The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-03-08


The other land laws OF the United States
are declared invalid so far as these lands
are concerned. This is to exclude the des-
ert lands from the operations OF the bill.
Senator Platt introduced a bill providing
for an amendment OF the law restricting
bonded indebtedness Of cities in the ter.
ritories so AZ to allow Sioux Falls, Oak. to
issue additional bonds.
HOUSE.
In the house. tho bill to increase the limit
OF cost Of the Winona public building was
reported favorably from the committee on
public buildings and grounds. It was
shown by the report that the prospective
building, as now provided for, was toe small
for the town and that the first 800, 600 ap.
propriated for the site and building is made.
quate. OF it SIS, 900 went for site, SO, 600
will be needed for heating and $4,000 for
which to erect the building. Mr.. Wilson's
bill provided for an incease to 5000, 900.
The committee fixes the limit at $3.50.
600. A bill was also reported from the
the same committee appropriating
$3.50, 900 for a public building at
Sioux City. Iowa. Mr. Struble's bill call
ed for 100000. The house passed both
of those bills. also:Mr. Nelson's bill appro.
priating $3.50. 600 for a public building at
Duluth. During the consideration OF the
latter bill, MI. Bland opposed it, and took
occasion to sandwich in an occasional re.
mark IN silver coinage. During its consider.
alton, Mr.. Shively OF Indiana sent to the
clerks desk and had read an extract from
Proctor Knott's famous Duluth speech.
Mr.. Guether OF Wisconsin arose to the
parliamentary inquiry: "Mr. Chairman.
would it not be in order to ring the
chestnut bell on that old Duluth
anoach2D A ,,oparo1 o,1ob want ~
Mr.. Clifford presented in the house q
petition from the w. C. r. U. OF Dakota in
favor OF the removal OF the internal rev.
emu tax on liquor. 1t is signed by Helen
NJ. Baker OF Chamberlain. and D. E. Hyde,
D. w. Meyers and NJ. G. Cline. Mitchell.
He also presented q series OF resolutions
from the board OF trade of Big Stone City,
OAK, ~favoring the improvement OF Lakes
Big Stone and Traverse. He also present.
OF Dakota asking for a service pension bill.
sENAT e.
Senator Wilson OF Iowa introduced a
bill to appropriate 500. 900 for a public
building at Burlington, Iowa.
Senator Sabin introduced a bill d.
recting the secretary of the interior
to proceed forthwith by such agents
n commissioners as he may
appoint, not exceeding five in
number, at a reasonable compensation, to
be fixed by him, to confer with the Crow
Indian tribe relative to the purchase from
them by the United States OF that portion
OF their reservation lying south OF the Vel.
lowstone river and west OF the Clark's
Fork river.
Senator Davis presented these:
A petition signed by n large number OF
influential citizens OF Minnesota. including
ex-Governors William r. Marshall and J..
s.. Pillsbury, praying congress to grant a
pension OF $50 a month to Pierre Botti-
a petition from H. II. Hermason and thir.
ty-six other ex-soldiers praying for the
passage OF the per diem pension bill.
Senator Sabin presented the following:
Resolutions from the city council OF Wi.
o favoring the resolutions of the Du.
buque river convention; resolutions adopt
ed by the chamber of commerce OF Mime
apolis protesting against cert ain proposed
changes in the interstate commerce act
that it says are intended to hinder
s teaasp01 rn"nins t Rass1sG cs HSsi sn',:
liar resolutions by the Duluth board
Of trade; a petition from thirty.four
ex.Union soldiers OF Candy, Mimi, favor
ing the passage OF the per diem service
pension bill; a petit n OF H. FL. Climate
and fifteen other citizens OF Minnesota
praying for a revision of the wool tariff in
accordance with the recommendations of
the wool growers and manufacturers con-
~vention held in Washington.
The senate discussed the bill granting
pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors who
are incapacitated from the performance OF
manual labor and providing for pensions
to dependent rela tives OF deceased SOL
diers and sailors. Mr.. Henderson
supported the bill. He gave the his
tory of the bill that passed in the last con-
gress and was vetoed by the president. He
spoke of the veto as a 'destroying yeto''
and as being coached in words OF con.
demnation and much verbosity."
HOUSE.
Mr.. Springer reported adversely, from
the committee on territories, the bills for
as separate states. and Mr.. Baker, of New
York, presented minority reports on the
same measure.
The speaker pro tenn laid before the
house a communication from the secretary
OF the treasury transmitting an estimate
OF $500. 900 for the beginning OF the work
OF construction OF the new military post
at Highwood, near Chicago, IN. Referred.
The speaker pro tenn said that he de.
sired to present"the petition Of ohm Neg
ley and "a, 999 others. merchants and
citizens OF New York and Brooklyn, repre-.
senting their sentiments in relation to the
letter carrier and postal clerk bills now
pending in the House. It.also included the
signatures of IL, 900 postal employees in
Pittsburgh and other places. Heidi not see
how it could we'll be put into the petition
box. (The petitions filled a handsome
black walnut box about two feet high,
with a suitable inscription in gilt letters
upon it.)