The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-27

paying q bounty OF % cents per
bushel on NIL wheat exported to foreign
countries. Mr.. Mason Of Illinois, to pro.
vide Tor the retirement OF United States
bonds before maturity. Mr.. Anderson OF
OF the currency by the Withdrawn
oi national bank notcs from circulation;
also, to provide for tho issue Of fractional
currency. MIR. Mills. authorizing the pur.
chase Of United States bonds hy the
secretary OF the treasury. Mr.. Kilgorc OF
Texas. abolishing tho tax on tobacco
and tho duty on lumber, coal. salt,
wool and blankets. Mr.. Townsend, to
retire national bank notes and to substi.
tutc treasury notes therefor. Mr.. Dock.
cry OF Missouri, placing all kinds OF lum.
her on the free list. Mr.. Hovcy of Indiana
to pay to soldiers Of tho late war u sum
equal to 40 per cent of the amount OF their
original pay, to make good the difference he.
tween the value OF the grcenbncks in which
they were paid and the gold coin in which
the greenbacks were eventually redeemed
Mr. Tarsney OF Michigan, authorizing tho
construction Of public buildings for post
and other government offices in every city
having n postmaster. the cost OF tho build
ings to range from $50. 900 in towns of TO-.
900 inhabitants TO $3.50, 900 in towns Of
50,O 900 inhabitants.
SENATE.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill to allow the
city OF Grand Forks tn build bridge
across the Red River OF the North and ~
bill to provide for two additional Judges
Tor the supreme court OF Dakota.
Senator Wilson OF Iowa introduced IL
bill providing that any person who. in good
faith, settles upon and improves public
lands, believing the title To he in the Init.
cd States, shall be entitled to plead tho
title OF tho United States to the land in
support OF his claim, the same as il the
United States were actually the party TO
the suit.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes the bill in rcla.
ton to marriage between white men and.
Indian women was taken up in the senate
and pissed. Tho principal provision is
that white men marrying lndian-womcn
shall not thereby acquire any rights to
tribal property.
The house bill relating to permissible
printing or writing on second. third and,
Iourth.class mail matter passed the senate.
HOUSE.
Speaker Carlisle being absent on account
OF illness, the house elected S. S. Cox
speaker protein.
In the house Mr.. Wilkins OF Ohio, He'd
up as the unfinished business, the bill to
provide for the issue OF circulating notes
to national banking associations the
pending question being on ordering the IRE.
vious question on which the yeas and
nays had been ordered. Mcssrs. Anderson
oil Kansas and Weaver OF California fill.
bustcrcd against the measure
Mr.. Crisp submitted to the house the re.
port OF the committee OF elections upon
tho Thocbe.C Carlisle contest ted election case,
and it was ordered printed. Leave was
granted to the minority to file their indi.
vi,iual views.
In conclusion the committee reported
resolutions declaring Carlisle and not
Theobe elected.
SENATE.
The senate passed the bill rrfundns tho
direct tax. Five Republicans and five
Democrats voted in the negative. The
credit each state and territory and the
District OF Columbia u sum equal to all
collections made thereform from the citi.
Zcns or inhabitants thereof or other persons
under the direct tax OF Aug. 5, 1861. II
RENTS all moneys still due to the United
States under such act, and it appropriates
the amount necessary Tor the reimburse.
'nent; the sum collected direct from ind.
viduals to be held in trust by the state for
the benefit OF the persons from whom they
were collected or their legal representa-.
tives.
Senator Sabin introduced bill providing
Tor an appropriation OF $4,000 for range
or pier lights ut Duluth, kewaunec. Wis;
Charlotte liarbor, n. " and Port Wash.
inston, Wis. Also n bill allowing the city
of Grand Forks to build two bridges
Davis introduced a bill similar to
ono introduced by Lind in the
house placing the militiaman on the same
footing with the volunteer in the matter
OF his pension claim.
The Hale resolution, calm. for informa.
ton as to the employment and dismissal
OF Assistant District Attorney Wcstbrook,
oil Southern New York was adopted.
HOUSE.
After the reading OF the journal the
the speaker pro tenn. allied the house to
order and said;
II desire to say, in order to nlay un.
easlness and apprehension about the con-
dition OF our honorcd speaker, that he ia
inprocess OF recovery. and that tho occa.
sion which calls the present occupant to
the chair, will happily, trust, rapidly
pass away"
Mr.. Stone. OF Missouri. from the commit.
tee on pnblic lands. reported n resolution
calling on the secretary OF the interior for
information as to what legislation is nee.
essary for the disposal Of the public tim
Der lands SO as TO secure ut the Same time
the preservation OF the natural forest
lands at the headwaters of navign-
bic rivers and put within the
reach OF settlers q legal means OF providing
themselves with timber for building and
domestic purposes. Adopted.
The house passed the bill making an.
preparation to carry into effect the pro.
visions of the agricultural experiment
stations act.
The views OF the minority Of the election
committee on the Thoebc Carlisle con.
tested election case were presented to the
house by Lyman OF Iowa. The report
says:
Had the case been submitted to the com.
mittee on the record MS made at the
beginning OF the present session Of
congress there would not proba.
bly, have been u dissenting voice.
The vote would have been unani.
nous for the resolution adopted by tho
majority, but at the first meeting Of the
committee the contestant made u stron,
exparte showing. 1t believes that n rea.
sonablc showing having been made by tho
contestant, lie should in all Justice and
fair dealing be allowed to establish by lie.
gal and competent evidence, if lie can, the
allegations OF fraud made by him.