The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-22

resolution to impure as to the organization
OF IL state government IN Dakota. MIR.
minority report, IL, after pcrusal and con.
sidcration Of the majority report, he should
conclude to do so.
Mr.. Blair addressed the senate on the bill
heretofore introduced by him to pr wide
for tho erection OF n monument at Wash.
ineton to Abraham Lincoln and another
to Gen. Grant.
SINArE.-President Pro Tom. Sherman
was excused from attendance for the re-
mainder OF the week, and designated Mr..
Hawley to act in his place
The discussion OF the Beck silver rcsolu.
ton was resumed, Mr.. Push concluding his
speech in favor Of silver, ard MIR. Vance
following on the same side OF the question.
Bills were introduced amcndi !; the laws
relating TO patents, etc; establishing bu
reau OF public documents in the interior
department.
The president sent to the senate mes.
sage transmitting the reports OF the
commission to the Centru. and South
administration. There are twelve special
reports coverns each OF the countries Wis
tied, anu general report containing ~ re-.
sumo Of the whole. The substance OF these
reports has already been published.
The senate in executive session confirmed
the following nominations
George A. jerks, assistant secretary OF
the Interior Henry L. Muldrow, first assis.
tnnt secretary OF the interior; A. NJ. Nc
Lane, first deputy collector Of PENSIONS
James Il. Bartlett, second deputy collect.
or OF PENSIONS; Robert V. Nance. assistant
commissioner Of patents; James w. Wheel.
pley OF New York, assistant treasurer OF the
United States; W. l.. Smith of New York. ;,s.
sistant secretary OF the treasury; ConrtiN.
Jordan OF New Jersey, treasurer OF, the
United States; Col. John Gibbnn, brisa-
dicr general; Col. A. Baird, inspector gen
eral. with the rank OF brisadicr general;
Capt. Henry J. Farnsworth, inspector
general. with the rank OF major; First
Lieut.. Francis b. Joncs, assistant quar-
termastcr, with the rank Of captain; Sec
ond Lieut.. Sidney f. Stuart, first lru.en-
ant in the ordnance department; c. a.
Dougherty Of Pennsylvania, secretary OF
legation at Rome.
llousE.-The speaker announced the APP
pointmcnt OF Messrs. Singleton, Wisonand
Phelps as members OF the boar, OF rcscrts
Of the Smithsonian institution.
Mr.. Caldwell, from the committee on the
laws regulating the election of president
and vice president, reported back without
amendment the Hoar presidential success.
sion bill, and it was placed on the house
calendar.
On behalf OF the judiciary committee, Mr..
Hammond called up, and the house passed
bill amending section CAB revised stat
utes, adding the following provisions:
Provided that when any criminal prose-
cution shall be removed from state court
to n United States court before n present.
ment by grand juiy or indictment or in
YOFmoti nn al,l1 bD hpCf, ms fl, .,y,f1t i1,J
against the defendants in the state court it
shall DO lawful for the state court to pro-
coed III such case NO lar az to have such
prcsentincnt or indictment or information
made and filed in said state court, and after
the same is so made and filed the clerk Of
the United States court shall issue n writ
OF certiorari to the state court for like
purpose and with like effect as il the case
had been 80 removed after such present.
mcnt or indictment was made and filed
In such state court.
Mr.. Seagnn made a long financial speech,
savagely opposing the proposed suspen-
sion OF silver coinage. A motion to post
pone debate Oh this subject was carried
79to 20.
SENArE.--M:. Ingalls, olferod the iollowin,
resolution. which, at his request, was laid
over for the present:
Resolved, That in the opinion OF the SEN
ate the compulsory coinage of silver dollars
directed by the law OF Feb. %, 1873,
,hould not be suspended until the agyre.
gate reaches the sum OF $500, 900, 900.
Bills were introduced granting the james
town e. Northwestern railroad company
right OF way through the DEVILS Lake In
dian reservation, OAK, and for thcpunish-
ment OF iltrudcrs upon Indian lands. Mr.
al. Il Al
speech.
The following northwestern nominations
were confined by the senate.
George N. Baxter, United States attor-
ney for Minnesota; Nathan {. Harris
Mississippi, register Of the land office ut
Aberdeen, Oak. Postmasters-A. W.
Weisbred, Oshkosh. Wis; Joseph Osthe-
der, Shebo,gan Falls Wis; j. s. Some,
3 Evansville ;; Wis; Harvey NJ. Brown; Co.
sha, Wis; Adolph Penneng, Manitowoc,
Wis; R. P. Hitchcock, Tomah. Wis;
Evan Decastle. Depere, Wis; H. n.
Cronkrite, Clinton. Wis; William
Brown, Lake Geneva, Wis; ii. S. Howell.
WATERFOWL, Wis. Nelson Bruett, Jefferson,
Wis. A. z. Cramer, Avoca, Iowa; T..
Thayer. Clinton. Iowa; p. Sheldon, Ames
Iowa; r. ID. Minich, Villisia Iowa; Charles
Z. Bronson, Manchester, Iowa. j. w. Sher-
man, Osceola, Iowa; T. II. Edwards, Water
loo. Iowa; a. d: Tinsley, sibley, Iowa;
Francis Baasen, New ulm, Mimi; Charles
J. Strunk, Shakopee. Mimi; John r. Par.
shall, Faribault, Mimi; Ii. +. Mccall,
Moorhead. Mimi; and many others.
HousE.-Mr. Curtin declined serving as
chairman OF the committee on banking and
currency, and was excused by the house.
The presidential succession bill was called
up. but consideration OF the measure was
postponed.