The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-10
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Warrington, July 30.-The day In the
senate Is being given up to the sundry
civil appropriation bill. This always
arouses mere or less debate. The bill
this year will probably prove no excep.
tion, and It IL likely that two or three
days will be devoted to 1t unless 1t should
be side-tracked by the tariff. With the
sundry civil bill disposed of, the general
deficiency bill will be the only appro-
priation bill remaining Lnacted upon by
the senate. It has not yet been aonsid-
cred BY the committee on appropriations,
but will be taken up as soon rs the s,ln-
dry civil bill shall be reported, and will
probably be In shape to be considered by
the senate BY the time the sundry civil
bill is out of the way. -Four Of the up
preparation bills are in conference, and
reports upon these may be expected dur
ing the week, with the possibility Of more
or less debate upon each. If time per-
mits the general. calendar presents q
great variety of matter for the considera.
tion of the senate.
Washington, Aug. 1.-The Hansbrough
atpcndiremt to the appropriation bill to
give S1,UN.oOG for the determination Of
the Russian thistle came up III the honee
to-day. REPRESENTATIVE Gmr 0f Iowa,
started the ball rolling by a motion that
tho house concur in the HansbrOugh
amendment agreed to in the spllnte. A
:ra and nay vote was called upon the
Gear motion. and 1t was lost by Il vote
"f 62 to 176. This action defeats the
amendment for this session. All ths
Northwestern members voted for the
thistle appropriation, and Jchnson. of
North Dakota, and Been of Minnesota.
spoke in Its favor.
Tho only feature of interest in the pro-
ceetings In the senate was discussion
ON the site for new government printing
Office, which came up during the con-
sidcration Of the sundry civil bill. The
general deficiency appropriation bill was
reported to the senate and placed on the
calendar, rs was also the house bill to
provide Uniform system of bankruptcy.
Tue repor. Of the conference committee
on the lMlian appropriation bill WAS
:dopted. Agreement was had TN some
II the senate amendments and disagree.
,Dents on others and the bill wus sent
bsck 70 conference.
Washington, Aug. 2.-1he main ques.
ti0n before the senate to-day was the
sundry civil bill which was discussed at
odd moments throughout the day with
the result that great many important
amendments were adopted. Final ac.
tion OIL the bill was not reached, however.
owing to the large number of amend
ments proposed.
The house spent the whole day debat-
ing the Moore-Funston contested election
case from tho second Kansas district,
Mr. Funston, the Republican contcstee
'ns4de speech in his own behalf. The
Republican resolution favorable to Fun
ston was disagreed to, 9S-126. Eight
Democrats, Russell of Georgia, PenJle.
ton Of Texas, Barnes of Wisconsin,
Paynter Of Kentucky, Hare of Ohio,
Hall Of Minresota Richards of Ohio ari
Richie Of Ohio. voted with the Republic
cans tn favor of tho resolution. Without
tAkin4athe vote on the majority resolu-
tons IN favor Of Mr.. Moore, the contest
snt, the house adjourned.
Washington, Aug. 3.-But one more
appropriation bill-the deiciency-remains
TO he acted on by the senate, the sundry
civil SAeying been passed to-day after u
three days discussion. The most i'm
rtrtant amendments adopted to-day ere
the increase Of the quarantine fund from
$624, 600 to 81 ,OO(,OOO anddonating 1.OOO,.
COO acres of 'deset' lands to the states
to which the desert land laws arply, as
well as to Nebraska, Kansas. l1lall.
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklallcma.
The resolution offered yesterday by MIR.
Chandler directing special committee
to investigate the dominion Coal company
of Nova Scotia. whether it WIS organize
or Is heirg conducted in the expectation
that congress would repeal the tariff tx
on coal; whether any officers of the gov
ernment are Interested in the company
and whether any assurances and whether
steps are heing taken to fulfill the as
surances was laid before the senate and
Mr. Chandler urged its adoption. The res-
olntion went to the calendar under the
rules aud i will require a vote of the
srnrta to again bring 1t up for consi,lura.
tion.
Tho house to-day passed bill authoriz-
ing the purchase Of the property aud the
franchise of the Choctaw Coal L. Rail.
way company. Unanimous consent for
the consideration of bill for the suppress
sion Of the lottery traffic was objected to.
A bill was passed to remove the charge
nf ySvsn 81,
c,d Of Cyrus Paine. Mr.. Holman Dem
lian affairs, then called up the conference
report Oh the IEdian appropriation bill.
The report was agreed to and another
conference was ordered on the remaining
points of difference between the two
hot SIS.
Washington, Aug. 4.-Thc last of the
appropriation bills-thc defciency-was
passed by the senate after it had been
under discussion nearly the entire day.
TIE bills for the admission of New Mex
leo and Arizona to statehood were re-
ported to the senate End placed on the
calendar. Mr.. Davis of Minnesota intro
duced bill defining operations in futures,
imposing taxes OH dealers therein, etc,
committee on agriculture when Mr.. Har-
ris objected on the ground that as it was
intended to raise revenue it should be
considered by the committee OH finance.
He protested against the bill us "prosti-
tnting the taxing power to wholly una,l-
thorized purpose" Mr.. George made the
point of order that all bills raising reve-
hue should he proposed in the house of
representatives. The vice president re-
served his ruling on the point of order.
The house spent lurge portion Of the
day discussing two bills, one for rcclassi-
fication of railway mail clerks ant; one
cir ssificntion of clerks in the first and
second class postotfice, but neither was
acted upon. A resolution on the subject
Of ly nchIngs. which created something of
a sensat ton in view of the agitation Of the
lynching question by Ira Il. Wells, was
offered ir the house to-day by Mr.. Blair
of New Hampshire 90 follows:
That the commissioner of labor be in
structcd to investigate and report The
number, date, location and attendant
focts Of the circumstances of alleged as-
6uultS by males Oh fem0IcS through the