The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
DOINGs OF CONGRESS
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Fast Week.
senute.

senate,
IL the senate will take up and pass the liver
md llnrbor bill it seems quite likely that the
Davis amendment for the Improvement Of
the 500 will not only 20 through the senate,
but will find little opposition in the house.
the speaker having been brought to realiz.
ing sense OF the magnitude of the improv.
ment. The tariff bill now has tho right oil
way over the river and hnrbor bill, but II
will be hid aside in order to givo this meas
ure Of national importance ~ hearing.
Senator Allen has secured an amendment
to che snndry civil hill now in conference re.
hitting to land surveys. 1t allows the 5000,
600 to be expended for surveys of public
lnnds which may not lie wholly agricultural.
aud which will allow the survey OF lands not
settled upon In Tho new states to be selected
Tor the grants made in the enabling ucts.
House
TIL. house adopted tho conference report
@120 to 93-on the original package bill.
The report leaves the hill just ns it passed
the senate, and makes its provisions appli
cable to liquors only.
The consrrccs on tho sundry civil appro.
rriatiOn bill have agreed on every item of
difference except the irrigation appropria-
ton. Another co!erence will 10 necessary on
this point. The conference committee re-
,luced the amount o. the bill s3, FOG, 900. and
it now carries appropriations OF $685.
$4,000.
Again the river and harbor bill lis post.
poned by action OF Republican senators in
order that debate may continue on the tariff
b!i and that II quorum may he kept in both
houses 1t is n fact that nearly every man
In congress has some little item in the river
and larhor bill and they will not remain
AWAY from Washington when it is still pend.
ing.
HOUSE.
vandcvcr OF California introduced bill to
provide for the irrigation of arid lands, the
use OF reserve sites and the protection of the
forest of tho public lands, and for other pur-
poses. The bill in the same vs. one introduced
i'll the senate II few weeks ago.
The houscdrcidea TO give George Matthews.
who was elected nearly two years ago dele
gate from Dakota, payment in full for n two
years term. The amount which he was leg
islntcd out of when the territory was ievided
and admitted nS Il state was $G,G1G0O, and
that amount was allowed to-day after two
hours of vigorous dehnting.
SENATE.
The concurrent resolution heretofore offer.
cd hy Mr. Plumb expressing the desire OF con-
gress for the removal of the remains of Gen.
Grant tn intermcnt in the Arlington nation
al cemetery and requesting the president to
convey to the widow of that eminent man
such desire. rendering to her, on behalf OF tho
nation. all necessary abilities orsuch renov-
al and intcrment, was agreed to by the SEN
ate.
About the only new point that came out
during the hour or more of debate on irriga-
ton, which came up in tho senate WIS q
statement made by Senator Mitchell show.
ing the importance to the Western stntes Of
repeating the law of 1883 with reference to
Ilat a
Mitchell showed there are in South Dakota
5000 entries by bona tidn settlers, involving
300. 900 acres of land which cannot he per-
'cctrd under the recent decision of the at
torney general. Tho same number in North
Dnkota. 10, 900 entries in Montana, involv-
ing 700. 900 acres; $4,000 entries in WASH
incton involving 1,3O0O03. and S,944 en-.
tries ut four land Offices o: Oregon, involving
ii:i, 1l.i acres.
The conference committee on the sundry
civil hill struck out the appropriation Of
$4,000 to pay the salaries Of registers and
receivers in the land offices which have been
created at this session ofcongress. Two
were in Washington State, two in Montana
aud two in South Dakota. The difficulty
can lie renle,licd by an appropriation in the
deficiency bill.
The house finished consideration of the
general deficiency bill, and passed it.
SENATE.
Senator Vest announced that the Demo.
Gratis proposed to debate every paragraph
in tho tariff bill rs long az they had any.
thing to say, and Senator Elmunds pro.
posed to limit debate to five minutes for
each speaker by suspcn,lng tho rules; but
as he did not care to take amy technical nd.
vantage of Senator Morgan. who was talk.
ing lie allowed the matter to go over.
There is a prospect Tor lively times in the
senate. as any proposition to- shut of de-
butte will he resiste, with all the force at the
command OF the Democrats. 1t is not known
how NIL the Republicans will vote on the
proposition, and there IL quite q lively Skin.
mish to bring the party into line solidly for
the proposed change.
The senate committee ON postoffices and
post roads ordered the anti-lottery null
m"n1atiun that it pass. The vote was pruc-
tically unanimous.
HOUSE.
representative Comstock called upon the
senntr members of the conference committee
on Indian affairs md argued in favor OF the
amendment which appropriates about
S35O.000 Tor the Chippewns in Minnesota.
The senate members are Dawes. Jones of
Arkansas and Plumb, and they are said to
he i'll favor of the approximation. The honse
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Perkins. Clifford and Peel
-are not committed. hut two. ut least, are
known to he favorable TO carrying out the
agreements to the letter, and of appropriat-
ing The necessary money this year.
representative Frank of Missouri intro.
dured II bill limiting to fifteen the mum Der of
lady managers who may be appointed by
the worlds fair com mission. He states tliut
more than one hundred Indies have been up
pointed
SENATE.
The senate discussed the tariff bill
The senate in secret session confirmed the
nominations of John rully and George Steele,
agents for the Indians ut Tongue River
Agency and Blnckfeet Agency, Mont, re-.
spectively.
Senator Blair, in behalf of the minority
members of the woman suffrage committee,
reported invorabiy proposed constitution
nj amendment to give women the right of
suffrage.
The pressure brought to bear on members
of congress may result in action being taken
in regard to the anti lottery bill now in both
houses. Action in the house depends largely
upon Speaker Reed Us in fact does all other
legislation.