New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-03-17

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adopted, instructing The Secretary Of the
Treasury to communicate to the Senate
statement of the amounts expended by the
United States for all purposes necessarily
Saj gave notice that ne would, on the st6, ask
bill, be laid aside informaliy, and that the Ap-
posed Of. Mr.: Conkling said he wished it I'M
au arrangement, in advance, at least; Mr..
3hs reeY of Generap rorsr
authorisins Porter's reappointmenta as Colonel:
san one; Republican President and Cabinet
had submitted it to Congress-, and 20 trusted
that Justice would be done without reference
to the 1nteroceanio Canal was received, but
not read. In the House the Speaker an
nounced the new rules as being III force.
which were the following: By Mr.. Nichols. to
remove the duty on wood and straw pulp.
soda ash, and other chemicals used In
the duty on unszed paper to i've per cent. nd
valorem; by Mr.. Speer, making 1t unlawful tor
any officer Of the regular army to order ~
ing pensions to ali soldiers aud sailors Of oil
wars who for any reason other b. than s their own
earn livelihood for Themselves, and who have
no means Of support: by Mr.. Gillette, appro-
pria.taR 5000 10 enable the Commissl On
and sorghum; BY Mr.. Mckenzie, abolishins
al duties on agricultural machinery and inI-
Of public lands within railroad limits. Mr.:
King, Chairman of the lnterOceanic Canal
Committee, offered, by unanimous consent OF
Monroe doctrine. but, on the suggestion II
Mr.. Garfield, he consented that they should
lie over until printed, he having the right
m N N Qf INN
from the Committee on Elections, reported
resolution signed by, all the members
Rsf win tine OF
his seat as Representative from the Second
District of Arkansas; MIR. Weaver submitted
. resolution declaring the seat vacant; both
the table. Mr.. Davis I'M offered u resolution
which was referred, for the appointment Of
committee to ascertain the terms on which the
State OF Illinois will cede to the United States
the Illinois & Michigan Canal. The Presidents
message relative to the Interoceanic Canal
was received, ordered printed and referred to
The Presidents message on the In
teroceanic Canal was read AMI referred in the
Senate on the 9th A bill was introduced by
Mr.. Herman, giving to all religious denomina-
tions equal rights and privileges in Indian
reservations. Mr.. Bailey submitted q preum-
bic and resolution, recitlng that 1t had been
announced in the publ press that contract
Railroad and the Pacific Null Steamship Com
pany. BY which tho former agreed to pay thu
latter $40, 600 per month on condition that
1t will permit the land lines to fix rates for
freight and passengers; declaring that the
effect of such contract is directly prejudicial
to the public interest and contrary to the
chartering the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany and In granting to both railway COM
panies large subsidies IN money and lands,
investigate and report whether such contract
had been made. and what legislation 10 neces-
sary to p event the execution Of the same
LIN the House the bill to establish Depart
ment OF Agriculture was referred, together
with the minority report of the Committee ON
Agrlcutu' g, to the Committee Of the Whole.
Several other bills we're reported from COM
mittees and referred to the Committee Of the
taken up, and Mr.. House spoke In favor OF its
itrassaVe.
r A MESSAGE was received and referred
IN the Senate on the 10th from the President
transmitting the agreement between the Sec
rotary of the Interior and the Ute Indians, and
recommending it's ratification. Mr.. Bayard,
from the Committee on Judiciary, reported
office OF the CHIEF Supervisors If Elections
Mr.. Mcdonald concluded his remarks in sup
port of the Fitz John Porto bill, and Mr.. Logan
Of the evidence on the part Of the supporters
Of the bill, after which NJ. Garland intro
duced q resolution providing that the bill,
to the Committee on Judiciary for examina-
ton and report by bill or otherwise. Several
pension bills wore passed in the House. and
dar: Appropriating SOD 90 for the RELIEF Of
the poor Of Ireland; to restrict Chinese imm-
grafton; to prevent tn the removal OF Indians
prevent the withholding Of pensions from
pensioners under the act of 1851, and also un-
der the act Of 1878. Mr.. Reagan o.
tanned leave to have printed res"utn
Canal. declaring that, as the United States
would have great local rs we'll as general in,
tercst in the work in common with the other
political control of such line of cOmmunica-
ton would be vitality necessary to her com"
mercial interest and to the preservation of
pendence, she will insist whenever and by
whomsocver such project shall be commenced,
on such political control Of it as VIII give Sc
bated the Political Assessment bill.
In the Senate on the 18th the bill for
the reclamation of arid and waste lands was
passed. Mr.. Sharon, in the course of speech
in favor OF the removal of the duty on Lrint
paper, said there had been comment upon his
long absence from the Senate; this absence,
he said, had been caused by the fact that after
MS electlOn the operations OF frlend mad In
vOlved him to the extent of millions of dol
lars, and his duty to the large interests de-
pending on him demanded his attention; he
would be obliged, for the same reason, to be
asked the indulgence Of the Senate on that
account. After remarks by Mr.. Jones Fla.) in
support of the bill for the relil Of Fitz John
POI ter, motion, by Mr.. Davis ". Va.), to lay
the bill on the table was agreed to by viva
voce vote... The Political Assessment bill
wa further considered In the House, and Mr..
AN m emf
any persons from asking, demanding. or So
licitine from any clerk or emPloye Of the Gov
eminent any contributions for political pur-
was defeated-l12 to lila strict party vote,
with the exception of Aiken, FELTON,, Morse
and Wells, who voted with the Republicans in
tho Affirmative.
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