The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-23
HOUSE,,

Mr.. Dawes two bills providing penalties
for trespassing on Indian lands and for
cutting timber on Indian reservations were
passed without discussion.
The house had under consideration the
bill to nllot lands in sevcralty to the unit
cd Miami and Peoria tribes in Indian Ter
ritory, and a long discussion ensued.s
SENATE.
The president made the folio wing nomina-
tions: Register OF Land OFFICES, H. H.
hickman, at Crookston. Mimi; Robert l..
Tidwick. at Des Moines. Iowa; David j.
Wilcox. receiver OF public moEeys. at Wal
a Walla Wash; Michael G. Sanhey Of
court "i Wyoming; William II. Purcell,
United States attorney for Dakota. Con.
suls: Frederick W. l.. Buttericld OF New
York, Mt Client; James B. Collin, of Massa-
:tusetts, at St. Helena; A. J. Jones, Of Iii.
nniS, as Barragvilla.
In Il speech Mr.. Colquitt said that the
Presidents message had made profound
IMPRESSION at home and abroad and had
'cceivcd tho hearty Endorsement oil wise
and !udcous men everywhere.
The Huntington bill, providing for tho
'ettielnent OF the Central Pacific Railroad
company /, debt WAS introduced in both
lolscs 0f congress-.
The senate has contirned Charles s.
=
md Row John L. Dolphin Of Minnesota
post chaplain.
Among the bills and resolutions intro.
lticcd were the following: Directing the
committee ON agriculture to inquire in-
:" the eNrr,iI'nry oi prohibiting: the sale
ia compound far pure lard. For the for
rtLr- wi the Hastings n Dakota railroad
"A IL a in Enl f,, IN
Fl md internal taxation t,hc Randall
oilI. Providing for i. commission to in
tcstigate trusts and for the repeal OF the
protective tariff on all industries belong
M to trusts.
Mr.. Bayne of Pcnnsy Irania, rising in tho
,o'ise to IL question of privileges, offered u
preamble and resolution reciting that it
vas stated that the majority Of the com.
mittee on ways and means had not only
'cfllscl oral hearings to producers. maui.
acturcrs and workingmen, but had denied
% them IL birt bright to have their peti.
ions read. aud directing the committee on
Jules to inquire into the matter. Mr..
breckenridge of Kentucky raisctla point oi
order against the resolution that it WAS
rot privie'lsr'l, and the speaker pro TEN
sustained the point.
\ senate oint resolution for investigat-
ng 'l" rracticability ofconstrmcting reser.
roirs for the st forage OF waters in the arid
.cgions OF the United States was adopted.
Mr.. Hale called up in the senate the
:rsolutinn offered by him for the appoint
nent OF IL special committee to examine
'uliy into the prese MT condition of the civil
service in all branches of the government.
Mr.. torkrell offered an amendment cx xtend.
ng the inquiry of the instances OF pernici-
rus pnrtisan activity OF republican ofIi-
:inls since the executive order OF President
Hayes Of June. 1S77-particulnrly in the
presidential elections of 1880 and 1854.
The amendment was defeated by II strict
,arty votc-ycas 81, nays 2!-and the
original resolution las adopted.
Tho secretary OF the treasury sent to tho
rouse letter from the acting secretary Of
var asking that an appropriation OF
$4,000 be made for the purchase OF certain
ands near Fort Meade Dak., on which
springs are located. for the purpose OF oh.
tanning II supply of water for the military
post at that point.
Bills for the erection OF an armory gun
actory and to provide for tho public de.
enscs were reported.
Ohio, Vermont and Montana want an
increase OF duty on wool, and their peti-
lions we're presented.
MIR. Brown of Georgia, spoke on his
-esolution fLvoring q rehcal OF internal
rcvcnue duties.
The undcrvaluation bill was considered
At length.
Mr.. Dawes said that before the bill for
the admission of South Dakota as IL state
was taken up for action he would ask the
senate to pass the house bill for the divis.
on of prn:It SiOux ryutinu in In.
iOtn.
HOUSE.
Speaker arlise was in his scat.