The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

cruiser were approved today and the house
proposition respecting them substantially
Incorporated in the naval bill. The recon.
mendation will consequently without any
doubt become q law. '.
| Wednesday Feb. Is.
SENATE.-The record of the proceedings OF
the senate in executive session upon the
British extradition treaty, from July s, 1886
until the l1th inst, when the Injunction of
secrecy was removed, made q very long doc
ument, but the substance Of it has been made
known from time to time through the press.
senator Stewards report on the alien owner
ship OF mines in the territories contains the
| following figures:
I Dakota-Of the several companies working
with foreign capital but four have made re-
turns. They state that $5, $50, 600 has been
paid in by nliens. The home capital in the
same companies is at least $4,000, 900 or
more. The dividends paid by them amount
to $7,esO,270. Assessments levied 1885,
900. Labor in the mines receives from
$3.50 to IS per day.
Montana-The stated amount of foreign
capital invested is $S,45S, 900. The amount
OF dividends declared is $12, 226,S42. Home
capital has been contributed to the extent
Of over ~ 200, 900. The best authorities
state thht 90 per cent of all investments has
been expended for labor. wages being from
~ to $5 per day. The railroads passing
through Montana state that Is per cent OF
their income il derided directly and indirectly
from the mines. &C.,.
Washington-The repeal of the alien act
would give in the coal mines of this territory
profitable employment to thousands OF lab
orers at full rates. Miners by the day receive
%; by the month from $40 to $3.50; laborers
inside of mines. 81 to $2.75 per day; outside,
$l.75 to $2.15; trappers and door boys, 81
per day; engine drivers, safe to 80 per day;
machinists, $3.50 to IS per day; mine bosses
and spperintendents from 800 to 5000 PEI.
month. A company has just been formed
with vi 200, 900 capital. partly subscribed
foreign capitalists, for the erection of steel
works. Average number of men employed in
the coal mines in 1886, 900; in 1887, 1915,
and in 1883. 1,345.
HoUsE.-The house disposed of the South
Carolina contested election case Of Elliott
VS.. Smalls. Mr. Hemphill of South Carolina
spoke for Elliott. A vote was taken on the
minority resolution declaring Mr.. Smalls en-
titled to o seat, and it was re~jected-126 to
l43-a party vote with the exception of
Wilson OF Minnesota and Russell of Massa-
chusetts, who voted with the Republicans.
The majority resolution, seating Elliott,
was then agreed to without a division.
Thursday, Feb. II.
S~ENATE.-In the senate Mr.. Morgan offered
an amendment to the resolution reported
from, the committee On privileges and cleo
tions, which instructs the committe e to SC
frame legislation on the subject Of elections
that it shall not apply to any state whose
constitution and laws provide ample security
for the honest exercise of the right to vote,
for the just and impartial counting and re.
turn Of the votes, and for the just, impartial
and true ascertainment and ratification OF
the results; and in which state those require.
/ M ortoE ora haor h0~1,f1- ~~-~1sol ryskl
The senate resumed consideration of the
committee resolution and was addressed by
Mr.. Coke.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa addressed the senate
to-day in support of the bill relating to i'm
ported liquors introduced by Mr.. Frye, re.
ported back adversely from the judiciary
committee, and placed on the calendar.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Stewart for a select committee of seven sen
ators on irrigation and reclamation of arid
lands with q clerk at SO per day. was agreed
to, and the following were appointed: Sen
ators Stewart, Allison, Plumb, Hiscock, Cor
man, Reagan and Jones of Arkansas.
The Senate committee on Indian affairs re
ported favorably to-day q bill to allow thu
through Devils Lake reservation, and q bill
providing for the allotment of lands in sever
atty to the Oneida Indians in Wisconsin.
HoUsE.-The Sioux bill passed the hous,
with all the amendments adopted by til,
committee of the whole at the special session
held a week ago last Wednesday night. These
amendments have already been printed. Thu
two amendments upon which a separate vot,
was ordered IN the house were promptly killed
although ofvery little moment. One of thes,
was the amendment offered by Breckenridge,
of Kentucky. providing for free homestead
entry, the other the soldiers homestead en-
try clause proposal by Pay son Of Illinois
The submission features of the bill was in M
way challenged.
Representative Baker of New York to-da,
presented a bill simplifying a previous meas
ure proposed by him and aiming to regulate
commerce bet ween the United States ant
foreign countries, with specific mention o
Canada. This bill was referred to the com
mittee ON ways and means and Mr.. Bake,
expresses some hope that it will be reported
and passed this session, several senators
having endorsed it. It's scope is evidentl,
one of retaliation in event OF pending legis
lation in the dominion.
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