New Ulm weekly review., 1878-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL.


CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE, June 5.-Mr. Matthews made
a personal explanation denying completely in
any plots and previous connection with the
Louisiana election as charged in the testi-
mony of Anderson before the Potter COM
mittee, and moved the appointment of a COM
mittee to investigate the subject. Agreed to.
MIR. Sherman introduced bill creating sink
ing fund for the Kansas Pacific railroad, sim
liar to the Pacific railroad funding bill, lately
passed. The Texas Pacific bill was considered,
the post route bill came up, and discussion Of
the Brazilian steamship line subsidy was re-
Esumed. Several amendments were offered,
which created discussion 81, d
HOUSE, June 5.-AThe tariff bill ct ming
up as special order, the enacting clause was
stricken out by q vote of 1874 to 100. The
Mexican q wards bill was then amended
and passed. The House then considered the
70 II to amend the internal revenue laws An
amendment was adopted reducing the tax on
manufactured tobacco to sixteen cents.
SENATE, June 6.-Senator VOORHEES,
spoke in favor of the specie resumption act.
He said no greater question had ever gagged
the attention ofthe American Congress. The
Senate had time to pass all sorts of bills to
bridge riEulets, but no time to meet IA cues
ton which involves more peril and distress
than had ever been produced by. war and pes
thence The Senate bill relating ng to telegraphic
communication between the United States
and foreign countries was passed. A billifor
furnishing trusses to disabled soldiers was
passed. The army appropriation was discussed
and amended, one amendment being toin-
crease the standing army to 5000 men,; An
amendment was also attached providing for q
s$oo - 80 H. y. Il
$75, 200, and one in Montana in the vicinity
of Milk river at a cost of 100000. An amend
ment to strike out all House sections in regard
to recognizing the army was agreed to-
HOUSE, June 6.-The Senate bill grant
ing the use Of tents, artillery, &C., to the
soldiers reunion at Centreville, Iowa, passed.
The bill for printing the agricultural report
for 677,with the Senate amendment providing
for printing 5000 copies Of the colonial char
ters and constitutions, was passed. The con-
ference report on the bill making appropria
tions for the payment of invalid and, other
pensions was agreed to. The general efficiency
bill was discussed at considerable length in
committee of the whole. The bill appropriates
S4,520,120 The House adjourned before com
ing to any difnite agreement.
SENATE, June 7.-The President pro
tenn. laid before the Senate communication
from the secretary announcing heshad been
summoned before the Potter committee to-
produce the Louisiana election returns, and
that he had obeyed the subpoena In conclu-y
sion he says: Il respectfully request you lay
this communication before the Senate that /
may, ii deemed necessary and proper have
instructions as to my duty in this and similar,
cases that may hereafter arise". Senator
Edmunds submitted an order that the sec4s
retary of the Senate attend before the COM
mittee of the House mentioned with the papers
described by the committee, and Il submit
the papers to examination from time to time
according to the convenience of the COM
mittee. A long discussion ensued when the
order Of Edmunds was modified, so as to re-
serve all acton touching the egularity Of the
action OF the House in calling for the papers,
instructing the secretary to attend the com
mittee, and as modified agreed to- The appro-
priation bill was further discussed and amen
ded
d HOUSE, June 1.-THE civil sundry ap-
preparation bill was referred to the committee
Of the whole The general deficiency bill was
then taken up, and amendments adopted Civ
ing to the bureau of steam engineering ST..
423, $40 instead of 76,51s; and to the bureau
Of construction and repairs $1,327,453 instead
Of $55S,354; and to the bureau of provisions
and clothing $l5O000 instead Of 73S0O The
com mmittce on military affairs was directed to
inquire into the conduct of United States
troops engaged in the battle OF the Little Big
Horn. tfsrse,fr. ~ 80 -,
SENATE, June S.--Senator Spencer Of
fered the following resolutions, and gave
notice he should callitiup every day until a.
vote was reached. Resolved, In order that all
facts conceded with the Presidential election
oft1S76, and the result thereof, whichwas fin
ally reached, may be fully known to the
American people, a select committee of eight
Senators be appointed and instructed to In
quire into and Investigate charges of fraud,
LEGALITY, intimidation, violence, and other
obstacles to free and honest suffrage, occur
ing at said election, in! the States of, South
Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, and also into
all similar charges which said committee
may deem of sufficiently gravity, concerning
said election in Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon. |
or any other State; also into all circumstanc-
es Whick they may deem expepient to invest. |
igate connected with the presidential aelector- |
al countin the forty fourth Congress; also
legislature and government in the State of |
Louisiana known as the Packard govern
ment, and the establishment of the Legisla-
ture and government known as the Nichols |
government, and to ascertainiw neither or not |
such dissolution Of one government and the I
establishment OF the other was in consequence
of any act or transactions occurring prior to !
March 4th, 1877, and 'through b what persons I
or agencies, If any, and such result was ac-a
complished; and the. aid committee have !
power to appoint subcommittee, employ !
clerks and stenographe administer sOaths,
send for persons'and papers, to examine wit,
nesses sit during the recess, with all powers
Of full committee or the Senate, and that all |
thereof be paid from the conting-
ent fund of the Senate. The Texas Pacific
railroadNbill was postponed until the first
Monday in December next l he committee
on pensions, reported in favor of concurring
in the House amendment increasing thegpen-