The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-19
FIFTIETR CONGRESS-.
Abstract OF the Proceedings Of the
Senate and House.

consideration and Mr.. Faulkner, O mem.
Der OF the committee on mines and mining,
from which the bill had been reported,
spoke in opposition to it. He regarded it
he said, al Il bill fraught with danger to
the country. After some discussion the
bill was laid aside.
The bill to admit the two Dakotas into
the union came up, and Senator Plat
made a very b and telling speech in it,
avor. TIL audience of senator's were
small, not over 25 being present al
any one time.
Senator Dolph introduced a bill provid
ing some $4,000 for paying the unpaiG
which, were presented to and credited by
the commission appointed to investigate
and audit claims for property OF white
citizens destroyed by Rogue River Indians
in the war of 1853.
HOUSE.
The direct bill was declared to be the
regular order.
Mr.. Oates offered O resolution for thu
appointment OF q committee to ascertain
ed by their bill is to be paid to claim
agents and lobbyists. The res olution went
over and the rest Of the day was spent in
parliamentary wrangling.
SENATE.
The senate passed the bill to authorize
the sale to aliens OF certain mineral lands.
Mr.. F~aulkner's amendment requiring q
majority Of the stockholders, trustees or
directors OF q mining company to be citi-
zens OF the United States a rejected-2O
to 81. The vote on the passage Of the bill
was yeas 81, nays 13. It reads as follows.
That the act entitled IAN act to restrict
the ownership OF real estate in the terri
tories to American citizens, etc, approved
March 8, 1887, shall not relate to or in any
manner affect the title to mineral lands or
mining claims in the territories OF
the United States, which may be
acquired or held under the mineral land
laws OF the United States, nor to mills or
other reduction works or property
used in the production OF metals from said
mineral lands or claims; but as to all such
mineral lands, mining claims, mills, re.
auctions works and other property, the
laws Of the United States and the terrific
| ries shall be, until changed by act OF con-
gress or an act Of the territorial ~legisla.
ture, the same as though said act had not
been passed.
| HOUSE.
The obstructionists in the honse are
more ~resolute thar they were a week ago
and within the last few days have added
to their numbers. They claim to have
made a positive increase from forty to
sixty. They are endeavoring to secure
two objects-frst, the support OF as many
influential newspapers as possible;
and second, to induce the Democrats as
q whole to unite in the house in favor oil
the motion to adjourn, which would
leave the direct tax bill not defeated but
Enacted upon. In the meantime, ii this
cannot be accomplished as a means 10 the
end an effort has been made to secure a
~ &H1 n@N~~ - -As~-
OF the existing deadlock. The hope has
been that filibusters could induce the eau
Gus to come to their terms.
The house continued in idleness, the on.
ly diversion being the chatting OF the alb.
sentees brought in by the sergeant. at arms
and songs and storytelling in the cloak
rooms.
Mr.. Sherman from the committee on for
eign relations reported back Mr.. Riddle
berger's resolution, offered some days
since, amended SO as to require the Presi.
dent, il not incompatible with the public
interests, to furnish any information in
his possession relative to a dispute under.
stood to exist between the government OF
Venezuela and the government of Great
Britain concerning the boundaries between
British Guinea and Venzeula. Adopted.
The Senate then took up the motion to
refer the Presidents annual message, and
was addressed by Mr.. Morrill,. who spoke
al great length. He predicted that should
the Mills bill become q law, American in
dust1ies would be crippled and the farmers
would have to make many sacrifices on
the altar OF Tree trade.
The senate resumed consideration of the
bill to provide for the admission of the
state OF Drkota md for the organization
of the territory OF North Dakota, and was
addressed by Mr.. Davis OF Minnesota.
HOUSE.
From2 o'clock until daybreak the mem.
bers OF the House sat patiently in their
seats or reclined on the more easy sofas in
the rear OF the hall. No motions we're sub.
mitted, no points OF order raised, no par
liamentary inquiries submitted. The house
was in Il state Of siege. At $3.50 a. IN. the
house was still constructively in session as
on the Sd inst.
Are we still in session." queried a new
conner OF Mr.. Burroughs, OF Michigan.
Eyes, you see us now in the very act OF
legislating for the whole people,"
|. At 10 O'Clock the first business of the
ful.
At 2 o'clock Mr.. Taulbee, OF Kentucky,
called attention to the fact that the House
had been constructively in session Tor
eight days, and continuously in session
for over 27 hours. In the interest, there.
fore, of good health and good nature, he
asked unanimous consent that a recess be
taken until 11:45 tomorrow.
MI. O'Farral, OF Virginia, objected, and
the House again sank into a state OF lin.
nocuous desuetude,' until six o'clock,
when q recess wac agreed to.
SENATE.
Mr.. Stewart offered a resolution, which
was adopted, calling ~ the secretary oil
state for information as to the case oil
John Prussia, a naturalized American citi.
zen, who has been impressed into the mill.
tary service OF France, and to other like
cases.
The senate resumed consideration OF the
bill to provide for the admission of the
state OF South Dakota and for the organ
ization OF the territory OF North Dakota.
Mr.. Turpie spoke in opposition to the
bill OF the majority OF the committee, and
in support of that OF the minority. South
Dakota, he said, was not q territory; it
was not q division Of the Union ut ali; it
raj merely a geographical expression. He
denied the right OF the people OF q terri.
tory to establish a.division OF it, and said
that the people of the whole Union had a
right to be heard as to the policy and pro.
| priety OF such division. ~
Mr.. Cullen spoke in favor OF the major
ity bill. The pertinent inquiry ought to
be, whether, in the first place, the territory
had q right to form itself into o state
government; and, whether, If so, it had
the requisite population, wealth and civil
ization to justify congress in admitting
her. Reviewing the history OF the question,
he declared that in every instance where q
vote WAS taken in favor of the admission
of the State OF South Dakota, the Repub.
lican senators had all voted Tor it and the
Dem ocrats all against it; and that when