The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resume Of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.

Past Week.
Senator Moody called up the bill authors.
ing the construction Of bridge over the
Missouri river at Chamberlain, g. D., and 1t
was passed.
Senator Plat, by request, introduced bill
for the admission OF New Mexico to stnte.
hood.
Senator Hiscock introduced q bill to pro-
vide that national banks may secure their
circulation by deposits Of government, state,
railway and municipal bonds Of at least pnr
market value and not In default OF inteust
for 10 years past, the amount of circulation
not to exceed 90 per cent OF the market value
of the bonds, except In the case Of govern.
ment bonds. upon which notes equal to their
full face value may be issued.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the House a letter
from the secretary Of the treasury, enclosing
draft of bill to limit and define the terms OF
all civil officers OF the United States appoint.
ed for n fixed term.
The committee on commerce discussed ut
considerable length the Lind bill, authoriz.
ing the building OF bridges across nayigable
streams under direction and approval Of the
secretary of war. The object OF the hill is to
do away with special legislation authorizing
bridges to be built from time to time as re-.
qured for railroads or other traffic. The
committee hos virtually decided to report
the hill favorably with amendments of
minor nature
SENATE.
The senate apent the day in consideration
OF the calendar and passed number Of mi.
nor bills.
Senate bill for the payment of back pny to
and emoluments as mnior in the army from
1864 to 1875, to the widow oil Lieut. ..Coi
Nathaniel H. Mclean, amounting to about
10000, was taken from the calendar and
after vigorous opposition from MIR Corkreli
WIS passed.
Senate bill for the purchase Of q square of
ground In Washington near the capitol. for
building tor the accommodation of the
United states supreme court Mt a cost
about 5000, 900 WINS pnRsed without division
after statement by Mr.. Morrill,.
HOUSE.
The house spent the greater part of the
day in listening to eulogies upon the late $.
Tho speaker laid before the house several
public building bills and Mr. Cannon (Illinois)
suggested the necessity of some definite plan
in regard to public building bills. The house
had uniformly stricken out the appropria-
ton and the senate uniformly voted them ill.,
SENATE.
The senate passed the worlds fair hill
which was passed by the house, adding to I'm
amendment providing for u naval review in
New York harbor.
Senator Fnrwcll introduced hill provid.
ing that all the revenues of the government
now on deposit in tho treasury and subtIeas.
uries shall be deposited in national hunks
and other banking institutions.
HOUSE.
The house adopted the report of the con.
ference committee on the Oklahoma bill, ex-
Guiding tho Cherokee outlet until tho lndian
claim to the lnnd is extinguislled.
The house passed bill providing that
soldiers who lest their limbs during the late
war shall be entitled to new artificial limbs
every three years. The present law permits
such supply every FIVE years.
SENATE.
The senate passed the most OF the day in
discussing the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill
Mr.. Cockrcll offered resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the superintendent
OF the forms, rules and regulations adopted
by him for obtaining statistics Us to farm
mortgages.
MIR Mitchell made a long speech in favor OF
his proposed constitutional amendment for
the election of senators by the people.
HOUSE.
The house concurred in the senate amend.
ments to the worlds fnir bill, md spent the
rest of the day in discussing the legislature.
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr. Bland, of Missouri discussed tile 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 committee OF the
whole IN the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill. Mr.. Butterworth ex-
planned the provisions of the bill.
SENATE
Senator Allen introduced n bill to donate
to the Stntc of Washington one-half a section
for u home for honorably discharged soldiers,
sailors and members of the state militia dis.
abled while in service.
Mr. Blair moved to take from the calendar
and pass the senate bill appropriating $780,
900 for an equestrian statue of Mai. Gen.
John Starke at ManchesterN. H. Mr.. Cockrell
opposed il and said that he thought it the
most useless and most ridiculous Of all the
ridiculous bills for theerection ofmonuments.
The bill was lost.
The Republican caucus decided to support
the pension bill which was reported by Nor
ril of Kansas, chairman of the invalid PEN
sion bills. This bill will pension every sol.
widow sixty-two years of age, every
soldier who is disabled, either before
OF since the war, and every soldiers widow
who is dependent upon her own ex.
ertions to earn her own living and who
would naturally he dependent upon tho Ia
estimated thnt this bill will take from $50.
O0O. 900 to $50 900, 900 annually. Tits pro-
posed to bring in the bill under special rule
which will prevent amendments, and the bill
will be forced through.
The senate bill providing for an inspection
OF meats for expectation and prohibiting the
importation of ndulterated articles Of food
house committee on agriculture.
SENATE.
The commerce committee had under con.
Office of steam vessels and hulls from Gelena
III. to Debuque. Iowa. These two states are
making the same fight against the bill as in
house. These Offices are in Inspector Sloan y
district.
The committee on Indian affairs reported
bill instructing the department of the in-
terror to locate industrial schools for Indians
500 adult lndinns. This would give schools
to Minnesota, North Dakota. South Dakota.
two or three to Montana and three or four
to Warrington.
The committee ON Indian affairs instructed
Senator Pettigrew to report favorably the
to redeem the pledges made the Indians on
the Sioux reservation by the commission
which last year negotiated for the cessiom OF
their lands. An amendment goes With the
bill appropriating $500, 900 for the relief oil
the Flandreau Indians
HOUSE.
Men of alt( parties discussed the bill pre-.
1 hI Rs gSa san,soI: commit,