The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-25

AUG hUuuCS CIVIL appropriation ulll wis IT,
ported to the senate. The bill as reported
carries an appropriation OF SCI .2I | $50. an
Increase ofS3, 1Sl 1850. Themost important
texture fthe work OF the senate committee
on this bill is the elimination from the mems
ure oil the appropriation S77T.500 for irri
ously attacked by number OF Western sen
ators and they succeeded i'll Debating it in
COMMITTEES.
Tho conference report on the silver coin.
age bill was discussed again III the senate,
Senators Cockcrrll Teller, Jones OF Arknn..
sns, Platt, Jones u. Nevada. MITCHELL Daniel
= and SherE...i participating.
HOUSE.
The conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was present.
ell to the house. Mr. Mention OF Tennessee
took occasion to score the administration
Tor setting up as king scapeg oat who had
been dethroncd.
SENATE
The scnate resumed consideration of the
con'ercncr report on the silver bill, md was
addressed by Mr.. Morgan in opposition TO
the report. After which tho report was
agreed to-aycs 80 nays %.
HOUSE
Mr.. Williams of Ohio introduced in the
house II resolution for the adjournment OF
congress July 81. The resolution was re er-
red 10 the committee on rules. 1t has no
especial significance.
The house adopted the conference reports
on the diplomatic md agricultural nppro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Teller introduced in the senate joint
resolution prOviding for an invitation to ho
extended ny the president of the United
States to the governments of the Latin
American countries to join the United States
In the con 'erenco for the establishment OF II
common ratio between gold and silver for I he
international Use OF timetable money. Tho
resolution was referred to tho committee on
finance.
Mr. Perkins, of Kansas presented the con
ference report on the hill granting the right
OF way across the Mile I.acs Indian rsservn-
ton to the little Falls, Mile Ines 4 Like
Superior Railroad company.
Mr.. ConScr, of Iowa presented tho confer
ence report on the silver bill.
Consideration OF the silver conference re-
port wus partisan, the Republicans voting
in the affirmative and the Democrats in the
negative. The only exception was Mr.. Rog-
ers, of Arkansas who, before the announce
ment of the result. changed his vote from hc
negative to the affirmative, in order to move
u reconsideration, but this motion was made
useless by the absence of n quorum.
SENATE.
The two shipping bills passed the senate
Geo rye spoke in opposition to the bills and
Messrs. Stewart md Harris in favor of them.
The senate caucus committee met and
spent some time trying TO devise II plan to
carry out the absolute instruction of the
caucus to report Il rule, modification of
the existing rules or n practicable method
OF procedure by which u majority of tho SEN
ate may reach vote upon the national cleo
tion bill or any other pending measure with
In reasonable space of time The com
mttce did not roach conclusion, but hopes
to be able to report to the caucus soon.
HOUSE.
The conference report on tine silver bill
was pissed by the housc by strict party
vote. The silver "a has now passed both
houses OF "":.s ress III the identical terms in
lei " IL came from the conference commit.
Rosp
r While the sundry civil bill was under COIL
&ideration Senator Stewart came round to
Senators Moody and Casey and asked them
II they were ready to make II fight for their
wells for irrigation in the Dakotns. Both of
these gentlemen are primed with statistics
on this point and will make every effort to
have the amendment inserted in the bill.
There is some ear OF losing the amendment
repeating the act withdrawing the lands SUB.
ceptible to irrigation, NJ n point of order
may lie made against it and sustained.
The session ofcongress which will proba.
bly, close within the next five weeks. mas been
an exceedingly poor one Tor claimants.
Speaker Reed early in the winter disclosed
the fact that he was not disposed to encour-
age legislation looking to disbursements of
public money for claims against the govern
fneut, private or otherwise. and lie has been
sustained by Il large contingentin the house.
embracing tho conservatives in each of The
political parties There IRE many just claims
that have been pending for years, but they
are 30 comminglcd with the jobs that they
suffer the flute OF the lutter.