The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-09
HOUSE.
Not in session.
SENATE.

senator SpOOner reported fnvOrably
from the committee OH public buildings
and grounds, bills for the erection OF pub.
lie buildings ut Cheyenne. Wy. $50, OOD,
and Sioux City. Iowa. $3.50. 900.
Tho senate bill to extend tho laws OF the
United States over certain unorganizcd
territory south OF Kansas, known as mo
Mans Land, passed the senate. II es.
tablishes the Cimarron land district.
A bill to carry out and ratify the agree.
mcnt between the Northwestern Indian
commission and the Piegan. Bloods,
Blackfeet and River Grow Indians of Mon.
tann was reported favornbly by Senator
Morgan from the committee on Indian
affairs. An amendment to tho bill de.
tlares that the lands to which tho title
Of the Indians is extinguishcd by tho
bill are n part Of the public domain
and open to settlement under the home.
stead and pre.emption law under the laws
In relation to coal and mineral lands.
Tho other land laws OF tho United States
are declared invalid SO far as these lands
are concerned. This is to exclude the des.
ert lands from the operations OF the bill.
Senator Platt introduced a bill providing
Tor nm amendment of the law restricting
bonded indebtedness OF cities in the ter.
ritories 80 as to allow Sioux Falls, Oak, to
issue additional bonds.
In the house. the bill TO increase the limit
OF cost Of the Winona public building was
reported favorably from the committee on
public buildings and grounds. 1t was
shown by the report that the prospective
building, as now provided for. was too small
for the town and that the first s | 90, 900 ap.
propriated for the site md building isinnde.
quate. Of $4,000 went for site, So, 900
will be needed for heating and $4,000 for
approaches, leaving only $4,000 with
which to erect the building. Mr.. Wilson'S
The committee fixes tho limit at $780,
900. A bill was also reported from the
S15O.Oo0 for n public building at
Sioux City. Iowa. sir. Struble's bill call.
ed for $500 900. The house passed both
OF those bills. also'Mr Nelson's bill appro.
priating $50, OOOfor public building at
Duluth. During tho consideration OF tho
latter bill, MIR. Bland opposed it. and took
occasion to sandwich in an occasional re.
mark on silver coinage. During its consider.
alton, Mr.. Shively oi Indiana sent to the
clerks desk and had read an extract from
Proctor Knott'H famous Duluth speech.
Mr.. Guether Of Wisconsin arose to the
parliamentary inquiry: ''Mr. Chairman.
chestnut hell on that old Duluth
speech?" A general laugh went up.
Mr.. Clifford presented in the house q
petition from the W. G. r. U. OF Dakota in
favor OF the removal Of the internal rev.
N. Baker Of Chamberlain. and D. 4. Hyde,
D. w. Meyers and NJ. C. Cline Mitchell.
He also presented q series of resolutions
from the board OF trade Of Big Stone City.
OAK, favoring the Improvement OF Lakes
Big Stone and Traverse. lie also present
ed the petition oi J. T. Haight and others
OF Dakota asking for q service pension bill.
SENATE.
Senator Wilson Of Iowa introduced q
bill to appropriate 500. 600 for u public
building ut Burlington, Iowa.
rscting the secretary OF the interior
to proceed forthwith by such agents
and commissioners as lie may
appoint, not exceeding five III
number, ut reasonable compensation. to
be fixed by him. to confer with the Crow
Indian tribe relative to the purchase from
them by the United States Of that portion
OF their reservation lying south Of the Vel.
lowstone river and west Of the Clark's
Fork river.
Senator Davis presented these:
A petition signed by a large number Of
influential citizens of Minnesota, including
ex.Governors William Il. Marshall and j.
s. Piilsbury praying congress to grant
pension OF $50 month to Pierre Botti-
neau. an old scout. now old and destitute;
o petition from II. II. lfermason and thir.
ty-six other ex.soldiers praying for the
passage OF the per diem pension bill.
Senator Sabin presented the following:
Resolutions from the city council oi wi.
mona favoring the resolutions of tho Du.
buque river convention; resolutions adort.
ed by the chamber of commerce Of Minnie.
apolis protesting against certain proposed
changes in the interstate commerce act
that it says are intended to hinder
transportation passing over rail.
roads running through Canada; sim.
liar resolutions by the Duluth board
Of trade; u petition from thirty.four
ex.Union soldiers Of t'anl,y, Mimi, favor.
ing the passage Of tho par diem service
pension BILL a petit N Of II. II. Climate
and fifteen other citizens Of Minnesota
praying ior a revision OF the wool tariff in
accordance with the recommendations Of
the wool growers and manui,lc tursrs' con.
vention held in Washington.
The senate discussed the bill granting
pensions to ex.soitlicrs and sailors who
Are ineapacitated from the performance oi
manual labor and provi,lins for pensions