The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-10
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.

ihe conference report on the tariff bill was
presented to the house. and it now remains
TO he seen whether the agreement between
the house and the senate conferrees will lie
accepted iy the respective bodies Binding
twine IN not to tu free. but to pay duty oi
seven mills per pound.
some anxiety is felt about the attitude ol
the Western senators toward the binding
Irvine amendment. Senator Paddock Is
much put out by the action ofthe conferrces.
and lie has stated that he will vote against
the con 'cirncc report II il not known how
many OF the rccalcitrant senators will stand
with him. but the concrrees do NOT think
there will be enough to defeat tho report.
house.
MIR. Mckinley gave notice that immediate.
" after the rcn'ling of she journal, he would
call np he report for consideration and tinul
disposition.
The mrmbers of the house who were inter.
estr,t in the passage of the repeal of the tim.
her culture law have lost ta,tli in the passage
OF the bill ut the present session of congress.
SENATE.
The sennte pissed the house bill to repaal
part ct the act of 1882 dividing Iowa into
two judicial districts.
The house joint resolution to approximate
II million to liz used in nrmor plate, was ais O
passed.
The senate recommitte,l to the private
land cluims committee the land court bill.
HOUSE.
The conference report on the tariff hill IL
adopted by the the house by vote off 50 to
~. Two Republican members mud one In.
dependent joined the Democratic Nay"
SENATE.
The conference report on the tariff bill was
adopted by the sennte-33 to 27-Messrs.
Plum, Paddock md Pettisrew, Republicans.
voting in the negative. Six Republicans and
eighteen Democrats were absent, md the rest
were paired and did not vote, including Sen.
ators Davis and Washburn.
House.
Representative Clifford, who has been
struggling Tor the past six months with the
Sisseton md Wnlpeton bill, which wns de-.
fented by the objections of II Southcrncr lust
evening, says that he has done all he could
to get the bill through. and that now it is
lost Tor this session. will pass next winter.
Tho business of congress il practically
don" ana an adjournment will follow.
SENATE.
The ccnfrrrrrs' report on the deficiency nm.
preparation hill WAS adopted in both houses
today. The Till rs it passed the house ap.
proprntcd S5.23O, sac. The Sem g increased
this appropriation by s2.64i, 1856. making
the amount carried by tho bill az it passed
tine senate $7,S75,492.
The Northwestern senators to-day won n
distinctive victory in the fight for IN irripu.
ton appropriation for nrtesiun purposes.
The senate decided that the senators from
I he new states should draw salaries from the
time the states were admitted into tho
l mon by the proclamation of he president.
The conference report on the bill for the
relief o. settlers in the Northern Pacific rail.
road Indemnity lands was presented and
agreed to.
Representative burrows OF Michigan TODAY
IN the house introduced for reference bill
$9,0O0.0OO to repair and
build the levces of the lower Mississippi from
the head of the passes to Cairo.
The sennte bill was passed extending for
one year the time for the payment by settlers
on public lands in eases o. drouth.
a bill was passed to prevent the desecra-
t ion of the United States flag by the print
ing thereon OF any painting advertisements.
SENATE.
Mr.. sherman tin company with Mr.. Harrs)
reported that the committee oft he two houses
had waited on the President and had intorm-
c.l him that the two houses had concluded
I her business and were prepared to adjourn
il he had no further communication to make
to them: ind that the president had answer.
cd that lie had no further COMMUNICATION to
make
a message was received from the house nm.
nouncing it's concurrence with the resolution
Us to negotiations with Great Britain and
Mexico to prevent Chinese entering the United
States.
Mr.. Morton then arose and ann ounced that
the senate should adjourn.
HOUSE.
The report OF the wheat investigating COM
mittee were accompanied by resolution de.
ciaring he office of postmaster OF the house
mr. and Il
form The duties of postmaster until post.
master shall have been elected and duly quail.
lifted.
. After winding up little unimportaut bus
mess the House adjourned, and 80 the first
session OF the Fifty-tirst Congress expired.