The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-03
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
Whatour National LaWmaker
Have Been Doing tho
Past Week


OF the census to furnish to the senate copies
OF the forms, rules and regulations adopted
by him for obtaining statistics a. to iarm
mortgages.
Mr. Mitchell made o long speechtin favor OF
his proposed constitutional amendment for
the election of senator's by the people.
HOUSE.
The house concurred in the senate amend
ments to the worlds fair bill, and spent the
rest of the day in discussing the legislature,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, discussed the none
tary question and spoke in favor of the un-
limited coinage Of silver and characterized.
the Window bill as a demonetizing measure.
The house went into COMMITTEES OF the
whole on the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill. Mr.. Butterworth ex.
planned the provisions of the bill.
se}% ENATE
Senator Allen introduced q bill to donate
to the Stnte of Washington one-half section
for a home forhonorabIy discharged soldiers,
sailors and members of the state militia dis
abled while in service. %.g !
Mr.. Blair moved to take from the calendar
and pass the senate bill appropriating $780,
600 for an equestrian statue of Maj. Gen.
John Starke at ManchesterN. III. Mr.. Cockrell
opposed it and said hat he thought it the
most useless and most ridiculous of all the
ridiculous bills for the erection ofmonuments.
The bill was lost.
The Republican caucus decided to support
the pension bill which was reported BY Nor
rill of Kansas, chairman of the invalid pen
sion bills. This bill will pension every sol
der sixty-two years of age, every soldiers
widow sixty-two years of age, every
soldier who is disabled, either before
or since the war, and every soldiers widow
who is dependent upon her own ex.
nrtS1~ - on~.~ ho~ 49, s~s~ ~~l -hN
would naturally be dependent upon the la
bors Oft husband who was in the war. tits
estimated that this bill will take from $780,
600, 900 to $50, 000, 900 annually. Its pro-
posed to bring in the bill under a special rule
which will prevent amendments, n the bill
will be forced through. ,
The senate bill providing for an inspection
OF meats for expectation and prohibiting the
importation OF adulterated articles OF food
or drink, was acted upon favorably by the
house committee on agriculture. s"-
49, SENATE.
The commerce committee had under con-
sideration the bill removing the inspection
office of steam vessels and hulls from Gelena,
Ill, to Debuque, Iowa. These two states are
making the same fight against the bill as in
house. These Offices are in Inspector Sloan's
district. 5a.s
The committee on Indian affairs reported
a bill instructing the department of the in
terror to locate industrial schools forIndians
on all reservations having a population OF
500 adult Indians. This would give schools
to Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.
two or three to Montana and three or four
to Washington. rE ~ @
The committee o Indian affairs instructed
Senator Pettigrew to report favorably the
Sioux bill which appropriates 81, 900
to redeem the pledges "a the Indians on
the Sioux reservation by the commission
which Inst voar Tod for Tho ona~tn,, -
their lands. An amendment goes with the
bill appropriating $400, 900 fof the relief OF
the Flandreau Indiana. 10
Men of all parties discussed the bill pre-
pared by the Republican conference commit.
tee on silver. The expressions of opinion
were various, though many "Reminiscences
were not yet ready to express their opinions
until they had further examined the bill.
The committee on labor authorized a
favorable report on the bill to prevent the
employment of convict labor upon the con-
struction and repair of any building, house
or other structure belonging to the United
States.
The committee on the reform in the civil
service investigating the charges against the
civil service commission continued their in.
v~estigation.
The senate bill constituting Gladstone.
Mich, q port of delivery in the customs dis.
trict OF Superior was reported and passed.
The senate resumed consideration OF the
railroad land forfeiture bill. I'D Ill
Pending the discussion, the senate, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Glib son, took up and passed the
house joint resolution appropriating $780,.
600 to be used by the secretary Of war for
the relief of destitute persons in the district
oyeriowedb by the Mississippi rlver and it's
tributaries.
The senate committee on education and
b received q delegation OF presidents or
state agricultural colleges, who presented the
needs OF their institutions to the COMMITTEES
in connection with the consideration of the
Morrill, educational aid bill. 49,
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported q joint reso.
luton apprOpriating $3.50. 600 to enable
the secretary of war to distribute rations
for the relief of destitute people in the dis
tr!st oyeriowed by the Mississippi and it's
where congress- found authority to appro-
pirate money for the relief of the people OF
the various states.
Mr.. Cannon replied that he found Tin ore.
cedents and in the starving demands OF 86,-
goo Re, Psrs sS s. The joint resolution va. pass.
On motion ofMr. Butter worth, of Ohio.
yeas 100, nays, 100,-the House went into
COMMITTEES Of the whole in the legislatiy, ap.
preparation bill. .F5=~
Senator Moody called up the bill to yah.
date presumption filings to North and South |
Dakota, Montana and Washington made
since the passage Of the enabling net, and it
measure is to clear all pre-emptio n titles from
any shadow OF cloud due to the wording oil
the enabling act which some ATTORNEYS hold |
repealed the presumption law.
senator Pettigrew reported favorably the
Dill making appropriations a~ggregating
carry out the agreements made by the act Of
last year and the commissio on with the Sioux
Indians in South Dakota. The South Dakn-t
ia senator had secured the passage Of q reso-
luton BY the COMMITTEES on Indian affair
insSructlng him to ask immediate action.
HOUSE.
During the consideration Of the l~erislatiyea
appropriation bill by Carter OF Montana Hre.
sented an amendment calling for an increase
OF t~wenty-seyen clerks in the general land
the fact that the business OF this department l
is from eighteen months to three years be-
hind, and that there are almost0OO, coo eases
There awaiting adjustment. y
sENATE.
Mr.. Blackburn introduced i bill for the "a.
mission of Arizona to the Union, which he's
been pending for some time III the house
commit tee on territories.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced abill granting q pom.
sion of $6 q month TO all person who served
in the late war not less than three months
nor more than one year; to those serving
more than q year and not exceeding 500
days, % q month, and to those who served
over Q days, one cent per diem for zach
e = service. No person who Is worth So
9 ct the tim Of fling his application shah
be entitled TO this service pension.
HOUSE.
MT. Funston, from the COMMITTEES on aert.