The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
FIETIETn CONGRESS-.
Abstract OF the Proceedings OF the
Senate and Aou0e. -
B." SENATE. r |.."@-

Abstract OF tho Proceedlnge OF the
Senate and Houoe.
No business transacted.
The senate, committee on privileges and
elections held q meeting to-day to consider
the Turpie case. After an hours consider
alton, the committee came to the unani..
nous conclusion that the determination
OF the Indiana house. OF representatives
under the particular circumstances OF
this case OF the title ofits members to their
seats is conclusive pom the senate, and
therefore that the persons who voted in
ly presumed to have been entitled to vote,
and consequently that Mr.. Turpie must be
held to he entitled to his seat. %
The tariff speeches were continued, the
principal one being that of Mr.. Scott Of
Pennsylvania.
Senator Sabin offered in the senate to.
day an amendment to the bill TO encour.
age the schools which have been giving
some attention to Indian education In the
West and to advance the cause of educa.
ton among the Indians.
Senator Edmunds reported favorably
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States district court at Duluth. The bill
was amended. however, by striking out all
after the enacting clause and inserting the
senate bill, which reads as follows:
That hereafter and until otherwise pro-
vided by law there shall be held annually
on the second Monday in Sep.
TENDER a term of court in the city
be in addition to the terms now
required to be held at the cities OF St.
Paul and Winona in said district, and q
grand and petit jury may be summoned to
serve at said term OF court hereby estab-
lished.
This cuts out the provision for separate
terms OF district and circuit court at each
OF these places. and makes no change in
the time OF holding court at Winona or
st. Paul, as did the house bill.
In the senate Mr.. Spooner presented a
petition from citizens OF Stockholm. Wis,
asking an appropriation OF $4,000 for
the repair OF the pier at that place. It is
represented that the water in the lake was
higher than ever this spring and hat the
pier was partly carried away by the wind
and ice. The money is needed this year
to repair it il it is not to be swept entirely
away.
The senate in secret session decided not
to open the doors when the fishery treaty
is under consideration, nor to admit even
OAlCldl IcpOElcIS. Ills IL a E6l6CUlOn OI
both the Hoar and Riddleberger res olu.
tions.
Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri, spoke eloquent
ly upon the industry of agriculture.
Representative Matson OF Indiana, the
chairman OF the house committee on in
valid pensions, reported from the commit
tee q bill extending the time for filing
claims for arrears OF pensions so as to
give the benefit OF them to all claimants
who file their claims after the expiration
OF the time limit, or who may yet file
claims before the passage of this bill. II
the bill should be enacted the cost to the
government will be $3.50. 600, 900.
Senator Spooner offered an amendment
authorizing the secretary OF wal to make
a survey OF Minnesota Point at the west
end of Lake Superior and to ascertain, il
possible, the probable cost of the con.
demnation and purchase OF this point as
q reservation to be used in the preserva.
ton OF the harbors at the head OF the
lake.
In the senate the report of tho commit
tee on privileges and elections in the mat
ter OF Senator Turpie OF Indiana was
adopted and the committee discharged
from further consideration OF the memo.
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The house bill to limit the hours Of let
ter carriers passed the senate. 1t provides
that hereafter eight hours hal constitute
n days work for letter carriers.
Senator Allison presented an amendment
on the river and hail Dor bill providing for
an ex penditure OF $3.50, 900 an that por-
ton OF the Missouri lying between the
point five miles above in the river. 1t also
provided for the expenditure of $3.50, 900
at and opposite Sioux City, Iowa.
In the senate Mr.. Davis reported favor.
ably from the committee on pensions O.
bill to grant a pension to Ellen st. Cyr,
widow OF Lieut.. Abner st. Cyr, who was
killed in a tornado at st. Cloud some
years ago. A similar bill has passed the
house.
Mr.. Butterworth, spoke against tho
The house passed the senate bill to al.
low the Washington & Idaho road right of
way through the Ceur d. Alene Indian res
ervation in Idaho.
The following bills were passed: Bill in
PRODUCED Feb. l6 by Senator Sabin, author
izing the construction OF a bridge across
the Missouri river at or near Forest City,
Oak. by the Forest City & Watertown
Railway Company; authorizing the con-
struction OF u railroad bridge across the
Red River OF the North by the Da.
kota & Pacific Railroad Company; au.
thorizing the construction OF a railroad.
wagon and foot passenger bridge across
the Mississippi river at or near M~uscatine,
Iowa; also, one across the Mississippi
river at or near Clinton, Iowa.
After morning business the Senate took
up the Vest resolution providing for q se.
lect committee to examine the questions
touching meat and meat products of the
United States. After a long discussion by
Senators Vest, Henderson. Cullom
n Plumb, the resolution was extended
SO as to make the Investigation embrace
the trunk line association, the central
traffic association. and other agencies OF
transportation, and was then adopted.
HOUSE.
In the House today, absolutely nothing
was done outside OF tariffdiscussion.
SENATE. "
The senate passed two house bills, re.
lating to tresspass upon Indian and other
reserve lands, that will 60 far toward pro-
| tocfino tho roaarvafion from tho orc~ooch