The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-04-11
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-
What our National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.


Past Week.
SENATE.
In executive session n long and excited de-
bate took pluccin the senate upon tho Flori.
do cases. hut whcro n vote was called for
there WIS no quorum present, ahd the mat
ter went over without action.
The senate committee on census concluded
the hearing upon what 10 known az the "Chi.
ncse census" bill, n delegation from the Pa
| cifc coast appearing in support oi the meas
ure.
senator Bavis, as chairman of the com.
mittee on pensions and having In charge the
dependent pension bill which is now under
consideration in thr senate, gave the senate
some valuable facts on the subject of peu.
sions, and discussed the pension situation in
way that commanded not only the atten.
tion but the votes ofthe senators rs ngainst
charges postponed to the committee bill
HOUSE.
The house committee on elections pissed
upon the election cases of Waddell VS.. Wise
from Virginia and McDufie ys. Turpin from
Alabama, and i'll both cases by party vote
decided In recommend the seating of. the
Republican contestant.
Tho ways and mems committee decided
upon another shedule to-day, nnd fixed the
tariff on Irvine and cordage Mt one und one
halt cents per pound. La Toilette, Gear and
Burrows had it established ut hall u cent,
but the Irvine manufacturers brought about
the increase.
SENATE.
Senator Davis secured without INV ob;cc
tion or opposition the passage OF his I'LL.
making total appropriation OF So. 422.379
for improving st. Mary's riverand Hay Lake
channel.
On motion Of Mr.. VOORHEES, the Senate bill
nppropriating e14,875 for the purchase OF
Capron collection of Japanese works OF art
now in the National Museum, was taken
up and passed. In the course of the discus
sion Mr.. Hale satirized Mr.. VOORHEES, for his
advocacy OF the measure us If it were one on
behalf of tho farmers Of I le country, whose
depressed condition he had pictured to the
senate last week. He supposed that tlic
farmers of the West would be very much So
listed and pleased to know that congr.
was hunting up the old relics from JaInn.
For that reason he (lr. Hale would not vote
HOUSE.
After o discussion of two hours over IL Hill
granting right of way through the Indian
Territory to the Pittsburgh, Columbus Il TT
Smith railroad, md without final action, the
House went into committee OF the whole or
the Army appropriation bill
On motion of Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana
joint resolution was passed authorizing til.
10 purchase or hire such boats us may be re
quirpd to rescue persons in the overflow tht
Mississippi valley.
Senator Davis's pension bill passed.
AT tile request OF Senator Squire the chair
man of the commerce committee has request
ed the wardepartment tn iurnsl, information
relative to surveys for river and harbor i'm
provements in Washington.
HOUSE.
Among the bills introduced in the hous,
was one by Mr. Herman of Oregon to pre-
scribe proof of naturalization to be furnished
with entries of public lands.
The now tariff bill wis submitted to tin
full ways and means committee and pusse,
upon Ivy the committee. The minority wer
given ten days to prepare amendments il
COMMITTEES and to prepare their views OIL III
bill. 1t 10 estimated TINT the bill makes
total annual reduction in the revenue O
about $50, 100000.
The house then went into committee of tn
whole (Mr. Allen of Michigan, in the chair)
on the appropriation hill The action of TIL
committee adopting an amendment provi,l
ing that no Intoxicating liquors shall be sol,
by the houhe and the amendment defeated
yeas so, nays 1876.
Senator Squire had consultation will
revenue officinls with n view of stoppin,
opium smuggling into the far Northwest.
The Sennte pissed House bill AUTHORIZE
the Mississippi river commission to purchi
or hire such boats rs may be Immediate.
necessary to rescue inhabitants of the over
flowed districte md to use the bouts for tia
purpose.
A bill was introduced providing that pen
sions granted to the dependent relatives Of
deceased soldiers shall take effect from tn,
date Of the soldiers death.
The house passed the bill removing the of
acer OF the inspector of !hulls and boilers from
Galena, ILL.,, to sDubuque,ilow There va,
something Of n fight over the measure be-
tween the Illinois men on one side ind the
Iowa men on the other.
The bill creating surveyor general, destined
for both North ind South Dakota, passetl
and will BECOME u law US soon as the prcsi
dent signs it.
The house bill wns passed providing that
affidavits and declarations in pension cnse.
may he taken before my officer authorized t.
administer oaths for general purposes.
SENATE.
Northwestern members are greatly elntei
over their victory to.duyin securing the pas
sage OF the section in the urgent deficiency
bill which gives the secretary OF agriculture
the authority to cypend $4,000 in expert
mental irrigation surveys.
4 The Senate began the discussion of the
Montana election cases Mr. Edmunds
from the judiciary committee. reported lncL
the antitrust bill in the iorm.ofn substi
tute, and said that there wns ono section in
the bill ns reported which he thought went fur
thsr than it ought to go. Owing to a little
necessity Of health, lie would probably not
be in town ~hsn The matter would he taken
mn. but some other member of the committee
would take Charge Of il.
The House pissed number of less impor
tant measures and discussed at length tho
billfor the admission of Idaho into the union
4 Mr.. Baker New York), from he same com
mittee. called up Till authorizing the con
struction Of bridge md approaches ut New
York city across the Hudson river; to regu
lato commerce in and over such bridge be
tween the State of New York and New Jersey
and to establish sucll bridge rs n military
and post road. The bill was puased.
SENATE.
The Montana election case was taken W
and Mr.. Gray finished his argument, in sup
claimants. The matter then went over.
The following public building bills wer
taken from the caiend ar and passed: Aurora
ILL.,. $75. 900; I.eadviile, Col, 100000.
Tho House bill to amend the census Inv
by providing for the enumeration Of tn
Chinese population in the country was takeI
up and discussed, but without action wen
over.
HOUSE.
The House after transacting the ussa
amount OF routine business, resumed consid
nf In Iu1iu n
iSpced the practices and teach
AISan church, The rpnstit6
Mo line of the EfzInd