The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07
FEFTlE1n CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.

bkNATEs
The Senate committee to investigate the
jackson, Miss, election riots, after q sus.
pension OF three or four weeks, has resum.
ed Its s~ittines, having secured six fresh
witnesses from jackson. The sittinps are
continued with closed doors.
The sub committee of the committee on
finance OF the Senate having in charge the
Investigation OF the tariff will consider the
glass and earthenware schedule, and will
hear during the remainder OF the week
such persons as have Information to give
respecting this schedule.
Caucuses were held by Republican and
Democratic members OF the house.
The select committee OF the house which
investigated the late strike on the Reading
railroad will recommend some drastic
legislation that ia likely to be u~npalatable
to both the railroads and their employees.
The propositions under co nsideration are:
An absolute provision for placing In the
n OF q receiver any railroad company
which as the result Of differences with it's
employees fails for ten ten days to operate
the road; n requirement that all train
crews but no other employees shall give ten
days notice OF ar Intention to quit work;
and that the railroad companies must
give ten days notice to their employees OF
a reduction OF wages.
The senate in executive session adopted
the following resolution without a division:
That the Injunction OF secrecy be re-
moved from all proceedings OF the
senate in reference to the treaty with
Great Britain now under consideration.
Motions from the Democratic side to
postpone the treaty until December and
to lay on the table the motion to sit with
open doors were ruled out OF order. The
motion made last week by Senator Sher.
man to proceed with tho consideration
OF the treaty was carried by 81 to 10.
n agricultural appropriation bill, as
completed, nppropriates 81, sol, $50, an
increase over the appropriation for the
current year OF $500, 800.
The house considered the legislative bill.
Mr.. Kerr OF Iowa commented on civil SER
vice reform AS practiced by the Democratic
party, and sent to the clerk d esk and had
read q circular letter to federal officehold.
ers in Iowa. written by the secretary OF the
Democratic state committee OF Iowa, ask
ing for voluntary contributions. A sharp
Interchange on the merits OF the civil ser.
vice law and the attitude oftbe two parties
toward it then took place between Messrs. |
Weaver OF Iowa, Steele ofIndiana, Cannon
OF Illinois and Others.
The army appropriation bill was report.
to the house to-day. 1t ~appropriates
$24. 2S9, 700, which is 1854, 9S1 more
than the appropriation for the current
fiscal year
Chairman Hatch, OF the house commit
tee on agriculture, to-day announced the
following subcommittee, which, as pro-
vided by n resolution some days ago, will
begin the compilation OF q general food !
adulteration act from the various meas.
ures on the subject pow pending before the
Messrs. Burnett, OF Massa.
~Stahlnecker, OF New York.
Davidson. OF Alabama; Conger, OF Iowa,
md Laird, OF Nebraska. Mr.. Hatch viii:
added to the subcommittee by 70 vas
itself. 1e1e sub.