The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL
Weakly Rssans 81 the Proceedings 81 tAs ssaals
and House.
Friday, IAN. 4.

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sENATE.-The senate resumed work on the
0arih bill and q long and decidedly uninter.
esting debate was the result.
Mr.. Hale introduced o bill to ~reorganize
and equalize tho rank and pay Of the person
mel OF the navy, The bill provides that
there shall be on the active list OF lin officers,
! admiral, ! vice admiral, 30 rear admirais,
10 c~ommodores, 45 captains 90 command.
err, 100 lieutenant commanders. 323 heuten-
ants. zoo ensigns and the number oil naval
cadets now allowed by law.
Mr.. Sherman, from the COMMITTEES on for
eign relations, reported q resolution which
was agreed to, calling on the president for
correspondence and Information touchine e
cent occurrences in the Island of Hayti, both
AZ relates to the government there, and to
the seizure and delivery of the American yea
sci by the Haytian republic.
Notes.-The house next took up the Mic
araguG canal bill. with the amendments or.
iered to it in committee Of the whole, on
which the previous question was or
dered before the holiday recess. The
amendment offered by Mr.. Holman, provid-
ing that nothing in the act shall Be con.
strued to commit the United States to any
liability on account Of the Nicaragua com-
printed on every bond, certificate Of stock,
or other obligation issued by the company,
agreed to. The amendment offered by Mr..
Williams, providing that no certificate Of
stock shall be issued until at least 10 per
cent cent shall pc paid or in money; that the
of the same shall be paid In; that no bonds
in excess of the amount Of the capital shall
amount to IS, OOO, 900, was agreed to-veas
100, nays IS. The amendment offered by
MT. Bland, reserving to congress- the right to
alter, amend or repeal this act and to reg
uiate the tariff rates for the transportation
OF persons or property, was agreed to-. The
bill pasEed-yeas 157. nays "a
Saturday, Jan. s.
sENATE.-Senator Plumb introduced q bill
TO create q customs commission and define
It's duties, which was offered to the commits
tee on finance. It's object is to establish q per
manent customs commission in the treasury
department. which shall make Investigations
respecting the working of the tariff, at which
gress and others when called upon.
The investigation into the conduct Of
the supervising architects office by O senate
subcommittee began. 1t was developed that
Architect Freret has awarded contracts for
the Preparation Of plans for four or Ave
buildings to architects in Washington, and
that clerks employed in his Office are working
on these plans out of Office hours.
HoUsE.-Mr. Springer introduced in the
house q joint resolution proposing a con-
stitutional am endment authorizing congres
to make a uniform law of marriage and di-
vorce. ~E%
The greater part of the time in the house
was occupied in fIi-bustering against the
resolution to abolish, for the remainder OF
the session, the call ofstates for the intro
duction of the bills on the first and third
Mondays of each month. Nothing was ac-.
complished. "
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motion of Mr.. Allison the ex.
listing order as to the vote on the tariff bill
was extended by the senate for one day, in
consequence OF this days session huving been
occupied by the Panama canal resolution, so
that the vote on the tariff bill is to be taken
The senate adontad tho Joint ros,,,+;o,
lating to Panama. The vote was 40 to B.
Messrs: Blackburn; Hampton and Vance vot-
ing in the negative. The resolution reads:
Resolved, That the government Of the
United States will look with eriou concern
and d~isapproval upon any connection of any
European government with the construction
or contro! OF any ship canal across the
and must regard any such connection orcon-
ests of the United States.and as a menace to
their welfare. That the president be aud is
hereby requested to communicate this ex-
Rressloh o. tne views OF the government ofthe
o me- Ss 70 70 tne governments OF the
'oun.lles ., europe
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pensions to-day agreed to report favorably
a bill to increase the pensions Of disabled
veterans. Under this bill the pensions will be
increased as follows: For the loss Of an
arm above the elbow, the pensions will be in
creased rom $s6 to W; for the loss Of an
from $30 to $36;> for the loss OF an arm at
the shoulder, the pension is increased from
$40 to $50. The increases provided for
the loss OF the leg are the same. In cases
Of total inability to perform manual labor
loss of both arms and Ieos The nana;an = /. inc ny
creased to $50.
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bill was introduced by Senator
sherman proposing numerous changes In the
laws regulating the election of congressman.
~ for p rsnnasant taa ;sa ait ;a NAY !. iSSO, elections
~ I,,o45 ieeSsaS~aslses ~ .oneIess shai pe con.
un5 81. d 1917 70 ele Provlsiohs OF tne Dill
tha o ons tss,s q =, .ae s1ates may oirect
Ine e,ec1loh oI PRESIDENTIAL electors IN the
saIae mauner, cae e1peuse OF tne eiection IN
Surh cases 70 % paao OUT OF tne iederai treas
Inc senate iurtner considered the tarin bill.
Soeo'n Dassihg formed the man topic OF
discussion.
HoUsE.-The deadlock in the house was
broken today by the recommittal Of the
resolution to change the rules: The vote
republicans voted in the affirmative: Ander.
son ofIowa, Anderson ofKansas, Baker ofIIli.
nois, Cheadle, Finley, Fuller, Gest, Lehlbach.
and Turner Of Kansas, and the FOLLOWING
Democrats in the negative: French, Hayes,
Hopkins Of Virginia, Cultivate, Sprinser'
Tarsney. Townshend and Weaver.
The COMMITTEES on Indian affairs of the
house met and agreed to put the Clifford
Sioux bill among it's measures to be called up s
~ ConSiueTauon oi the committees Gay on