The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-26
FIFTlETR CONGRESS-,

FIFTlETR CONGRESS-.
Abstract OF the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.
SENATE.
Mr.. Dawes introduced a bill to establish
courts for the Indians on the various res
i%ervations and to extend the protection OF
the laws OF the states and territories over
jail Indians.
The senate then proceeded to the consid.
GRAFTON OF bills OF the calendar. Among
the bills passed were the following: To
amend the act OF March 3, 1879. provid.
ing additional regulations for homestead
and presumption entries OF public lands;
changing the boundaries OF the Yellow.
stone national park, and providing police
and other regulations there, Appropriate.
ing $50, OO0 for the completion OF the
monument to Mary, the mother OF Wash
ington, at Fredericksburg, Va. To have
copies OF certian national medals struck
and delivered to certain depart ments and
to the various states and territories.
The total number OF bills passed was 81.
HOUSE.
The house refused to pass the resolution
which calls upon the postmaster general
for information as to alleged instruction
OF his department which prohibits our own
citizens from using the'mail on the same
terms that are granted to Canadians.
The House then vent into committee OF
the whole on the Indian appropriation
bill. Mr.. Nelson, OF Minnesota, took ad.
vantage OF the general debate to speak up.
on the tariff. 1t was not honest, he said
free traders. The men who opposed all
forms OF tariff reduction were not the only
friends OF American labor, nor were they
the only guardians OF American enterprise.
The question OF protection or free trade
was not fairly involved in the problem
congress had to solve. The. question
was, whether the surplus should be got
rid OF by ~extravagant eX penditures, or
whether the taxes should he reduced. The
great body OF the people were agreed that
the surplus should be reduced by O reduc.
ton OF taxation.
The next question presented was whether
that reduction should be applied to the
tariff or internal revenue taxes. He sent
to the clerks desk and had read q letter
received by him from Chas: A. Philisbury.
OF Minneapolis, who. he stated, was a prom.
inent Republican, warmly commencing his
course in congress upon the tariff question,
and declaring that 80 per cent. OF the DEM
ocrats and rs per cent. Of the Republicans
Of Minnesota agreed will him in his views.
The reading OF the letter was applauded
on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Funston, OF Kansas, attempted to
put some que tions to Mr.. Nelson, but the
latter remarked that the gentleman could
have the floor to himself. and too his
seat, not replying to Mr.. Funston's chal.
lenge as to why he did not put wheat on
the free list.
Not in session.
On motion OF Mr.. McCreary, OF Ken.
lucky, Senate amendments were non-con.
Cured into the House bill authorizing the
President to arrange u conference Tor the
purpose OF encouraging reciprocal CONNER
cial relations between the United States
and the republics OF Mexico, Central and
South America and the empire OF Brazil:
The speaker states that, under special
order,th he pending business was the consid-
Grafton OF the Hotse bill granting II pen.
sion of s., 900 per annum to Mary s.
Logan, and the Senate bill increasing to
$4,000 q year the pension OF Appolin A.
Blair.
After q lengthy discussion, the Logan
bill was passed-yeas 154: nays, 95-and
the Blair bill was passed-yeas, 14S; nays.
81. The house then took a recess until
evening, which was devoted to the con.
sideration OF private pension bills.
SENATE.
Mrs. Gen. John A. Logan's pension bill
passed without opposition.
TIL senate then resumed as the unfinish.
ed business the house bill for the purchase
ofUnited States bonds by the secretary OF
the treasury.
Without action the senate went into ex.
ecutive session and soon adi ourned.
HOUSE.
r NE.t1 "a Na.-. q H. 1900.
mittee on ways and means, reported the
Mills tariff bill, and it was referred to the
committee on the whole.
MIR. Mckinley, OF Ohio, submitted the
minority report which was ordered print
ed.
Mr.. McMillin, OF Tennessee, on behalf OF
the committee On way and means, an.
nounced the committee would seek to have
the House consider the tariff bill on April
IT.
A resolution was introduced directing
the committee on military affairs, IN addi-
ton to the inquiry it is o prosecuting in
regard to the official publication OF the
war OF the rebellion to inquire and report
in reference to the feasibility and advisa
bility OF completing the publication o
these records under the supervision ant
control OF q Joint committee OF congress-.
Mr.. Grain, nj Texas. moved, to suspend
the rules and put upon it's passage hi
Joint resolution proposing a constitutions
amendment changing the time for the an
nual meeting Of congress.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee or
rules, reported q resolution designatin.
certain days and evening sessions for thu
consideration OF measures to be called VI
by certain committees; in some cases par
ticuIarizing the bills to be considered, tn
resolution was adopted.
sENATE.
Petitions were presented to send United
States troops to Chicago to protect I'll,
=. lives and property OF citizens against TIN
Socialists OF Illinois and Iowa and to pre-
serve the mineral lands OF Montana 70
citizens OF the United States.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Riddleberger to suspend SO much OF tn
rules as provide for executive sessions dur
ing the consideration OF the fisheries
treaty, was taken up and though discussed
1t considerable length was not disposed O
relations. =,
Is The rest OF the day was devoted to tn
consideration OF the bond bill, upon whicl
many speeches were made.
HOUSE.
The House went into a committee OF tn
whole. Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri, in tn
chair, on the consideration OF the bill t.
refnnd to certain States direct taxes pal
by them.
The following bills were passed:
Appropriating $2OG, 0OOfor the construc
ton OF an arsenal for repair. storage an
distribution OF ordnance and ordnanc
stores at Columbia, Tenn.
Providing for the promotion OF officer
OF the army after 20 years. continuou
service in one grade.
Senate bill Tor the organization of a