The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05
DOINGS OF CONGRESS

Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.
Senator Plumb reported bill providing
that all persons who settled between August,
1887, and January, 1889 On any improved
o tho Northern Paclfc's grant under the
homestead and presumption laws of the
United States may TRANSFER their entries
from this tract to any other government
lands, subject to entry under the homestead
laws, as they may select.
Representative Cpmstock is far from
pleased with the amendment. The bill by
Mr. Plumb ID almost q new bill 20 such nm
extent has it been changed.
HOUSE
Now that the houee COMMITTEES ON coin
age, weights and measures have the free
coinage bill in their possession by reference
OF the speaker and sustained by the house,
the question arises as to what they will do
with it. Should it be reported back amend.
ed so as to provide fol. the purchase OF
four and q half million ounces OF bullion
per month, legal tender certificates to be
issued for the same and free coinage when
371A grains worth q dollar, there is
doubt about the Eastern Republicans nc.
The conference report on the dependent
pension bill was taken up and AMr. Berry
made a speech against it. The practical e.
feet Of it would be, he said, to put 80 per
cent of the Union soldiers into 9 pension roll
IL was really o service pension bill, and the
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Davis) could not deny that.
Mr.. Davis, chairman of the committee on
pensions, replied to the arguments OF Mr..
Berry and Mr.. German. The debate was con-
tinued by Senators Vest, Blair, Turpie.
Hawley Hale, Ingalls, and Teller. The con-
ference report was agreed to@S4 to,lo: He
p%ublicans voted in the affirmative. The
house Insisted upon its disagreement to the
senate amendments.
SENATE.
The conference report on the naval appro-
priation bill was presented and aggeed to.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of the postoffce appropriation bill.
The amendment relating to the work 81
the International American conference wa
reached and Mr.. Morgan made the text OF a
speech in praise of the Mexican and OF the
Central American and South American re-
publics, and in exposition of the splendid
field which they opened up to the United
States for the commercial intercourse and for
mutual development and advantage. The
bill was passed.
Mr.. Conger, chairman of the coinage com.
mittee, presented the report of that commit
tee. 1t simply recommended that the house
non-concur in each and all Of the senate
amendments to the silver bill and request a
conference on the same.
The house Judiciary COMMITTEES authorized
an adverse report on the bill imposing pun
ishment for counterfeiting trade marks or
labels, etc. r.
SENATE.
The text ofthe tariff bill. together with the
changes recommend by the senate finance
committee, the tables showing the duties col
of the probable effect upon the revenue, and
the explanation of the charges, furnished by
the committee in obedience to Mr.. Plumb's
resolution o. Instruction, was furnished to
the senate.
resolution was presented and adopted to
consider the national election bill until July
q, at which time q bill will be taken.
The Senate amendments to the silver bill
were non-concurred in.
As the call progressed the votes were
watched with the closest interest, and the re.
sult-the defeat of the free coinage amend
ment by q vote of 1876 to 152-was hailed
with applause on the Republican side. Re.
publicans voted with the Democrats in favor
of the free coinage amendment as follows,
Messrs. Bartine, Carter, Council, DE
Haven, Featherston, Funston, Clifford, Her
mann, Kelley, Laws, Morrow. Perkins,
Peters, Post, Smith {Il.), Townsend lColo.).
Anderson Kan }, Owen (Ind.), Wade, Nor
rill.
twenty-five Democrats voted with the Re
publicans to n%on-eoncur. They are as iol-
Messrs. Andrew, Buckalew, Campbell,
Geissenhainsr, Maish, McAdoo, Mutchler,
O'Neil (Mass.) J, Quinn, Spinola. Tracey, Tur-
ner IN. ~, Vaux, Wiley, Wilcox, Rusk.
Stump.
The following bills we're passed by the sem
ate today: The senate bin granting to the
Northern Pacific and Yakima Irrigation
company right of way through the Yakima
Indian reservation in Washington. The sem
ate bill to aid the State OF South Dakota to
support q school of mines. donating so per
cent. OF the money received from the sale OF
mineral lands-not to exceed $4,000 ayear.
nor to exceed the amount contributed BY the
state).
The national election bill was debated In
the house. The principal speeches were
made by Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts In fa-
vor of the bill and Mr.. Hemphill of Sonth
Carolina in opposition. A large number OF
ern men charging violence and intimidation
in Southern elections and Southern mem-
bers stOutly denying the same.
The b ouse bill Tor the admission of Wyonl-
Ing as q state was considered by the senate.
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas opposed the bill, and
so did Mr.. Reagan. Mr.. Stewart favored ii.
Thehouse bill granting f,teen days. leave
to clerks in first n second-class postoflcss
was passed by the house to-day.
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The consideration OF the bill for the ad-
mission OF Wyoming az astate was resumed
and Mr.. Reagan addressed the ~senatein OPP
position to il. Nessrs Payne and Gray ar
gued against the bill and Mr.. Platt favored
Tho question was taken On Mr.. Jones,
substitute, In enabling act for Wyoming.
Idaho. Arizona and New Mexico, and it was
The bill was then pnsssd by = strict party
vote-20to 16.
The bill carries the aame provision 81 thos.
admitting other territories. The state will
beentitled to one representative 10 the Fifty
HOUSE.
The greater portion ofthed day in the no use
was devoted to the discussion of the election
bill. MIR. Haugen of Wisconsin said the OBJ
~jections by Southern members constituted q
deliberate insult to the South itself. Mr..
Covert OF New York attacked the bill. Mr.
Flower ofNew York denounced the bill 40 un.
republican, and undem ocratic and un. A meri-
can. Mr.. Vaux OF Pennsylvania, said the
bill virtually overturned the constitution
and destroyed our form of government.
Several Others spoke forand against the bill.
q The Northern Democratic members Of the
house have prepared q formal protest against
the national election bill. They characterize
it as an extraordinary, dangerous and revo-