The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-22
FIFTIE1H CONGRESS.
Abstract OF the ProceedIngs Of the
Senate and house.

senate and Aouse.
Tho fisheries treaty camo up and Scna-
Tor Morgan said he proposed to make the
speech he matlo in executive session.
Senator Sherman made the point OF order
that tho senator from Alabama was no.
discussing tho question before tho Senate,
but the resolntions, which could only bo
discussed by luminous consent. The pre-.
siding officer sustained the point OF order,
nut said he had no means Of enforcing tho
rule. Mr.. Morgan treated the ruling with
mdi,'rrehrennd Tor an hour and q half pro.
ceeded Will, the reading OF printed slips OF
MS speech in secret session, after which
tho senate adjourned.
In tho House the tariff bill, free lumber.
free fish, dispatches from st. Louis, cheers
for Thurman and waivimg the rctl ban.
dana, with now and tlun fired from tho
Republican side, ''lIavc you heard from
0r"gnn?" occupied the attention of Tho
statesmen.
The senate enjoyed u holiday to discuss
tho political situation.
Mr.. Nelson moved % non. concurrence in
the senate amendment to his bill pruvidl
Ing for tile holding of another term Of the
United Stntes court in the district of Min
ilesuta. The senate amendment provides
thnt u term uf court shall he held ON the
second Monday IN September Of each year
In Duinth.
An amendment I" tile Mills bill offered
by Mr.. Gr"svcnor Oh ohio, to exclude bulk
R',lt frou tine Tree list. a,lmittin. only ,lll.
ry nnd table salt, WAS rejected. Mr.. Bayne
"t Pennsylvania offered an amendment To
insert rice, CLEANED aud uuclcanc,l, in the
Tree list HcJrrt"l The four lines rclut-
ing 4" ilnN wete read, aud Mr.. Browne Of
Indiana moved to strike them out OF tho
free list
On motion Of MIR. Sliortiiau, the Senate
proceeded tn the consideration ~ the fish
cries treaty in "Jmu executive session aud
WAS nj lrrs1.'i hy Mr. t;ray in support nf
its fatlii,ntiuu
Among the bulls reported from the COM
,h''t"s aud placed an the calendar in the
Srnntc WAS tho Senate hill To with.
draw public lnnls in Floridn from
all but homestead rutrics.
Mr. GI"svci"r nf ohio offered n resolu.
tim assi.n,ng July ), I. ., 10, II mud "
for the consideration uf re,.rul pension
legisati"n, precedence tn hr gwen tu the
arrears. limitation reprai, and the cdeI,crml-
dent pension bills.
The resolution was accompanied by IL
long preamble. 4" tlr rri,Iinr of which, Mr.
Springer, "f lllunis, u'"rt"I.
The House then i,r'"r,,irl tu tho runsi-
drrn'i,u "i ,iistrr' Iailirss
Mr.. t'r"s>rn"r said he wnnte,l thu sol
iiers al the county to understand that
tile minority was utterly p"wc,rss tn r,Il
up II pension hill except with the consent
aud through thu will uf tho majority. as
Expressed by the committee on rules
Mr.. WOodiurn. al Nevada, uiuhc !, Bit
ter personal attack "n Mr. CuN, nf New
York. tnhima Tn his text extracts from
Mr.. Co.'s tarlff speech in which he rlnr,c-
teriHrd NcNadm as II "rUttrn borough,
and ridicmlcl lis representative in the
House.
Mr.. Strublr. of Iowa. aud Mr.. pinglcy, ut
Maine, criticised the committee on ulculiu-
lie liquor traffic for not having reported
measures To regulate or prevent the sale
oil liquors in the District uf Columbia.
SENATE.
a message from the president was prc.
scented returning, without his approval, n
pension bill, on the ground that the bone
ticiary had received no injury in the nrnv.
lteierrcd tn The committee ON pensions.
Also another ,iessnsr returning without
approval, bill relieving IL government
contractor for hay Of I'm indebtedness. vi
Sl,Ol2, incurred hy non fuliilment nf the
contract. Referred to- the committees IN
military affairs.
Tho senate then proceeded to the con
sidcrntion of the fortilicaton appruprii.
ti"n bill. and "ns addressed by Mr.. Dolpi
on tho subject Of coast tlcfcnses.
The bill went over without action, and
bill was taken up. It also went over with.
out action. and the senate adjourned.
IIursE.
the regular order OF business. the resolu.
tion reported from the committee on
postoiliccs chilling on tho postmaster zen.
"rnl Tor II tabulntc' statement Of disalluw-
ed post stmastcrs claims presented from the
State OF Kentucky under tho act of March
3. lSS3. The report on the resolution il
an adverse one. and The recommendation
is that it lie on the table.
The House then went into tho commit
too OF the whole Mr. Springer. OF Illinois,
in the chair OH tho Tariff bill
Mr.. Bynum, nf lndinnn, moved to-
strike from tho free list, flax, hacklel,
which was agreed to. The discussion oc.
cupied the rest of the day.
sESATi..
In the senate Mr.. Halo called UP Mr..
Morgans resolution as tn tho fishery
treaty, and made u speech upon it. The
senate then resumed consideration ON tho
resolution "iiered by Mr.. Stewart calling
for n statement of tho tale OF bonds since
April ]. lSSS.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lind made IL strong five minutes
speech in fnvor I'll the admission duty free
of machinery To he used in the manufacture
OF binding twinc. The Mills hill allows thu
admission OF material and machinery iur
the manufacture Of cotton hasuing for cot
ton and for the nlnnufnctur urc OF lutte sacks,
such as is used on thu Pacific coast for
bagsinr wheat, duty free. MIR. Lind nr.
sucd that il was IL matter OF simple Justice
TINT the privileges thus secured to the
Southern and West cunst farmers should
be extended To tn" Northwestern farmers.