The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-20


to bring about certain reforms. They de.
mand the reduction OF railroad rates
telegraph lines, favor the improvement
OF all feasible waterways, demand tho re.
duction OF the public debt, tho use as mon.
ey oil both precious metals, that tho silver
dollar be Of the same value as u gold dollar;
that taxes shall be reduced on the neces.
saries Of life, and protest against reduc.
etc. Senator sabin presented resolutions
adopted by tho city OF Duluth. requesting
an appropriation ofmoney sufficient to re.
| imbursc the city Tor it's expenditure in tho
construction Of u ship canal across Mime.
sofa Point. Senator Sabin also presented
q petition from tho letter carriers Of st.
Publishing Tor Increased compensation. He
also presented a petition from citizens Of
Minnesota protesting against the addition
of Utah as a state. Senator Davis pre-.
scented u petition from tho ex.prisoncrs OF
war OF Minnesota asking for pensions.
Tho Blair educational bill came up. Mr..
Nest opposed tho bill. II ho was called
upon, he said, to frame u title for it, no
would call it "An net to erect monument
to the memory OF Alexander Hamilton,
and to encourage mendicancy in the
Southern states"
To accept money under the terms OF tho
bill would be to surrender all that made
state authority respectable. lilo conclud.
cd: II this bill becomes n law it will be by
Southern votes in this senate and in tho
other house OF congress. But there is one
place OF refuge still left in the constitution,
the brave and honest man who Is now
president Of the republic. Unless he is
fnlse to the principles OF his whole
life and Of the great party which elected
him hc will intcrposo his executive veto ir
tho path OF this most abominable and un.
democratic measure.
The senate took up the resolution offer.
ed by MIR. Brown for tho repeal OF the in.
ternal revenue system to be an outrageous
system OF espionage, injustice and wrong
that ought to have been abolished long ago.
Senator Sherman introduced q bill to
provide for the investment OF certain
secretary OF tho treasury from time
to time to invest not exceeding so
per cent OF the fund held in the treasury
for the redemption Of notes OF national
banks "faileG, !" 'in liquidation" and IRE.
ducing circulation" by tho purchase in
open market OF any bonds OF tho United
States bearing interests. On motion OF
Mr.. Spooner the senate passed bill up.
propriating 100, 900 for government
building at Milwaukee.
Congressman Lind offered the following
resolution, which was sent to tho commit.
tee on public lands:
Whereas, Congress-, by an act entitled
IAN act making an additional grant OF
land to the state OF Minnesota, etc, mp.
proved July i. 1885," made grant Of
land to said state for the benefit OF the
Hastings & Dakota. by MIR. Lind to allow
one days pay and allowances for every go
miles Travelled by discharged commissions.
cd officers OF the rebellion who had served
three years continuously during the war.
| Mr.. Mcdonald introduced bill provid.
ing for Tho repeal OF SO much OF Section
4693. Revised Statutes, MS provides that no
claim OF II state militiaman for pension on
account OF disability from injuries received
in baltic with rebels or Indians while tenn.
porariiy rendering service shall be valid un.
less presented to n successful issue
prior to July 4, 1874. Mr.. Mcdonald nj.
SO introduced Il bill providing that any
bona fde resident OF the United States
who may have or who hereafter enlist in
tho army shall be considered from the
time OF such enlistment citizen of the
United States. Mr.. Peel OF Arkansas in.
troduced n bill in the house to open to
settlement portion OF the Sioux reserva.
tion in Dakota.
Senator Edmunds, from the judiciary
committee made an adverse report in the
senate the on nomination OF L..Q. C. In.
mar to be associate justice OF the supreme
court, and Senator PuSl, in behalf OF the
minority OF the same committee. sub.
mitted a favorable report. Calendar.
Senator Edmunds made favorable re.
nomination Of William T. Villas to be sec.
rotary OF the interior. Calendar. Sena.
tor Sawyer, from tho postofice commit.
tee, made favorable report on the nomi.
nation of Don NJ. Dickinson to be post.
master general. Calendar. The division
i'll the committee in Lnmars case was on
strictly party lines. The conclusion reach.
cd as to Villas and Dickinson were unani.
nous.
In the senate Mr.. Sawyer from the post.
Office committee, reported with q recon-.
mendation OF indefinite postponement Mr..
Butler 8 resolution for the appointment of
n select committee on the postal telegraph,
Tho resolution was indefinitely post.
poned.
| Mr.. Phelan OF Tennessee introduced in
the house n joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution authoriz-
ing congress to grant aid to tho public
schools of tho states to an amount not to
exceed $40, 900, 900 annually.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
reported to the house. 1t appropriatcs
So, 951 1903. Among the principal items
OF the bill which failed to pass tho last con.
gress and omitted in this ono is one for
about half million dollars on account Of
postal deficiencies, and another OF $780,.
900 Tor the navy that was not included
in the revised estimate.
Tie house committee on banking and
currency reported favorubly what was
known in the last congress as the McPher.
son bill, relating to tho national banks.
This bill provides that the national banks
may take out circulation to the amount
OF tho par value OF the bonds deposited
by them as security for circulation instead
OF the 80 per cent which is now authorized
by law.
III the house recently Mr.. Milliken OF
Maine introduced a bill to repeal all inter.
nal Ievehue taxation and to admit free Of
duty sugars imported from countries which
do not lay an export duty ON such sugar.
This provision in regard to the free impor.
imported in vessels other than
those OF tho exporting country and the
United States, nor to sugars imported
from countries refusing to United States
vessels the same treatment in regard to
port and other charges which is granted to
vessels al such country in American ports.
There shall be pnid out OF the treasury to
American producers of sugar n sum eguul
to the present rate OF duty on that pro.
duct. the sum to be paid each producer to
be ascertained through tho internal reve.
nue. and custom officers.
Among the other bills introduced in the
house werc the following: Mr.. Harmer, to
increase the pension OF those who have
lost eyes Or limbs or who are deaf. This
is the bill endorsed by the United States
Manned Soldiers league and the G. A. r.
Mr.. Tillman, to prohibit tho use OF stoves
or oil lamps on railway passenger trains.
Mr.. Gucnther, 20 create ~ comm ission for
tho investigation OF combinations having
for their object the enhancement OF the
price of articles OF Interstate commerce
Mr., Lii Toilette, to punish any officer OF q
national bank who receives deposit when
the bank is insolvcnt.
Nationality in Boards.