The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-07

ming, be favorably reported. Substitutes
for them will be presented by the minority
but the differences reimmaterial.
HoUsE.-Representatiye Dates reported
back the naturalization bill with q new SEC
partment at Washington q registration
division for the registration ofall the persons
hereafter n~aturalized, and makes such regis
tration essential to the validity Of such ma
The house committee on labor authorized
enforcement OF the eight-hour law on govern
ment premises. The bill provides that all
parties contracting for the performance Of
work on government premises shall agree
that eight hours shall constitute q days
work. =. 2
ascertain whether any unofficial matter had
been introduced into the records of the War
Of the Rebellion submitted their report to
the house. The unofficial matter alleged to
have been introduced. is q list of the staff
officers known az Anderson's. cavalry. In
wa not official and its insertion into the rec
ords wa not improper, and 1t seems to
have no other foundation than it's appear
anceIin the newspapers. 49, ~ Na>E
Mr.. Oates bill to require the United States
circuit and district judges to instruct the
Jury in writing in oil cases wherever the state
law allows or requires instructions to be
given by the state judges has passed both
houses, and Col. Oates says he has assurance
that the president will sign it. It makes the
written instructions a part of the record.
The house special committee to investigate
the troubles incident to the Reading railroad
| strike in Pennsylvnnia in 1887, submitted O
rQnnrf Mr. An6oronn o1Irocco1 hirooo1f IN
the preparation Of the report proper, and
Mr.. Tillman to the remedies suggested to him
in the course of the investigation. The two
reports are very elaborate, covering over
100 closely printed pages. Mr.. Tillman
divides the remedies into state and national.
The state exercising the taxing power and
the political power, the report holds, con do
much to prevent labor troubles. The ma
tionai remedies are put. under the following
heads:
First-Prohibit interstate carriers enngag-
ing in mining or manufacturing. -.
Second-Prohibit strikes and lockouts on
railroads. rs - .,t 4 S@-
Third-Prohibit the consolidation Of par,
allel or competing lines. = j.
Fourth--AbeHshs- or temporarily suspend
the duty on bituminous coal. = "
Y ~taaTHuksDAy, FEB. %. - 81
SENArE.-Thea Senate, Bill No. 2511, as
L duuCuucu OyOuO AOu9S, Dcclub ilh0ly W OecOLu0
the law in reference to public land entries.
The conferrees ofthe senate reached an agree
ment today and the conference report will
be presented to the respective houses, to-
morrow. 7. Several of the minor house amend
ments werd stricken out. The house amend
ment allowing persons who had made
but not completed 9 previous home
stead entry to make another was
| agreed to, and o homesteade", who by rea.
son of sickness OF. O failure of crops, had been
obliged to leave his land is allowed leave of
absence without forfeiting-an of his rights.
The section fixing the price Of lands lying
within the limits Of .forfeited land grants at
81. rs per acre was .agreedto. This reduces
the price of double minimum lands: Other
house. amendments allowing a homestead set
| tier who had not entered the maximum quan-
| tity Of lands to I'll out his entry of 100
acres was also agreed to. TIL conference
committee on the land grant forfeiture bills
came to q practical agreement. 1t was ar
ranged to-day that the conference should re-
| port d Disagreement to the two houses and
| ask instructions. ~ .
The senate committee on public buildings
and grounds willcertify to the district at
torney of the District of Columbia Chic
architects Office, for prosecution for con-
tempt of the senate. Fister refused to an
swer neutrality-suspicious. touching an alleged
! collection OF funds for campaign purposes,
made in violation of law. This will save the
time Of the senate when more important
m alters demand attention. 50 ~ 49, -,
| d HousE.-1n the house Mr.. Anderson Of
lows submitted g conferences report on the
bill authorizing the construction of a high
wagon bridge across the Missouri river ut
Sioux City, Iowa. Agreed to. .
Thekpeaker having laid before the house
the senate bill for the protection. of salmon
fisheries Alaska, Mr.. Dunn offered an amend
ment directing the president to cause one Or
more United vessels to cruise in Behring's
vessels found be .+unlawfully. engaged in
seal hunting Mr.. Dunn explained that the
sole object of the amendments was to enforce
existing law. No less than $50 vessels were
being fitted, up to- go to Behring's sea, and
would cover the waters with unlawful seal
hunters. Theamendment was adopted and
the bill passed. ~ a = ~ Z
The Indian appropriation bill as passed
by t%heFhouses makes no more e extensive up.
| propriations than are absolutely necessary
to carry. on the Indian service No ex-
traordinasy sums are appropriated. ex-
in Minnesota. Twelve thousand dollars
is appropriated for this band of Indians to
be expended as the bill puts it as $40 900
in the p~urchasein his Judgment hemay think
best of such lands. agricultural implements,
Eseeds, cattle, horses, food or clothing as may
De deemed BEST IN Inc case OF each OF these
Indians or family thereof; 81 900 or SO much
thereof may be necessary to defray the ex-
pensess of expanding the money in this para
| graph appropriated; and a 1000 for the CON-
| pletion and furnishing of tie schoolhouse for
said Indians authorized blythe act of June
20, 1885," The portion of the bill referring
TO the Sioux commission sNas stricken out, as
lit.was thought best to letsthat tub stand on
it's own bottom. If the Sioux hill passesit
| will be provided Nforasand ifnot, no useless
commission will bsscreated. >2at ~ aet