New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-01-21
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NEW vLAE, AGITT :
Wednesday, January 21st, 1880.
THE NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.-On the lZCn MI. 1aUQOCk
introduced bill to authorize the appoint
ment Of Commissioners to ascertain and re-
port the losses sustained by citizens of the
United States on account of Indian depreda-
tions, and to ADJUST claims arising therefrOm.
....A favorable report was made on the Sem
ate bill for the increase OF pensions OF totally
disabled soldiers and sailors. -. The Military
Academy Appropriation bill was amended and
passed.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced: By
Mr.. Warner Ohio, to stop the further issue
of National Bank notes. and to provide for tho
necessary increase of the volume of currency
by free coinage OF silver and gold, and the
Mr.. Forsythe, to increase the circulation OF
National Banks and to relieve them from the
payment of a tax on circulation: by Mr.. Shell
the War Department; by Mr.. Davis, to restrict
Chinese in,migration; by Mr.. Clymer, exempt
ing from taxation promissory notes issued for
also, to graduate and reduce the price Of pub
lie lands to actual settlers. Resolutions
directing the Committee on Expenditures in
relative to the Consulate at Hong Kong, and
providing for the appointment of a committee
Of seven to inquire into the method and man.
bounty and back pay to soldiers, and to ascer-
tain whether any Irregularities exist in the
payment of the same, and to investigate any
with them as to payment, rejection, or sus-
pension of any pension, bounty, or back pay,
with a view to the enactment of such legisla-
tect the pcnsoner in his rights. were adopted.
ga motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill providing for the importation Of salt FREQ
necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. petit
tons for commission of inquiry into the
alcoholic liquor traffic, and memorials for the
withdrawal of the legaltender quality Of
Treasury notes, were presented on the 13th...
Mr.. Morrill, offered a resolution that the Com
to the practicabiity of refunding the National
debt at a less rate than four per cent. interest,
and also as to whether or not some effective
provision can be made whereby bona fide sub
scriptions for sums in moderate amounts may
be available, and report by bill or otherwise
"A bill was passed to admit free of duty
Exhibition at Cincinnati in June next. 80. Mr..
Salisbury introduced (by request) bill to pre-
serve the secrecy Of kilograms.
HoUsE.-Mr. Bicknell, Chairman of
the Committee on tho Counting of Votes for
President and Vice-President, reported back
bill to provide for and regulate the counting
of votes for President and Of questions arising
bly, of the Presbyterian Church on the subject
Of tho LIQUOR traffic was presented and re-
ferred. The report of the Committee on the
Revision OF the Rules was further debated in
Committee of the Whole.
SENATE.-A number of petitions of
women, asking for the removal of their polit-
ical disabilities, and for a Constitutional
amendment giving women citizens the right to
VOTE we're presented on the 18th, as were also
several petitions in favor of the Bayard reso-
Of Treasury notes, and for a commission Of
inquiry into the alcoholic liquor traffic. The
bill to increase the pensions of totally-disabled
soldiers and sailors from $50 to S72 "a month
was passed.
HoUsE.-The bill for the free inn
portation of articles intended for exhibition
at the Millers' international Exhibition, to be
neld at Cincinnati in 1880, was reported and
passed. Mr. McCoid introduced bill to es-
tablish Board of Commissioners Of Inter.
State Commerce. Mr.: Iuckner, Chairman of
the Committee on Banking and Currency, re;
ported a bill requiring the reserves of National
Banks to be kept in gold and silver coin. Mr.:
Warner, from the Committee on Banking and
Currency, reported back the resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to report I'M
der what law and under what conditions the
United statss BECAME member Of
Clearing House accepts Treasury certificates,
payable III silver coin, in settlement of bal
sve oaT r
is prohibited by the rules of the Clearing
House, and the resolution was adopted. The
report Of the tn Committee on RnSs was further
OENAA E.-Ou UIlC 1CUll dill tLllulClOuttl
number of petitions Of women were presented
asking for q Constitutional amendment giving
women the right Of suffrage. Majority and
minority reports were made from the Com
mittee on Finance on the Bayard resolution
for the withdrawal of the compulsory legal
tender power Of the United States Treasury
notes, the majority report being adverse to the
resolution: the minority report was signed by
Messrs. Herman, Bayard, Wallace and Morrill,;
both reports were placed on the calendar. ..
Mr. Morgan presented the credentials Of Luke
Pryor, appointed Senator from Alabama, to
fill the vacancy caused by tho death Of Sena-
tor Houston, and Mr.: Pryor appeared and took
the modified oath. Adjourned to the 10Th.
HOUsE.-After some miscellaneous
business consideration was resumed of the
bill requiring one-half of the reserves of the
National Banks to be kept in gold and silver
coins Of the United States, and Mr.. Price
lowa> spoke in support of the bill. .Addi-
tiOnal debate was had in Committee of the
Whole on the report of the Committee on
Rules.