The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-03-08
DOINGS OF CONGRESS

What our National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
Senator Stanford from the committee on
bly, the bill a~ppropriating $95 900 for a
public building at Fargo. sr
Senator Moody introduced o bill asking an
appropriation Of $780, 600 for . public build.
ing at Yankton, 8. D.
HOUSE.
The House. after a struggle OF ak hours
and after eight bullots, voted to have the
Worlds Fair held at Chicago, the last vote
standing Chicago 1877; New York lO7; St
Louis rs; Washington Is.
SENATE.
The senate had another animated discus.
sion of the charge that Mr.. Call had interpo.
proceedings Of the senate. The resolution Of
fered yesterday by Mr.. Chandler censuring
MT. Coll was taken up and Mr.. Sherman
moved its reference to the committe on privil-
eyes md elections which was agreed to.
The amendments of the house to the senate
sAS NAV " NJ A&lk0 uCIOco tU0
Mississippi river at Clinton, Iowa, were con.
CURED in by the senate.
HOUSE.
The house passed the bill authorizing the
appointment OF two delegates to the inter-
national con erence for the protection OF in
Spain, April l.
By o vote Of 1929 to "a, tho house to-day
reused to strike out the first. section of the
l hnl00 hill SrhSOh 60 ~ -S~hrkf&SA A. l. Il -
ate bill, fixing the b%oundaries VI Oklahoma
territory 80 as to include the Cherokee Out.
let.
Representative Clifford to-day presented
memorials from South Dakota legislature
fayoring the opening of the Fort Randall
military reservations; one favoring the rati-
fcation OF the treaty with the Sisseton and
Wahpeton Indians, and one in favor of
making q national hospital of the Soldiers
hospital at Hot Springs, Ark.
SENATE
In the senate Mr.. Chandler presented q pc.
tition from Union county, Ark. representing
tilat at the state election there in Der,
1883, a Systematic reign OF terror prevailed;
that armed and reckless mobs paraded the
county night and day. terrorizing whites and
shooting and whipping colored voters; that
schools and churches had been demoralized
and ballot boxes carried off; and asking Tor
the protection guaranteed by the constitu-
ton.
A senate special committee is trying to find
ut secret sessions, but is meeting with poor
success.
mittee on territories decided to report
iavorably the bill admitting Idaho. AL
though Delegate Dubois has q letter from
springer. in which he guarantees the Idaho
representative his hearty support. he and the
Democrats on tie committee will submit q
minority report against not only. Idaho but
wyoming. Springer insists on his omnibus
bill admitting these territories and Arizona
and New Mexico at the same time. Ills bill
DIVIDES for enabling acts only, while the
Idaho and Wyoming bills admit upon the
constitutions already adopted.
Senate Davis says that he believes that
his bill ~appropriating s., ZOO, 900 for the
500 and Hay Lake channel will pass as soon
as reached in the regular order. But no
matter what may be done in the senate there
is not the least hope for it passing as a sepa-
rate measure in the house. 1t will come in
with the general river and harbor bill, and
probably be for a loss sum than that named
in the Davis bill.
Senator Moody of South Dakoa presented
a bill which covers the substance OF a memo
rial introduced from that state early in the
session on the subject of Indian depreciation
claims. The bill represents that the secre-
tary OF the interior has approved claims of
this nature to the amount OF $623, 148, and
recommended that congress pay them. Ac-
cordlngly that amount OF money IL asked tor
Mr.. Lind has introduced q bill appropriate
ing $50, 900 for an Indian school at Pipestone
reservation, in Minnesota.
A bill was introduced to amend the worlds
fair bill so as to require at least two OF the
board Of control to be women.
Among the bills introduced was one for the
relief OF dependent widows Of soldiers who
died rom other causes than thar upon which
pensions were granted.
Speaker Reed told Delegate Dubois that
when his bill was reported for the admission
OF Idaho it would become a privileged ques-
ton and might be called up at any time, and
it is probable that the next week The measure
will be before t%he'house. Whereas the rules
were under consideration.
SENATE.
Mr.. German presented resolutions of the
Maryland legislature asking that 5000, 900
exacted by the Confederate army under Gen.
Early from the authorities of Frederick, Nd,
be refunded by the government.
Mr., Blair again called the attention OF the
Senate to the shortcomings of the press as
sociations OF the country in not reporting
fully the facts spread by him before the Sem
atein his speeches on the educational bill.
The Senate then took up and discussed the
bill granting pensions to soldiers md sailors
incapacitated for the performance Of manual
labor, and granting pensions to dependent
relatives OF decreased soldiers and sailors.
HOUSE. - |
The House discussed and passed the ureen-
cy deficiency bill. It was necessary to ha We
call OF the House to secure a quorum, and
proceed with the consideration Of the bill. |
and then after several hour spent indiscuss-
ing points Of order in committee OF the whole, |
the committee rose and the bill was passed. |
It appropriates $23, $50, O00-the largest
item being $2l. GOO 1000, to pay pensioners of |
the war of 1912, and the Mexican war.
-. SENATE.
Mr.. Voorhees, offered q preamble and con-
current resolution reciting that in the recent
lease of the fur seal islands Of Alaska to the
North American Commercial GER
tain provisions of law were not complied and |
directing the secretary of the treasury to fur
nish to the senate copies of all the bids for
the lease, with all accompanying papers.
On motion of Mr.. Hoart the bill fixing the |
salaries OF the several Judges of the United |
States district, conrts at %, 900 per annum |
was taken mp for consideration, ond' Mr..
Hoar spoke in ADVOCACY oft. The bill was
then passed-ye0s 80, nay Is.
MT. SpuOuSr tueU Ul6a0 III exIeM00O speech |
in opposition to the Blair educational bill.
HOUSE,. 3,
Mr.. O'Donnell, of Michigan, presented q
petition of the Seventh Day AdvenUists, |
having 258.OO0 signatures, protesting
against the enactment OF any Law iii regard
to Sabbath Observance.
Mr.. Banks, OF Massachusetts,, secured the
suspension Of rules and the passage OF a
joint resolution authorizing the appointment
81 80 medical examiners in the pension blu.
reau.
MI. Perkins, of Kansas, moved the ~suspen.