The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-03-01

revenues for common schools. II
any state Q. territory decline,
TO take its share y the national
among the states accepting the benefits Of
the fund. II any state or territory misap.
plies the fund or fails to comply with the
conditions, it loses all subsequent appor.
tionments. Samples OF all school books
in use in the common schools OF states
and territories shall be filed with the sec.
rotary OF the interior. Any state or terri.
at the first session Of its legislature after
the passage OF the act shall receive it's pro
rata share OF all previous annual appx>
priations.
In the absence OF the speaker, Mr.. Cor,
OF New York, presided over tho HouS.
MIR. Robertson, OF Louisiana, fom the
committee on military affairs, reported
diers who enlisted under the act Of July
20, 1851, and who were discharged by
reason OF surgeons certificate OF disability
or by promotion before the expiration OF
two years and who have not received 800
bounty. Committee Of the whole.
On motion of Mr.. Dorsey, OF Nebraska.
the bill was passed providing that Nebras-
ka shall constitute an entire judicial dis.
trict to be known as the district OF Ne.
braska.
Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, from the
committee on appropriations, reported u
resolution for the appointment OF a spe.
cial committee OF five members to investi.
gate and report to the House what con.
tracts have been made for the construc.
tion OF the new library building. and the
amount expended hereunder; the cause Of
Tho rJol4x - AI4 ~ %hn s,~ ~-I
what persons ave been employed and
paid from the appropriations for the pur.
chase OF the site and construction OF the
building. Adopted.
Bills reported from committees, and
placed on the calendar: For the relief OF
volunteers Of the 4th Iowa infantry; giving
TO the city of Grand Forks, OAK, the
right to build two bridges across the Red
river; authorizing the construction OF a
high wagon bridge across the Missouri
river at or near Sioux City; to create
ports OF entry at Tacoma and Seattle
Wash.
Senator Sabin introduced in the senate
Mr.. Cutcheon's house bill authorizing the
president to bestow upon army officers
brevet rank for services in Indian wars.
He also introduced q bill to authorize the
IOIOoV Ivy ~ tOWA EuItIodu W SOL'
struct a bridge across the Missouri river
and to give the same road right
OF way through the Sioux reservation.
Senator Sabin presented a report OF a
special committee of the board OF trade Of
Minneapolis. which was appointed to con.
slider the determination made in favor OF
Chicago by the general government in the
fast mail service. The bill for the relief OF
volunteers OF the Fourth Iowa infantry
yvoo rorNrfoI RI Tho canada I'D ,1oooJ M
the calendar.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following: To brevet army Off.
GERS or the active and retired list; to au.
thorize the President to confer brevet
the a or army officers for brilliant SER
vices in Indian campaigns; to authorize
the wearing Of badges OF the GrandArmy OF
the Republic.
Mr.. Sawyer was. at his own request, ex-
cused from further service on the commit
tee on education and labor ION the ground
Of his time being otherwise fully %occuDied),
and Mr.. Riddleberger was appointed in his
stead.
One hundred and eighty private pension
bills were passed, and. after an executive
session. the Senate adjourned till Monday.
The fenate amendments to the house bill
pAoflu1AS ~ VIo dPpOAuVLu0uO " l clcfcn
division superintendent OF the railway
mail service were concurred in by tho
house.
The house committee on the judiciary
reported adversely the bill designating
the first Monday in October as the day on
which congress shall meet.
Mr.. Bacon OF New York. introd uced in
the house q bill to amend the interstate
commerce law by providing that it shall
| not a rpov fn Tho hondlipu Of nrn ,ortu fran
or at reduced rates. for the United States,
state or municipal governments, or for
charitable purposes, OF to and from fairs
and expositions, or the issuance OF mi.
leage, excursion or Communication passenger
| tickets, nor is the act to be construed as
prohibiting reduced rates to minis ters Of
religion, or 20 prevent railroads from CIV
ing free carriage to their employees and
families and to exchange tickets Tor their
employees.
Not in session.
The house resumed the consideration OF
the urgency deficiency bill. the pending
question being upon the amendment in
s~tructing ths:public,printer to rigidly enforce
the provisions of the eight hour law. The
amendment was adopted-yeas, 1872; nays,
So; and the bill was passed.
The speaker stated the unfinished bust
ness to be the bill coming over from last Fri.
day for the relief OF Nathaniel MacKay and
the executors of Donald Mackay. The bill
was passed-yeas, 156; nays, ~.
The evening session vas devoted to the
Pacific telegraph bill, and some doubt had
been expressed as to the power OF congress
to direct the Pacific roads to construct and
run their own telegraph lines. Mr.. Lind. in
pheasant speech, advanced the idea that it
was only part Of the police power possess
ed by the general government such as had
been shown by the decision OF the United
States supreme court in the cases of the
State of Iowa against certain roads and
telegraph companies.
Mr.. Rice presented in the house the reso.
luton already presented to the senate,
adopted by the chamber of OF
Minneapolis, protesting against the pro.
posed legislation with respect to the inter-
state committee law as applied to rail.
roads between the United States and Can
da.
lie Enfant Terrible.