The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-24
WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF TIT
SENATE AND HOUSE.

RESUME Of pnOsEEDINGs OF THT
SENATE AND HOUSE.
c~ondensea Record OF the Inaportan'
Transactfons Of Oar National Law
makers-Ths Work Done I'm boeh
Washington, March 0. The Bland
seigniorage bill was laid before the SEN
/ ate as unfinished business. Mr.. Sher-
man bitterly opposed the pending bill
and expressed the hope that the motion
to reconsider would prevail, as he wanted
the bill open to amendments. MIR. Harris
claimed that the bill had reached it's
present stage through the regular chan
nels of the senate procedure and he
knew of no reason why the bill should
not be disposed of within thirty minutes.
He would not consent to reconsider the
bill until the majority by an aye and
nay vote decided it. The bill went over
without action until tomorrow, when a
vote will be taken.
In the house the conference report on
the urgent deficiency bill was presented
by Mr.. Ayres and agreed to. A resolu-
ton of inquiry calling on the secretary
OF the treasury for a report of all un-
settled claims up to date against the
Southern and Central Pacific railroad
and their branches for transportation
service was adopted. The house then
went into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill. After de-
bate the committee arose and the house
adjourned.
Washington, March 1O.-To-day was q
field day for Senator Pettlgrew. He in,
troducctl q bill removing the charge OF
desertion from. the name of III. H. Cook
Of Sioux Falls lnl another giving to J.
W. Taylor Of Canton a years pay for
the year he served during the rebellion,
when he was 50 young that he could hot
be regularly enlisted. He was only
twelve years old when he first went out,
and was regularly enlisted a year later.
The senator also secured the passage of
thu. bill appropriating 100000 for the
relief. Of Grow Creek reser walton settlers.
The house committee recommended only
$4,000 for this purpose, and the amount
will have to be settled in conference. He
further offered a lengthy r. solution of in
Quiry designed to throw some light ON
the silver question. The senate discussed
the Bland bin. and agreed to vote upon
the measure the latter part of next week.
The house put in the day on the Dis.
trict Of Columbia bill.
Washington, March Transportation
bills continue to have right of way in the
house. The sundry civil bill, which was
to be unfinished business when the house
met to-day, carries $32, $685. 1892: $9,4O9,-
92S less than that Of last year. 1t will
probably require four days to dispose of
this bill, the two items that will provoke
the irost opposition being the appropria-
tons for the geological and the ccast and
2todetic survey. After the sundry civil
bill Is disposed Ct, either the military or
rsrler and diplomatic appropriation bill
will consume the balance of the week.
In accordance with the agreement en-
tered into the se~fte resumed considcra.
ton OF the Bland seigniorage bill. The
agreement for the consideration of the
seigniorage bill does not preclude the
routine work Of the senate, which is
&C nfiIed to the time before Z o'clock in
tn" day. and it is probable that many Of
the bills on the calendar upon which no
di, ision Of sentiment is probable, will be
t: ken un md passed during this time,
end also after the seigniorage bill is dis,
posed of thu latter part Of the week.
Washington, March 13.-Mr. Blanch-
ard, the newly appointed senator from
Louisiana, was presented to the senate
at the opening of that body to-day, and
took the oath Of Office. The resolution Of
Senator PETER calling for an investiga-
ton rs to senator's specializing in Wall
street was. VI motion of Mr.. German,
laid on the table by a vote of SO to 81.
The seigniorage bill was then taken Up
and Mr.. Villas resumed his speech in OPP
position to the measure. Mr.. Allison of
Iowa made he speech which he was not
we'll enough to deliver last Friday.
The day In the house was devoted ell
tilely to the consideration of a bill re-
lating to the extension of the time for
allowing a ST. eet railroad company in
this city to change it's system OF. motive
power. *
Washington, March 14.-The proceed
ings in the senate yesterday were Of all
extremely uninteres ting character. With
out the. Inter vention of any morning b,si-
ness, except the presentation of a few
petitions and the introduction of some
Lnimportant bills, the sencte took up the
consideration # the stigniorage bill. SEN
ators Stewart and Lindsay spoke in favor
and Mr.. Dolph spoke in opposition to it,
holding that its passage would destroy
the existing equality between gold and
silver, and the two new senator's, Mr..
McLaurin of Mississippi and Mr.. Blanch-
rid of Louisiana received their committee
appointments. MI. Stewart of Nevada
t. ok the foor in support of the Bland
i'll. +
The hous, yesterday began the consid-
GRAFTON Of the bill making appropriations
for tie sundry civil expenses of the gov
ernnent, and fair progress WIS made.
Only three amendments Of any import
ance were adopted-onc ,-ppropriating
$sS,5OO for lighting Hay lake channel. |
another Of $4,000 for the public build.
ing at Buffalo and alother of 10000
for repairing the Iostofice at New York.
Washington. March 15.-The. test vote
which was to be taken to-day on The
seigniorage bill-the vote on Mr.. ALI
sens motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed the third reading
had the effect Of attracting a large at
tendance to the gallery. The senate early
took up the consideration Of the bill,
and ME-. Teller of Colorado aud Mr..
tieorge of Mississippi spoke in favor Of
it, Psssage, the former criticising severe
y seme statemen:s made by Senator
sherman in his recent speech against the
Till. Before Mr.. George had concluded
his remarks the hour for a vote arrived
End Mr. Harris insisted upon the vote