The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-19
Saturday. OFT. 0.


promise, and again the bill went over under
The rules.
Saturday, Oct. q.
Sl:SsrE-On Monday the tariff hill will bc
taken up, Senator Allison will make II speech
in support of the semitic substitute. The hill
will b" temporarily laid aside whenever the
coaJrrrr"s "n The @"nrl;, deficiency Till rc;lrl,
an agreement With this exception il is IN.
I"~lcd To command The attention of he son.
nj" until disguised Of. The assertion is
mad. by some Republican, senators that the
hill will m llssel within three weeks,
iI"rHr.-Mr. lian"rn, hrin,s asked what
the prospects were of the passage of the bill
oi The 500 Il Southwestern Railroad com.
rnnN for II hri,lG" lcroSs the Mississippi at
Alma. which il he ill to whici, MIR. Nelson,
"i Minnesota Objected and that it would mn.
duuh:rtlly pass wien Il quorum is present
which will not h" I i'll after election. MIR
l!au.eu accuses Mr. Wilson. of Minnesota, oi
aiding MIR. Nelson in killing this bridge bill
ut t.ecXlcnsr of (Wiison's) constituents.
Monday Oct. $.
SENATE.-'rhe Senate confirmed the follow
ing nominations l.. w. Crofuot undC. f.
Irmpl"lun. associate justices of Dakota
John III. Ohcrly, commissioner of Indian
affairs.
MIR. Blair offered n resolution which was
laid over c;illing on the president for infor
nation as TO he trial !ortrrason, conviction
ar execution in Canada on the 10TH
ri November, lSS:i, of Louis. David RE
who claimed to have been IL naturnlizcd cit
izrn OF the United States, and whether the
procrclngsin the case were according to dus
!rorrss uf law including the presentation ol
III" fac, of lticl's citizenship and decree of in
sanity.
1lorsE-At nninformal conference of sevcra
Democratic members of the committee or
ways and means il WAS decided that il woul
not l'e polite under prcscn; conditions fol
the Democrats. in the house to- send any rcso
luton "f adjournment to the senate.
The Yellowstone National Park bill was
taken up. hut not for consideration. Ii WI.
pushed forward Ivy Mcltac of Arkansas il
the absence of Holman of Indiana, who j,
opposed to the bill. us II suggestion f0
speeches on other subjects. Two member
were allowed to make tariff speeches undc
cover ul il, aud then Mclsae Withdrew it, i
is moi likely 10 got consideration this session
and not at all If Holman can prevent it
Should il pass the house the committee
amendment given the Cinmnbar Il Clark
Fork railway right of way through the I,arl
woul,; probably SIT Vest 81 will that IL
would go to work and kill his own bill.
Tuesday. Oct. o.
SESATE.-'rhe resolution offered by Mr.
Blair calling Gn the president torinlurmutiOi
in matter OF liz trial. conviction and exccu
tion of itir for high treason in Canada il
1855 was taken up in the senate, an,
long statement in reference to j
WIS mad" by Mr.. Blair, who based TIN
! resolution ON the ground that Ric
was n nanrili1rd American citizen. TIL
resolution WAS referred to the committee OF
foreign relations.
On motion "f Mr.. Spooncr the house bill
I" autlluril" til" bmilding of II bridge %
bridges nrross th" Mississippi river at l.,
crosse. Wis, was passed by the senate will
amendments.
The hill az to the counting
Of The presidential votes passed the senate
! II directs that the re ,iiicntes an,
lists nf votes for president and vire-prcsi,en
Of the United States shall he forwarded tt
(, the president of the senate forthwith nftc
! the s,sonh Monday in January. on which tn
electors shall give their votes; and that soc
! ti"n II "f The Revised Statutes is hereby Is.
| amended as to read as follows: Whenever
| certificate ot votes from amy state has no
been received at the seat of government Ol
! the fourth Monday Of the month in which
their llrrtin" shall have been held the secrc
tary "t state shall send n special mcssenge
! To The district Judge in whose custody ON,
certificate of the votes from that state lu,
! been lodged. aud such Judge shall forthwith
transmit HAT list TO the seat of government
Ii"rsE.-'l'l,e house has passed hill az
| prnpriatin;s S:O.0O0 for the enforcement q
! tibet lincsr exclusion act.
| Mr.. Nelson on behalf of the Indian commit
IL" called np IL Hill for the disposal OF TIL
agricultural lands embraced within the limit
ct the I'imstomc Indian reservation, in Mir
n"s"'a. Mr.. Taylor of Ohio raising tn
point OF no quorum on the motion Of goin
INTO III" committee OF til" whole ON the hill
the measure WIS withdrawn.
| The conference report on the bill to allo,
! PERSONS who have rrlnUuisllul Homestead
entries to make another entry was agreed t,
| hy the house. The conference report on tn
deficiency hill w;ls agreed To by both til
senate nmlt' house.