The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

The river and harbor bill was COM
;pletcd in the senate with the exception
of the item for deep sea lMrbor on
the Pacific coast. This has aroused
keen opposition, the two California
senators opposing the proposed con-
tract appropriation of $3,O9S,OOO for
& harbor at Santa Monica bay on the
ground that it is project fostered by
the Southern Pacific railroad as
against public sentiment and the rec
of two boards of army
engineers. Mr.. White Of California
commented on the extraordinary con.
'dition by which the commerce commit
tee of the senate was forcing IN ap-
preparation on state against the
wishes of its senators, representatives
and people.
Washington, May 12.-In the senate
1.-THE bill was passed for the deportation
to Canada of the Cree Indians who
fed into Montana at the time of the
Louis Riel raid.
Mr.. Dubois Rep.. Idaho} created a
temporary furry on the bond question
by asking immediate consideration of
"A joint resolution providing that here.
after no bonds shall be issued by any
officer until the president has COM
munlcated to congress the necessity
for-the bonds, the amount Of the issue
and until congress shall authorize the
payment Of the bond issued.
THAT seems quite important" in.
terposed Mr.. Fill, land it ought to 20
to n committee
NO." said Mr.. Dubois, "let us have
vote of the senate"
Mr.. Sherman suggested that this in
vo!ved an important change of law,
and certainly it should 20 to the
finance committee. He objected to
immediate consideration.
'"Then would like to vote to-mor.
row." said Mr. Dubois.
Mr.. Palmer Dcm., lid reported
back the bill to pension the widow of
Capt. Allahacll. recently vetoed hy the
president, %itll q recommendation that
it pass over tic veto. and gave notice
that he would call it up at the first
opportunity. The senate passed bills
appropriating $:OO.O0O, for a public
building at Butte City, Mont; giving
to the evidence of private soldiers the
same weight rs that of officers in PEN
sion cases; amending the pension law
OF 1880 so that absence of an honor
able discharge shall not be a bar to
pension, providing there is no charge
OF dcscrtion against the applicant;
leasing to the city of Bismarck. ". d.,
slbley island, Missouri river; amend
ing tie pension laws So as to make
mastering into service prima facie evil
dence of sound body aud mind.
Washington, May IL. = The senate
passed bills authorizing the State of
South Dakota to select Fort Sully
military reservation as post land
granted to the state under the act of
admission; for the restoration of lands
within Fort Lewis. Col: military res
ervatiOn to the public domain; to vail
date the acts of certain United States
deputy marShals in the Indian Terri
tory.
The session of the house was almost
entirely devoted to the consideration
of District of Columbia business.
Bills were passed to authorize the Sec
rotary of the treasury to detail reve-
nue. cutters to enforce regulations at
regattas; to grant the Denver. Cripple
Greek & Southwestern railroad right
of way through the South Platte and
Plum Greek Forest reservations; to
grant pipe lines right of way over the
public domain in Colorado and Mon
tana; to grant the Flagstatf L. Canon
railway right of way through the
Grand Canon and to extend the char
ter of the DennisOn & Northern rail-
road. A preliminary conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill
was agreed to and the title of Mr..
Maddox of Georgia to his seat was
confirmed.
contest which has proceeded for the
last four days in the senate over the
deep water harbor on the Southern
coast of California was brought to a
close to-day by a compromise. between
the conflicting interests. The issue has
been between the points of Santa
Monica, the terminus of the Southern
Pacific, and San Pedro, the locality
urged by the California senators. Sen
:ator Frye, chairman of the commerce
committee. finally harmonized the diff
ferences by referring the determlna-
ton as between Santa Monica and San
tedrO to q commission to consist of
three civil engineers. naval officer
and an officer of the coast survey.
The compromise was accepted by the
California senator's and was unani-
mously passed.
The house entered upon the con-
tested election case Of Rianker VS..
Downing, from the Sixteenth Illinois
district. The debate was very spirited.
Mr.. Moody (Rep.. Mass.) Joined with
the Democratic majority in asking the
:adontioE of resolution for an Of
fetal recount of the ballots in dispute. .
Messrs. Cook Rep.. lid and Leonard
(Rep. Pa.) spoke for the contestant
and Mr.. Bartlett Dem., ca and
Moody for the cOntestce. Before the
case was brought up MIR. Wheeler
'(Dem., AIM was taken to task for
abusing the privilege Of printing in
the record. and some extensive inter-
polations in recent speech OF Ills
were expunged from the permanent
record by vote of IS to LA.
Washington, May lathe river ana