The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-24
WORK. OF CONGRESS

WORK. OF CONGRESS-
Preccediass IN the Senate. ana House
ls d REPRESENTATIVES..
Washington, Jan. 12.-senator Mel
son introduced bill providing for q
revision Of the entire banking system
by amendments to tho Revised Stat
utes relative to national banks.
Mr.. White (Dem., CALI made
speech. In favor Of some practical mod
ifications Of the senate rules. He did
not mince his words In his character
tzatton of the rules and the ancient
fictions" they perpetuated. The great
evil which he especially inveighed
against was that which permitted in
terminable debate on any question and
placed 1t In the power Of q single sena-
tor to hold the senate ut his mercy 80
long.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Whites
speech, Mr.. Morgan (Dem., Ala.j, for
merly chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations, introduced q joint
resolution congratulating the republic
Of Transvaal in Africa for the stand
for liberty which 1t had taken, and d.
recting the president o fthe United
States to transmit the action to the re-
public Of Transvaal. The Morgan res
Olutton was referred to the foreign re-
lations committee.
Mr.. Jones CDem., Ark then took the
floor and made q speech on the free
coinage substitute for the house bond
bill.
In the house, Mr.. Tawney Rep.,
Minn.) offered resolution relating to
pension claims. 1t recited that 1t was
frequently charged by pensioners and
applicants that the medical division of
the pension bureau fails to properly re-
gard the reports and findings In pen
sion claims made by various boards Of
the United States examining surgeons.
An objection to Its. consideration was
was made by Mr.. Mcclellan Dem.,
N. W.
Mr.. Odell Rep., N. " offered res.
olution to direct the committee on
banking and currency to report IN
amendment to the general banking
laws giving power to banking associa-
tions to invest not TO exceed SO per
cent Of their lawful reserves in bonds
OF the United States to be hereafter is-
sued under the acts Of June IA, 1875,
and May 81. 1878. Objection was made
to Mr.. Odell's resolution, and it was
referred to the committee.
Then the changes in the house rules
recommended by the committee ON
rules were reported by Mr.. Henderson
(Rep., Iowa., and were debated section
by section.
Washington, jan. lathe house put
in the day in discussing the proposed
changes in the rules, and finally it
adopted all Of the amendments recon-
mended by the committee on rules, in
Guiding the method of establishing the
presence Of quorum which was pro-
posed by ]. Randolph Tucker Of Vir-
ginia In the Forty -sixth congress. An
attempt by Mr.. Curtis of New York to
abolish the custom Of eu1ogizing dead
members was unsuccessful.
Congressman Tawney introduced q
I'LL for the relief of Conrad Bohn of
Winona, already alluded to in these
dispatches. Congressman McCleary
introduced bill making the mile
square reservation, which includes the
pipestone quarries at Pipestone. Mimi,
national park. Congressman Towne
introduced resolution directing the
committee on foreign affairs to In.
vestigate and report on the establish.
nent of O court Of arbitration by the
United States and Great Britain to
settle controversies that may arise be.
tween the two countries affecting the
honor or autonomy Of either.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
gan's speech on the silver bond bill
was the event In the senate. although
sharp personal collot,uy between Mr..
Hill, Mr.. Pritchard and Mr.. Butler en-
ltvened the early hours. Mr.. Morgan
frequently addressed himself person
ally to MIR. Sherman who sat across
the aisle and for two hours arraigned
the Ohio senator for the series of finan-
cial acts with which he is identified.
At times Mr.. Morgan was bitterly
personal.
The house, after devoting an hour to
the consideration of business reported
from the District of Columbia commit
tee, took up the pension appropriation
bill. General debate on the bill con-
sumed the day. Mr.. Stone Of Penn
sylvania, in charge Of the bill, ex-
planned it's provisions; Mr.. Graf Of
Illinois offered the amendment aban-
doned by the committee inhibiting the
suspension of pensions for fraud until
the fraud had been proved in q United
States court, and Mr.. Bartlett Dem,
n. " opposed the proposed extension
Of the dependent act of 1890 by the
removal of the Inhibition Of widows
pensions until they had proved their
dependence upon their daily labor for
support. He estimated that the pro-
posed extension would add $4,000
names to the pension rolls.
Washington, Jan. 16-Thc mousse nut
In to-day in further debate upon the
pension appropriation bill. The speak
ers, with q single exception. were all