The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Not in session.


| ports on the bills To Greats IL court OF Gus.
toms and proposing constitutional
| amendment empowering congress to grant
| aiu to the common schools OF the states
Laid on the table.
| Mr.. pockerey. OF Missouri, from the
COMMITTEES ON pos.oiiiccs and post roads,
reported u bill authorizing the appoint
ment al division supcrintendents of the
railway mail service.
| Mr.. Nu:,ing. oi New York, offered n res.
olution calm. upon the secretary OF the
treasury for information in regard to the
| refusal oil the Canadian authorities to al.
low American wrrcking vessels and mach
inery to assist American vessels while in
distress i'll Canadian waters; and as to
whether Canadian wrcckins vessels and
machinery arc permitted to operate in
| American waters. Referred.
| Not in session.
Congressman Wilson presented in the
house II petition from the executive com.
mittee OF the W. g. Il. l.. of Minnesota
signed hy Mrs. II. Il. Herbert and Mrs. l..
5. Wright of led Wing Mrs. {. L.. Uay.
ward and Mrs. NJ a. Henderson OF Min.
neapolis. representing 1000 members
asking for tine abolition of the internal
revenue taxation upon whisky, claiming
that the imposition OF tho tax rendered
| the suppression OF the alcoholic ljuuor
traffic much harder.
MIR. Wilson Of Minnesota nDem.) spoke
III support OF the contrstee and declared
that men would be moral prrjurers if they
| did not vote their honest convictions r.
respective OF every party consideration.
| MIR: onthwaitc nj Ohio supported the ma !.
Iority resolution. and the house, without
reh ching vote, adjourned.
he house passed withsome amendments
MIR. Nelson's bill providing for holding
terms of court at Duluth st. Paul and
Winona. When the bill was reported from
the committee it had been amended to in
clude II term OF the circuit and dist riot
courts at Winona in addition to the one
proposed to he held ut Duluth. The change
made in the house WAS simply az to the
time Tor holding terms OF the court. 1t
provides that the circuit and district
courts shall meet ut the same time and
that st. Paul shall have two terms in a
year. In the bill the provision was that
these terms should be held at St. Paul
IN Juno and January, and in
the house the time was changed so that
the terms will he held in June and Drccm-
Der. The terms at Duluth will he held in
April both circuit and district.
The house continued the Lowry-Wllite
Texas member OF the majority OF the
committee on elections, spoke in support
OF the majority resolution and contendad
that the contrstee had failed utterly to
make proof OF his naturalization. Mr..
howell OF Illinois presented the case oi the
contestee and argued that he had com.
plctcly proved his citizenship
SENATE.
MIR. Hoar, from the select committee on
the celebration OF the centennial OF the
constitution, reported joint resolution
providin. ''in addition to such other cele.
bration as may hereafter I've provided
for. that the two houses OF congress shall
meet in the hall OF the house of represen.
tatives: that the chief Justice OF the
United States shall deliver an Grafton, and
that the president of the United States, the
justices OF the supreme court, the members
OF the cabinet, the executives OF the states
and territories and such other persons as
may hereafter be determined upon, shall
be invited to attend. Mr.. Ritldleberger
said that the pending resolution involved
an International matter, and proceeded to
speak vi matters in executive session,
when he was called to order by Senator
Sherman and sharply rebuked by President
ingalls,. The presiding officer directed! Mr..
fldtlebergcr to suspend his remarks and
promptly put the question on an amend.
lnent offered by Mr.. Hale to strike out of
the joint resolution the Introductory
phrase. The amendment was agreed to,
and the joint resolution passed.
Senator Platt began, but did not finish,
nspeecll on he presidents message. This
was one OF his ntteranccs:
Either the president in his message in.
tended free trade or else he was not deal.
ing fairly with the American people. The
method oil reduction proposed by the pres.
'lent means the absolute and final ,lestruc-
ton oil the protective system. 1t means
practical and absolute Tree trade SO that
the spirita and the result OF the message lead
to the same conclusion.
HOUSE.
The house finally disposed of the Lowry
White election case. After full discussion
Mr.. Crisp, chairman of the elections com.
mittee, moved the previous question upon
The resolutions submitted by he majority
OF the committee. MIR. Rowell of Illinois
moved as substitute the resolution pre-.
scented by the minority declaring the sit.
ting member (Whitc) entitled to the seat
The substitute was agreed to-yens, 1877;
nays. 100. The following Democrats voted
IN the affirmative with the Republicans:
Anderson OF Illinois. Riggs. Bliss. Bryce,
Burnes, burnett. Itynum, I'll. Campbell OF
New York, Chapman, Cochran, Collins,
Compton. Culberson, Dockery, Enloe,
Fisher, Ford, Forncy, Glass Hare, Laffoon,
Lanhnm, Macdonald, Mnloney, McAdoo,
Mckinney. McShane, Merriam, Neal, Mich
"las. uNrill Of Missouri, Phelan, Ran.
dali, Rayner, Rowland. Rusk, Sayers,
Shirey, Sowden. Springer. Stewart OF
Texas. Stone Of Missouri, Tarsney. Till.
man. Weaver, Whiting and Wilson OF Min.
nes0ta.
The resolutions as amended by the sub.
stitnte was then agreed to, thus confirm.
ing Whites title to the seat.
Among the bills introduced in the house
were these
Mr.. Gambler of Georgia. for rcfundins the
United states ! per cent bonds into q. per
cent bonds. Mr.. LAWYER, to protect the
consumers Of butter by requiring whole.
sale dealers to pay an annual tax OF
5000 and retail dealers to pay an annual
tax OF 81; also to repeal the olcomargarine
tau. Mr.. Henderson OF North Carolina, to
divide the surplus money in the treasury
on the first OF July 1883. among the states
and territories to be used in aid OF COM
mon schools; also. to repeal the tax on
notes oi state banks used AZ circulation.
MIR. Ruttcrworth OF Ohio introduced u
bill in the house to extend the trade and
commerce OF the taited States and Cana.
da: Tie following are points in the bill:
That whenever and as soon as he gov
eminent OF Canada shall permit all ar.
ticlcS oil trade. and commerce Of whatever
name or nature, whether the product of
the soil orof the waters OF the United
States or manufactured articles, live stock
OF all kinds and its products,
and all minerals the produce OF
the mines OF the United States to enter tho
ports OF canada free OF duty, then all arti.
cles manufactured in Canada and all prod.
ucts oil the soil and waters and all miner.
ais the produce OF the mines ofCanada and
all other articles OF every name and de.
scription produced in said dominion shall
be permitted to enter the ports OF the
United States free OF duty; provided. how
ever. that the provisions OF this act shall
not apply to any product or article upon
which an internal revenlH, tax is imposed
by the law of the United States.
SENATE.
The most important bills introduced in
the senate were the following:
Mr.. Sawyer, providing that all soldiers