The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-02

bills were passed, AMI. after an executive
session. the Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
| The senate amendments to the house bill
providing Tor til" appointment of eleven
| division superintendent OF the railway
mail service were concurred in by the
| house.
The house committee on the judiciary
reported adversely tho bill designating
the first Monday in October as the day on
| which congress shall meet.
Mr. Bacon Of New York, introduced in
the house IL bill to amend the interstate
commerce law by providing that it shall
not apply to the handling of property free,
or ut reduced rates. for the United States,
state or municipal governments, or for
charitable purposes. or to and from fairs
and cxpositions. or the issuance OF mi.
lease, excursion accommodation passenger
tickets. nor is the act to he construed is
prohibiting reduced rates to ministcrs Of
| religion, or to prevent railroads from Civ.
ing free carriage to their employees and
| inmilies and to exchange tickets for their
employees.
Not in session.
Tho house resumed the consideration OF
the urgency deficiency bill. the pcnding
question brin. upon the amendment i'm.
structing the public printer to rsdly enforce
the provisions "f the eight hour law. The
amendment neutrality-suspicious., 1S2; nays
5:s; and the bill was passed.
The speaker stated the unfinished bust
ness tn hc the bill coming over from last Fri.
day for the relief Of Nathanie, Mackny and
the executors OF Donald Mackay. The bill
was passedyeas, l56; nays, 72.
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Pacific telegraph bill, and some doubt had
been expressed MS to the power OF congress
to direct the Pacific ro;'ls to construct and
run their own telcsra ,,h lines. Mr.. Lind in
pleasant speech, advanced the idea that it
was only part Of the police power possess.
cd ny the general government such as had
been shown by the decision OF the United
states supreme court in the cases OF the
state of Iowa against certain roads and
telegraph companies.
MIR. ltice presented in the house the resO.
lation already presented to the senate,
adopted by the chamber of commerce of
Minneapolis, protesting against the pro.
posed legislation with respect to the inter.
state committee law as applied to rail.
roads between the United States and Gun.
da.
Senator Paddock reported favorably
from the committee II hill to require that
before final proof shall he submitted by
any person claiming to enter agricultural
lands under the presumption or
homestead laws such persons shall
file with the register OF the proper land
office IL notice of his Or her intention
to make such proof, stating therein
the description OF the lands to he entered
and the names of the witnesses BY whom
the necessary facts will DO established.
The bill to incorporate the Washington
Cable Electric Street HALLWAY Company Of
The District of Columbia came up in the
senate. An amendment reported by the
committee having been reached requiring he
rails TO he OF American manufacture. The
vote was taken. and the amendment was
adopted, % to IL.
Senator Blair introduced bill declar.
ing that any person convicted of carnally
and unlawflilly knowing any female under
the age OF eighteen years shall be pun shed
by Imprisonment for from five to ten years,
and for the second offense during his nat.
ural life. punishment of from ten
to thirty years il provided for
persons forcibly ravishing any female, and
Tor the period of his natural life for any
person who carries out his ends by means
OF potions or drugs. The bill il made an.
! plicable to all places within the juris,lic.
ton OF the United States.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Payson intrnd' ICED the bill hereto.
lore introduced i,y Mr.. Wilson of Iowa for
the resiei OF settlers upon the public lands.
1T simply gives the settlers the right to
use the name Of the United States in any
contest against their rights to the lands as
FULLY and completely as though the United
States itself were pleading its rights to tho
lands.
On II motion to take up the Hoar Joint
resolutions, quite II long debate ens,ietl
though little interest was manifested. The
motion was lost, yeas 100, nays l2S-not
the necessary two-thirdsi in the affirmative
| Mr.. Blount of Georgia has intro.
duced in the house a bill provi,l.
ing for Redistribution of post
masters and Encouragement OF salaries.
| Under its terms, with the exceptions OF the
cities OF New York and Washington. where
the postnasters salaries are fixed at
$4,000 and $1,000, respectively, post
masters are to he divided into three
classes according to the revenue. OF their
| offices.
| Among the bills introduced in the house
were the following:
| MIR. Pays0n, for the protection OF settlers
on the public lands. Mr.. Simmons OF
North Carolina for the apportionment ION
the basis OF illiteracy) OF S65, 900, 900
| anon. the states and territories for etl,I.
cational purposes. Mr.. jackson, of Penn.
sylvanin, to amend the homestead law so
as to provide that only Suacres can be en-
nit only citizens OF the United States to
enter homestrads. MIR. Osborne of Penn.
sylvania. for the monthly payment of PEN
/ sionS. Mr.. Clifford to establish an indus.
trial school at bismarck. Oak. Mr.. lIudd
of Wisconsin, joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendment ex tendins tho
presidential term to eight years
bill was introduced for the erection of
public buildings ut Burlington Iowa, She.
boypnn, Green I:ny and Manitowoc, Wis:
| and iunkton. Oak.
Senator Piatt introduced n bill to pro.
vide for the csta blisiimcnt OF an X pertinent.
! al grass and forage plant farm, and for tho
conductin. of experiments relating to
grass and forage plants.
Mr.. Noar from the committee on privi-
leges ana elections, reported IL resolution
authorizing that committee to continue
the investigation Ordrre,! last session, into
the events alleged to have taken place in
Texas, and set forth in the petition of
stephen llackworth and Others.
| Senator Allison introduced IL concurrent
resolution of the legislature Of Iowa urgin.
| The adoption o! an amendment to the re.
Hised statutes 80 that the election of Unit
| GU states senators shall occur on the sec.
ond Tuesday after the permanent orsani.
| zation of the legislature.
Senator Sherman presented a resolution
| Of the Northwestern Laundry Union of
Minneapolis. favoring aud heartily endors-
ing the so.calcd Mitchell anti. Chinese bill.
Senator Davis presented IL batch of bills
placing the names OF soldiers ON the ben.
sion rolls; among them Charles W. Gore.
lnte private Company X, 9TH Minnesota
volunteers.
The judiciary committee OF tho house re.
ported fnvOrahly IL Joint resolution propos.
Ing an anti.polysany amendment to the
constitution.
Mir. Nelson's bill giving the North Dako.
tn ~ Pacific road right to build IL bridge
across the Red River oil the North passed
the house
j. Taylor OF Ohio introduced IL bill to
change the common law OF marriage to the
"IStonis OF modern civilization by the
emancipation OF married women in the Dis
trlct % columbia and TIL. territories.
MI. Wilson OF Minnesota, from the COM
inittrc on commerce, reported u bill pro.
vldins Tor IL collector Of the port OF St.
Paul. !, was referred to the committee OF
the whole
Mr.. lie" presented IL petition from tho
millers 81 Minneapolis, asking ~ reduction