The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04

W Mr. htuuieUeFber resolution to 6u9.
pend the rules as to executive sessions dur.
ing the consideration OF the fisheries treaty.
The Senate then resumed consideration Of
the Senate bill to forfeit certain lands
heretofore granted for the purpose OF ai.l.
ing in the construction OF railroads. No
progress was made with the bill, and th,e
Senate resumed the consideration of 0fne
bill Tor the admission Of South Dakota
as state. and tho organization Of THE
territory ri North Dakota. Mr.. She, man
addressed the senate.
After long speech Mr.. Sherman was
replied to by Mr.. Vest, the discussion hav.
ing involved the Hayes .Tilden contest OF
1876. ~ ''N'' "
Mr.. Belmont, Of New York. introduced a
bill to prohibit the coming of Chinese In.
borers into the United States. It's main
provisions are similar to those contained
in the new treaty.
Mr.. McCrcary, OF Kentucky. submitted
the conference report upon the bill author.
izing the President TO arrange conierence
between the United States and the South
and Central American republics. Hayti,
San Domingo and The Empire OF Brazil.
The floor was then accorded to the com.
mittee on labor, aud the bill to establish
a department Of laborHsas passed.. se's
Ihe next bill called nj was that to create
boards Of arbitration for the set ttlcmcut of
controversies and differences between in.
terstate common carriers aud their en-
ploycs; and il was considered in commit.
tee of the whole.
Mr.. ONeill, of Missouri, briefly explain
cd the provisions Of the measure, stating
that il was subs, antinlly the same bill
which passed the last congress, but at too
late ,lny to receive presidential approv.
al. The only difference was that the
pending bill provided Tor special boards Of
arbitration to bc appointed by the Pres.
dent To inquire into thc causes of strikes
and report to congress.
Mr.. Parker, of New York. regarded the
bill as good for nothing. ~ pointed no.
temporary makeshift. and left all tho
great questions wll,h were troubling the
labor "i the country precisely where they
were before with II mere pretense that
congress had don" something. II was
swectensd wind. II was il cheat and fraud
upon tn. people OF the country. lIc fav.
ored law upon the subject which would
prevent the commerce OF the country from
beng paraiyzed whenever II difference oc-
cured between ~ railroad management and
it's employees.
Mr.. Iillmnn OF South Carolina hored
that the house would not allow this
fraud to pass. Ii was ar useless as a bal.
loon. II WIS II mere tub to whale
Mr.. Tarsncv of Michigan favored the hill as
step in the right direction. although ho
admitted that it did not reach the io,n.
dation of the labor troubles.
Mr.. Buchanan, of New Jersey, said that
the remark oi the gentleman from New
York (Mr. PnrkrD that the hill was /.
cheat. was c"nspicunusly ina curnte. The
committee on labor did not claim that
there was anything in the lil except i.
provision for voluntary arbitration.
Grave difficulties would hc1rt tn. Ameri.
can congress when it attempted to go
| further than that.
MIR. breckenridge, Of Kentucky, regarded
the measure as unconstitutional and I'M.
| wise.
The committee then rose, the bill was
passed, and the house adjourned.
SENATE.
| MIR. lioar offered a resolution, which was
referred to the committee on foreign rcIn.
tions, providing that the official reporter
Shall be admitted To report the debates
and proceedings ot the senate when the
fisheries treaty shall he under considcr;l-
| tion.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the bill for the admission of South I,a.
kota. and it was finally passed by a strict.
iy party vote.-ieas %, nays 23.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the
chair) Tor the iurthcr consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill. An amendment
was adopted appropriating $50, 900 for the
education OF Indian pupils in Alaska. An
amendment was adopted striking out the
provision for an inspector OF ln,lian
schools and providing for IL supcrintend.
cnt OF Indian schools.
Mr.. Bayne, nf Pennsylvania, offered an
| amendment providing that at Indian dav
and training schools where church organ.
izations are ns:istin, in the educational
work. the Christian Bible may be taught
in the native language Of the Indians, il. in
the opinion "i the persons in charge of the
schools. it is deemed conducive to the
moral welfare OF the people. Adopted.
SENATE.
No business WIS transacted in the sen.
ate.
Tho house resumed consideration of The
Indian appropriation hill the pending
| question ben. ON thc motion of Mr.. Ran
! dali To strike out the Choctaw judgment
| section. This mution wHs lost and the
hill passed.
! Mr.. T"wnshend, nf Illinois. from tho
| committee ON military affairs, reported
His bill placing Zen. W. +. nBaldyl S,ni,h
on the retired list with the rank Of MAJOR
! general.
| a motion to proceed to the cnnsdcra.
ti"n nf private business was defeated hy
| the managers uf thrvarous appropriation
bills. aud, on motion oi Mr.. blanchard,
| chairman nj the committee ON rivers aud
| harh"rs. tho House went into committee
| of the whole ona,uh h measures.
| To-Day w;,s tho Tooth day of the urrsent
session The total nun,cr Of hills and
| resolutions introduced in the Senate and
| House M tn this date is II, IiS rxt.ch
in. by ,nurc than 2.u0u the number pre-.
| sentcd in the iirSt 100 days nf the last
| congress. So far tho House has passed
! l2I bills and the Senate S31, and Is,
| House bills aud 9 Senate bills have been
sent to the President for his approval.
ANON: the petitions presented and re.
ferieh were two from the state OF Kansas,
one in favor of an import tax on raw silk
and the other to make good to the Officers
and soldiers of the late war the difference
between gold and the gold value of the
grccnbacks in-which they were paid.
On motion OF Mr.. Blackburn, the House
bill prohibiting the making (in Washington
orGeorgetown) of "books or pools on tIr:
result OF trnttins or running races. or boat
races. or baseball, was taken from the cul.
endar and passed.
Senator l:rown introduced EiIl intend
ed as All amendment To the interstate com.
mercelaw. provides thataDy shipper who
shall misreprescnt the character weight
or value Of his shipment with view of
sccnrin. lower rates than arc charged to
other shippers oI like property shall be
guilty OF n mis,lcincan"r and shall be pun
isi,cd = prescribed by he Interstate com,
mcrce act. Any railway company or com.
| mon carrier which shall receive shipments
knowing them tn he misrcprcsentci as
above referred to shall hc guilty OF a mis-.
demeanor and punished accordingly.
HOUSE,.
TIL" speaker laid before the House an in.
,itation to participate in the celebration
"f the centennial anniversary OF the innu.
Rmratinn OF George Washington, 20 be held
in New York April 30, 1889.
MIR. Dunn. OF Arkansas introduced n res.
olution directing the committee on mcr.
chant marine and fisheries to fully and
| thoroughly investigate the fur fisheries oi
Alaska and all contracts or leases made
by the government with any per.
| sons or companies Tor taking fur
Seals, the character. duration and con.
ditlnns I'll such contract. or leases and
whether and to what rX,cut the same
have been enforced and complied with or
violated; the receipts thcrrirnm and the
expenses incurred hv the government on
account of any s,rh contract or lease
Mr.. Morrow. of california, introduced u
bill to execute certain treaty stipulations
prohibiting Chimes" immigration also