The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-26

b.
The house COMMITTEES which has been In.
vest'gating the charges made Ivy Rcpresen.
tativeCoOprr OF Indiana against the manage
ment of the pension office by Commission
ct Rum, resumed its inquiry utter IN inter.
ruption Of about three months.
Monday December Is.
SENATE.
The frat hill considered on the calendar
was one cnlarging he rights of homestead.
ers on the public lnn,ls Passed. 1t pro.
vides that when parties settled opposite un.
surveyed lands. mud therefore were obliged
TO tnke up less than 100 acres. they may ex-
tend their holdings not to exceed lGO acres.
On motion of Mr. Pierce tho house bill
wns passed for erection OF public building
at Fnrgo, n. D., ut cost of 100000.
HOUSE.
MIR. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the ways and
means committee. reported and tho house
adopted IL resolution calling OIL the secretary
of the treasury for the names of the several
hunks in which public money is deposited
the place where such deposit orrs are situated.
the date OF such deposits. tho reasons there
tore. and the rate of Interest. u amy, which
have been or are now pal into tho treasury
by repositories III return for USE OF tho pub
liz fund.
The speaker stated that the pending bust.
ness was the motion made Sept ]. b. Mr..
Herman. uf Oregon. to suspend the rules nnd
pnss the hill for the adjustmen and pay.
inent of claims arising from Indian depre,in.
tions. The bill provides tor the appoint.
mcnt by the president of three judges to con.
stitute u court to he known rs tho court oi
Indian depreciation claims. and to inquirein.
TO and udJudicntc MI claims for property OF
citizens taken 10y Indians without just cause.
Tuesday December is.
SENATE.
Senator Hoar read II letter from John l.
Davenport, making vigorous denial OF tho
chnrges preferred against his conduct as
chief supervisor of elections an'l protesting u
willingness TO appear betore senate com.
mittee to answer the charges.
Mr. Blair presented petitions from labor
organizations praying congress to set ASIDE
the consideration OF the election DILL N or
der to have labor legislation acted on and
asked for their reading
Mr. Hoar objected to their being read rs
there was another matter before the senate.
HOUSE
Mr.. Dunnell. called up the superintendent
bill! ami briefly explained itspr"ririons- The
bill appeared, he said i'll reSposc to this re-
0uirements. of the constitution, md wns
based upon the llth census. which shove II
gratifying increase i'll the population OF the
United States.
Mr.. Flower of New York. protested
against the passage Of the hill and severely
criticized the census returns OF New York.
Mr.. Mill. of Texas. said he believed that
New York had los n enumeration to whirE
size was entitled. Nlt her ioss was not nS
great as the i">s in be enumeration IN the
population of lis ov state, which amount
Nv r,,,SI .. sac, lor. Ill criticised ,Me
New York rctGrn-
Wee'r.so,y nncamber ~.
SENATE.
The morning hour having expired, the acn.
ntc resumed the consideration of tho election
hill. Mr. Dolph continuing his speech upon
the subject.
The-:secretary of war to-day transmitted
to the senate u preliminary of the board on
gun factories and steel forging Tor high power
guns, appointed by the president under an act
Of the last session ofcongress. In u letter NC.
compnnying tho report Secretary Proctor
states tlut it may be advisable to establish
Mt no distant day gun fnctory OF
some point on the Pacific const OF sufficient
capacity To supply tho guns required for the
armament of that coast.
After ii long debate the house passed the
apportionment bill without amendment
years, ISL, nays. 81.
Acting Secretary Chandler. Of the interior
department. in the absence Of Secretary
Noble, has sent to Speaker Reed q copy Of
gan addressed to the secretary, urging tho
passage of the Sisseton and Wahpeton In
dun hill. The lndian commissioner In his
letter des rifles the destitute condition Of
the indinns ut the Sisseton agency, and OK
plains thnt owing to tho :uct that this bill
WIS pending last session no appropriation
was nade for the maintenance of the Sisse.
ton Indians: Both the Commissioner aud
Secretary Noble urge that something 10
done Immediately looking to the passage OF
this bill.
Thursday December Ia.
SENATE.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
finance reported bill providing against II
contraction of the currency, which was
printed and recommitted.
The elections bill was then tuken up, and
Mr.. Coke addressed the senate in opposition
to it.
The bill was then lnid aside, and .afte,
passing lew local appropriation bills. the
senate went into executive session.
HOUSE.
The senate bill was passed amending the
Interstate commerce net by providing for the
taking of dispositions for notories public.
a ter considerable wrangling the house went
into committee of the whole. Mr.. burrows.
0i Michigan, in the chair.
Mr. Furquhnr then moved that tho house
proceed to the consideration OF the sennte
ill to plucc the American merchant murine
on un equality with that of other nations.
Mr.. Springer made the point Of order that
the motion WIS not in order; but that tho
. committee must proceed to tho considcr.,-
ton of appropriation bills Tie chairman
ruled thnt the motion was in order for the
REASON that the rules gave tho committee
authority to decide what measure it would
take up.
Friday December l9.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.-Thc senate bill to
authorize the construction OF bridge
across the Red river OF the North at bray.
ton, N. D.. was reported to the senate and
placed on the calendar.
Senator Gray to-day introduced q resolu-
ton looking TO the establishment Of recip.
rocal relations with Canada and Mexico.
Mr.. Cummings offered resolution in the
house expressing sorrow and horror ut the
persecution Of the Jews in Russia and di-
rcc:ing that the resolution be forwarded to
the car.