The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-02-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

SENAfr.-Ths introduction Of a resolu
ton calling on the secretary Oi the treasury
for certain iniormati caused discussiou
oil the administration silver policy. frieuds
Of silver dsnounciny and friends Of the ad.
ministration defending TINT policy. From
this the debate turned to the right Of the
senate to Information regarding removals
from Office. the principal speech i'eins made
by Mr.. Sherman. Mr.. Sherman's speech
from the president a few minutes before.
which enclosed the reply OF Secretary Man.
ming to resolution ras"d by the sennts
some days oso, askin. for information in
regard to the removal Of +. N. Brayton,
formerly collector OF internal re, enue for
the district OF North Carolina. When Mr..
Sherman, us president pro tenn, opened the
envelope which contained the reply OF Sec.
rotary Manning refusing to furnish the III.
formation asked for, he Immediately took
the floor to discuss the proposition involv.
ed. Mr.. Sherman said: I think we have y
right to seek Information OF any depart.
mcnt Of the government, whether the in,Or.
nation be Oh paper or by parole. lido not
think there is any d. lbt Of it whatever.
have Just az much right to go to any de-
partmcnt and ask for amy papers effccting
that department, affecting legislative bust.
ness, il l so there armed with the power Of
the senate, as the secretary Of the treasury
or any department Of the government, or
as the president OF the United States.
That has always from the foundation Of
the government been the established law.
Any information that may affect the judg.
mcnt or conduct Of IL senator or aay sub
jcct OF public duty. is information that the
president is hound to communicate.
The object Of Senotor Ingalls, Till is to
amend the present pension Ii so that all
honorul,ly discharged officers Of the army
or navy. who served in the war Of the Re-
bellion and were woundad or disabled in
line Of duty. shall lie entitled to u pension,
which shall be allowed from the date OF tho
discharge. and that the widows Of such oil.
GERS shall be entitled to their husbands
pensions after their death as long as they
remain unmarried, and they shall be Iequir.
ed only to prove that they were the lawful
wives OF such officers Mt the time Of their
death to entitle them to pensions.
The senate passed bill providing for the
division OF tho hospital stewards of the
army into two cl,lsses those permanently
attached to the cdicaldcpnrtmentfp one
class, and those app tinted by command Of
the officer. to be the second class. The
monthly pay OF the first class shall he $40
and that OF the second class $50, with all
the allowances for quarters, fuel, rations,
as now.
HoUsE.-T}ills were introduced to author.
ice the purchase OF forcign-built ships by
citizens Of the United States and permit
ting them to be registered ns vessels OF the
United Statcs to resu ate the transporta-
ton Of live stock; for closer commercial
relations between the United States and
Mexico. Central and South America and
Brazil; by Mr.. Springer, authorizing the
formation al Il state out of that part of
Dakota lying east OF the Missouri river.
1t enables the people Of Dakota living
east of the Missouri river, Ion :itude % de-
grccs, % minutes west OF Washington, to
erect IL state. The election Of delegates is
set for next June and the commission for
the second Tuesday in August. The con-
stitutional convention is TO provide by or.
dinancc for the election Of 81 state lcgisla-
tute, which may meet and elect senators.
Congressman are to be elected in Novcm-
her, when the constitution isratitied. Tho
First congressional district embraces the
counties OF Grant, Day, Brown, Edlnmnds
and Walworth. and all that part OF Dako-
tn north OF these counties. All south Of
these counties constitutes the Second dis.
trict. The bill divides the proposed state
into fifty-throe districts, from each OF
which three delegates are to be chosen on
the minority plan of representation ut the
election in June. The place where the con.
stitutiOnal convention is to he held will be
chosen by the people ut the polls. The
place having the highest number Of votes
at the June election il to be the temporary
capital. Bismnrk IL to remain the capital
VI the western portion OF Dakota. which is
to lie created into territory and provided
with IL territorial form OF government as
soon as Dakota is admitted.