The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-05
FlFTIETH CONGRESS.
Abstract OF the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House..
SENATE.

Among the petitions and memorials pre.
sented and referred were several from the
Iowa Patrons OF Husbandry, asking that
agricultural products be equally protected
with manufactured articles; that foreign
immigration be restricted so as to keep
out all paupers and criminals; and that
all United States senators be elected by q
Tor the protection OF wool and wooden
goods.
Mr.. Allison introduced a bill appropri.
ating SIS, 600 to defray the funeral expen-
ses OF the late chief justice of the supreme
court OF the United States. Passed.
Mr.. Cullom, from the committee on ter.
~ritories, reported unanimously the resolu.
tions declaring it to be the sense OF the
Senate that new states should be admitted
into the Union only On the basis OF equali.
ty with the existing states, and that cou.
gress ought not to exercise any supervision
over the provisions OF the constitution OF
any such new state further than is neces.
sary to guarantee to each state q republi-
form OF government, that the territory OF
Utah should not be admitted until It is
certain that it's civil affairs shall not be
controlled by the priesthood.
The bill for the purchase OF land was
considered and debated at length.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced:
For the establishment of a ermanen
board OF arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain and Fran CO.
rendering the thanks OF congress to
Lieut.. A. w. Greedy and others for cour-
age, energy and fidelity in the conduct OF
the late scientific expedition to the Arctic
seas.
To equalize the salaries Of postmasters
n - nrooSlorks., 0 ,,.~~k~ 10 o4~
On motion OF Mr.. Cox, OF New York, the
senate bill was passed appropriating S..
0 to provide for paying the funeral OK.
penses OF the chief justice Of the supreme
court.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, from the com.
mittee on territories, reported the bill for
the organization Of the Territory OF
Alaska.
District business occupied the rest OF the
session.
Mr.. Sabin introduced q bill for the ap.
pointment OF a commission to establish
the boundary line between northern Min
nesota and the Canadian province.
Mr.. Blair called up the question OF the
second reading OF the bin introduced by
him some time sine to give preference to
disabled Confederate soldiers as between
mel who had been disloyal in appoint.
ments t. civil Office.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the second read
ing OF the bill. Without disposIng OF the
question the Senate took up the considera.
ton OF the House to provide for the pur.
chase OF the United States bonds by the
secretary OF the treasury, the pending
question being on the amendment author.
izing the deposit OF gold or silver bullion
and the issuance Of coin certificates therefor,
and Senator Teller addressed the Sapate.
Without reaching a conclusion the lie.
bate was postponed.
Mr.. Stone, OF Kentucky, from the com
mittee on war claims, reported the bill to
adjust the claims OF states for expenses in.
Cured in defense OF the United States.
Mr.. Holman called up the general public
land bill.
Mr.. Smith OF Wisconsin offered an
amendment providing that oil deposits OF
States shall be reserved to the United
States, and no further grant or patent
from the United States shall be held to in.
clude such deposits. No disposition was
made OF the amendment. and it was left
pending.
Mr.. FELTON, OF California moved to amend
by striking out OF the clause permitting q
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become a citizen to enter on the public
lands.
Mr.. Dawes introduced q bill to establish
courts for the Indians on the various res
ervations and to extend the protection OF
the law of the states and territories over
all Indians.
The senate then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON OF bills on the calendar. Among
the bills passed were the following: To
amend the act Of March 8, 1879, provid-
ing additional regulations for homestead
and e-emption entries OF public lands;
changing the boundaries Of the Yellow.
stone national park, and providing police
ing $2O,O 600 for the completion OF the
monument to Mary, the mother OF Wash
ington, at Fredericksburg, Va. To have
copies OF certain national medals struck
and delivered to certain depart ments and
to the various states and territories,
The total number OF bills passed was 81.
The house refused to pass the resolution
which calls upon the postmaster general
for information as to alleged instruction
Of his department which prohibits our own
citizens from using the mail on the SAM
terms that are granted to Canadians.
The bill was reported to prohibit aliens
from acquiring title to or owning lands
within the United States. House calendar.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation
bill. Mr.. Nelson, OF Minnesota, took ad-
vantage of the general debate to speak up.
on the tariff. 1t was not honest, he said,
to call men who favored tariff reduction,
free traders. The men who opposed all
forms of tariff reduction were not the only
friends Of American labor, nor were they
the only guardians OF American enterprise.
The question OF protection or free trade
was not fairly involved in the problem
congress had to solve. The question
was, whether the surplus should be got
rid of by ex~travagant expenditures, or
whether the taxes should he reduced. The
great body OF the people were agreed that
the surplus should be reduced by a reduc.
ton OF taxation.
The next question presented was whether
that reduction should be applied to the
tariff or internal revenue taxes. He sent
to the clerks desk and had read a letter
received by him from Chas. A. Philisbury,
OF Minneapolis, who, he stated, was a prom.
inent Republican, warmly commencing his
course in congress upon tho tariff question,
and declaring that 80 per cent. of the Dem.
ocrats and rs per cent. OF the Republicans
| OF minnesota agreed with him in his views.
The reading OF the letter was applauded
on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Funston, of Kansas, attempted to
put some questions to Mr.. Nelson, but the
have the hoor to himself, and took his
scat, not replying to Mr.. F%unston's chal.
lenge as to why he did not put wheat on
the free lst.