. Edmunds.
HousE.-Mr. O'Neil (Mo.) asked unani.
nous consent for the present consideration
OF the following:
Resolved, That the house Of representa-.
tives OF the United States earnestly sym.
pathizes with the Right Hon. William f.
Gladstone and his associates in their ei.
forts to secure free parliament for tho
people OF ireland, and congratulates the
people OF that hitherto unhappy country
on the prospect OF an early and successful
termination Of their long and patriotic
struggle for the rights OF local self.govern-
ment.
Resolved, That the speaker of the house
DC directed TO communicate copy OF these
resolutions to Mr.. Gladstone.
Mr.. Cox objected, and the resolutions
were not received.
SEIATE.-The senate passed n bill for the
admission of Washington Territory by n
vote Of 30 to 13. The bill admits the ter
ritory upon the same basis as Dako and
it's provisions are:
1t authorizes the inhabitants OF the Ter.
ritory Of Washington and the adjacent
part OF tine Territory Of Idaho to iorma
state government with the name OF the
State OF Washington. 1t provides for
convention to formulate and adopt IL con-
stitution, which shall berepublican in form
and not repugnant to the constitution of the
United States or the principles Of the decla-
ration OF Independence. The persons who
shallbe entitled to vote for the members Of
the convention are described by the bill to
be "the qualified electors resident within
said boundaries. The convention is tn meet
at Walla Walla at such time az the gov
ernor OF the territory shall Designate and
when the new constitution shall be com.
pleted it shall be submitted to the people
for ratification. II ratified it shall be GER
titled by the president Of the United States,
who, il the constitution conforms to the
requirements OF this bill, shall by public
proclamation declare the state admitted
to the Union on an equal footing with the
original states, without further action by
congress.
HousE.-Bills were passed authorizing
the construction OF bridges ns follows:
Across the Mississippi river near Alton;
the west channel Of Detroit river to con