The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-03-29
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Abetract OF the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.
SENATE

Abstract Of the Proceedings OF ths
Senate and Houss.
SENATE.
Mi. Bowen introduced q bill to establish
e park TN Colorado to be known as the
Royal Arch park.
The senate then proceeded to the consid.
Grafton OF the bills on the calendar in their
regular order.
The bill to reimburse the depositors OF
the Freedmen's bank went over without
action. -
The following bills were passed: Authoriz.
ing the appointment ola superintendent OF
Indian schools, and prescribing his duties.
To authorize the sale OF timber on the
Menominee Indian reservation in Wiscon.
sin. Granting the right OF way to the
Duluth and Manitoba railway company
across the Fort Pembina military reserva-
claims OF any state for expenses incurred
by it in defense OF the United States dur.
ing the war of the rebellion. 49,,
M HOUSE.
Mr.. Anderson. OF Iowa, offered q resolu.
tion Tor the appointment of O special com.
mittee OF fivs members to investigate the
railroad strikes and to report what ,esis-
lation Is necessary to prevent such oh.
struction to commerce and disturbance
tPuoAe paw.
IT, SENATE.
The Blair bill which seeks to discrimi-
nate in favor OF wounded ex.rebel soldiers
over other southern ex.soldiers or civil.
ians in appointments to Office came up.
Mr.. Hale said it was very clear to him
that the same discrimination now made
by statute for the loyal soldier was to DO
made, under this bill, for the disloyal sol.
dier. The browning merit OF the latter
wnvyI6 ha that h L@I $1,000 --I I--A
wounded or disabled in the army OF the
confederacy; and that was to place
him above the man who had
been disabled in the Mexican war for
the whole republic. It is made a merit by
this bill that the applicant for Office has
served in the confederate army and had
there been disabled.
MIR. Spooner thought that the appoint.
ments OF confederate leaders, under the
present administration, were sufficiently
potential in influence to take ample care
OF wounded confederate soldiers without
the Intervention of congress.
Mr.. Hoar said that the difficulty with
the proposition was that because it was a
merit to have suffered in the cause If the
country, it wa an equal merit to have
suffered in the cause of the ~confederacy.
That is precisely what the bill il. The
proposition Is that in dealing with this
class Of persons we shall say that the fact
that men v rendered services to the
whole country shall not. weigh in the scale
against the fact that other men have serv-
ed in the army Of the confederacy and
have been there wounded or incurred dis.
ease.
Messrs. Hampton, Riddleberger and
George expressed their appreciation of the
kindly feeling which had prompted the in.
PRODUCTION OF the bill, but disclaimed all
desire on the part OF ex.confederates for
it's passage.
Mr.. O'Neill. OF Missouri, introduced a
bill to protect free labor and the industries
in which it is employed from the Injurious
effects OF convict labor, by combining the
ufactured by convict labor to the state in
viii, b they are produced.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, from. the com.
mittee on labor, reported the bill to es.
tablish a department. OF labor.
i. Also the bill to prevent the production
OF convict labor from being furnished to or
for use in any department. OF the govern.
ment. House calendar.
A bill was reported to authorize the
President to confer brevet rank on army
officers for gallant services in Indian cam
paigns.
A bill was reported to prevent the EN-.
ploymsnt OF convict n alien labor on
public works.
The bill referring to the court of claims
workmen and mechanics under the eight.
hour law was then taken up.
SENATE.
The senate then proceeded to take up
and act upon the bills on the calendar in
their regular order, passing such an were
not Objectionable; among others the follow
ing: TO allow soldiers and sailors who
have lost both hands, or the use OF both
hands, q pension of 500 a month; House
bill to facilitate the prosecution of works
$ projected, for improvement OF rivers and
harbors. with amendments, on which q
conference committee was ordered, and
Senators Dolph, Fry and Weet were ap.
pointed. Granting to the Washington &
Idaho Railroad company the right of way
through the Occur d'Alene Indian reserva.
ton.
The other public bills on the calendar
that we're passed were the following: House
bill, to divide the great Sioux Indian res
ervation into separate smaller reserva-
tions, with q substitute. being the Senate
bill Ito divide a portion OF the roserva.
ton OF the Sioux nation OF Indians in Da-
kota into separate reservations, and to
secure the REIMBURSEMENT OF the Indian
title to the remainder"
To provide for the sale OF the site Of Fl.
oA0OAAV IVosS II q v 6tV0 NAASt SoAs
struction Of suitable buildings thereon.
HOUSE.
Bills were passed to prevent the product
OF convict labor from being furnished to
or for the use OF any department. OF the
government, and from being used in public
buildings or other public works. and to
prevent the employment of alien labor on
public buildings or other public works and
in the various departments of the gov.
eminent.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the bill to establish q de.
partment of labor.
An amendment adopted striking
out the provision for an assistant COM
missioner OF labor.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment to
extend the inquiry to the amount of Wages
paid in various industries, accompanying
his amendment with the remark that I'VE
all stand on the question OF labor"
- SENATE. .
Among the bills reported from commit.
tees and placed on the calendar were the
following: The House bill to authorize
the city Of Chicago to erect q crib in Lake
Michigan, for water works purposes.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill.
Mr.. Salisbury then addressed the Senate
on the subject OF the Presidents annual
message.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF bills on the calendar in their
regular order-to which no objection was
made-and the following bills Of o public
character were passed:
TO prevent the obstruction OF navigable
waters, and to protect public works against
trespass or injury. Providing in certain
cases for the forfeiture OF wagon road
s. n-~--- So T-.n.-,sI- $500 -~-&