The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Weekly n.ssps Of the rrocesalnss orths Senate
and Ilouss.
Thur,lay. Feb. :,


the Jurisdiction of the courts below was
passed by the senate
a Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment TO tho constitution declaring that the
right to- vote shall not he abridged ly the
United States or any state on account of sex
was !a%ornblr reported by Senator Blair
FROM lie select committee on woman sui.
irngc
a bill introduced by Senator Daniel to-day
provides that amy American citizen over
twenty.one years of age WHO shall have
passed the Observation-Disclosures and have
been found qualified, shall lie furnished by
the civil service commission with II certificate
~ the i,ct and shall tl.ercupon he eligible TO
appointment lo ANY position TO which said
examination applies without further formal
ity, ii TIL" quota nj his state or territory il
not already full.
liorsE.-lntlr house Mr.. HOLMAN. for the
committee on public lands reported back III.
semitic hill providing. that the public lands OF
the United States now subject to privat" en-
try. or adapted In and chiefly valuable iur
agriculture, shall hr disposed oiacroiriing Ia
the provisions nj he homestead laws only.
An amendment was adopted repeating the
communication ,lnusp oi The homestead law
Mr. Weaver showed ~ disposition to object
In the i,nmrdiair consideration. because lie
regarded lis langHa%c ;is Ambiguous. II did
uoi in terms repeal 10 TIE desert land and
timber culture laws Mi. HOLMAN gave as
s'lT;iEt" liHl III Az. tAlstNu II
would he removed i'll conference. An amend
m"nt WAS adopted allowing persons who
have abandoned or relinuui>lird their homo
stead entries to make another entry. The
bill was passed.
Friday Feb. s.
SHvArr.-Tlie senate passed the house till
tn quiet title 10 lands on Tho Dcs Moincs
river in Iowa Til" consideration Of the hill
lr'l TO ~ hrieid-cussion. Senators Evar,S and
Wilson OF Iowa taking part. II was bill
%; this charac,r, passed by The las, congress
that President Cleveland vetoed ut the s,Ie-
.rsiion of iieMton j Hall now commission
n o patents. thea 81 member of congress
from III" prs Muipc.; district. and the only
Iowa member oi congress who opposed or
vetoed against '!r' bill.
Tie senate pa>sc! the leasla,'i" appropri-
ntion hill. The pension appropriation hill
las I" which ther" WAS - motion to reconsider
prudinal was amended in relation 10 br
,lcrks for pensions and Ia payments for por-
'ions OF quarter ur Ia III" death of Il lrl,-
sonrr. and III" h wa- again passed. The
house passed the army and agricultural up.
propi;ali"M bills.
liorsr.-rtr ''protocolc'' Cor official
minutrs) of til" conferences on SHinunr nf
!nirs held in This city in lSII together with
additional correspondence on tho subject
were laid hcIor" puii@rc>s t1 day. In his let
lrr OF iIT!n>mi''n. President Cleveland says
The governments ri Germany aud Great
Britain have consented 10 their publication
Tile documents ave very long.
SATURDAY. Feh.9.
S!NATE.-Ttc fertilization appropriation
Till was taken up in the senate. An item of
5000, coo was inserted for the purchase OF
movable submarine torrc'iocs. impee,, and
controlled M vii! by power from shore sta.
,ions. Tile amendments reported from the
'"mmlt;"" ON appropriations were agreed to,
and ,h' hill passed
Senator Snbin INTRODUCED in the senate to.
tlny Hills clearing Tie military records of
1uhu Chase aud icor.c g. Widnr He also
reported f;s:or;lby rom the committee ON
indian affairs bills granting the Duluth l.
Mi.ni."g road night of way through the
White Earth Indian reservation and grant
mr. the >'.mr privilege Ia the ST. Paul, Mime.
lpois \ Manitoba road
llorSi:.-on motion OF Mr. Thomas of Wis.
'onsn the house passed. the senate bill
authorizing ILL" construction of II bridge
n,ross Eli" Mississippi river ut La Crosse
VII.
TIL" Democratic members of the commit
lee on ways aud means have been earnestly
ting and working upon the tariff hill
aud The present expectation is that they will
10 nj lie To report To the house upon the sen
nte amendments next Tuesday. The n,lir,.
lions are that the report will he confined Ia
the recommendation thai the semitic amend
mrntS lir rejected for LESSONS stated. IL will
nrguc upon the l,asi$ of the treasury igur.
ing) that when account is taken of the oper.
alton OF the package clause and other adj
minlstrative TEXTURES OF the bill, us
well rs of amendments whose affect cannot
hc stated i'll advance. but which must result in
increased revenue the total gross reduction
made by thu I'LL s II came from the senate
exclusive of the internal revenue srrtinns)
sill not exceed $5,O0Ou00.
Monday Fob. IL.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
Up i'll the SENATE today. The amendment
exported by the COMMITTEES on appropria.
ions for lii" construction of two steel crus-
RS. or rlinboats of 500 to l 200 tons dis
placement. to cost. in the aggregate Tex
'l,lsiTe "f armainent) not NOR" than $780,
100: of one steel cruiser OF about
.O0o tons, at IL cost of not more than
100000: aud of one ram for harlor defense,
was agreed to without discussion.
The secretary of the navy sent to he senate
III answer I" the resolution Of Senator Chan
Her as 10 the expenditure of the funds for re-
airs and construction the first six months
D! the fiscal year. TIL" object of Chaudrr's
resolution was I" make il clear thu; The Az
'roprln,ions for this purpose for the entire
iscai year were nearly exhausted in the first
'iX months, aud that they were expended for
rhmpngi purposes The answer seems to
.!lsIan his theory. A; all events it shows
mat the disbursements in ile navy years nd
;rchi To the ilosr states increased vcry rapid
Nshori!y before The election aud that the
ii!olim; expended diminished quite Us RAPIDLY
immediately after The election
soinninous substitute has been reported
To the SENATE ior the bill passed by the house
10 proven, thr use of the nails for he pur-
pose oil swn'li!n. by tile green goods game. :"
lie substitute makes il unlawful for any per-
son to use or indu'c another person TO use
tho mails 1I,. II al Iuii N, 1,
me negotlnsion or sale u: pretended counter.
al money or securities, under penalty OF II
line OF 5000 or imprisonment Tor eighteen
months. ar ho' The use nf IL fictitious
nam" or address for this purpose is :lsn
made unlawful and >uh"', 10 the sam" pen.
atty
itorsE.-lll" secretary OF wnrtoday trans
United to the house Il statement of til. chief
signal officer of ii h" army setting forth the
very Unsatisfactory condition of the signal
:orls AMI the nriticicnry of The present lien.
tenants ot that corps. Gen Grrely urges tile
passage Of; reorganization bill for the i'm
prnrrncnt OF the snrvir" generally.
The speaker to-day appointed Representa-
'lvss Ermnl,'rout of Pennsylvania and Baker
Of New York to ac, ms ircis for le house in
romntihg the 9 LHrtor;,l vote Wednesday.
Representative" Grosvrnor today offered n
resolution I" investigate recent events in
tho Second congressional district Of Arkan-
~
ai Hon. John u. Clayton of tia, state.
lhe houscconiinittcronp public lands TO day
reported the foilownehil Whereas. certain
settlers III township: l35 and 1:,G. range 81
north. aud 1874. ritnge 81 north Hr;tinser
oun'y. n;.k.. find that by reason of u mist axe
III nc preliminary survey their homestead
riaNsare OH lands oftllr Northern Pacific rn-
road rather than on government sect ions it liz
provided and empowered to give relief to
such homosteuders or Others as hive lean
adversely affected hr the government survey
nv an exchange OF lantls with the Northern
rncif'. railroad. section for section or frnc.
ton thereof rs the interests OF the parties
may appear SO as to admit Of the company
taking other lands within the idcmnity limits
III lieu oil the tracts covered by real SETTLE
nient: Provided, that thesaid railroad com.
pany viii become party to said exchange
That the homestead residence of five wears
required for holding said lands shall date
from the first occupation of said settle.
ments."
Tuesday Feb. IL.
SENATE.-lt is fully expected that Senator
Stewart will make his report within n few
daN" upon the alirn ownership OF mines and
mine property in the tcrrit cries of this coun.
try. 1t shows that the foreign capital in.
vrstr, in mining stnrks in the territories
TX S2O.Ii'3, 100 Dividends paid to foreign
eis. 81 ,T37 500: and that the foreign in.
ves:ols contributed to labor in this country
$4,000 900.
In the executive session of the senate to.
day senator Plumb. from the committee on
agriculture. favorable reported the nominn-