The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-04-18
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
What our National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.

Senator Mitchell presented large number
ofmemorals from commercial orRaulsationa
IN Washington, Oregon and California pro
testing against any legislation which nuliines
clusion act.
By request Senator ingalls, introduced a
bill providing for system OF banking By the
United States proposed by the Wage Work.
ers' alliance. 1t provides for the establish.
ment of an executive department OF banking,
with secretary ut its head. Tho banking
for the people shall be done ftse Of cost. ex.
cept such merely nominal fees a. nre neces.
sary to pay expenses. Branches shall be en-.
tablished at postoffaces throughout the coun.
try.
By party vote-7 to 5-the house com.
mittce on the election of president and vice
president and representatives in congress
authorized a Favorable report, with amend.
ments. and on tho McComas bill to prevent
gerrymandering Of congressional districts.
The bill also provides tlat represent atiy.s to- to-
the Fity.sccond congress shall 10 elected
from the districts composed of the same
territory md having the same bount]ut ies M
those from which tile represent ativcs in the
Fi;ty-frst congress were elected.
SENATE.
The senate committee ordered a favorable
repor: on the bill to correct the ,Iescription
OF the land given to South Dakota for the
erection OF an insane hospital. The building
liz not on the land described in the original
net.
Mr.. Evarts presented resolutions of the
New York Chamber OF commerce protesting
against the pending bill for u census emu.
mera,ion of the Chinese.
The senate considered further the Montana
election cases. Mr.. Vance spoke in favor Of
the minority report, declaring Clark and
TO their seats. He knew. he said, that the
fiat had gone forth. lie knew TINT the Re-
publican claimants were to DO seated. But
IN the wise regulation OF the moral world
there was compensation for NIL things. Re-
publican senator's would be sicker over the
thing before they were done with it tlian he
WIS.
a favorable report mas been ordered on the
bill granting u pension of $50 per month tn
Mrs. Della 7. s. Parnell. daughter of the late
Admiral Charles Stewart and mother o.
Charles Stewart Parncll.
ihe house committee on public lands re.
ported favorably Pcker's Till giving the
city OF Aberdeen, &. D., the disputed quarter
section near Aberdeen. The bill was amend.
ed 80 az not to invnlidate the rights of clnim
ants for the land or prevent any other per.
son from acquiring title pending decision
in the interior department
The anti-trust hill was taken up in the
senate. Mr.. Sherman said that while the bill
was not all that he wanted: lie believed that
1t was tho best that could be got and liz
would therefore vote for it as it stood. II
was passed.
The secretary of the interior transmitted
to the Sennte a letter uf Commissioner o
PENSIONS Raum, recommending the increase
o. the number o! pension agents by two, in
view OF the increase of the work In the hands
ofagents. both present and prospective.
HOUSE.
The house passed. after short skirmieh
the bill reported by Representative HILL
from the committee ON public lnn,ls, restor
ing the public domain lands withdrawn for
reservoir purposes on the heud waters of the
Mississippi and St Croix rivers in Minnesota
and the Chippewa and Wisconsin rivers in
Wisconsin.
The bill to prevent the. enlistment o. aliens
In the naval service of the United States was
passed. The bill further provides TINT aliens
rc-enlist ut the expiration of their present
term.
Tie bill introduced by Mr. Comstock was
passed granting to the Duluth d Winning
right Of way across the Winnebigoshisl,, Casa
luke, White Oak point and Red Lake reservu.
tionsin Minresota. The secretary ofthc intc.
rior liz directed to fix tho compensation to BE-
phil the Indians for this right
Representative Comstock's bill granting to
the settlers OF the second ten.mile limits OF
the Northern Pacific roud and who lost their
lands and time by the action of the interior
department the right to transfer leirentries
from that tract to other land sube to entry,
"a mn iV,
planned the bill briefly ns granting the settlers
on other public lands the right to apply the
time spent on Northern Pacific lunds in good
faith rs time declared by law necessary in
making final proof and retaining their rights
as preemptors and homesteaders.
Senator Pierce introduced Il Till granting a
pension to Thomas II. Ffed. Senator
Moody today introduced bill for the relief
OF Bryan Tlyson, for money lost us null
carrier in 1867, in the sum of 81, 900
Mr.. Wilson. of Iowa. offered resolution
which was agreed to, instructing the COM
mittes OH interstate commerce to inquire
what additional legislation is necessary in
respect to Communication and excursion tick.
cts. 20 Us to prevent abuses now existing in
regard to individuals and localities.
HOUSE.
The speaker having laid before the House
the Senate bill for tho Improvement and
maintenance OF the National Geological park,
with House amendment (providing that the
District of Columbia shall pay hnlf the ex-
pense), with the request from the Senate for
conference. Mr.. McComas (Maryland)
moved that the lIouse reccde from it's amend
ment. A lengthy debate ensued. Mr.. Nc
Comas' motion finally was drfeutel-1S to
1O9. the House insisted on the amendment
and q conference was ordered.
The Houss then went into committee ofthe
whole on the naval appropriation bill.
SENATE.
Appropriating 81, 34s, 600 to complete the
works at the mouth of the Columbia river,
Oregon, not more than $7O0,OoO to be ex-
pended in any ons year. md 81 $50, 900 to
complete the canal and locks ut he Cascades
of the Columbia, not more than $500, 900 to
be expended in one yenr.
Mr.. Cuilom introduced o bill TO prevent
Mormons voting or holding any political o.
fee. THO bill provides in brief that no person
living: in whst is known as patriarchial,
plural or celestial marriage, or In violation
Of any Law Of the United. STATES, torbidding
such crimes.
In his prayer ths House chaplain referred
feelingiy to the illness Of Representative Ran
dali.
The House went into committee Of the whole
on the naval appropriation bill.
A hill was introduced to reclassify and ra.
fix the snlaries of railway mail clerks. The
bill provides for dividing these clerks into
seven esnssss, and Rxes tiieir salaries as fol-
lows: Glass oIlo. $500; second $3.50: third,
$1,000; fourth, 81. 200; fifth, $1,000; sixth,
1900; seventh, 81 BOG.
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