The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-02-23
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On motion Of Mr.. Spooner, the bill for
the relief Of importers OF animals for
breeding purposes in certain cases was
passed in the senate. 1t directs the sec
rotary OF tho treasury to omit all duties
ing purposes, whether imported for the
importers own use or for sale; and pro-
vides that the TACT OF such Importation
shall be = sufficient defense in any pending
action
Senator sabin presented the following
petitions: ~
From the board Of supervisors Of ST.
the carrying out Of the orders OF the inte.
rior department in relation to the lands
along the line Of the Wisconsin
Central, claiming that il it was
lone the road would get 100, 900
acres more thar it was entitled to. From
the w. C. T. q. Of Minnesota, favoring the
removal OF the internal revenue tax ON
liquor. From the Duluth board OF trade,
favoring q naval reserve; also, one from
dorsing the action OF the Dubuque river
convention, and asking consideration
from congress for the recommendation OF
chat body. e
s.. HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appointment
OF the following special committee to in.
vestigate the labor troubles in Pennsyl.
vania: Messrs. Tilman of South Carolina,
Stone OF Missouri, Chapman OF Michigan,
Anderson Of Kansas and Parker of New
York.
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, from
the committee on the military affairs. re-
ported the bill for the purchase of certain
swords from the widow Of Gen. JAS. Shields.
Senator Sawyer, from the committee on
commerce, reported adversely the bill al
railroad right OF way for a bridge across
the st. Louis river from Connor's Pointto
Rice's Point. The report gave the pro-
posed bridge a great deal OF a roast.
Senator Plumb introduced q bill appro.
priating 100000 for a public building at
Emporia. Kan.
The bill granting the right OF way
through the Indian reservation to the
Billings & Clark's Fork Railroad company
wa reported favorably to the senate.
Mr.. Vest, from the committee on public
buildings, stated in the senate in reply to q
question from Mr.. Edmunds as to the ag-
gregate amount OF the bills for that pur.
pose now before that committee, that he
was unable to furnish the information;
but that the tariff bill and the Blair bill
would sink into insignificance as
compared with the estimates for public
buildings. The committee on public build
ings and grounds hoped to report a gener.
al bill on the subject and get rid, OF all log
ideas as to the value of the
publications Of the government print
ing office. He said he had a room in
Washington in which there. was several
hundred volumes Of public documents,
bound in calf at the expense of the govern
ment, which books he could notgive away,
trade off or sell. The money paid for
these publications might as we'll be thrown
into the Potomac river.
Mr.. Hoar introduced a bill to extend
the jurisdiction Of circuit and dis
trict courts OF the United States
to the great lakes aud their
connecting wa alter. It extends this jurisdic-
ton to all crimes and offenses now punish
able by law which may be committed up.
on the great lakes or any of their adjoin-
ing waters, on board OF any vessels belong
ing, in whole or in part, to
thereof, with like force and
effect as though such crimes were commit
ted upon the high seas. The bill provides
that the trial OF all such crimes and offens.
es not committed within any state. shall
be held in the district where the offender is
found, or into which he may first be
brought.
HOUSE.
The house passed a bill to discontinue
the coinage Of three-cent pieces.
The house passed bills providing that
such portions OF the consular reports
as refer to >, agricultural matters
shall be transmitted to the commissioner
OF agriculture for embodiment in his re.
ports, and amending the laws regulating
fees for exemplifications OF land patents.
The house discussed the bill re-
q%uiring subsidized railroads to MAIN
tain and operate separate telegraph
lines. Mr.. Dockery OF Missouri said the
simple proposition in the bill was to com.
pei the Union and Central Pacific compa-
MES to construct the telegraph lines re.
CURED by their charters, instead OF con-
tracing with the Western Union and CIV
ing a corporation q monopoly OF telegraph
franchises west Of the Mississippi river.