New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-06
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SENATE, Jan. 28th.-The morning hour
was mostly taken up in presenting petitions.
| The house bill to remove instructions in the
Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers was
passed. The house bill regulating purchases
by the public printer was concurred in. Bills
were introduced and referred The Bland bill
was taken up, and Mr. Morrill, spoke in oppo
sition to it. Adjourned.
HOUSE, Ian. 25th.-A larger number of
bills were introduced and referred. A resolu-
ton declaring the house opposed to the grant
ing or renewal of any money, land, or credit
subsidies to any public or private corporation
was adopted-l74 to S. The Matthews silver
resolutions from the senate were then taken
from the speakers table, under suspension of
the rules and passed-ls9 to 70. Adjourned
! SENATE, Jan. 29th.-Minor bills were
introduced. The resolution accepting Car
penter's portrait of Lincoln and his cabinet
from Mrs. Thomps on of New York, was adopt
ed. Mr.. Beck called up his resolution to dis
pense with the sinking fund and made speech.
OF the Bland silver bill. Bayard, Dawes and
Others spoke in opposition. Amendments
were offered by Cameron and Burnside, pro-
viding that the dollar to be coined shall con
tain 420 grains, aud that it shall be legal ten
der only to the amount Of $500. Adjourned.
| HOUSE, Jan. 29th.-The session of the
house was brief, and business of no consequence
! uoHe, eACepC tuc passage OF a OIL recognizing
the Woodruff scientific expedition around the
world,
SENATE, Jan. 3Oth.-The senate dis
cussed the condition Of the pension office.
| ME-. voorhees, offered a resolution calling on
the President for information as to the condi-
ton of the tribes in the Indian territory
The silver bill coming up Mr.. Christiancy Of
fered sustitute providing for the coinage of
a dollar of 434 grains standard silver, all
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ment, and made speech thereon. Several
more Senators are to speak.
| HOUSE, Jan. 30th.-The house did no
| business except to adopt a resolution declar-
ing it inexpedient to reduce the whisky tax,
by a vote of 43 to 1I2.
SENATE, Jan. 31st.-The Senate passed
the joint resolution thanking Stanley for dis
coveries in Africa; also the bill appropriating
100000 to build military posts along the Rio
Grande; also the bill to define the rights of
persons with respect to homestead entries.
Amendments were offered to the silver bill
by Morgan and Booth, one for free coinage
and the other for silver notes for general cir
culation, resembling gold certificates Ad-
journed till Monday.
HOUSE, Jan. 81 The House received
some minor resolutions and went into com
mittee of the whole on the army appropria-
ton bill. The bill appropriates S14,4449 less
tnan last year. Inc comm1ttee rose without
action. Majority and minority report were
made from the committee on elections in favor
Of Wigginton, contestant, and Pacheco. sit
ting member, respectively. Several addition
al members were appointed on the committees
on expenditures in the various departments.
Adjourned.
HOUSE, Feb. 1st.-C Charges of corrup-
ton and malfeasance in Office were presented
BY Mr.. Baker of IndiAna, against 20 r-keeper
Polk summarized hv affifavifS After.
the whole session in discussion, the matter
was referred to the committee on civil service
reform for investigation. and the house adj
journed until Monday