New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-12-29
''EE!PI'IToME OF THE WEEK.
Interesting News Compilation.
Congressional.

THE Senate was not in session on the 18th.
The Military Academy Appropriation bill
(2322, 125) was passed in the House. The Con.
eular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill $l,-
l90, 400 was debated in Committee of the Whole
and reported back, when vote was taken
Toto 2-showine no quorum present.
TIE House resolution for a recess from De.
cember 20 to January was finally agreed to
In the Senate on the Goth, by vote of 80 to 28.
Mr.. Cockrell presented the petition of certain
citizens of Missouri and Kansas reciting their
ment, and their stoppage by United States
troops. and asking for permission to settle on
presented the petition of large number Of
business men and corporations Of New En-
gland for a uniform Bankruptcy law: Bills
we're introduced in the House: BY Mr.
Territory to which the Indian title has been
extinguished, and which are occupied by In
dams, are public lands of the United States,
and are hereby declared subject to settlement
under the Homestead and Presumption laws;
by Mr.. Stevens, instructing the Committee on
Agriculture to investigate the best mode OF
graduating diseases OF domestic animals; by
Mr.. Stephenson, extending to January l, 1882,
the time for granting arrears of pensions; by
Mr.. Deering, repeating the law which limits
the time for granting arrears of pensions; by
Mr.. Thomas Turner, to prevent fraud and
corruption in election OF President, Vice-Pres-
ident, Senators and Representatives; by Mr..
Frost, amending the Constitution SO as to
make President ineligible to reelection;
by Mr.. Morton, for the repeal of the
tax on bank checks and bank deposits. The
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation PHI
and pass the bill to dispense with stamps on
bank checks was defeated-J21 to Gs-not the
necessary two-thirds in the affirmative The
pontments; Mr. Mckinley to the Committee
on Ways and Means; Mr.. Conger to the Com
mittee on Rules: Mr.. Taylor (Ohio) to the Jul
dietary Committee.
BILLS were introduced in tho Senate on tho
81st: By Mr.. Beck, to authorize the issue of
legal-tender notes Of the United States upon
deposits of gold; also to repeal all laws which
impose taxes on capital Of, or deposits with,
banks and bankers and on bank checks; by
Deadwood; by Mr.. ingalls,, for the admission
of New Mexico as a State; by Mr.. Whyte, .
joint resolution proposing an amendment
Of the Federal U"nstitutiSn' permanently
the Supreme Court Of the United States Tho
Vice-Presiient submitted a letter from the
Secretary Of the Interior, inclosing a com
munication from the Commissioner Of Pen
sions setting forth the ncce ;sty for additional
appropriations to the amount OF about $751;
100000 for the payment OF pensions during the
Sa M
Civil seryice Committee. MIR. Kobeson in
PRODUCED resolution in the House
ruary in the House Chamber to count
the Electoral votes, but the members refused
to consider it, Fernando Wood urged the ne
cessity of passing the Funding bill before the
holiday recess, and the House went into Com
mittcc of the Whole thereon when Messrs.
Weaver, Bland and Mills stated that they
wonld oppose ilinHdiatc action. A prolonged
Mr.. Weaver denounced Mr. Sparks as liar,
and the lnit"r reto tel that Mr. w. was a
sconndrcl and Il villain. Each hen advanced
tOWdid the N:ilc' in a threatening manner, but
friends hurried them from the chamber.