The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
HOUSE,.

amendment to tho sundry civil nppropria.
tlon bill is being considered by the senate
committee on appropriations, and will
probably bo adopted.
This wns great day in the house, tariff
debate being lifted from the rut Of monot.
ony in which it had run SO long. Three OF
The principal membcrs spoke and each
voiced he sentiments Of his party or fac.
tion with great power-Kantall for the
protectionist Democrats. Mckinley OF
Ohio for the Republicans and Breckin.
ridge OF Kentucky for the Democratic ma.
Iority. No other business was transacted.
SENATE.
The senate has decided to devote it's at.
tention to the calendar. which has grown
to include several hundred measures,
character. Then tho bills establishing
department Of labor admitting to
statehood North Dakota. Montana and
Washington. will be taken up. probably in
the order named. Considerable time will
'e devoted to consideration oil the fisheries
treaty, and within a week Mr.. Allison will
sall up the Indian appropriate bill.
. %. . HOUSE,
The house has act aside for a week or 10
lays the tariff bill, SO as to give consider.
alton to the appropriation bills. of which
there nre four on the calendar, IN this or.
Ter: Diplomatic, District OF Columbia,
postoiiice and Legislative. exc o.utive and ju.
iicial. The legislative bill il to come i'm
irst. az it generally requires IL week for do. M
bate in the House, and some ines lUdavs or
Two weeks are given it. There will bcn eau.
:us of the majority members in few days
ani their action may change tho turn of
othcc. Should an agreement he reached
whereby the Mills proposition to vote
lirecty on the republican and then on the
iemocratc tnrif; bill without debate he
accepted the tariff may come up and be
iisposed OF in q day at any date.
SENATE.
The senate commitlre on the iu,lc,nry
tlrther considered the nomination Of Mel
viii" W. Fuller tn Ire chief Justice. a mem
Der oi the committee is authority for the
statement that MIR. Fuller will DrobabIy
ne confirmed at an early day.
Mr.. Mandersun from the committee ON
military aifairs, reported favurahly hill
to make an appropriations 5000
100 Tor The equipment aud maintenance Of
the militia in the United States, instead of
SiOO,lO0 as now.
The senate passed the following sena to
bills: To Inrrc'uate Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, II port nf delivery, with privileges
IL inland transportation in h"ii. de-
.laring that certain water reserve lands"
IN Wisconsin are and have been subject u
the provisions nf "tl,e railroad right OF
way act "i the I'd of March, 1919.
The senate passed a hill appropriatins
81 900 for making the west end of the
Smithsonian building rc-proof. Mr.. Nor.
tiil explained that Il citizen of the United
ma n rot npf nj, II
to give to the Smithsonian institution IL
very large collection OF ;trmOr from tho
middle ages. The condition of the prcsen.
tati"n WAS that the Smithsonian instit,,-
lion would fnrnisl, n fire proof building for
The protection Of the armor.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Struble offered IL Joint resolution
authorizing the secretary Of war to loan
The new Soldiers Association of Iowa
900 wall tcnts,t lie used at the cnc:,np-
ment ut Sioux city. October. IS>S MIR.
Hayes introduced II bill for the erection of
II public building AT Clinton, Iowa, To cost
not exceeding S75, 900.
The House passed the bill To enlarge tho
powers aud duties OF the department uf
agriculture and To create an executive de-
nartment to he known as the department
pf agriculture. The department il to lie
under the supervision and control Of u
secretary OF agriculture. The appoint.
mcnt Of the first asssian, secretary ,f
nSricul' IRE is prov.i",: :or. Th. bill also
transfers the weather service nf the l'ritel
States signal service bureau irnm the war
department to the department oi ;t.ricul.
turc.
SENATE.
Tho senate decided by Il vote of 2S to
21 not to consider the fisheries realty in
open session. The division was upon
strict party lines, except III the ease uf
Senator Hale, who voted with the ,irE,o.
Gratis adversely to the Riddle, berger rcso,l.
ton. No time has yet been fixed for the
takin. up OF the treaty.
In the house Mr.. McShanc reported iron,
the Inda committee Mr.. Tnolcs bill tu
provide for the s:llo of certain lands pat.
II ted to the Flathcad trihc nf Indians.
These lands are located in the Bitter Root
valley. Mont.
The Senate committee ON n.ric ulturc
has ordered ~ favorable report on the
Hatch hill to enlarge the duties oi the dc.
part 'ncnt Of agriculture. and make it an
| executive department.
The committee on appropriations has
completed tllr consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. II has made IL net re.
luction ui S22G, 600. making the total aI,.
preparation 81, l72,ouu.
Tie h'st opinion now is that the report
uf the senate committee on MIR. Fullcrs \
nomination will he II favorable one. and
that all the Republicans, with possibly
two exceptions Ingalls, and Edmuntls
will vote with the Democrats to 80 report
it. Undoubtedly a good many Republic.
cans will vote against contrmation.
The House COMMITTEES appropriations
has ordered an uniavnrablc report ,on
Representatives Uuthwai,c's bill appro,jri.
atiIg 81 l:;, 900 to dcfray the expense nf a
government exhibit at the Cleveland OK.
position next fall
Mir. lludd called III and passed in the
house to o.day the senate bill to allow the
Milwaukee,, Lake Shore * Western road
right oi way through the Lac du FIam.
beau reservation in Wisconsin,. Mr.. Ncl.
son introduced II bill granting Tho Duluth
n Winnipc. railroad right nf way through
the Fond dm Lac reservation.
Stephen Miller. - wealthy stoakman ol
l.ei.h, Ncb, lcll lctwccn moving cars at
lIuulap, Iowa. and WAS fatally crushed
He was taken to the depot aud the sur.
gcons MmIniatcd ho,h legs below the
knees. but hc died willie the operation wn.
heiEg performed.
The Supreme court Of Michigan nnani-
molsly d.clarr'l the local option law IN.
constitutional Til. ground IL that
the law is a direct violation %,
nrticl.. /, section 20 of ,he c0u.ti
tuition. Thi. article provides that no Ia "
shall embrace nurn than one o bl"rt which
shall he et,h''di.d in it's title. Tin loca
"r,, lion is entitled, "An act To regulate the
mauIarture an. sale oil liquor, which il
not nj ali what the law is for.
Fred ilaIlcrs aud Charles S,lndbrr.
heads "f families wern instantly killed b,
an explosion 0i yn;t.nit. in II small pow.
,i"r mouse AT tnsrahr. Michigan. a ,,ia.a
z;rr containing five tons, near by, cNpIoh
! cd. i'nth men were blown To atoms.
Notices are now posted in all diyiaioI
round houses Of the Ch:rago. burlington "
Quincy railroad that all engineer.
Unable to run engines without the aid
Of IL pilot will he dismissed from the ser.
virr. This will take ofi about sixty pilot
engineers.
George kleimrnl,a.cn, ~ bohemian river
dr'cr. was accidentally drowned in thu
l.nu Claire river ten miles from Marshiic'i
Wis, while crihbin. !nga The deceased was
t~"uty."isht years old and had his home
with his parents in Eau t;alr, Wis.
The brazilian "ripation act il very
short, l.nvin. only five hricf articles, viz
First. declaring !r"e from date Of the Law
from fart her service the "ngcnls," or free
i.,rn children OF slave mothers; third
l"a!zn. the new ,r"rmen within ti.ril
,.ptiutr.. tOr twD ypurs. foIrtl Ii eInppweriu.