The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-25


the dav with the governor and last
night he was appointed By Gov.
Spriggs to succeed himself Gov.
Spriggs has all along been friend
Of Senator Clark, during his cantli-
dacy for the senatorship and since, al-
though he preserved the utmost Inn
partiality in his. Office as lieutenant
governor and president OF the senate
during the senator campaign. Gov.
Smith, a partisan Of the DAILY people,
left the state two weeks ago for Cali
fornia to attend to some mining
cases in which he is retained as at.
torney. At that time there was no
thought Of Senator Clark resigning
and his enemies were confident he
would be unseated by the United
States senate. The resignation filed
yesterday came as a surprise to the
people Of the state, who had no ink
LING Of the coup prepared. During
the day Gov. Spriggs received great
many kilograms from all over the
state urging him to appoint Senator
Clark. alleging that he was the real
choice Of a large majority Of the
Democrats and a large proportion Of
the Republicans as well. Gov.
Spriggs was besieged all day by indi-
viduals and by, delegations friendly
and hostile to Mr.. Clark.
The House. .
The house sent to the senate the
last Of the general appropriation bills
the military academy bill-and will
be ready to adjourn as soon as the
senate disposes Of those it has not
passed and the two houses adjust the
Hiff0ponoo<s n, x
house will take up the bill to estab-
The Senate.
Washington, May II. = Discussion
Of the administration of affairs in
Cuba by agents of the United States
occupied the attention Of the senate
during the greater part Of yester-
days session. Mr.. Bacon of Georgia
addressed the senate at length on his
resolution directing the committee on
relations with Cuba to make an in
vestigation of the conduct of financial
affairs Of the island. He said it was
due the people of this country to
know haw the things in the island
were being conducted, and since the
disclosure of the last few days of a
shortage Of funds in the postal SER
vice the obligation to make an in
vestigat!on was doubly heavy. He
said the honor of the country de-
pended upon its being able to clear
away the charges. He insisted that
the government of the United States
had no authority in Cuba and de-
manded to know how soon it intended
to redeem it's pledge and leave the
government Of the island to it's in
habitants.
The house accomplished little yes
terday beside passing the senate bill
to incorporate the American National
Red Cross. No progress was made
with the Alaskan code bill owing to
the inability Of the two sides to agree
as to the time to be allowed for gen.
eral debate. The conference report
on the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was returned after ex-
tended debate.
The Senate.
Washington, May 18.-The postoffice
appropriation bill was considered in
the senate yesterday. The committee
amendnlentsfor extension Of the pneu-
matte, tube service created some dis
cussion and was under discussion
when the senate adjourned. Mr.. VOL
colt. chairman of postoftices and post
roads committee, vigorously attacked
7 the appropriation Of $75O,OOO for pneu-
matte tube service, declaring the exten.
sion of. the service was unnecessary
and the appropriation waste of pub
lie money. Mr.. Mason of Illinois quite
as vigorously supported the PROPOSE
ticn. An amendment Of MI. Butler Of
North Carolina to reduce by 10 per
cent the amount to be paid the rail-
ways for the transportation Of mail
was rejected. II to Al. - l.:
4 4 The House.
I The house Yesterday passed spe-
cial river and harbor bill Carrying
100000 for surveys and emergency
work and devoted the remainder Of
the day to the Alaskan code bill. -Four
pages of the GIT pages Of the bill were
disposed Of before adjournment.
GOV. SMITH WILL PROTEST..