The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-29
WORK OF CONGRESS.
ePoceedinegs IN the Senate md House
of Representatives.

Delaware. This closed a long and m
mated controversy which had become
one Of the most notable contests of it's
kind In the history of the senate. The
result was in doubt up to the last mo-
ment, and this lent added interest to
the final vote. There had been some
question as to the direction Of Mr..
Stewards vote, but 1t went with those
OF the Democrats and POpulists and
was the decisive vote in declaring that
Mr.. Dupont was not entitled to a seat.
COnn) spoke for Mr.. Dupont and Mr..
Villas Dem, Wis.) against. Earlier in
the day Mr.. Bacon (Dem., Ga.) spoke
against the issue of bonds without au-
thOrity Of congress.
The house passed the private pension
bills which We're favorably acted on
during the two special days given to
their consideration. Mr.. Erdma Oelm.,
Pal and Mr.. Talbert dem, 8. c.
threw such obstacles in the way of the
bills as they could. Thirty-four were
held up because they were not en-
crossed, but 100 were passed, leaving
about sixty yet undisposed of.
Washington, May 19.-By vote of
6 to the Republicans of the ways
and means committee of the house de-
cided not to bring forward any reci-
procity legislation at this session Of
congress. The majority was made up
Of Chairman Dingley. Grosvenor of
Ohio, Dalzcll of Pennsylvania, Doiliver
Of Iowa, Payne of New York and Hop
kins of Illinois. The minority in IA
vor of immediate action included Rus
sell of Connecticut. Evans of Ken
lucky. Steele of Indiana and rawney
OF Minnesota. Ccrgressp an johnson
of North Dakota was not present. He
is understood to favor action. but Ills
vote would not have changed the re-
suit. Tie only surprise occasioned by
this vote was that Grosvenor should
have voted for delay. 1t was expected,
up to within a day or two, that he
would favor the passage of reciproc-
ity bill at this session, and his vote,
together with the fact that he is re-
garded as Mckinley's personal repre-
sentative In congress. has occasioned
no little gossip and the old story that
the reciprocity features of the Mclxin-
ley bill were written into the measure
IN the face of the steadfast opposition
Of its author is being revived. The OBJ
lection that was urged to reporting
and passing bill at this session was
that ii would lead to general discus
sion of the tariff and the Offering of
amendments that would tend to undu-
~ disturb business conditions without
the hope of being able to pass the bill.
The Cuban question was revived in
the senate when MIR. Morgan of Ala
bama. who reported the original reso-
luton. spoke in favor of further and
more decisive action toward the recog-
milton of the Cubans as belligerents.
At the close of Mr.. Morgan's speech
the senate adopted without division
resolutions introduced by him, direct
ing the committee on foreign relations
to inquire into and report ON the treaty
relations between the United States
and Spain relating to the Americans
now under condemnation at Havana.
also requesting the president for the
recent diplomatic correspondence with
Spain on the subject. The resolutions
have no reference to the recognition of
belligerent rights, although they
served Mr.. Morgan as a text for his
speech on that line.
Washington, May 20. - The senate.
by vote of IL to &. defeated a mo-
ton by Senator Allen pop, Neb.) to
proceed with the consideration of the
resolution to investigate alleged elec-
ton irregularities in Alabama, occur
ring at the time Gov. Oates was elect
ed over II. 4. Nolb, P0pulist. Four
Republican senators, Chandler, Frye.
Gallinger and Morrill,, and two PoDu-
lists, Allen and PETER, made up the af-
firmative vote. Mr.. Allen took oc.
casion to declare that the vote dis
i closed the insineerity of Republican
senators to their professions in behalf
of honest elections. Mr.. Sherman re-
sponded that it was not for the present
senate to go into the general investiga-
ton. of elections, US these resolutions
proposed, and Mr.. Chandler Of New
Hampshire, author of the resolutions,
explained that the adverse vote was
due largely to the disinclination to
displace appropriation bills. The en-.
tire day of the senate, after this vote,
was given to the bill regulating gas
rates in the District of Columbia.
1t was expected that the house would
take up the consideration of the inl-
migration bills on the calendar under
special order, but owing to the pres
sure Of other business the order was
not presented until just previous to
adjournment. 1t was then amended
SO as to give tomorrow and next day
LUZ Iuc COuSuciullOu VI THESE OILS.
There are four of them. The Mccall
bill provides an educational test; the
Stone bill provides for consular inspec-
ton and the Mahany and Corliss bills
provide for more rigid enforcement of
the present immigration laws. especial
ly to deal with immigration from
Canada.
Washington, May q. = The senate
passed the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill, carrying approximately
$7,3OO,OOO. A debate on the question
of appropriations for sectarian pur
poses cropped out on the paragraph
making appropriations for charities in
the district. On vote the senate sus-
tanned the committee providing spe-
cific appropriations for numerous pri-
vate charitable institutions, some Of
them Of n sectarian character. A fur
ther provision was adopted for an in
veStigatiOn into the charity system of