The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
Weekly Rsslns Of the Proeesdlass sfshs Senate
and House.
TharsdaY Jan, "a.

and Hease.
Thsrsday Jan. "a.
senate committee on territories should meet
tomorrow and give hearing to the visiting
Dnkotians and others or tho proposed
amendment to the omnibus bill.
The senate committee on appropriation
have concluded their work ON tho consular
nr'l diplomatic bill. An it came from the
house it appropriated 81 Al, 900: thesenato
committee increased the totnl to s2 $50, 900.
1iousE.-The senate thrift bill will bc prc
scented to the house at The earliest opportuni-
ty.. Theindications are thatit will be referred
to the committee on ways and means in nc.
cordancc without any special contest.
The delegation ill., congress from Missouri.
together with Speaker Carlisle. Mr.. Randall
and Other members Of the appropriations
tons of regret ut the death ofIseprcscntative
Barnes Of Missouri. The house und senate
adjourned as u mark of respect to the de-
ceased: The body of Mr.. Durnes was taken
to his home at st. Joseph, NO., tonight
Having arrived Mt the conclusion that nm
river and hnrbor bill. u paper is being circn.
lated among the members of the house and
very generally signed, requesting the speaker
to entertain n notion on the next Suspension
day to pass the measure under n SUSPENSION
of the rules.
Friday Jan. s5.
SENATE.-The senate today took up
the bill to declare unlawful trusts md
combinations ia restrain of trade und protluc.
ton. Mr.. Hoar offered nn amendment tocome
i'll an additional section. 1t provides TINT Il
one ofthe purposes ofsuch n combination shall
he to compel any person or partnership, cor.
n n mn, IN
from doing any lawful business, or to sell or
dispose ofnny lawful business, sucl, person,
partnership or company may sue for and re.
cover damages: also that any purchaser who
has Ton account of such combinnti0n) to pny
an increased price for the article purchased.
party to the combination. Agreed to. Mr.
Eustis called the attention of Mr.. Shcr-
man lin charge of the billy to the fact that
the bill did not seem to apply to exist
ing trusts: and he offered an amendment pro.
riding (ns an additional scction) that any
person Who ninety days after the enactment
OF the law, shall net as manager, officer, trus-
tee or agent of amy such combination. sl,ull
he liable to the penalties provided in the hill
The pension approximation bill was passed
by the senate with but one amendment an.
propriating $4,000 for rent ofpension ngeu-
ties.
IiorsE.-Betore the tariff bill went to tho
house from the senate this afternoon. there
was endorsed on it, in compliance with mo.
ton OF Mr. Allison, adopted by the senate,
the statement that the senate adlieres to its
amendments and requests n conference This
Is un unusual but not an unprecedented course
TO pursue. and is adopted for the purpose
Of cxpe.liting the consideration of tho
bill. This action Of tho senate caused
hers Of the house when it was nude known
to them. The impression in some quarters
was that the senate had very rlcvrrly trap
pei the ways and mehns committee. IL
would he out Of the ordinary course for
the house to refuse to accede
ference, vet il this request is granted
the result will be to prevent the ways and
means committee from passing upon
the senate amendments to the tariff
bill. Again it is argued that il the house
should refuse to comply this refusal would
put it in the position OF declining to second
the efforts of the senate to Fecure speedy ne
ton upon the tariff bill. Several members Of
the ways and means committee when spoken
to about the matter expressed the belief thnt
the request for u conference would not be
granted until the bill had gone through tho
regular course in the house and committee.
Monday Jan. ss.
SENATE.-The senate concurrent resolution
providing for the joint meeting Of the two
houses of congress on Wednesday,, Feb. IL.
to count the ELECTORAL votes was passed by
the house.
The senate adopted the amendment to the
stundry civil bill approprinting $4,000 for
investigating the best method of irrigating
the arid region.
The Republican senators have agreed upon
the course they will pursue In relation to the
nominations now pending or which will lie
nude between now and the 4th ofMarch.
Nominations to till vacancies caused by
denth or expiration OF commissions will be
confirmed if there is not very strong fight
made against the appointees, hut in the cnse
OF II man whose term would have expired ait
or Harrison q inauguration and whose resig-
nation at this time there is reason to pre-
sumo wns rendered 10 as to enable his sue
cessor to serve full term the nomination
will not be confirmed. The pigeon holes of
the various committees are full OF nomina-
tons.
HousE.-Springer introduced his omnibus
bill, providing for on enabling net for the nd
mission of the Territories of Arizona, Idaho
and Wyoming as states OF the Union.
Delegate Clifford OF Dakota introduced n
bill opening to settlement all that portion of
Dakota lying east of he Missouri river.
The senate bill was passed by the house ill.,
crensing the pension Of soldiers or snilors
who have lost both hands TO 800 per
month. The senate passed the army nurses
pension bill. 1t allows u pension OF s25
month to all women nurses during tho war
prior to August, 1865, who were approved
by Miss Dix, superintendent Of women nurses
or her authorized agent. orwho was specially
appointed by the surgeon general or other
proper United Suites authority, who per-
formed six months service, or were dsa bied
and honorably discharged.
Tuesday. Jan, 90.
SENArE.-The senate resumed considern.
ton OF the diplomatic appropriation bill. the
question being on Mr.. Gibson's amendment
to make the title of the ministers to Frnnce.
Germany. Great Britain and Russin. ambns-
sailors. 1t was agreed to: Yeas %; nays
-. Mr.. Davis introduced the bllt to increase
the rate of pension for the loss of one hand
or one foot, etc. which has BEEN reported
favornbly to the house.
Senator Platt IN still trying o nuke head or
tail out of he house omnibus hill for The ter
ritories. He il studying it section Ivy section.
The results Of his study hive been made
known to his associates on I lie committee and
it is not known when the next meeting will I've
held. The Northwestern senator's and the
Dakota people here are very hopeful that
some conclusion may be reached by the
committee and the senate in which
the house can concur. 1t is pretty well
understood that this s not possible unless
thS hOubE tue pTONlhtuU Hukllfs
statehood for South Dakota depend upon
the affirmative vote of North Dnkota and
that making it obliga tory upon South Da-
lota to hold constitutional convention,
even after voting in favor of the Sioux Falls
constitution. Some Of the Dakota people l,c.
lieve that Springer is SO crazy to get his bill
through this congress md take the glory of
admitting new states from the Republicans
that he will cone EIDE these points, or indeed
ony other that may be asked in conference
committee
HousE.-Thc COMMITTEES. on ways and
means met for the considerati ion of the sen
ate amendments to the tariff ill., The bill
and amendments were referred to the treas.
ury department in order to secure compute
tions az to the effect on the revenue of the
proposed charges in the law. There appears
to he IL wide opinion between the senate
finance committee in regard to the effect Of
the senate amendments.
Wednesday Jan. 80,
it is gathered from the tone of to. day = dis.
cussion in the senate that there is IL strong
disposition among II number of senators to
recommit the extra,lition treaty to the com
mittee OH foreign relations. the evil effects
of which, from the standpoint of tho admin
istration senators. would be to kill it ns fur
az this congress il concerned. At any rate
when the senate adjourned no date was fixed
for continuing the consideration of the treaty.
and it il somewhat doubtful whether il will
again be considered by the senate us ut
present constituted.