Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-11
The Senate.


M, when the doors were reopened. 1t was
found that a discussion had been carried
on by Edmunds, Sherman, Morgan, Gray
and Jones, of Arkansas, and that the Pan
anna joint resolution was adopted, yeas 49,
naysS Having been modified so as to
read
Resolved by the senate and house of rep
resentatives Of the United States of Ameri-
ca in congress assembled, that the govern.
ment of the United States will look with
serious concern and disapproval upon any
connection Of any European government
with the construction or control Of any
ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien, or
across Central America, and must regard
any such connection or control as injurious
to just rights and interests of the United
States and as a menace to their welfare.
Sec. 2. That the President be and he is
hereby requested to communicate this ex-
preston of the views of the government OF
the United States to governments Of coun-
tries Of Europe. Those voting nay were
Blackburn, Hampton and Vance.
The House.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal contest in the house over the pro-
posed change of rules abolishing the call
of states on suspension Monday. was re-
sumed, and after the repetition of well
known fillibustering tactics, the house ad.
journed at o'clock by limitation.
nThe Sundry civil appropriation bill was
completed to-day by the house committee
on appropriations. 1t carries an aggregate
appropriation of $22,852,9 1896, being $6, ,721 ,451
less than the regular and special estimates,
and $$3S669, 900 less than the appropriation
for the current fiscal year. The bill appro-
PIRATES $4,000 to complete the Duluth pub
lie building. A telegram was received at
the navy department to-day saying that
1000 laborers employed at La Cabra Cut,
Panama, had just been discharged and
great distress prevails In consequence.
THE DEAD LOCK BROKEN.
The dead lock in the house has been
broken by the recommittal of the resolu-
tion to change the rules. The vote stood,
yeas, 100; nays, liz.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATION.
The house committee on appropriations
completed the consideration OF all the reg
ular appropriation bills, with the prepara-
tion Of which it is charged, except the gen
eral deficiency bill. The result of its la
bors is a reduction of the appropriations
carried by those bills, from $137,856,093 to
$131, ,2290S5, the sum allotted for same
branches of public service during the next
fiscal year.
EXPERTS APPOINTED.
P.F. Mcclure of Bismarck and r. r.
Slant of Helena have been appointed ex-
perts by tine treasury department to fur
nish. the bureau of statistics information
regarding the interests of their territ cries.
PARDoNED PRISONERS.
Representative O'Ferroll Of Virginia pre-
pared resolution which he expects to offer
in the house, asking the reason for the de-
lay of the state department in issuing war
rants for the release of offenders against
the law who have been pardoned by the
president. OnDecember 21st the president,
at O'Ferrolps request, pardoned D. Ell.
Martin of Patrick county, Va, convicted
of a violation of the internal revenue laws.
with family suffering. and yet the de-
partment of state held and still holds back
the necessary warrant for the release of
man pardOned two weeks ago.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day withdrew the nomi-
nation of Leon o. Bailey to be district at
torney for Indiana and substituted the
name of Solomon Claypool, now assistant
district attorney under special appoint
ment. Senator Voorhees, says he was sur
prised by Clayp00l's appointment but ex-
pressed himself satisfied with it. The
Minnesota commissioner for the district of
Alaska, to reside in Sitka.
DEMoCRAsnC CAUCUS.
The democratic members of the house
met in caucus tonight for the purpose Of
constructing a key with which to open the
deadlock which for the past four days
closed the legislative business of that body,
but comparatively few artificers were in
attendance, not more than fifty members
being present when Chairman Cox called
the assembly to order, and their ranks be-
Nothing was considered but the present
stagnatiOn Of business in the house. The
effort Of the action of the committee on
rules in reporting the resolution to eX.a
pedtte legislation on suspension of Mon
days by preventing tilibustery tactics being
resorted to against the passage Of measures
suspension of the rules, after debate the
following was adopted:
Resolved. That. as the sense Of this eau
Gus on Monday for suspension of rules,
no dilatory measures or position of bills