The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-08-30
CONGRESSIONAL
Is Resume Of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The adoption by the house Of the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriations Dill
in very satisfactory to those who have been
interested in the Chippewa reservation. The
amendment which Senator Davis proposed
and carried through the senate, to add $50
900 to pay the indiana for damage on &C
count of the construction OF reservoirs on
the upper Mississippi, was q part OF the Dill
as it passed.
The consideration Of the river and har-
Dor bill was resumed. the pending question
being on the amendment proposed by Mr..
Frye to the Harlem river item for draw
bridges. The amendment was laid on the
table, with the understanding that the
whole question would be determined by the
conference COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Snider OF Minnesota submitted the
conference report on the bill to establish o
national park at the battlefield of Chicka-
manga, and it was agreed to. Ii was also
agreed to in the senate.
The lottery has received its death blow.
The bill looking to it's suppression, one of
the most stringent and constitutional that
could be drawn, passed the house, and the
members OF congress who were supposed to
be LOTTERY supporters did not rave the
courage to ask q yea and nay vote On the
measure, and it passed without division.
The tariff bill was debated. When the de-
ment appropriating $4,000 to complete the
artesian irrigation survey was read and OPP
posed by several. Senator Sanders ct Mon-
tana made q vigorous speech in favor OF it.
Senator Pettigrew advocated the passage
of al amendment to the def cheney bill al
lowing South Dakota $14, $50 expense in
Cured in holding the constitutional conven-
ton. The amendment passed, also another
one allowing $1O.s54 for North Dakota.
Senator Allen presented as an amendment
to the deficiency bill, q clause allowing Wash
ington $6,O76.27, as reimbursement for,ex
penses ef holding the constitutional conven-
tion. The amendment was adopted.
The house passed q bill authorizing the
construction OF q tunnel under. the Detroit
river at Detroit, Mich. &
The senate bill granting leaves OF absence
to per diem employees in the customs ser.
vices, was passed by the house.
The house adopted the majority report in
the Chalmers Morgan contested election
case (Mississippi) in favor of Morgan, the
~ ~ OOAol VA0 wv Won e0hOA
Mr.. Chalmers addressed the house on his
own behalf. So
Mr.. Comstock called on Speaker Reed and
urged the advisability Of q day for the
Indian committee, whom the Sisseton and
Wahpeton bill might be considered. The
speaker was good natured and said proba-
bly, next week. He has been saying Next
week" whenever this subject was called to
his attention, for about o month.
DIV - 2 -er#..EEh TW "s+|.
The senate further considered the tariff
bill. Mr.. Plumb withdrew his amendment
to decrease the duty on tin plate, but will
offer il again. Mr.. Spoonsr offered an
amendment providing that after October,
1896, tin plaJea, lighter in weight than sixty.
three pounds per hundred square feet, shall
be admitted Tree of duty-unless it shall APP
pear to the president that the aggregate
quantity of such plates produced in the
United States during any Of the five years
preceding has equaled one.third of the guam
tity imported and offered for consumption
in that year.
Mr.. Thomas of Wisconsin, moved to lay
upon.the table the motion made some day.
ago by Mr.. Hayes, of Iowa, to reconsider tn,
motion by which the house passed the Ma,
Mckay bill. 1t was agreed to. Yeas, %
A0J0 Z % 4 Au4DA AntAy P6c006 GAt0 UAiAs NFFHE&sH4
SENATE.
The result of the debate in the senate ha.
been to intensity the feeling among the sen.
ators who are Tor n against the considera
ton of the federal election bill the present
session. It is not understood that all thu
men who are supporting the Quay resolution
are against the election bill, but as q mattel
OF expediency and as the only hope of an ad
iournment before December they insist tina,
the resolution must pass.
Mr.. Spooner moved to refer the Quay reso
luton to the committee on rules. Mr.. Fry,
made an impassioned address to Republican
senators against that motion and in favol
of an amendment to the rules providing fol
the adoption of the previous question. Mr.
Hiscock opposed the reference al the resolu
ton as leading to delay, Mr.. Edmunds re
piled to Mr.. Frye's remarks, and declared
his opposition to the muzzling process
though he favored the consideration of tn,
electric bill, and thought it more important
that the tariff bill. 'If it is evil" he said
defeat it; il it is good, pass it." While Mr.
Edmunds was speaking the clock struck IA
and the tariff bill was laid before the senate
HOUSE.
Chairman Dunnell, OF the house census
committee, Is at work upon q plan for reap.
pointment, and as soon a. the census oflc,
submits complete figures of the states Q bill
Il Will DO UEAlI6U. SIC &@s
The house passed the senate meat inspsc
ton bill with amendments. Tho hous'
amendments to this bill and the Agricultural
college bill was concurred in by the senate
These bills now go to the president for hi
signature.
SENATE.
Immediately after the tariff bill was taks1
up and Senator Coke began reading q speech
Republican senators deserted their seats AM
gathered in knots to discuss the situation
What, ii anything, will be done, ii q matter
of mere conjecture, but it is evident that al
effort ia being made to agree upon an order
of business that can be- supported by thu
whole Republican vote. Aconference Of Re
publican senator's was held, but 1t came to
no conclusion In regard to tho election bill
Another conference will be- held. Msantim.
the Quay resolution will not come up In th,
senate.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Henderson Of Illinois reported tho riy
or and harbor bill to the house, asking non
concurrence in all tho senate amendments anS
agreeing to the conference requested by th,
senate. Mr.. Kerr Of Iowa made the point
of order that the amendments must first b,
considered in committee Of the whole. Mr.
Henderson thereupon withdrew the report.
The house spent the greater part Of tn,
time debating the bill defining lard and CON
tinued the discussion at q night session.
Barns Exclusively For Grain.
The plan Of combining room Tor graiI
and hay with stalls for cattle and horses
and q driveway for teams through the mid
i die. iS dOlbflASa most cOnvnniAnf ond hos