The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-01

reception o, the conference report on that
that BILL and the filibustering against its
consideration, we're the result Of On intina.
ton from the president that lie would prefer
not to have to choose between the approval
Of the bill or n direct veto. faction on tho
hill is delayed beyond tomorrow, or il there
should be n failure on the part Of the sennte
committee on enrolment bill to deliver the
bill to the president before next Thursday,
the president may avail himself Of the consti.
tutional right to hold the Till ten days, which
would carry it over the 18th ofAinrch. when it
could not be signed, and would therefore
.ail.
Representatives affoOn from the committee
on expenditures in the war department, re-
ported to the house Il substitute for the bill
introduced by Representatives e. II. Brcckin-
ridge, providing for the creation in the war
department ola bureau Of harbOrs and wa
terways to undertake all river and harbor
improvements. The substitute provides for
the creation of such department to be Of
cr,rd by Il corps Of United States civil on.
gineers. composed Of an equal number Of
military officers and civilians.
Wednesday Feb. 90.
SENATE.-t'ongreSs has done all IL can do
for the four n0rthe territories. and did it
at the last frankly aud gracionsly. The re.
port of the conference committee was agreed
to by both houses this afternoon. Ivy the
house Of representatives in fifteen minutes
without n division and by the senate after
an hour Of scEsclass debatc. Also without Il
roll call. II now goes to I'll" president for
his 81 natu ,r.
The prrsl,lun, ,o-ny sent 10 congress all
the correspondence wlrl, has taken place be-
tween this government, and the government
of Great Britain in regard To the dismissal of
Lord S;.rkNiil;' West as minister of Great
Britain to the United States. Most of the
correspondence has already been published
The senate committee on Indian affair held
- meeting 1" consider the Sioux bill passed
i'y tllr huls' Sum" days ago. A conclusion
was reached! and the Till will lm reported to.
morrow and passed by the senate. Few
changes were made in HE Till except that the
Indian Defense association got IN it's work to
y considerable cAtrnt and the Sioux are 10
have $ll,OOO.OuO rud cash as an indirt-
mcnt toward giving their consent to the
opening of HE reservation.
Hnrsl"-'rhc pnstpunemcn, OF the election
OF congressman in the new states until the
first Tnstiay i'll October may have no import
ant lmaring upon The cnl f0r:n est r,l session.
Those who are opposed tOan extra session
will insist 'ha, il will hc inrxpcdcnt to ut
tenn to organic" the house and to enter up
on the transaction nj important business
will Il sranty majority, When il is pretty Ger.
tain tia, hy Tie election in these new states
Wv hHHpIlcNll membership OI tue HOUSE VIII
TIE increased by four il not hv five. On the
othrrhanh those who arc insisting upon the me-
cassity of au extra session maiulan the fact
tlMt III" ivr,,.w members wl,n are To lm adj.
mitt"tl In congress after Oct oher will not re.
move III" risks attending II narrow majority
t".oi" tia, time, and that i, might happen
hat there would be- some delnyin organizing
he new states OF in obtaining admission fol,
I he new members. In other words, If,any Of
t, most prominent KeDuhlirui,s insist that
il is necessary for the Republicans to reor.
";lnizc thr house nj the earliest possible op.
l'orlunity. so MS 10 provide against the llaz.
Hald OF The loss of organization hy death OF
otherwise.
The house commi,,r ON agriculture decided
to report adversely Il bill to punish dealing
in futures in agricultural products: also !,
bill 1" prohibit fictitious and gambling tran
actions IN the price of articles pr"ducrd by
American lrm industry. rll"ohicr, Of Thea:
bills is To stop grain gambling ou the public
exchanges and boards of trade.