The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-19
CONGRESSIONAL,
A Resume Of the Proceedings
81 Congress During the
Past Week.
SENATE.
Is

nf. Coke spoke against the report m Mr.
sherman defended it. After considerable dis
cushion In which Voorheers, Teller and Stew
art took part the report went over withou,
action till to- mor 4
After addresses in eulogy OF Representative
Cox Of New York in which Senator Voorhees,.
sherman, Vest, Dixon and Evarts tool parj
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
ssOn motion of Mr.. Baker, Of New York. thu
81 senate amendments were concurred in To
the house bilffor tho admission Of the state
Of Wyoming.
On motion Of MI. Carey, Of Wyoming,
uno senate amendments were concurred in
To the house bill for the disposal Of aban.
Idoned military reservations in Wyoming.
The speaker having laid before the house
the senate bill to adopt regulations for pre-
~ venting collisions at sea, Mr.. Dingley, 81
Maine. asked for its Immediate passage.
The bill was passed, yeas 125, nays 45.
A SENATE.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
ported to the senate. The bill as reported
carries On appropriation of $31, al, $50, an
Increase of$3,151, 060. hi mostimportant
feature ofthe work of the senate committee
on this bill is the elimination from the meas.
ure Of the appropriation $777.500 for irri
gntion survey. This provision wal vigor.
ously attacked by a number of Western sen.
ators, nj they succeeded in defeating it in
committee.
Tho conference report on the silver coin.
q bill wa discussed again in the senate,
Senators Cockerell, Teller, Jones OF Arkan.
sas, Platt, Jones of Nevada, Mitchell, Daniel
and Sherman participating.
t HOUSE. ~
The conference report on the diplom attic
and consular appropriation bill was present.
20 to the house. Mr.. McAIilieu of Tennessee
st0Ok occasion to score the administration
sNeor setting up as king q scapegoat who had
been d%ethroned. =
SENATE. Az. y
The senate resumed consideration of the
Ac0aference report on the silver bill, and was
addressed by Mr.. Morgan in opposition to
b report. After which the report. was
agreed to-ayes 80, nays 26.
HOUSE
Mr.. Williams Of Ohio introduced in the
house a resolution for the adjournment OF
congress- July 81. The resolution was re Or.
red to the committee on rules. It has no
The house adopted the conference reports
on The diplomatic and agricultural appro.
rriation bill.
Mr.. Teller introduced in the senate q joint
resolution providing for an invitation to be
extended by the president of the United
States to the governments OF the Latin
American countries to join the United States
In the conference for the establishment of a
international use OF bimetallic money. The
resolution was referred to the committee on
finance.
Mr.. Perkins. of Kansas. presented the con-
fercnce report on the bill granting the right
OF WY across the Mile Laos Indian reserva-
tinn to the little Falls, Mile Laos 4 Lake
Superior Railroad company.
Mr.. Conger of Iowa presented the confer
ence report on the silver bill.
Consideration OF the silver conferences re-
port Was 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 announces
mont of the result, changed his vote from the
negative t D the affirmative, in order to move
a reconsideration, but this motion was made
useless by the absence OF q quorum.
The two shipping bills passed the senate
~ nearly q party vote. Senators Vest and
Geo rye spoke in opposition to the bills and
.MeRsrs. Stewart and Harris in favor OF them.
The senate caucus committee met and
spent some time trying to devise q plan t.
carry out the absolute instruction of the
caucus to report a rule, O modification OF
the existing rules or q practicable method
81 procedure by which q majority of the SEN
ate may reach q vote pom the national elec-
tion bill or any other pending measure with
In Il reasonable space of time. The com
mittee did not reach O conclusion, but hopes
to be able to report to the caucus soon.
HOUSE.
The conference report on the silver bill
was Iassed by the house by q strict party
vofe. The silver bill has now passed both