The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
FIF1IE1n CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Proceedlrgs Of the
Senate and House.

The House bill giving to the city Of
Grand Forks, Dak., the right to build two
free bridges across tho Red River OF the
North. was passed.
Mr.. Hopkins, Of New York. objected to
the request from Mr.. Mills that a night
session should be held; and then the house
went into committee OF the whole on the
tariff bill, the floor being accorded to Mr..
McMillen, OF Tennessee. During the course
| OF his speech there was a running fire OF
questions and answers between the speak.
er and Messrs Kelly and Reed, which pro
voked applause on both sides Of the house.
Mr.. Mitchell offered q resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the secretary OF
the treasury for copirs OF the reports OF
the alleged smuggling Of opinm from Brit.
| ish Columbia.
The motion to refer the Presidents mes.
sage was taken up and Mr.. VOORHEES, pro.
ceeded to address the Senate thereon.
On motion Of Mr.. Frye the conference re.
port ON the joint resolution for confer.
cnce of the American nations was non. con.
Cured in and a new conference was or.
tiered.
| The animal industry bill was laid aside
and the bill to forfeit unearned land grants
was taken up. but went Ovcr without nc.
ton and the Senate adjourned.
4
The House went into committee Of the
whole ON the tariff. Mr.. Bynum Of In.
diana said the hill presented did not mcot
with his unqualified approval. He believ.
Ell that duties on imports should he levied
and collected Mt all times To meet tho cur.
rent ordinary expenses OF tho government
and that any extraordinary expenses
should he met by u resort to internal tax
cs. Believing this to be correct. he would
maintain the present internal revenue sys
tenn "f taxation until the last obligation
OF the war was discharged.
Mr.. Dorkery. OF Missouri. said that the
surplus was required in the channels oi
business and trade and commerce, in or
der that capital might employ labor, and
said that the question presented was how
that surplus WAS To Le disposed Of
The committee then rose
| Mr.. Henderson. OF Iowa, from the com.
inittee ON appropriations, reported the
bill making an appropriation Of S150, 25n
To enable the executive departments To
participate in the Centennial exhibition To
be held in Cincinnati, o., in July, August
and September. Committee OF the whole.
Tho house then took ~ recess until y, the
evening session to bc Tor debate only on
| tho tariff bill.
| Mr.. Sherman. from tho conference com.
mittee on the House joint resolution az.
ccptin. the invitation oi the French repub
lie TO take part in the international cx.
position in Paris in 1889, made II report
which was agreed to. 1t fixes the amount
of appropriation at S25nunO.
The senate then resumed thu cnnsi,lcra.
tion oil the ailroad land forfeiture bill, and
| Mr.. Palmer proceeded to argue against all
the amendments as to the lands granted
to the state OF Michigan for railroad pur.
poses, and by the Governor Of that state
decided to the Lake Superior Shin Canal
| Company.
icy of the government, by Mr.. Dolph, the
bill was laid aside without action.
The following bills we're taken from the
calendar and passed: The senate hill tn
authorize the construction OF Il bridge
across the Black river Arkansas; the
senate bill granting the right ni way, 1Ou
feet in width, to the Kansas City e. Pacific
Railway company through the Indian Ter
ritory, tho company to pay SIS per mile
per annum for use OF the nation or tribe oi
Indians whose land is taken.
HOUSE.
The Senate bill was passed for tho RELIEF
| OF the Omaha tribe oi Indians in Ne
brasEl.
The House then went into committee o
the whole on the tariff. MIR. Buchanan, o
New Jersey, opposed tl. bill.
Mr.. Eelnphill, OF South Carolina. said Ii,
| more unreasonable, more unfair and NOR.
unrighteous than the protective system.
Mr.. Osborn, OF Pennsylvania, submitted
an argument against the bill, which Ii,
characterized as IL blow at the dignity oi
American labor.
Other speakers followed until the day
was spent.
The Senate committee on education :ln,
labor, at its meeting, ordered favorable
reports on the following: Senator Hairs
bill to restrict HE sale Of opium in the Dis
trict OF Columbia aud the territories; House
billto establish adepartment OF labor: Sen
ate Joint resolution proposing an amend
mentto the constitution for ever prohibit inl
the emanufacture. e.importation,e xportation
| transportation and sale ofalcoholic liquors
in the United States. Senator Call was
authorized to report as from the commit
tee his bill OF the last congress to stablsl
| Il national college OF dental science in
Washington.
On motion of Mr.Dunham, OF Illinois
i,
into tic House bill authorizing the city n
Chicago toerect n crib in Lake Michigan
for waterwork purposes.
Mr.. Dunn. OF Arkansas. from the mer.
chant marine aud fisheries committee, re-
ported and the House adopted ~ reso,u.
tion calling on the secretary OF the treats
ury for information relative to the ecal
fisheries in Alaska.
/ After IL short discussion as to whether IL
! [.
to the consideration OF private business
the House went into committee Of the
WHOLE Mr.. Springer Of Illinois, in tn.
chair on the tariff bill. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Bremen, Ford, Golf aud
| Laud.s.
Mr.. Clifford presented the petition OF the
i National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union against running interstate trains
and mail trains, and against military
drills on the Sabbath. Tariff speeches
nave been the order of the day,
thus adding to the stock OF cam.
pai.n literature to he distributed in the
coming Presidential campaign. The House
committee on military affairs directed n
| favorable report on ,llr bill granting right
OF way to the Duluth s. Manitoba Rail.
road Company througl, TT. Pembna
| (Dakota,) military reservation.
| SENATE.
The resolution offered last week by Mr..
Hale calling on the secretary ri the interi.
Or for information ;,s To appointments in
, his department below the civil service grade
since March, 50. WAS taken up and adopt
| cd.
The following Senate bills were taken
| from the calendar and passed.
For public buildings at Hounystown, o.,
| 100000, and Akron, o., $4,000. To
authorize The secretary nf the treasury Il,
! re-cxamnc and reaudit the claim OF the
i state OF Pennsylvania for advances made
! and money advanced to pay the militia
called in the scrvicc under the President Il
| proclamation Of the 18th Of June. 1863.
The senate then proceeded To the con
sideration OF the railroad and forfeiture
bill.
! The tariff debate in the house was omen.
| ed by Mr.. Grosvenor oi ohio. who attack.
| ed the bill. Discussin. The speech of MIR.
Nelson OF Minnesota he quoted that por,
! tion OF the speech in which the gentleman
/ put free wool AMI re. lumber against free
whisky and free tobacco. When the gen.
| tlcman undertook to put the Republicans
who urged the anpr; Of the internal
revenue law in the position OF favor
ing free whisky and free tobacco he made ~
great mistake. The proposition to repeal
the tax on wlliaky was to remit the power
| OF taxation to the states. and to permit
the states to take the place o! tn" general
government. Mr.. Rayncr of Maryland
| criticised severely he trust oI the coun
/ try, especially thu Standard OIL which he
| pronounced as one OF fraud, corruption