The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-23

tion laws, and incidentally gave expires
sion ia some of his we'll known views "
the financial question. The resoiution
calling upon the president for addit'ohaI
Information in the Hawaiian matter WAS
laid over in order that Mr.. Frye OF Maine
might submit some remarks. .|
The house discussed the question VI
pinning another star on the american
flag. The consideration of the Dill 1or
the admission into the sisterhood Oh
states was begun. The principal point at
Issue was whether the enabling ACT
should contain a proviso imposing pains
and penalties for ~polygamous marriages,
the contention on the one hand being that
the state should come in on an eq"a,
footing with other states, unhandicappeu
by such provisions, and on the other mat
as polygamy had been stamped out oy
federal statutes, and as the ADMISSION Oh
the territory would repeal that statue,
congress should make it practically part
of the enabling act.
Washington, Dec. IA. - The Bowers
amendment to the bill of the admission
of Utah prohibiting polygamy forever,
has been agreed to by the house. The
bill. was then passed without division
Just before adjourniM MT the resolution
by Mr.. Hit calling for the correspond
elnce in the Hawaiian affair, amended so
as to include an extension of period to
be covered by the correspondence TO
March, 1889, the beginning OF the Har.
rison administration, was taken up ana
PISSED. 1t was expected that a lively
debate would occur when this resolution
was reported back to the house, but Mr..
Hit, the author, refrained from critl-
eism, and there was NJ explosion. MIR.
Boutelle of Maine, who manifested a
disposition to speak, was taken Oh his
feet by the motion to order the previous
question.
The president pro TEN. laid before the
senate the resolution offered by Mr.. Hoai
calling on the president for further i'll
formation on the Hawaiian matter, and
Mr.. Frye rep. Me- addressed the sen
ate thereon, and said that Mr.. Rlount
in his report, has not written one single
unvarnished line of. truth, given one un'
prejudiced opinion or rendered an i'm
portal Judgment. Mr.. Vest followed Mr.
Frye. He said as he ! Understood the con
dition Of affairs in Hawaii, the provis
O1O 6oSCA AV was " INV S"'~
rent. As he understoon ~internationa
law. a de facto government had all thu
rights of a de jure government, whethe1
that government was established right
fully or wrongfully. 1t was to-day
&c, facto government, and any assault
III on it BY armed force on the part o
tie United States or any other conntr.
lcust be an act of war, which cal Onl.
ho 1po,,nhf ohos,t by thu action nf f.N1
grsss. The resolution was referred t
the committee on foreign affairs.
Washington, Dc. 15.-The house wa
dead-locked for two hours by the refusa
of the Republicans to vote ON the motio1
to 60 into committee of the whole f.
the consideration Of the Arizona state
hood bill. Tie Democratic leaders ha'
decided to proceed with the consideration
of the Arizona and Now Mexico bill
snd dispose of them before the holidays
The Republican leaders do lot relish tn
idea of bringing these Democratic tel
ritories into the Union, and they at tn
request Of the leaders refrained froI
voting, except those from the far West
especially those from the newly admitte
States of Washington, Wyoming, Mon
ta,Ia, Idaho and the Dakotas. who coul
not with consistency place any obstacl
in they way of their sister territories
The Democrats expect to have their ow
quorum tomorrow. The McGarraha
ILL was called up during the mornin
hoEr. but was ilibustered against b
MI. Sayres of Texas, chairman of tn
appropriations committee.
In the senate much b, siness of a mis-
c%ellaneous character was ira nsa cted. Tn
house bill repeating the federal electio
laws, referred to the committee on pri,
ileges and elections a few days ago, wa
reported back fayorably and placed o
the calendar. Among the bills Introduce
the most important was one by Senate
Voorhees,, chairman of the oomr.ittee o
finance, providing for the coinage of tn
silver ~seignorage in the treasury at til
rate of $2,OOO,OOO per month, and whe
that is exhausted, for the purchase An
coinage of a similar amount Of silve
monthly. The senate bill to repeal
clause in the last pension appropriate
bill which prohibited the payment o
pensions to persons residing in foreig
cfrntries was taken from The ralende
and passed.