The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-07-20

to amend the laws relative to mining
claims. 1t provides for the temporary
susl. nsion of the requirement that IL ccr-
tnin sum of money shall b. expended each
year on mining claims until u patent sl,aD
lave becll granted.
Washington. July 11.-Thc Till for The
admission of Utah has passed tho senate
without n division. Senator PETER rc-
fused to permit the sidctrackins Of his
omnibus Populistic resolution for the >
postUiicc appropriation bill in the senate
to-day. The Kansas senator spoke Oh
the resolution ut considerable length. lc-
citing the wrongs which lie alleged had
been committed against labor by the Pull
man company. Senator Davis of Mill
ncsotn replied to MFR. PETER, and ma.!c
q vigorous speech against all forms OF
lawlessress. and the attempts the strik-
crs are mixing to prevent the movement
of trains. The senators gathered abunt
him and listened with great attention.
The house to-day passed the bill open
ing the Uncompahgrc anL Uintah Indian
reservations in Utah. Glloting lands IN
about 3.O0OOOO aares to the public do
debate or bill extending the act Of
1890 declaring lands graz ted to railroads
NOT then constructed forfeited to the gov
clnment so as to forfeit the lands to
railways whose roads were not cOm;-
plcted within the time specified in the
|: nd grants. 1t excluded from the onrr:,-
ton Of the act, however,. lands acquired
il good faith by purchase from railways
l,in IN aNI
about 54,OOO,OUO acres. 1t WAS not die
posed of.
ny SSaSiRs3iSn SSStsSi 5r ay lily virtue .,o Of
was enabled to reach vote on the Me-
Rae land grant forfeiture bill yrstei-
dny afternoon, and 1t was PASSED. Tha
bill amends the net Of Sept. ~. 1S)o.
which, In substance. declared the for
fciture to the United States of lands
tlieret0forc granted to states and corl,o...
rations to aid In the construction Of
railways 10 the extent only Of lands
opposite to. and conterminous with tkc
portions of such railways as were not
completed md operated at TINT time.
The bill passed yesterday extends the
forfeiture to the portions Of the several
railways to aid In the construction of
which the grants were made, which were
uncompletel when the time expired with
In which the roads were respectively re-
quired to be completed by the several
laws making the grants. 1t involves
portions Of the grants of twenty-five
roads, the principal one of which Is the
Northern Pacific, and will restore to the
public domain about 5i.OOO,OOO acres.
A inoviso was added to the bill so rs
to prevent it from being construed to
forfeit the right Of Way. or station grounds
of any company, and also confirms tO
.nurclasers in good faith from such rail
ways tue title to lands not iii excess of
80 acres to cacl. holder. (.
The senate is making up for lost time
and is now lisp0sing Of the appropriation
bills ut n rapid rate. The record for yes
tcrday is three-the diplomatic aud con-
srlar, the invalid pension and the mill
1 ~ academy appropriation bills The
only one of these which excited any de.
butte was the pension bill and oil this
a discussion Of the respective pension
policies Of the Republican aud Demo-
cratic parties was precipitatcd. This
took rather wide range, and On at-
tack OH Commissioner I.Ocl,rci, and Sec
r,tary Smith lruailencd ~ IL sharp ar
raienment Of the policy of the Demo
cratic purity in general.
, Washington, July 13.-IAe appropria.
tion bills are fast being considered in the
senate, and at the present rate of prog
ress it is probable that next week will
Sc them all disposed of. To-day two.
more important bills were passed, the
army and the Notifications appropriation
bills, while somG progress was made on
tile river aud harbor bill. The only in
tcresting discussions of the day occurred
during. the consideration of the army bill.
Several bills of minor Importance were
passed and cOnferees We're appointed on
the military academy and diplomatic and
consular Gppropt tfIt1ons 'bfiis- ''-'y. ~
The house to-day agreed to the. senate.
amendments to the bill for the admission
of Utah rs q state, and after discussing
a bill for retiring officers Of the revenue
cutter, service under the special order
adopted yesterday. 1t proceeded with the
consideration Of bills reported frOin: the
foreign affairs committee. Eleven bills
were. passed, none of national iuiporfance
Washington, July 14.-The river and
larbor appropriation bill, which usually
gives rise to sharp debate aud consumes.
from three days 10 week for ifs COM
pletion, WIS passed by the senate to-
day. Another important bill-the legis-
lative. executive and judicial-was im-
me'liatcly taken up and put well ON its
way toward passage before the senate
adjourned. A bill for the construction
Of bridge across the Mississippi river
Mt Dubuque. Iowa, was passed. A bill
lias been introduced by Mr.. Davis Mimi
l,y request, placing dining and sleenpg
car companies under the interstSte com
merce law. Mr.. George of Mississippi
introduced bill to amend the act for
the appointment, of board Of arbitration
between companies engaged in transport
ing passengers and their employees, ap-
proved October, 1885, Among the
amendments agreed to- the river and
lnrbor bill were the following: At Ey-
erett, Wash. $1,000 new item), raising
the appropriation for improving the
mouth Of the Calcasius river; Louisiana,
from $4,000 to 500, 600; Two Rivers har-
Dor. Wisconsin, $1,000 to $1,000; Red
River of the North, Minnesota. @15OOO
to $4,000; harbor of Memphis, Tenn,
$4,000 to $4,000: for the Missouri riv.
rr ut Atchison. Kan.. $4,000 to $35. 900;
hartor at Bismarck. $4,000 to $4,000.