The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
out or discharged on surgeon. certificate

out or discharged on surgeons certificate
OF disability, shall be entitled to receive
the Same bounty to which they
would have been entitled had their
full term OF enlistment been served
out. Mr.. Stewart. to amend the mining
laws by providing that no person shall nc.
qnire more than one mining claim on the
previously located, and also requiring
that each patent for mining land shall re.
serve the right OF way through or over any
mining claim for roads, ditchcs canals,
cuts and tunnels for the purpose of work.
ing other mines, provided the damages oc.
casioned thereby shall be assessed and
paid for according to law.
| HOUSE.
| The house passed the following bills:
| To amend section 500, Revised Stat.
utes. 1t provides for the punishment OF
bank examiners for making II false entry
in any report made by them to tho con.
troller OF the currency, or for suppressing
or conccaling any material fact with in
tent to deceive that officer.
| To amend the internal revenue laws by
abolislnnS the minimum punishment in in.
| tcrnal revenue cases. by prohibiting the
issuing OF warrants upon information and
belief. except unon alliinvits made by u
collector or deputy collector or revenue
agent. and by authorizing he commissions
cr OF internal revenue to compromise any
case under the internal revenue law.
| Relative to- the cmolumcnt returns OF
:; civil officers, it forbils the attorney ccncr.
III rom advancing or payin. any moneys
10 inarshals, district attorneys. nr clerks
who fail to render thcirrcturns as required
10y section S;;3. Revised Statutes, unless
and until such returns are made and a
valid excuse rendered for the delay.
| FOR the appointment of eleven division
superintendent OF the railway mail ser.
| IN increase oil two superintendent over
the number now authorized by law.
10 relieve certain appointed or enlisted
men ci the navy and marine corps from
the charge oi descrtion. 1t merely applies
to the naval service the same legislation
which now applies to the army.
The diplomatic and consular approprin.
| ton bill was reported to the house 1t
makes total appropriation OF Sl,lo3,-
1892 for the current year
Mr.. Rice presented in the house petit
ton OF sixtv-nine citizens OF St Paul to
make some classification Ct the clerks in
the postal service in part possible. Gov.
AcGill. most OF the state officers and
many prominent business mel, were among
the sisners. Mcssrs. Rice and Nelson both
| piSeSh'cN IRON tIe DOuru Ot
trade OF Minneapolis iavorins legislation
looking to reciprocity with Canada.
The hill for the relief OF Mai. Marcus 4.
Reno was reported adversely by the house
committee on military affairs. Senator
Davis has introduced similar bill in the
senate.
MIR. Sency. from the committee on judi
ciary, reported adversely Joint resolutions
| proposing constitutional amendments riv.
ing congress tho power to limit the time
during which persons may be daily en-.
ploycd in manufactures OF textile fabrics
and other indust ries, and in relation to
manufacture, importation, expectation,
transportation and sale of alcoholic liz.
uors.
| In reporting adversely Mr.. Grain bill to
create n civil service retired list, the house
committee on reform in the civil service
says: The ultimate effect OF the bill would
probably he the building up oi n burden.
some civil list unnecessary to the service
and unjust to those who bear the burdens
OF government. The established pny of
employees is sufficient compcnsationfort the
labor csacted OF them and sufficient to Sc
cure efficiency and faithfulncss in the ser.
vice rs far as compensation can do this.