New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE March 25.-Mr. Window re-
ported the consular bill. Mr.. Wallace sub
mitted an amendment to the bill to repeal the
resumption act. The bill to provide forexpens-
es of the district government passed The
deficiency appropriation bill passed. Mr.. Howe
tuition calling on the President for inforn1a-
ion relating to the alleged defalcation by
Judge Whitaker, of New Orleans.
HOUSE, March 25th.-A large number
of bills were introduced under call of the house
and referred to suitable committees. A
motion TO suspend the rules to take up
Stephens supplemental silver bill was defeat
ed, lao to l02. A similar motion to take up
the bill suspending the action of the sinking
fund was lost, 1872 to liz. Motion to make
the Stephens bill the special order for April
18th was also lost.
SENATE, March 26.-The House Joint
resolution to extend the time for the payment
of tax on whisky in bond was concurred in
Mr.. Blaine made some remarks upon the cor
respondence between the British and Ameri
can governments in relation to the Halifax
fisheries commission, after which, on his mo-
ton, it was referred to the committee on for
eign affairs. The claim of D. G.. Corbin to the
seat from South Carolina, occupied by Butler,
was referred to the elections committee. Mr..
Merrimon spoke in favor of the judiciary com
mittee's Pacific railroad funding bill MI
Matthews moved the railroad committee
bill as a substitute
HOUSE, March 26th.-The tariff bill
was reported and referred to the committee
of the whole. Resolutions were passed for
printing public documents. The senate bill
increasing accommodations for the library OF
| congress was concurred in. Mr.. Wood report.
ed q resolution making the tariff bill the
special order for Tuesday, April 4; after de.
hot cd To q; ia ~,
contested election case of Massachusetts, was
discussed. The senate bill for District of
Columbia government was passed.
HOUSE, March PA bill to establish
national quarantine, to prevent the intro.
ducton of Infectious diseases into the United
States, was reported and referred. The Mas
sachusetts contested election case of Dean
against Field came up, and the minority re-
port, declaring Field entitled to his seat, was
defeated by tie vote. Without coming to a
vote on the majority report, the house adj
journed.
SENATE March 27th-A resolution was
passed paying the contestant for Kellogg's
seat from Louisiana in the Forty-third con
gress. A bill was introduced calling on the
war department for information relating to
the operation by government of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroadin 1865. Mr.. Hill
addressed the senate upon the Pacific railroad
finding bill. The consular diplomatic appro-
priation bill was then called up, and the
amendments of the committee on appropria-
tons restoring the salaries reduced and
stricken out by the house agreed to. Other
amendments were made, and the bill passed
SENATE, March 28.---Mr. Teller report.
ed with amendments, the bill to incorporate
the National Pacific railroad company. The
bill providing for the sale of certain Indian
lands in Kansas and Nebraska, was passed
Several pension bills were passed, Mr. Bailey
spoke in favor of the judiciary committee Pa.
citic railroad funding bill. Mr.. Teller report.
ed with amendments, the bill for railroad
from Bismarck to to the Black Hills.
HOUSE, March pa bill was passed
appropriating $4,000 for the payment OF
claims allowed. Mr.. Stephens introduced q
bill to promote the general use of the metric
standard. The rest of the session was spent
on the private bills calendar