New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

printing and binding
HOUSE. April 24.-The judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill for the distribution of
the unexpended balance of the Geneva award.
Printed and recommitted. The committee of
commerce, reported bill extending the op
erations of the light house board over the
Illinois river. A bill was introduced re-
moving the political disabilities of Robert
Chapman, of Texas. The Pacific railroads
funding bill was then taken up and passed,
yeas A3, nays 2.
SENATE, April 25.-The river and har-
Dor appropriation bill, which recently passed
the House was read and referred. Senator
Blaine from the conference committee on the
bill to provide for deficiencies in the appro.
Drlation for the service of the government
submitted a report. A long debate ensued, in
which Senator Window, also member of the
committee, objected to reducing the appro
priation for the internal revenue bureau, and
also to reducing the appropriation for print
ing for the war department He also object
ed to cutting down the appropriation of 81 500
to ascertain the depth of water secured at the
south pass OF the Mississippi river. IN regard
to the $75,GO0 for public schools for the Dis
trict of Columbia Senator Window said he
never expected that the appropriation Of last
year would be returned The report Of this
conference committee, should it be adopted,
means that the schools Of the District must
be closed. He argued that while there was
no legal obligation on the part of Congress
to appropriate money, there was moral OBJ
legation to do so. The report of the confer
ence committee was agreed to.
HOUSE, April 25th.-After a sharp de-
bate the House agreed to repeal the bankrupt
law, yeas 206, nays 80. The bill as amended
March 2, 1867, title 81 revised statutes, and an
act emit led an act to amend and supplement
an act entitled an act to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States, approved March 2, 1867, and for other
purposes, approved June %, 1874, and all acts
in amendment or supplementary thereto, or
in exclamation thereof, be and the same are
hereby repealed; provided, that such repeal
shall IN no manner invalidate or affect any
case in bankruptcy instituted and pending in
any court prior to the day when this act shall
take effect, but as to all such pending cases
and all future proceedings thereon, and all
penal actions and criminal proceedings aris-
ing Hereunder, the acts hereby repealed shall
continue in full force and effect until the same
shall be fully disposed of in the same manner
as if said acts had not been repealed. A Joint
resolution was adopted providing for joint
committee, to be denOmin ted the committee
on census, and to take into consideration the
proper method to be employed for taxing the
next census.
HOUSE, April ga bill exempting
from enrolment and measurement ali YES
tries, was passed. The post-office appropria-
ton bill was considered and several amend.
ments adopted, among them one making the
compensation of fourth-class postmasters de-
pend upon stamps Cancelled instead of sold
The. bill then passed
HoUEE, April 27.-The amendments of
the Senate to the bill regulating advertise
ment of mail lettings were non-concurred in
The Indiad appropriations bill was then taken
up and passed. 1t appropriates S4,72O,OOO. It
provides that whenever it is found practicable
to employ Indians in farming or other civil
lied avocations, in which they can contribute
to their maintenance, the commissioner of In
dian affairs may use such portions of their
respective subsistence funds as can be spared
be induced to labor for their own advance
ment. It further provides that so much of
the appropriation as may be required to pay
for goods and supplies shall be Immediately
available.
SENATE, April pa resolution was
agreed to calling on the president for infor-
nation relating to the policy to be pursued
toward Spain upon the conclusion of peace
with Cuba A resolution was agreed to call
ing on the treasury for statement of expen-
ditures for the District of Columbia from 1890
to 1870. A resolution was agreed to inquir-
ing the amount of money expended in the i'm
provement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
Bills on the calendar were passed, including
one for the relief of settlers on public lands
and granting to thesState of Minnesota lands
in lieu of certain land heretofore granted.
The bill appropriating SIS 600 for schools in
the District of Columbia passed.
HOUSE, April 29.--4Several bills were
introduced, among them one setting aside the
contract with the syndicate, one to prevent
assessments for political purposes and joint
resolution for a constitutional amendment
making members of congress ineligible for
offices created or whose compensation was in
creased during their term. The house then
legislative bill. The conference COM
mittee's report on the naval bill was agreed
to. 80 85
SENATE, April 30th During the morn
ing hour, bills were introduced and went on
the calendar, and the conference report on the
naval bill was made and agreed to. The bill
to repeal the bankrupt act then came up and
was the subject of prolonged discussion.
Finally all motions to amend and refer, to the
judiciary committee were voted down, and
pending q vote on tho final passage, the senate
adjourned #
HOUSE, April 30.-The house spent the
whole day in committeeaof the whole on the
Legislative, executive nd judicial appropria-
ton bill. Speaker Randall attacked the Re.
publicans for alleged hostility to retrench-
ment, and the discussion that followed CON
sumed the time without much progress being
made.
Billy Bangs Hat,