The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL
& Hsskly Resume Of the Proceedings Of the Senate
and House. .


friday Feb. g..
SENATE:-Th senate passed the house bill
20 quiet title to lands on the Des Moines
river in Iowa. The consideration OF the bin
Leo to O briefdiscussion, Senators Evarts and
wilson OF Iowa taking part. 1t was q bill
q this character passed by the last congress
Ihat PRESIDENT Cleveland vetoed at the sug-
sgestlon OF Benton J. Hall, now commission
rom the Des Moipes district, and the only
Iowa member Of congress who opposed OF
4 vetoed against the bill. .., -
The senate passed the legislature %appropri-
~ alton bill. The pension appropriation bill
ta5 20 which there was q motion to reconsider
pendlng) was amended i'll relation to be
checks for pensions and to payments for Dor
hons of quarter up to the death of a PEN
eioner, and the bill was again passed. The
mousse passed the army and agricultural ap-
preparation bills. = :
HoUsE.-The ~"protocole" Tor official
minutes1 OF the conferences on Samoan If
fairs, held, in this city in 1877, together with
additional correspondence on the subject,
were laid before congress to-day. In his let.
Ter OF ~transmittal, President Cleveland saws
the governments of Germany and Great
Britain have consented to their publication.
The documents are very long.
Saturday, Feb,s.
SENATE.-The fertilization appropriation
bill was taken up in tho senate. An item of
100000 was inserted for the purchase of
movable submarine torpedoes, impelled and
controlled at will by power from shore sta
tions. The amendments reported from the
and the bill passed.
Senator Sabin introduced in the senate to-
day bills clearing the military records of
john Chase and George G. Wilder. He also
reported fnvorably from the committee on
Indian affairs bills granting the Duluth &
Winnipeg road right OF way through the
White Earth Indian reservation and grant
ing the same privilege to the st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Manitoba road.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Thomas of Wis
ksnsin the house passed the senate bill
authorizing the construction of q bridge
across the Mississippi river at La Crosse,
Wis.
tee on ways and means have been earnestly
consulting and working upon the tariff bill.
and the present expectation is that they will
be able to report to the house upon the SEN
ate amendments next Tuesday. The indica-
tions are that the report will be confined to
the recommendation that the senate amend
ments be rejected for reasons stated. 1t will
argue upon the basis of the treasury fgur-
ing) that when account is taken of the oper-
alton of the package clause and other ad-
ministrative features of the bill, as
well as of amendments whose affect cannot
be stated in advance, but which must resultin
Increased revenue, the total gross reduction
made by the bill as it came from the senate
exclusive of the internal revenue sections)
will not exceed IS. 100000.
Monday Feb. IL.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
up in the senate to-day. The amendment
reported by the committee on appropria.
lions for the construction of two steel cruis-
ers, or gunboats of 800 to 1900 tons dis
placement, to cost, in the aggregate Tex
elusive Of armament) not more than $780,
900; of one steel cruiser Of about
1000 tons, at d cost of not more than
800, 900; and of one ram for harbor defense,
was agreed to without discussion.
The secretary of the navy sent to the senate
an answer to the resolution of Senator Chan
dler rs to the expenditure of the funds for re-
OF the fiscal year. The object of Chambers
resolution was to make it clear that the ap-
preparations for this purpose for the entire
i1scal year were nearly exhausted in the first
six months, and that they were expended Tor
campaign purposes. The answer seems to
sustain this theory. At all events, it shows
that the disbursements in the navy years ad.
jacent to the close statesincreased very rapid.
IN shortly before the election and that the
amount expended diminished quite rs rapidly
immediately after the election.
A voluminous substitute has been reported
to the senate for the bill passed by the house
to prevent the use of the nails for the pur-
pose of swindling by "the green goods game"
The substitute makes itunlawful for any per.
son to use or induce another person to use
the mails for the purpose of defrauding by
the negotiation or sale of pretended counter
felt money or securities, under penalty Of a
fine of $500 or imprisonment tor eighteen
months, or both. The use of a fictitious
name or address for this purpose is also
made unlawful and subject to the same PEN
atty.
HoUsE.-The secretary Of war to-day trans
mitted to the house q statement Of the CHIEF
signal officer of the army setting forth the
very unsatisfactory condition of-the signal
corps and the ineficiencyy Of the present lieu.
passage of a reorganization bill for the i'm.
provement of the service generally.
The speaker to-day appointed Repre- enta
fives Ermentrout of Pennsylvania and Baker
of New York to act as tellers for the house in
counting the electoral vote Wednesday.
Representative Grosvenor to-day offered q
resolution to investigate recent events in
the Second congressional district of Arkan.
sas, which eliminated in the assassination
of Hon. John NJ. Clayton of that state.
The house committee on public lands o'day
reported the following bill: Whereas, certain
~ ScJJtSEB Ill JOWu6ulpo - bAu uhheoO
north, and 134, range 81 north, Hettingel
count Oak, find thatby reason ofa mistake
in the preliminary survey their homestead
claims are on lands ofthe Northern Pacific rail
road rather than on government sections. ltls
provided and empowered to give, relief TIC
such homesteaders or others as have been
adversely affected by the government survey
by an exchange of lands with the Northern
Pacific railroad, section for section or frac
ton thereof as the interests Of the parties
may appear SO as to admit OF the company
taking other lands within the idemnity limits
ment: Provided, that thesaid railroad com
pany will become u party to said exchange
That the homestead residence Of tive years
REQUIRED for holding said lands shall dat
from the first occupation of said settle
ments." -
Tuesday Feb. IL.
SEsArE.-lt is fully expected that Senator
Stewart will make his report within Q fey
DAYS upon the alien ownership OF mines ant
mine property in the territories of this coun
try. 1T shows that the foreign capital IN
vested in mining stocks IN the territories
81 a2O.5O3.;75O. Dividends paid TO foreign
q. era. 34.737,SOO; and that the foreign IN
vestors contributed to labor in this country
II the executive session Of the senate to
dny Senator Plumb. from the COMMITTEES OF
agriculture, favorable reported the nomina
ton of Norman J.. Colman to be secretary. Q
agriculture. Objection Was made BY q re
publican senator to consideration at TIN
time. and q Democratic senatorthen objectet
TO q discussion ofths nomination and nnae
the rule it went over to the next executiv'
4 session. Tt is understood that the nomina
I zion will be confirmed, however, when itagaiI
comes before the senate.
The aenate committee or finance held {
meeting to consider the report OF the sup