The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-31
FlFTIETH CONGRESS.


| Wednesday, Aug. Is,
| SENATE.-Aftrr passing few unimportnn,
| bills whirll were not objected to, the srnnt,
resumed thu discussion of he fisheries treat
with Mr. Morgan speaking in favor of Iii,
motion to posipo further consideration
until prrclnl:or.
| IorSE-Tl,r lack of n quorum in thu i,nuss
was mn'r immediately apparent this morn
| Ing when Mr.. Cultivate. of Ohio, rallri NJ
| Ills motion To reconsider thu vote by which
the sri'itr Columbus exposition hill wis
amended hy provision for cxpositious al
| Rirhlnnnl, Va. Atlanta aud Augusta. Ga
and Kansas t'i'y Mo. Not more than 10I
member. voted ON the question: and Mr.
| Outliw;litfc let the matter ,lrop for the p;.,s
| rnt.
| rhrhousr then went into committee of III,
whole Oh the fertilization appropriation bill
Thursday August 10.
| SrxArE.-aIr. Reagan took tho floor tn
speak un he president 5 ;nnraI message
| MIR. Nilsson. ,lr>iiin- action ON the coufrr.
'il"" report on th" army appropriation hill,
represented the nee. ssity for dispensing of tn
appropriation hills in preferences to other
n;'''ris Cor which there WAS no Immediate
! pleasure.
Mr. Blair complained that tho extract
read lay Mr. Reagan was not Il full report ul
( Mr Eltnrs remarks on tlirsmhjrrt of trusts,
| and il" sn 10 the clerks desk and had read
( III" report from the New York Tribune
| 'Ihr c"ili''i"nr, report on the army appro.
pria'ion Till wls Hen taken w.
li"rsE.-Thc forificntion appropriation
! bill was passed without division.
MIR. Morrill, gave II resume of the various
! measures of Il general character, whicl, had
been reported from til" committee on invalid
pensions, and urged The rrcssity of fixing /,
Tim fur their consideration.
Tho roll call showed the presence Of III
| members. and The morning hour having eX.
| pirrl til" resolution went over.
Mr. Richardson. of Trnnr>ser from tho
couimii'"r"n printing. reported back adverse.
~ the resolution directing that committees to
investigate the assertion that the public
printer buys frl, for printing PURPOSES in
England: Accompanying thu resolution was
u letter from he public printer denying tn,
| truth of tho assertion. The resolution was
laid upon 4 h. table.
Mr. Springer of Illinois, attempted to So.
cure consideration of tho Oklahoma bill. hut
| til" point of no quorum was raised against
him and he WAS forced to abandon the ut.
tempt.
Friday August IL.
| SENATE.-Tiie senate spent tho carly part
uf he afternoon in debating II resolution re-
| qniiimg he removal! of all electric ligll, and
motor wires whirl, ar" strung above ground.
| The resolution was finally referred to- tho
commit t"" on the District of Columbia with
! instructions 4" report flvorahly.
| IN" lhll amrn'!at"ry nj the act of the 18th
of June. lss6, relating to postal crimes. WAS
then taken up and after being amended SO
as TO reduce TIE penalties it WIS passed.
Hot sE.-On motion Of Mr. Forney, Of Ala
lama the s'.n:ii' amendments To tho sun,lry
civil appropriation bill were nuli-cuncurrcd
in and II conference ordered.
l'rva," business havin. been dispensed
with Nh" hnu-'. in The consideration morning
lI"ur, resumed the consideration ofthc rrsO-
luton assigning certain days for general
pension legislation, tir p"n'ling question b"-
ing on The .rmai!, inr the previous question.
Til" vote resulted, yeas 1l?. nays :-no
quorum. and II call of III" house wis ordered.
y conference report ON thu bill granting /.
right of way i" the Utah X Northern Rail
road company through tn. Fl Hall rcservu-
non uf Idaho, was agreed to.
Saturday. August Is.
SENATE representative Lind will appear
l'r''r" the srnn'" Commits" on public lands
Monday To" explain his hill w!,irIl Representa-.
NV" MhrD"inl,l intrn'lnrrl and which passed
II" house. t,rr'ri'ug laml' granted to tho
Hastings l,akutn r:.lrnnd. This Hill. it il
l"i:"N''l, will br reported and pass the
senate. and. lift dnrs. will l,r th" only for.
lei'ur. Hill which will pass, both houses
li"rsE.-Mr. McCrary. of kentucky. iron.
HE committee. on foreign affairs. reported
Tor lmm"'ilaI" consideration the senate Till
| !" prevent the coming of Chinese lnburcrs
nj" II" iil"'l STATES with an amendment
repeating he acts ot May q. ISS2 aml July
.. lNSl. itr appeal 4" t:Ik" effect on hn ruti-
i!'.'i"n of ,il" I"ndin:s Treaty.
| Mr., Morrow. of California; declared TINT
| tn" passage "f i,r bill WAS necessary in nr.
der I" protect iii" l"."pl" uf !isro,,n,rv from
TN" evils ri t'lln">'' Immigration. While tho
p"hllm. bill w;s l;lvur"l 10y The ,n.uplr of he
Pacific coast i,rr,usr they believe it to he !,
step III ;,'ir:'li"" Of amy previous statutory;
! law neither the treat nor the hill met with
ii'ir "i,lir" approval. lnaa'ls" they believed
| that tll" government should reserve To its.Ii
thu right tn lraislai" whenever orrson rc
lulr"s il. against any foreign immigration
Which might In iilinlh:il to the interests al
| the nit'rl States. II ought not To l,r Obliged
I" ." t"thlrl fora treaty wlnnrvrrit wisll,,
! I" prohibit the immi grafton ot Chinese but
should !" able tn prohibit il bystulutury TN.
urilncnl.
Monday Aug. 90,
SESATE.-Tlr senate went into omen cxccu
| tlv" session an tho fisheries treaty and Mr.
| Morgan finished his argument in f,lvor ri
r,'iiirntinn. Mr. Hour AM, Mr. Ev,,rts spuk,
against tn" ratification of he treaty and
MIR. Gray in favor il.
| resolution hrr"i ofure offered Ly Mr.
| Sp"omr calling on The secretary uf war fo,
Il statement of w;r rluiils IN which there l;,.
been adverse action by the depart mcnt. wa.
adopted.
Thompson and Wand rvurof California
Herman of Oregon. Cannon of Illinois, spok,
in favor of tn" hill, after which it was p:isse,
with"n: division with the amendment pro
wiling hat the repeating clause shall go int,
effect only upon h. ratification of the pend
| ing treaty.
Mr.. breckenridge introduced five tariff bill
in the house to-day. They are intended I,
correct certain abuses arising from the pres
cnt tariff laws.
llorsE.-Thc House today resumed con
siarratiun Of the Chinese hill. Mr. Mnr,lou
aid. of Minnesota, uljrrtc,l to its ratitrn
ton but finally withdrew his objections
Mr. Hit. of Illinois. said that the provi
siuns of the bill were necessarily limited b.
III" provisions of the treaty However zen
Gus congress might In to prevent the evil a
tl'" influx nf Chinese. il had been rompcllr
"r"msi'l"r til" question in the light of til
natiun's obligations.
| 4 (hillsS Mnryn1nue E.oo,n