The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-11
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-
Whatonr National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
ST AWE,

SENATE.
The text otths tariff hill. together with the
changes RECOMMENDED by the senate finance
committee thu tables sho wing the duties col
lcctcd under existing tariff. and estimates
Of the probable effect upon the revenue, md
the explanation OF TIL. charges, furnished by
the committee in obedience to Mr.. Plumb
resolution instruction, was furnished to
the senate.
A resolution WIS presented and adopted to
consider the national election bill until July
., AT which tilnc Il hill will be taken.
The Senate amendments TO the silver bill
were nor.cuncGircd in.
As 1hr caii Progressed the votes were
watched will! he closest interest. aud the re
subtle d"cat o. The free coinage amend
mcnt hy vote of l35 to 13!-was hailed
with applause OF the Republican side Re-
pnblicaiis voted with the Democrats in favor
oitho iree coinacr amendment us follows
Mes>is. R;r'iue, Carter, Connel, DC
Haven fea'hcrston, Funston Clifford. Her
mann. Kelley, Laws. Morrow. Perkins,
Peters. Post. Smith (lilD. Townsend Colo J,
Turner lkai..). Williams (Ohiol, Dorsey,
Anderson DIAN J. Owen lnd.), Wade, Nor
riil
Twenty-Five Democrats voted with the Re
:a's' .:i,> =" hon-oonrur. .ncy are as tol-
lows:
Messrs Andrew, Rnckalcw, Campbell
Clancy. covert. Dunphy. bargain. Flower,
Gsisscntainrr. Mash. McAdoo. Mutchlrr.
O'Neil Mass.). Quinn, Spinoll. Tracey. Tur.
ner ~. ". Nauy, Wiley. Wilcox, Rusk,
Stump.
Tie following Hills were passed by the sen.
ate today: 'if" senate bill granting to the
Northern Par'ic and Yakima Irrigation
company right of way through the Yakima
ln,iian reservation in Washington. The sen.
ate bill 10 aid The State o! South Dakota 10
support n school of mines. donating 80 per
cent. of the money received from the sale OF
mineral lanls-not 10 exceed Sl2.000 ayear,
nor 1s r.teci The a:..ount contributed by the
statc).
The h ou>e nil COR lie admission OF Wyom.
ing as n STATE WIS considered by the senate
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas opposed the bill, and
so did Mr, Ecagan. Mr.. Stewart favored it
Thchonsc hill granting fifteen days leave
to clerks III first and second-class postot iices
was passed by the house to-day.
SENATE.
Tho consideration OF the bill for the add
mission o. Wyoming as Il state was resumed
and Mr.. Reagan addressed the s-natein on.
position TO il. Mcssrs Payne and GRAY mr.
gued against the bill and MIR. Plntt favored
il.
The question was taken on MIR. Jones
substitute, an enabling net for Wyoming,
Idaho. Arl2onn and New Mexico and it was
rejected ~ strict party votc-lS to 80.
The bid was then passed by Il strict party
votr-:.9 to Is.
: The hill carries the same provision % those
admitting other tcrrit orcs. Tho state will
identified to one representative in the Fifty
first congress.
The greater portion ofthe,lay in the house
was devoted u the discussion of the election
bill. Mr.. Hnngcn OF Wisconsin said the oh.
jections by Southern members constituted II
deliberate insult to the South itself. Mr.
Covert of New York attacked the bill. Mr.
Flower of New York denounced the bill rs UNI
republican. and undemocratic and un Amer-
can. MIR. EauX OF Pennsylvania. said tho
bill virtually overturned the constitution
and destroyed our form OF government
Several Others spoke fornnl against the bill
:. The Northern Democratic members of tho
house haveprcparrd II formal protest against
the national election bill. They characterize
it rs an extraordinary, dangerous and revo-
lutionary measure. purely partisan and an
open attempt ut Capitalization.
SENATE.
Senator Moody's hill provided for the al.
justment of Indian depreciation claims came
up OH the calendar. hut asit was stated that
debate would be called ont on this measure
md he special rule tor the day did not ad.
nit oil tins ii was passed.
Owing to other committee work by Sena.
tor Frye. the senate commerce committee
did not consider the river and harbor hill
Senator Davis will speak in favor OF adding
ns an ani ndment his bill for tho improve
ment oi the S;ult canal
The senate passed the senate bill to rc.
l,n # iI,rn
clerks. 1t increases the classes from five to
seven, a',l fixes the salaries of several CLASSES.
ut $500. 5000. 81 1000 $1,000, 81 400 ST.
600 and 500
The senate PASSED the bill to amend the
census art. 1t provides penalty for giving
fee or bonus To n census ennmerut or
supervisor or tor receiving the same.
HOUSE.
Nm exciting debate occurred in the house on
IT," NN,ional Election bill. and an uprour
was ,p3reipitatea ly exceedingly cutting re-
mari by M''sss Alc'omas and Bland
lnf composition OF the conference com.
mittre on III. silver bill. composing Repre-.
senintves tong.r. Walker md Bland OF the
coinage committee AMI Senators sherman.
Jones and Harris is believed TO mean that n
bill which is more conservative than free
coinage VIII he the inevitable outcome.
SENATE
Senator Davis was before the committed
OH commerce OF tho senate to urge that his
hill for tho Improvement Of Hay lake chan
Iel ana Tor finishing the lock at the SAUL,
or some equivalent measure. he Incorporate
ed into the general river and hnrbor bill
senator Na.hhurn presented n resolution
10y Mnshnton camp No. OF the Patriotic
Order ut the Sous OF America. deprecatinp
the use OF the American flag for selfish ends.
such ns for advcrtisin" purposes and the
like. The resolutions favor national legisn.
tion to prevent this
= Representative Laws introduced bill pro.
wiling for appointments by the president o.
q commission. consisting OF five persons, to
have an IMPARTIAL aud thorough inves,igu.
ton of soenl vices in all It's phases in rela.
ton to labor and wages. marriape and tli
yorce and the general welfare Of the people.
The report based on the investigation
made %! irrigation il the pAkotas will soen
be made 1t will recommend an nppropria.
ton OF s25o.oOo or the artesian investign-
ton and experimental work and the
allotment for the pakotas of $4,000.
The report will further show that in the
Dakotas til" commission examined a number
of wells, the pressure Per square inch. the
use oi lie wells. and, if for irrigation. the
number OF acres served The area in the Ds.
kotas examined by the agents embraces
about $4,000 square miles.
SENATE.
Mr. Morgan introduced Il bill (Which waa
referred To The committee on public landsl
providing that no person shall enter anv OF
the pubic lands OF the United States in Wy.
oning under the homestead or other laws
WHO is a bisainist oripolygamist. or who
teacA"a conils"!>. aids or encourages Others
to enter into bigaIny or polygamy, or WHO'S
member o! any association that teaches
polyghmy
A conference was ordered on the agricul
tura! appropriation I'LL. and Messrs Plumb,
Farwell AID Call were appointed conterees
on the part o: the senate. The consideru.
tion o; the bill FOR lie admission OF Idaho ms
q state was RESUMED. ard Mr. Vance ad.
dressed he senate III opposition to it,
At the close o: Mr. Nalces speech. the bill
was Ins-ed without a division
The house oill 10 confirm the title TO Ger.
tain lands in SAUL Ste. Marie was reported
and passed.
The house resumed the consideration of the
federnl election bill. the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr. Lehbach, of New
Jersey. providing that the Chief supervisor of
election for each judicial district OF the Unit.
ed States shall take such action as is reUus.
lite to secure such supervision in every COZ
gressional district is provided by the laws OF
the United States. The amendment was
lost, year ~, nays l3S. Pending the Discus
sion, the House ;ld jorned
A Blow atCo-education.
The cause OF female educatjon has