The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resume of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.
sENATE.

Mr.. Morgan, of Alabam ma, spoke at great
length OH the bill OF Sen ator Butler to pro.
vide for the emigration Of colored people
from tho Southern states. He expressed
himself in favor of voluntary emigration Of
the colored people from the South. having
reached the conclusion that there was a nat.
Sral incongrIity and an irrepressible conflict
could cure except their final separs.
tion. The return of the negro race to
Africa was the final and only aolution of
the problem. 1t waa undeniable thnt the
aversion between the races llnd greatly in.
creased since the abolition of slavery, and it
would Increase so long as large proportion
This feeling was not SO intense in the South
as in the North. 1t WAS not so strong be-
tween the negro and those who had never
owned slaves. He maintained that Africn
was the natural homo Of the negro, and,
quoting the description Of the Congo basin
would he the best location for the American
negroes.
several bil lis and resolutions wereintroduced
and referred, when Mr.. McComas moved flint
tie House go into committee OF the whole on
the District Of Columbia appropriation lill
the committee to proceed under the rules Of
Mr.. breckenridge, of Kentucky, raised the
question ot consideration, which the speaker
decided was out of order, because the reso
u!ioh was III The nature o: q motion revu.
latng the business Of the House. Mr.. Breck.
enrldge appealed from the decision, and
sleheaAas-A to Mr.. Carlisle, of Ken
lucky, who attacked tho speakers ruling.
de severely criticised the House for sfaiiure
to adopt rules.
\, MIR. Henderson, Of Iowa, said gentlemen on
me other side were opposed to doing any
thing without rules and wanted rules adopted
under T,sr which nothing could be done.
Butterwortl. of Ohio; Heard, of Missouri;
Chapman. Of Michigan; McAdoo, of New Jer.
sey, md Others. the stand tuken by eacb he
ing entirely partisan.
The decision Of the speaker was finally sus
tanned BY vote Of 1856 to 124.
SENATE
The SENATE debated Mt some length Mr..
voorhees, resolution for the investigation Of
ing, agreed to it.
In the secret session of the Senate, the com.
mittee on foreign relations nude favorable
reports on several nominations, and q GUAM
'ity oil routine business was transacted
HOUSE.
Mr.: Randall was sworn in as member OF
the Fiity-frst Congress hy Speaker Heed in
a .. with the authority given him by
the resolution introduced in the House ven.
terday by MIR. Carlisle. Tho formality took
place ut O'Clock mt Mr. Randall's residence.
Mr. Randall was sitting up and eppeared
very comfortable. He expressed himself as
Icing annoyed hy the statements concerning
his illness which have been going the rounds
of the press.
SENATE.
The Vice President laid before the Senate n
M frNvr Ina net
in response to the resolution stating that no
instructions oral or written, have been given
District Attorney Chambers, of Indiana, on
the subject OF the arrest of w. W. Dudley,
and that no communication hos passed
between him and the department. Of
justice on thesnb.ect. The Senate passed the
resolution Tor the appropriation OF $3.50, 900
for the removal OF distractions from the
Mississippi river.
MIR. Davis ofMnnesota, called up and made
long speech IN advocacy Of the bill appro-
priating 81, 73s. 900 for the improvement OF
st. Mary's river, Michigan, and 81 ,GS4 900
for the improvement Of Hoy lake channel
Michigan.
\ meeting o! the House committee on rules
will he held to consider new rules and to hear
persons from New York and st, Louis OH the
question OF taking the world fair bill intro.
.luce'l by Mr.. Adams from the COMMITTEES on
foreign niiairs and referring it toa special
committee com, The representatives. of New
their issues md will make an earnest en-
deavcr to have the special committee ap.
pointed. 1t is UNDERSTOOD TINT the Objection
to having the foreign affairs committee con
slider the bill is that Mr.. HIT, of Illinois, tho
chair man of the committee, il one of the
contest for the SELECTION of q site. Mr.. Reed
has given the delegates reason to believe
that n report will be made in favor of put.
ting the matter in the hands of u special
committee.
SENATE
The qundrocentennial committee of tho
senate met to-day and heard arguments in
favor Of holding the wcrld g iair in Washing.
ton The principal reason set forth why the
fair should be held in Washington was that
the permanent building could be used by the
government. which is badly in need Of ad.
ditional buildings
The discussion of the worlds fair bill by
house committee on foreign affairs has
resulted in bringing forward a proposition
which, it is suggested, may aid in the selection
OF the site for thefair by the house. The com.
mttee has already decided that it will report
bill lenving blank the name of the city
where the fur shall l!e held; and will int 70.
upon the question of naming the site for the
fair, with the agreement tlat on each ballot
the name Of The city receiving the last mum.
Der of votes shnll bedropped. and In this why
it liz believed that conclusion Gun soon lie
reached.
A conspicuous object in the house to-day
was the vacant desk of Judge Kelley, which
was draped with black and was decorated
with n bouquet of simple white flowers The
chaplain in his prayer made feeling aluson
to the death of the father of the house,
SENATE.
The galleries OF the Senate chamber were
crowded to hear the arguments of gentlemen
representing New York and Chicago in the
interests Of the worlds fiir. Chauncy NJ,
Depew presented the claims of the Gothn.
mites which was followed by humorous and
sarcastic remarks Of Thomas B. BRYAN in
behalf Of Chicago.
DR.. Hill. of the Cherokee nation, appeared
before the House committee on territories
and made an address on the Springer bill to
organize the territory Of Oklaiioma, He
argued that the bill would he more acceptu.
BILE II the two judicial districts provided for
would be reduced to one.
At the afternoon session the committee was
addressed on the bill by Frank E. Blair, Gen,
Porter, Gen. H. G. Paine, Judge Pearson and
Horace Speed. The committee will meet next
Monday and hear further arguments on the
BILL