Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-10-17
Senator Pierce interviewed Regard
ing the Work Done by Him.
self and Colleagues.
A List Of the Bills He Has Intro
duced and Which Have Be-
come Laws.
Headquarters Of the Missouri Rive 1
Improvement Forces Will be
at Bismarck,
Through Senator Pierce's Influence.

satisfied with it. In response he said:
"We have really accomplished much
more than we hoped when WE went to
Washington. | think no reasonable man
can complain of the work of the delega-
tion. The total appropriations for the
state figure up over half a million; pretty
good for the first time. Senator Casey and
Mr.. Hansbrough have worked hard and
deserve the thanks of the people. My
greatest regret is the failure of the timber
culture law, but it is all ready to take up
in December and will pass. The bill to
repeal the law passed both houses, but the
senate bill contained other provisions and
it was too late to get the conference COM
mittee to agree. 1t will only be delayed,
however, a compile Of months. 1 have a
letter here from the secretary of war say
ing the Fort Lincoln business has been
postponed until spring arrives. By that
time | hope to show them that it ought to
be enlarged instead of abandoned. lie
also states that he has ordered the officers
III charge of the Missouri river improve
ments to make headquarters at Bismarck.
ST. Paul and Omaha both wanted these
officers. The letter is personal but you
may copy that part OF it. l shall leave in
a few days to take part in the campaign"
The following is the paragraph in the
letter of the secretary of war referring to
the location of the engineers offices in Bis:
marck:
Dear Senator-Last Saturday I ordered the
engineer who will have charge of the improve
m!ents Of the upper Missouri. under the provis-
headquarters at Bismarck. 1t had been recon-
mended that the offices should be located at St.
Paul. Please give me credit for wishing to help
when l can. Very truly yours,
REDFIELD PROCTOR, Secretary of War.
When it is considered that this means
the disbursement of 100000 besides the
and their families, it will be seen that the
order is a very important one.
The following are the bills introduced
by Senator Pierce during the session and
which passed the senate:
To reimburse the state of North Dakota
for expenses incurred in holding a cOnSti-
tutional convention.
10 create the office of surveyor general
in the state of North Dakota and establish
a surveying district.
To establish a penitentiary in the state
of North Dakota and to carry out the pro-
visions of the enabling act.
TO provide for the erection of a public
building in the city OF Grand Forks.
To provide for the erection of a public
building in the city of Fargo.
Granting a pension 10 John E. Walton.
Authorizing the restoration of Thomas
H.. Carpenter, late captain Seventeenth
United States infantry, 10 the rolls of the
army.
Creating an additional land Office in the
state of North Dakota.
: For the relief of the Sioux Indians at
Devils Lake.
TO transfer to the agricultural college as
a site for that institution, section 81, stu
ate IN the county of Cass.
Granting a pension to Thomas H.. Fl.
field.
To establish a port of entry at Nechr.
Granting a pension to Mrs. Mary Mcln-
Granting a pension to Frank C. Myrick.
10 provide 1or an industrial school at
Mandan.
An amendment increasing the fees of Of
fcers of the United States cours in North
Dakota.
An amendment instructing the commits
sioner of the general land office to survey
lands granted to the new states.
An amendment appropriating 100000 adj
ditiOnal to enable surveyors to complete
Gllo dUOV0 duu OGllcT surveys.
A joint resolution extending the time of
payment to settlers on the public lands in
cases were loss of c ops has made them
unable to make such payments.
A bill fixing time and places Of holding
United State Courts Substitute reported
by the committee and passed..
Of the above the following have already
become laws, having passed the house
or been adopted in conference and been
approved by the president:
Granting a pension to Walton.
Creating additional land office and land
district in the state.
Transferring to agricultural college Sec
ton 81.
Creating surveying district for North
Dakota and the office of surveyor general.
For the relief of the Sioux indians (house
bill precisely same passed senate in lieu of
this).
Amendments to sundrY civil bill in re-
gard to surveys of lands.
A bill fixing time n places of holding
United State Courts Substitute for this bill
reported by committee passed senate and
house)
Joint resolution extending time of pay
ment to settlers.
To provide for q penitentiary at Grafton,
a%ppropriating $4,000 therefor. (This bill
having been considered In the house, was
offered by Senator Pierce as an amend
ment to the deficiency bill and as such was
adopted.
An amendment to reimburse the state of
North Dakota for expenses of the constitu-
tional convention. This was offered by
Senator Pierce as an amendment to the de-
ficiency bill and adopted. 1t a%ppropriates
$4,000 for this purpose.
Besides these, the suggestions contained
in Senator Pierce's reciprocity amendment
to the tariff bill were practically adopted
by the finance committee, reported to the
senate and will become a law. The 'ques-
ton was whether the tariff should be kept
upon sugar to be removed hereafter If
South America granted us reciprocal priv
ileges as proposed by Senator Hale of
Maine, or whether sugar should be placed
on the free list now to be restored in case
those countries refuse to grant such recip-
rocity. The latter wa Pierce's PROPOSE
ton, providing that the duty should be re-
stored If, in the presidents Judgment, it
was deemed proper after n year, and this
idea was adopted by the finance committee