New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-06-02
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches,
Congress-.

A LENGTHY debate took place in tho
ton relative to the counting of the Electoral
vote, and 1t was finally passed by a party vote
of n to Is. The House bill amending the Rev
enue laws, known as the Carlisle bill, was
passed, as were also number of pension bills.
duced BY him and reported faverably from the
Judiciary Committee March 10. to define the
terms of office of certain officials of the Unit
Of Eeeton sh be- BY tSs
President, by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate, and that their terms Of Of
Tee shall endure two eegnHnE With
ing to vote on dilatory motions Republican
Senators succeeded in preventing action BY. a
&o%se By BIN Mr. ea in da sss
%p sS on Of ' CONDENSED mix; BY Nj:
to actual t. settles Within edad limits
section $50 Of the revised Statutes 50 far IS
lands by Mr.
war who are totally disabled all the moneys
ment: The Senate amendment to the
tiers on the Usage trust and
diminished reserve lands In Kansas was con-
CURED in. A bill was passed 80 amending Sec
that the fee in donation cases for every final
certificate of 100 acres shall be $3.50; Of $40,
s.; and of $40 acres, $3.50. The Sundry Civil
Committee on Appropriations and referred to
Committee of the Whole.
A LARGE number of pension bills
were passed in the Senate on the 25th. A bill
was also passed providing that section Of the
act increasing the pensions of widows and
orphans, approved July Is, 1865, and section 10
of the Pension act of July 81, 1868, and section
4,7l2 Of the Revised Statutes, shall not operate
to reduce the rate Of pensions which had been
allowed to naval officers and their widows,
etc., prior to July ~, 1865, and that such
pensions shall be restored to the rate from
date of such pensions. Mr.. Bayards bill re-
lating to the appointment of Supervisors of
Elections was discussed at considerable length.
voted to the consideration. in Committee OF
Whole, of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill,
and several amendments were disposed of.
Ex-Governor BROWN took the mod
flied oath in the Senate on the 26th, and then
took his seat US Senator from Georgia, in place
of Gordon, resigned. The Pensions Deficiency
Appropriation bill and the bill Of Mr.. Dayard
Election were passed, the latter by party
voter to H.. In the House the Conference
t report on the Military Academy Appropria-
Of Pn H M Senate sed
to the House bill amending the Internal
Revenue law in regard to distilled spirits were
concurred in. The Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill was taken up in Committee Of the
Whole, and, on motion of Mr.. Downey IVY.
IT,, the Secretary of the Treasury was author
ized-by vote of Is to 21-in order that he
may have accommodation for the storage of
coin, to pay the sums appropriated by the bill
in lawful silver coin.
Mr.. PENDLETON submitted resolu-
ton in the Senate on the 9th requesting the
President to communicate to the Senate
whether any Supervisor or Supervisors of the
Census, appointed by and with the advice Of
the Senate, had been removed from office by
him, or with his consent, and whether a sue
cessor to fill the vacancy caused by such re-
moval had been appointed by him, or with
his consent. Tho Agricultural Appropriation
bill was passed, with amendments, one of
which increases the salary of the Commits
sioner Of Agriculture to $4,000; In the House
tho Conference report on the joint resolution
to print 1896 extra copies Of the report of
tho Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries was
agreed to. The morning hour was dispensed
with, and the main portion of the day was de-
voted to the further consideration, in Com
mittee of the Whole, of the Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill. The General Deficiency APP
preparation bill about 81, 900 OOO) was reported
from the Committee on Appropriations.