The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-04
WORK OF CONGRESS-
RESUME OF TROsEEDINGs OF TIM
SENATE AND HOUSE.


RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF TIlD
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Important
Transnctions OF Our National Law.
mnkers-Tho Work Done In 10th
branches.
Washington. Aprft "a. - During the
4 lrl.ing scs. ion of the senate Il bill wa,
introduced by rc.lucss of Senator PETER
10 dispose of the dl,, labor and di, .olr-
age idle wealth in the District uf Co
lunbia,' which was referred to the COM
n.ittee on the District Of Columbia. He
als. songh. to ttkc up flum the caf-
Cndar lis resolution for the appointment
of Il committee OH commEnicatioi,s-his
"Clxcy Lmmittee"-but the motion was
hst-H to IL. The house hill for the
protection of the birds and animals in
the YellOwstcne National Park which was
Gr.ler consideration in the morning hour
on last Saturday was again called up by
Senator Carey. anl after some amcl,l-
nicnts had been made. the Till was
passed. Tie E.or Ing hour having ex-
lire,l the tariff hill WAS laid before the
senate and Senator WnShhurn Of Alinnr-
sofa addressed the sellr,e in opposition
10 the bill Senator Wasllurm spoke
three AMI II half hours. aud at the coli
rlIsiCn of his speech Senator Dolph de.
livered another installmcnt Of his speech.
The house devoted the entire day TO
business from the committee on the Dis.
trict of Columbia.
Washington, April ...--ll,rru were a
small number of visitors in the gallery of
tl.e senate when the vice pr"Si,!.nt took
lis seat OH this. tie last day when debate
"a til" tariff bill proceeds before it is
taken mp and read by paragraphs. On
melton of Senator Icttigrrw. III. senate
passed IL hill To extend the time fnr build
in. bridge across the Missouri "ivGr ut
iahktnn. =. ID. After til" norming hour
the tariff Till WIS laid bcinr.. til. senate
aii Senator Mills nf I"xa. Wis I..og-
ni:"l. There was = g"d attendance in
the galleries and IL nmtub"r nf rcprrSrnt;S-
tises from the other house ,ver. present.
this l"ing the las, day of lr!,,,a til the
hi.i as Il Whole. Senator Mills opened hy
saying ttnt the hill ,lil not entirely meet
his approval. Ru: all legislation WAS pee
eSSiIf!N Ns coIuVFclIllSr.
might ntfCr som amendments. hut il they
Were. rejected h. should vote for the hill.
1t was Il party measure. and lie he
li"ved every Democrat should sink is
own preferences thus far. lie woull, lie
said. l,av. levied II duty on coffee, tr;,
and sugar. The Democrats: theory was
that the government should ,ils,lr. every
man the enjoyment of every natural
right. He should have put ol the free
list all articles that require rrIuanuilcl
ure for consumption. II that WAS no,
sufficient. he should have put IL tax oI
accumulated wealth.
The house resumed the consideration Of
appropriation bills
Washington, April .;.-Sc:.ator l.ri:c
IL authority for the statement that II
con Ire mise tariff lill has been agreed
lECn. which is ,.asollahly certain to hr
adnItc'i hy congress ,"rly in June. IL
will take the form of senate commit ~
amendments to the pending hill. S'n-
:'"r Brirc would not Indicate amy of
the changes the amendments will cf-
f"rt further than il was its aim to secure
II reduction of about M per cent from the
NJ. Kinlry law.
In the senate MIR. Harris w.,s denied
unanimous consent for considering his
resolution that the senate while the tariff
debate is pending shall continue until q
y. III. Then the tariff hill was taken up
I" lie read ly paragraphs. Mr.. Allrcl,
fIoke against the bill upon the first
amendment reached. that fixing the date
ul,cn which it slculd go into effect.
MIR. Allison offered an amendment strk-
ing cut the date ut which the bill would
take effect and leave it blank. No action
had been taken when the senate adj
journcd.
The house has had the consular and
diplomatic appropriation hill under coil-
si,lerati"n today.
The house coinage committee by III,
overwhelming vote decided to-day TO
si,l,rack the Meyer silver srignioragc
and small bonds hill. and instead to cnrl-
slider the Bland free silver coinage bill.
Washington. April .!7.-Thc morning
Hour IN the senate WAS spent i'll IL heated
discussion of Mr.. Aliens resolution, III
tr"l,;ccl yesterday. c,n,lcnmiilg the dis
trict commissioners Proclamation against
the COxeyitcs coming ~ the capitol. Sen.
"t"rs Vest. W"lcott. lInlph and Gray
sloke against the IL: 0lutinli. Before any
sN sH'is uhu l'eeil tUtt lIl'' EtSblutfbu
MIR. llnrris moved T.. take up IL resolution
RIO, hling that "ro-norrow and until
otherwise ordered Ike senate shall meet
at II O'clock II. ,n." Senators Tcffrr and
Allen Objected to Tic pending resolution
Icing displaced and irnranir, the ayes
;n1 nays. The vote l'v'l,h also showed
the attitude Of the rn,tc ",l Mr.. Aliens
lcsulmtiOnD was as follows:
4 l,lri.h ll,Snu Entnx. l.rr,.
Blackburn. Blanchard. Errc, Catf.ry,
Call, Camden. Coke. cuIlonl, dubois,
Faulkner, George. Gibson. l:orllail. Gray,
Hale. Iianshr",lgh. Il.rris. IiawIry,
Higgins. Hunt III. Jarvis. jones lArk.y.
Lindsay. Lodge. Mcmillan. McThcr>on.
Mar,rrsum. Martin. Mills. Mitchell
,Wis.| Morrill,. Palmer. I',>cnr. Perkins,
Platt, Power, I'rmt"r. l'uglt, Roach,
Slniran. SlnII,. Teller. Turli". Vest,
ilas. v""rIn"s. Walsh, Washlnnu,
White. W"Irou IL
Nays-AlIrn. lhlp Frye. GalIiEgrr
Kyle, PETER Is.
The SENATE. without division, then
agreed To the Harris resolution. and AIR.
liairls moved I" tax" up the tariff bill,
and Mr.. Higgins u;rl,., DELI took the
tl' i'll oplm'siinn To il:c bill
T. The lm,is,. finished consideration of tho
'Iipl' matte and consular appropriation
bill.
Isrothcr nnd Sister Drown.
Helena, Mont. April -. - Edward
Ryan, Jr., and his sister. Nellie. were
drowned to-day willie crossing IL slough
near Three Forks. on their way to the
Crow reservation in search Of II ranch
they could tax" NJ. The water was uil-
eApcct"lly high. and their bodies were
carried away and have not been re-
covered. Their home was in the valley
near Boulder. and they belonged to Il
prominent family of old and respected
citizens
Precautions Against RiOters.
Ciearticld, Pa, April 27.-Thc situation
m the cnai fields III this district is ,n-
changed. All empty ears have been re-
moved from the mines located on the
Beach Greek road between here and Fat
ton, and all switches leading to the mines
L.. ~.