The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-02
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HAS debSt1d and went over. The senate
took up the bill repeating the pre-
emptioni and timber culture laws.
Mr.. Blair had moved an amend.
lent lkohihitins the acquisition in
one ownership OF more than GAO acres Of
desert land. To this Mr.. Ingalls, Offered an
amendment applying the limitation to all
public. lands. The latter proposition,
which.was the pendingquestion. was voted
voted down, yeas 3, nays AZ. Those vot.
ing in the affirmative were Mcssrs. Blair,
Dolph and Teller.
HoUsE.-The senate bill passed granting
right Of way torailroad companies through
Northern Montana Indian reservations.
A proposed clnngc in the rules making it
in order to add to IL general pension hill IL
provision for the imposition OF ~ tax was
discussed. The subjects OF pensions and
the tariff were brought into the debate, and
warm controversies took place among the
Democratic leaders.
&c, At first it was purely partisan affair,
led by Morrison, Matson, Holman and
others on the Democratic side. and by
Reed, Hiscock and Hepburn on the Rcpuh.
lican. They passed rapidly over the his
tory of each party in it's relation to the
soldier and the customary number Of left
handed compliments and parliamentary
vituperntion on either side, to The keen de.
light of crowded galleries and the OK.
hilaration Of gentlemen on both sides,
who have been for weeks spoilinS
for n. fight, and then there was II some.
what bitter controversy between Bragg,
Morrison and Randall. Mr.. Randall snitl:
"Somc years ago we dad the same contro.
versy, and | cast my vote then us east it
on Thursday-from conviction. | resisted
anything that tended to free tr,ldc in the
United States, and the lowering OF wages to
American laborers. l was condemned in
the rest of you Undressing the ucinucrats)
To n national convention where | was told
that would have no Republicans to help
me- What was the result of that conven.
tom Does any man here attempt to say
that the measure reported to this
house. by the committee OF ways
and means, Is in harmony with
the spirit OF that convention or enuncinc.
tions OF those who took the stump in it's
behalf? No, am just to-day where stood
then. l am in favor OF u revision Of tho
tariff and the lowering OF rates 0fduty and
repeal in part Of internal taxes. upon
which the ways and means committee Of
this house has denied any one the privilege
OF u vote.
Mr. Morrison, the gentleman from Penn.
sylvanin, had gone out Of his way to say
that the proposition presented by the ways
and means committee was not within the
spirit OF the Chicago platform. In nearly
every paragraph Of that platform the de-
mocracy had pledged itself as a. party to the
reduction Of tariff taxes, and had especial.
ly declared in favor of the continuance OF
internal revenue taxes. The war taxes re.
main substantially as they did ut the close
of the war, and the party promised rcduc-
ton; yet MIR. Randall, notwithstanding the
promise OF reduction and his desire to keep
faith with the platform, would
not vote to consider the bill
unless 1t gave him an opportunity to do
that which he Ind pledged himself not to
do. The gentleman knew that the Chicago
platform required additions to the FREQ
Mr.. Randall asked IL the gentleman be.
lieyed that President Cleveland could have
been elected if the convention had declared
for free raw materials.
Mr.. Morrison replied:
Mr.. Cleveland would have gotten more
votes than he did. He had not carried
eylvanin by $4,000 votes, and wonld not
have carried them if the tariff on wool
had been piled o mile high.
SENATE.-SenatOr Edmunds succeeded in
preventing the Iassagc OF the bill to pro.
hibit members OF congress from receiving
fees rs counsel for land grant railroad com
panics. The bill was passed June 10 by u
vote ot 32 to II. 1t was recintlel by q
vote OF 81 to 81 and sent to- the judiciary
committee. The feature Of the debate,
which lasted the entire afternoon, was n
speech from Mr.. Evarts against the bill.
HoUsE-On a motion to consider the re-
port OF the committee on rules, which was
recently discussed the republicans began
filibustering and continued until nd journ.
ment, 80 no business whatever was done.
SENArE.-1hc bill for the appointment
aud compensation of u United States dis.
irict Judge for the Southern district OF Al
nb,,nl. wna taken up. Mr.. Logan moved
as an amendment the provision Of the bill
heretofore I,lased hy the senate. fiNin. all
district judges salaries at 1000 II year.
Agreed To: the first division (relating to
salalirs) by vote OF 81 yeas to 90 nays.
and the second division (prohibiting ncpo.
tism) by II viva yoce vote The hill az
amended waS then passed.
The bill rcr;lin. the presumption aud
timber culture laws was then proceeded
with. P:lssel-ye;ls "a, nays 20. a COM
mittce OF conference was ordered on the
disayrceinv yDtes OF the two houses on the
bill.
The Fritz John Porter bill was then laid
before the senate. Mr.. Sewcll said: II was
the same bill that had passed before.
There was nothing TO he said now that
would throw any new light on it's subject
matter. a mere statement of tho facts
would be sufficient Mr.. Scwcll then rccited
the salient facts in the military history Of
lien. Porter. Mr.. Sewcll. had the clerk read q
nuGbcr Of resolutions OF Grand Army
posts, urging the passage OF the bill.
HousE.-slr Long defended President
Adams. of the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany. against charges Of violation Of law
that had been made against him. The
sun,lry civil bill WAS considered.
The house placed an.important amend
ment on the sundry civil bill. An amend
mcnt was pending providing that hereafter
ton shall be printed to take the place Of
notes Of small denomination Cancelled
nnd9retired. This was adopted. Subse.
Uuently Mr.. Bland offered the following,
which was adopted:
The secretary OF the treasury Is hereby
authorized and required to issue 81, SO,
and So silver certificates on all the surplus
silver dollars now in the treasury, in pay.
ment OF the appropriation oil this bill. and
other obligations and expenditures of the
government.
SENATE.-The house bill to restore Gen.
Fitz John Porter to the army WAS debated
ntmuch length and finally passed-3O to II.
The senate committee on privilege, and
elections voted to report adversely the in
vcstisation OF he-charses OF bribery in con.
ncctiOn with the election OF Senator
Payne. The majority think there is
not sufficient evidence to show that money
was used in the election, and are very con-
fidcnt that tho result was not in any way
affected by improper means. There will be
IL minority report in favor ADMINISTRATION.
It is said TINT only Senators Hoar and
Frye Wilt sign the minority report. and
that Senator's Teller, Evarts, Logan, Suuls-
bury. Vance. Pugh and Eustis will sign the
majority report.
fIousE..The speaker laid before the
house the.various veto messages transmit.
ted by tiepresidcnt. They were read by the
clerk and referred to the committee on pen.
sions or on invalid pensions until that We.
toing the bill grantinga pension to the wild.
CIV OF Maj. Gen. Hunter was reached when
Mr.. Hepburn moved that its consilera ton
postponed until later. Lost-95 to II |;
and the message took the usual course. The
other messages wereapproprintely refer, 9 |.
The senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill were non-concurred in,
and may cOnfnrprs nnnOinta1