The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-30
FIF1lE1u CONGRESS.
Aestreet Of the Proceedings OF tbs
Senate and hou3a.


Mr.. Frye offered n resolution, which was
laid over, requesting the President to
transmit copies Of the minutes and duly
protocols oi the meetings OF the fishery
commission.
Mr.. Teller then proceeded to address the
Senate on the subject OF tho Presidents
message.
The rest OF the day was spent in eulogis
over the death OF Mr.. Muffatt.
HOUSE.
Mr.. White, Of New York, offered reso
luton requesting the postmaster general
to inform the House what instructions,
IL any. by circular, letter or otherwise, have
been given to sul,ordinatcs with regard to
mail matter received from Canada, which
is intended to prohibit all citizens from
using the United States mails on the same
terms with citizens Of the Dominion OF
Canada. Referred.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole for consideration OF Senate
amendments to the urgent deficiency bill.
SENATE.
Among the petitions presented was one
from Chicago for the construction OF q
canal around the Niagara falls.
Senator Butler offered Il bill for the ad.
mission of Utah as a state.
The rest OF the day was spent in Tho dis.
russon OF the bill for preventing underval.
uation in the collection al duties.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mansur Of Missouri, from the com.
mittce on territories reported the bill to
lnneX portion OF Idaho to Washington
and Montana.
On the recommendation OF the commit
tee ON appropriations an amendment was
adopted appropriating S9S7 900 to rein.
bnrsc the state Of Texas for expenses incur.
red in repellins invasion and suppressing
Indian hostilitics.
Mr.. Boutelle, OF Maine, moved to con.
cur in the Senate amendment striking ont
the clause appropriatinc 500, 900 for the
purpose OF lengthenine the Brooklyn navy
yard dry docks. Lost.
The Indian appropriation bill reported
to the House appropriatcs $5,192, 253,
which is $780, less than the appropril.
tion for the current year.
SENATE.
Not in session.
Several private pension bills were
passed.
The resolution requesting the postmas.
ter general to return to the use OF the terra
Gotta colored cent stamps was reported
adversely.
The regular order being demanded, Mr.
O'Neil, of Missouri, from the committee ON
labor called up the resolution assigning
March 20 and II. April is and May IL for
consideration OF labor bills. lie said that
the labor committee had been allowed but
seven minutes durin. the entiresecond SEES.
sion OF tho preceding congress, and
labor bills had been throttled.
After some discussion the resolution went
e Il ,l,o Il
leave to offer for reference n resolution for
the appointment Of II commission OF sew
en- members to inquire into the con.
tlition of the civil service in all depart
inents and branches of the government,
and whether the civil service act has been
at all times since its passage observed nn:l
carried out, and what beneficial results.
ii any, have Injured to the civil service Of
the government by reason OF said act.
SENATE.
Mr.. Bowen introduced bill to establish
park in Colorado to be known as the
Royal Arch park.
The senate then proceeded to the consil.
Grafton OF the bills on the calendar in their
regular order.
The bill to reimburse tho dcpositors OF
the Frccdmcn's bank went over without
action.
The following bills were passed: Authoriz.
Ing the appointment ola superintendent Of
Indian schools, and prescribing his duties.
To authorize the sale OF timber on the
Mcnominee Indian reservation in Wiscon.
sin. Granting the right OF way to the
Duluth and Manitoba railway company
across the Fort Penbina military reserva.
tion in Dakota. To settle and adjust the
claims OF any state for expenses incurred
by 1t in defense OF tho United States dur.
ing the war OF the rebellion.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee or civil
service and retrenchment. reported bill
providing that wherever persons who are
not loyal to the Union during the war
shall be appointed to office in the civil ser.
vice. those who were not tlishonornble dis.
charged from the military or naval service
oi the confederate states and who are SUI
icrins from wounds or disabilities result
ing from such service. shall he preferred to
other persons not shown to have been 10y.
al to the United States during the war.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Anderson. OF Iowa, offered a resolu.
tion for the appointment OF n special COM
inittce OF fivs members to investigate the
railroad strikes and to report what le.is.
lation is necessary to prevent such oh.
struction to commerce and disturbance
OF public peace.
MIR. Macdonald. OF Minnesota, introduc.
cd II bill instruc&Ig the committee on ways
and means to report bill placing all arti.
cles or products that are protected by a
trust or monopolistic company on the free
list, or rs noarly so as the tinaAcial re.
qurrments OF the government will permit.
Bills were also introduced providing for
a bounty on wheat. corn, flour and oats
exported from the United States, AMI to
create boards OF arbitration for settling
controversies between officers and EN-.
ployes OF railway companies engaged in in.
terstate commerce.
The bill authorizing the issue OF frac.
nays, 81 and also the bill disseminating
the coinage OF So and 81 gold pieces.
SENATE.
The Blair bill which seeks to discrimi
nate in favor OF wounded ex-rebel soldier.
over other southern eX.soldIers or civil
ians in appointments to office came up.
Mr.. Hale said it was very clear to hin
that the same discrimination now mad
by statute Tor the loyal soldier was to b
made, under this bill, for the disloyal sol
would be that he had served and bee
wounded or disabled in the army OF til
conicdcracy; and that was to plac
him above the man who ha
been disabled in the Mexican war 70
the whole republic. It is made merit b
this bill that the applicant for office ha
served in the confederate army and hu
there been disabled.
MIR. Spooner thought that the appoint
ments Of confederate leaders, under tn
present administration, were sufficient
potential in influence to take ample cal
OF wounded confederate soldiers withou
the intervention OF congress.
Mr.. Hoar said that the difficulty wit
the proposition was that because it was
merit to have suffered in the cause If tt
country. it Was an equal merit to ha,
suffered in the cause OF the confcdcrac,
That il precisely what the bill is. IT
proposition is that in dealing with tn
class OF persons we shall say that the fat
that men have rendered services to IL
whole country shall not weigh in the sea
against the fact that other men have ser,
cd in the army of the confetlerucy an
have been there wounded or incurred di
ease.
Mesars. Hampton. Ri,ldlebcrser al,
George expressed their appreciation OF IL
kindly feeling which had prompted the il
; PRODUCTION oil the bill. but disclaimetl q
desire on the part OF eX.conicderates Il
= its passage.
Mr.. O'Neill. of Missouri, introduced
bill to protect free labor and the inl,Istr
in which it is employed from the injurio,
effects OF convict labor. by continlng II
sale OF goods, wares and merchandise ma
ufncturcd by convict labor to the state
which they are produced.
Mr.. O'Eeill, OF Missouri. from the CO,