The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-19
DOINGS CON GRESS
WhatourN National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing tie
Past Week.
SENATE.

pd.yeas 81, nays "a.
Much Indignation exists among Republican
senator's over Representative kenneiys ut.
tack upon the senator Quay in particular.
Several consultations have been held but no
plan OF action has been agreed upon.
HOUSE.
Mr. Cummings, rising to personal OK.
PLANTATION IN connection which Mr.. Cannon't
tamous "blacklist," made n long speech H,
criticism Of the speaker and tho rules. The
Clayton breckenridge election case wns de-
; bated further without action. The house
passed senate bill to authorize tho survey 81
the sevcnth standard parallel between North
and South Dakota.
The senate bill to establish n port of dc
livery Mt Sioux City, Iowa, was passed in
the house today.
The tariff bill wns taken up in the senote
and the consideration fthc free list was pro.
Ceedcd with.
The motion to strike quinine out OF the fro,
list was deeated-yens, Ii; nays, 3s.
HOUSE.
Now that the senate has finally decided
that binding Irvine should go ON tho free list
the advocates of the proposition are look
ing about to see if the senate action can b.
sustained. II is n fact that ii there can DO Il
vote ON this proposition in the house tliers
will lie enough Republicans to vote Will
Democrats in the house to desert their part,
and vote ngainst tho amendment. Then,
again, some parliamentary plan may b,
Uncovered sc, to get around the amendment.
The Notwithstanding election ease
was taken UP. ana MIR. breckenridge made Il
speech in his own behalf. Mr.. Dalzell, o
Pennsylvania, closed the debate for the
committee. aud alter q motion to commit
hnd been defeated md the minority report
rejected, the committee report (unsenting
br"ckenridge) was adopted t1O5 to 62)
Congress.
SENATE.
The consideration of the tariff bill has
closed. except as to the sugar section, reel
Irocity and some reserved paragraphs,
which will come up later, when speeches mr.,
TO he limited to thirty minutes in length no
senator TO spenk more than once on the
same subject. The voting il to begin the
next day; and after the stage of the third
reading OF the bill in reached, three hours il
Id be allowed to each side for general dis
russio;.
The house adopted the conference 1epor.
on the river and harbor Till. Mr. Holman Of
lndinnn was the only one to speak against
1t. lie criticized those portions OF the bill os
agreed upon in conference which makes mp.
preparations for the purchase of tho Portage
Lake canal and for the Improvement of thu
Hay Lake channel.
The senate resumed consideration OF the
tariff bill, md Mr.. Plumb offered his amend.
inents, OF which he had given notice, plac.
ing u tax of$1.25 per gallon on distilled
spirits, and spoke in support of it. lie
went on to give n resume of appropriations
for the year. and, estimating revenues ut
,t.j, ,,;t nj
500. 900, 900 Jus; as sure as the rising of the
sun. The amendment wns rsjcctcd-17 to
30
Nearly all the Northwestern men have
taken turn at the tariff bill in the senate
and discussed the various schedules Sem.
tor Casey of North Dakota made Il speech
on he general provision of the hill. Ii wis
the first speech that was made in favor OF
tile bill from II farmer standpoint and by a
senator acknowledging that he was a farm
er.
The house bill opening to settlement thu
Fort Randall military reservation in Soutl
Dakotn was considered by the committee OF
public lnn,is aud the committee refused to re
commend agreement to the senate amend
incnt. The amendment proposed to oper
tho Fort Sisseton reservation and granted
to south Dakota one section Of it for use
the state militia, the balance to be subject t.
selection ns part OF the stats land grant
SENATE.
The traiff Till was finished. md is ready tc
he voted upon, As amended it will pass til,
senate probably by strict pnrty vote
though there IN no telling what Ingalls, ans
Plumb will do. The former IL down for
speech on the measure and he may denounc
the hill and vote against it, although hi
friends do not anticipate anything Of III
kind.
No business was transacted in the House
though much brain effort was mad to secur
n quorum. When obtained the entire do.
was spent in tilbustering over proposition
to take up the Lnngst on. Venerable election
ease rom Virginia. The tilbu stering contiu
ucd until the house adjourned.
SENATE
The tariff Till. US amended. passed tn
Senate by strict party vote-4O to 20. MI
Aldrich moved that the senate insist on it
amendment to the house bill and ask for
committee OF conference.-the conference t.
consist Of seven on encll side. The motiOl
was agreed to. and Messrs Aldricl,. Sherman
Carlisle were appointed confcrees on the pur
of the senate.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dunnel!. of Minnesota. chairman o
the house committee on the l It'll census, in
troduced IN npportiOnment bill on the bnsii
OF one representative for each $50, 900 OF til,
population. This would provide for totu
representation OF 354.
Mr. DunnelI says no attempt will be madt
to p,lsl, tho bill through ut this session. but
his committee will at once consider it and
possibly report it back to the house thi,
session in time for enry action next winter
the object being to have the bill passed next
winter in time for legislatures which nrs
then in session to make the congressional re
apportionment.