The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

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bosai OF the Indian appropriation bill
0r otner measures having precedence
Inc contract school item of the Indian
Dill was completed in such form as to
provide 20 per cent reduction from
the expenditures Of last year.
The house devoted the day to the
further consideration Of the general
deficiency appropriation bill. Most Of
the time was spent in the discussion
OF questions of minor Importance re.
lating to extra compensation for EN-
ployeS OF the house Of representatives.
Washington, Feb. 2G.-It is seldom
that the senate has more busy and
eventful day, or one SO disturbed by
personal tempests. The pooling bill,
which is regarded as ore of the most
important measures before congress,
suffered q signal reverse, IL not final
defeat, as 1t will be difficult to revive
It after the failure of Its friends to
command more than twcnty-fOur votes
to get 1t before the senate. Intense
ieeling was aroused by the effort to
take the bill up, and when Mr.. Butler,
IN charEc of it, irtin,oted bad f..ita. e..
the part of Mr.. German, the latter re-
sponded hotly. criticised the manage
ment Of the bill, and declared that Mr.,
Butler was "piqued."
On the Republican side Mr.. Chandler
and Mr.. WolcOtt were involved in a
sharp personal criticism. as a result of
their differences on the pooling bill.
In the discussion many senator's
warned the friends Of the bill that It
was useless to take 1t up, rs It would
be systematically talked to DEATH"
It was announced that Mr.. White of
California was ready with n five days
speech as a part Of ammunition to talk
the bill to death. The Indian apDro-
prlation bill was passed.
The feature Of the proceedings in the
house was the fight on the proposition
to pay an extra monthly salary to all
tho employees Of the house and senate.
1t carried In committee Of the who,e
by a vote of 93 to 81, with an amend.
inent to include an extra months COM
pensation for tho individual clerks to
members. Notice has been given that
q record-making vote will be declared
when this amendment Is reported to
the house.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The senate is
peuk ,a.orking day and night on the ap-
sSnaryb shnTl ybef6re the session. e.v., ,;,; was
considered with little interruption or
delay. The item Of S15O.OOO for plr-
chasing the historic property Of the
late James G. Blaine In order to pre-
vent its use for theater purposes oc-
casioned a sharp debate, but was final
ly agreed to.
The general deficiency bill-the last
of the regular appropriation bills
passed the house to-day. Almost the
entire day was spent discussing the
to pay Great Britain S425.-
900, the amount Of damages agreed
upon by Secretary Gresham and Sir
Julian Pauncefote to be due that cOun-
try under the award Of the Paris arbi-
tration tribunal OH account Of tho
seizure Of some twenty Canadian seal
ers by the United States previous to
the modus vivcndi of 1892. The
amendment was defeated.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Most of the
time in the house was occupied In the
consideration and passage Of the bill
providing for board of conciliation
and arbitration lin case conciliation
failed) to mediate and settle differ
enceS between common carriers and
their employees. A bill was also passed
to provide for the publication Of bulle-
tins of the department of labor. and
also one to aid the Baltimore cXpOsi-
tion, to be held in 1897. The remain
der Of the day was des oted to eulogies
on the late Representative Post Of NJ
inois.
The senate has given another day to
the sundry civil appropriation bill
without completing It and without TAX
ing up the vital points concerning
financial legislation. The important
feature of the day was short. sharp
bounty question resulting in the sue
cess Of those advocating the payment
Of the bounty prematurely cut off by
the enactment Of the tariff law. The
proposed bounty aggregates $5,2OOOO0
MS stated in the amendments adopted,
but Mr.. Mitchell gave 1t as his belief
that 1t would reach $S,OOO,O00. A
point Of order was made against the
amendment but the senate voted 1t in
order-4G to 13. After that the sue
cess ve the bounty proposition was as
sured. although objections We're made
to load 1t down with free silver amend
mentS and other propositions. The
bounty amendment was adOptcd-4G
to 20.
Washington. March 1.-When the sen
ate adjourned to-day it was the agree
ment that a vote shall be taken on the
sundry civil bill tomorrow. The
financial issue was suddenly dissi-
pated. For four hours there was a
storm Of debate and then German,
whose amendment has brought on the
contest. Withdrew 1t, and the subject
was disposed OF. A moment later
Mills proposition to repeal lnws au.
tllorizing bond issucs was cut off by 4
ruling Of the chair that 1t was out OF
order. Thus the financial Issue which
had threatened delay to the appropria
tion bills. was unexpectedly swep
away. Work on the sundry civil bill
waa then proceeded with, among tn
amendments agreed to being one au
thorizing the selection Of Uine com
missioners to represent the United
States at the internal monetary con
ference. Another important amend
ment provides for commission o
army officers to investigate the Nic2r
aqua canal project.
The day was wasted in the house 8,
far as the purposes for what the da!
was set aside were cOncerned-name
ly, to consider bills reported from tn
committee on public buildings. Onl.
one was called up, and after a wrangl
Of several hours on this the hous
got into n parliamentary tangle whicl
necessitated the abandonment Of til
bill. Conference reports OIL the bill t
prohibit importation of goods in bond
through the United States In the MeS
lean free zone and OH the pension an
postoffice appropriation bills wcr
agreed to.
Washington. March 2-The scnat
passed the sundry civil appropriate
bill. including the item appropriatin
over $5OOO.OD for sugar bounties an
the provision for commission to rel
resent the United States at an intern:
tional monetary conference. The In
ter feature brought out wide diffel
cnce Of opinion among the silver me