New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-02-11
General News Summary,
CONGRESSIONAL.

SEEATE.--On the I'd the bill was
passed providing that writ of error to the
Supreme Court of the United States from the
Supreme Court of any Territory shall lie in
criminal cases where the accused shall have
been sentenced to capital punishment, and in
Such case III allowance of such writ shall Oper-
ate as superscdeas, and all cases removed
IRON the supreme Court of any Territory to
the Supreme p, Court Of the United States as
hearing in said court: The act applies to all
cases heretofore tried and determined in
which Judgment has not been executed; in
such eases defendant shall have six months
from the passage of this act in which to obtain
and perfect such writ of error. The creden.
tials of Randall Lee Gibson, Senator from
Louisiana for six years from March 4, 1888
were read.
HOUSE. - Several bills were intro
duced, among them being the following: Ap-
prepriatins 100000 for the relief Of the suf-
ferers in Ireland; providing for the registry
or enrolment Of any vessel built In foreign
countries; increasing the pensions for the loss
OF log or arm; for the benefit of citizens of
States which did not 20 into the Rebellion,
and which have claims against tho Govern
ment; for the free coinage of the standard
silver dollar; amending the Pension laws -.
Messrs. FELTON,, Phillips and Mckinley rs Wis
itors to West Point; also, tho appointment of
Mr. Phillips as a member of the Committees
in the Department of Justice. The Indian
Appropriation bill was reported from the
Committee on Appropriations.
SENATE. the Sd Mr.. Bayard, from
the Finance Committee, reported the Warner
Silver bill adversely. Mr.. Beck stated that the
report was not unanimous, and the minority
hoped to be heard in regard to the bill at some
future time. The bin was placed on the calen-
dar. A resolution was submitted to the
effect that the Senate has heard with profound
sorrow OF the death of Representative Clark,
OF Iowa, and, after ellOgies by Messrs. Allison
and Hereford, the resolution was adopted.
HoUsE.-The privileges of the floor
were granted to Messrs. Parnell and Dillon,
the Irish agitators . "A bill reported from the
judiciary Committee, providing that no per-
son shall serve as petit juror in any United
States Court more than three weeks during
any one ", yea, was passed: Mr.. Cox intro
granted conditionally to aid in the construc-
ton Of railroad and telegraph lines. -. In
Committee of the Whole the report of the
Committee on Rules was further considered.
SENATE.-A resolution was adopted
ON the 4th directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to communicate to the Senate the reasons
for the order issued by the Department to
Collectors IS5a Of Customs, dated December Is,
1877 directing t ng them, whenever written re.
or consignors,, to cause to be withheld from
publication for not exceeding ninety
t days statistics relating to the importa-
chandise imported or shipped by them.
80. Mr.. Kirkwood introduced q bill to
provide for the payment of additional bounty
to the soldiers of the army of the United
states during the war of the rebellion. :. The
bill authorizing the conversion Of National
Gold Banks into National Banks was passed.
HoUsE.-A joint resolution was
adopted-le5 to 69-appropriating $4,000 to
enable the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries
to represent the United States at the Inter-
national Fishery Exhibition in Berlin in April
next.
SENATE. The bill to amend the act
to provide for taking the tenth and subse-
quent censuses, approved March 8, 1879, was
taken up on the 5th, and, on motion of Mr..
Pendleton, substitute, reported by the
census Committee, was considered instead
and passed. The bill, as passed, provides
among other things, for the free TRANSPORTER
ton OF mail matter relating to the census, re-
qulres the enumeration to begin June l, 1880
and that the enumeration in cities having over
weeks from that date, and appropriates $780,
o0O; or SO much thereof as may be necessary,
to pay enumcratOrS for additional services re.
quired by this act o. Adjourned to the 9th.
HOUsE.-The Senate bill for the con-
version of National Gold Banks was passed,
and bills were introduced and referred-mak.
ing silver certificates receivable at the United
States Treasury in the redemption Of circulate
Ing notes of the issue of the National Banke:
requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
oonds without respect to date Of assignment