The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-13
FlF1IETn oonaREss.
Abssrsot Of the pvoo>edtNeA Of tI,e
Senate and tioAe1. ~ .

nouumens 70 nary, the mother OF Wash.
s1,;o. smsion, :,s g. f,sedsret:bury Va; To have
ard delivered to certain depart ments and
To the various states and territorios.
dss total number Of bills passed wAs 81,
HOUSE.
Inc house refused to pass the resolution
nm rnifn calls upon the postmaater general
'oi hts department. which prohibits our own
citizens nom &sing the mail on the same
1er,ns m SnA& are granted to Canadians,
Al. Ian HOUSE then went into COMMITTEES Of
sls.s Wcole on the Indian appropriation
sau. Mr.. Nelson, OF Minnesota, took cd.
on the tariff. 1t was not honest, he said,
TO call men who favored tariff reduction,
free traders. The mon who opnoeed sli
forms OF thrill reduction were not the only
friends OF American labor, nor wore they
the only ru ardians Of American enterpriss.
ihe question Of protection or free trade
was not fairly involved in tho pr oblem
congress had to solve. The question
WAS, whether the surplus should be got
r1d OF by extravagant expenditures. or
: whether the taxes should he reduced, The
great body OF the people were agreed that
the surplus should be reduced by . reluc.
tion 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 prom.
inent Republican. warmly commanding his
course In congress upon the tariff question.
and declaring that 30 per cent oi tho Dem.
ocrs6 and 75 per cent. OF the Republicans
ni Minnesota agreed with him in his views.
Tho reading OF the letter was applaudsd
on the Democratic side.
Mr. Funston, Of Kansas. ATTEMPTED to
put some que 'tions to Mr.. Nelson, but the
slater remarked that the gentleman could
have the floor to himself, and took his
scat. not replying to Mr.. Funstons chal.
lenge as to why he did not put wheat on
the free list.
On motion of Mr.. McCreary, Of Ken.
tncky. Senate amendments were non.con.
Cured into the House bill authorizing the
President to arrange a conference for the
purpose OF encouraging reciprocal CONNER.
cial relations between the United States
and tho republics Of Mexico. Central and
South America and the empire Of Brazil.
The speaker states that, under spccial
order, the pending business was the consid.
Grafton ot the House bill granting pen.
SION OF ~, 200 per annum to Mary 8.
Logan. and the Senate bill increasing to
$1,000 year the pension OF Appolin A,
Blair.
After a lengthy discussion, the Logan
on was rassed-yeas 154: nays. 95-and
the Blair bill was passed-yeas, 14S; nays,
vi. The house then took recess until
evening which was devoted to the con.
sideration OF private pension bills.
SENATE.
Mrs. Gen. John A. Logan's pension bill
A'assed without opposition.
The senate then resumed as the uniinish.
oil business the house bill for the purchase
nfUnited States bonds Ivy the secretary OF
the trean,Iry.
Without action the senate went into OK.
eclltive session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mills. Of Texas, chairman Of the com.
mittee on ways and means, reported the
Mills tariff bill, and it vas referred to the
committce on the whole.
Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, submitted the
minority report which was ordered print
cd.
Mr.. McNiillin, of Tennessee, on behalf Of
the committee on ways and means, an.
n0unced the committee would seek to have
the House consider the thrift bill on April
IL.
resolution was introduced directing
the committee on military affairs, IN addi-
''on =" the inquiry it IN now prosecuting in
regard 10 the official publication of the
war of The rebellion to inquire and report
IN reference to the feasibility and advisa.
bility of completing the publication Of
these records under the supervision and
control OF IL joint committee OF congress.
MIR. Grain, vi Texas. moved. to suspend
the rules and put upon it's passage his
Joint resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment changing the time for the an.
Hual meeting of congress.
Mr.. Randall. from the committee on
rules. reported q resolution designat ting
certain days and evening sessions for the
consideration 0f measures to I've called up
hY certain c0mmittreA in some cases par.
tic,larisins the bills to be considered, the
resolution was adopted.
SENATE.
Petitions were presented to send United
States troops to hicago to protect tho
aircs and property Of citizens against the
socia'ists OF Illinois aud Iowa and to pre-.
serve the mineral lands of Montana for
citizens of the United States.
The resolution heretofore offered BY Mr.. |
lihldlcberger to suspend 80 much OF the
rules as provide for executive sessions dur.
ing the consideration Of the fisheries
treaty, was taken up and though discussed
at considerable length was not disposed OF
but referred tn the committee on foreign
relatione.
The rest Of the day was devoted to the
consideration OF tho bond bill, upon which
many speeches we're made.
HOUSE.
The House went into u committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Hatch. OF Missouri, in the
chair. on the consideration OF tho bill to
refund to certain States direct taxes paid
by them.
The following bills were passed:
Appr"priating S20G. O00for the construc.
tion OF an arsenal for repair, storage and
distribution OF ordnance and. ordnance
stores ut Columbia. Tenn.
Providing for the promotion OF officers
OF the arms after 20 years continuous
service in nne grade.
Senate bill for the organization Of an
army hoard TO inquire what is due by the
United States to John b. Read for the use
OF his invention in proiecties.
SENATE.
Mr.. Palmer introduced bill To test and
try the science OF spelling and TO provide
Tor establsl,in. 100 schools for that pur
pose tileing the same hill introduced in the
house by Mr.. Lawler.)
The bill granting to- the Billings, Clark's |
Fork Il City railway the right OF way
through the Grow Indian reservation was
taken from the calendar for consideration.
A provi.ion was inserted that no part Of
the route should touch the Yellowstone |
National Park and the hill was passed;
yeas .! naysJ5
The bill for the purchase oiland came up
again and was discussed all day.
HOUSE.
After the reading OF the journal an effort |
was made by the friends OF the special or.
der-the direct tax bill-to mako an ar.
raugement by which a final vote upon the |
measure would be ensured; hut Mr.. Breck. |
enrdse. nf Arkansaa, objected.
The opponents Of the bill then resorted |
to fill clustering tactics and the entire |
day was consumed in voting upon dilatory |
questions submitted by the opponsnts Of |
tho bill and though the session lasted un
iii midnight. no vote was reached.
! The March product OF the Calumet Il |
Hecla Copper mine was $3.50 tons the
Tamnrack, Gl3 tons; the Osceola, 10 tons; /
the Franklin, ~ tons the Atlantic, 25Gs /
tons, and the Huron. l25 tons. At this |
rate the French copper syndicate will
have all that it can nasticate.
The case of Jacob Sharp came up IN the |
supreme court OF New York. The judge |