New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-05-26
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches.
Congress-.

Mr.. BAYAnD, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported bill in tho Senate on the
18th regulating the pay and appointment Of
Deputy Murshals. The Post-oilice Appropria-
ton bill was amended and passed. A mes
sage was received from the President trans
upon the Fortune Bay Fisheries question:
I'm the House q motion to- suspend
the rules and pass the River Grand and Harbo 1G
to47 The Presidents message relative to the
Fortune Bay affair was received and referred
to tho Committee on Foreign Affairs. together
which is synopsis BY Secretary Evarts Of the
correspondence between this Government and
that of Great Britain in ! citation to the Fortune
Secretary agree that it is the impera-
tive duty of the United States to
consider what measures should be taken to
Treaty of Washington, and to obtain redress
for the denial of those rights. Mr.. Evarts nd
vises the President to recommend that Con-
the product of Provincial fisheries, rs they
existed before the Treaty Of Washington came
into operation, to 80 continue until the two
garding the Interpretation Of the treaty.
FAVORABLE reports were made from
committees in the Senate on the 18th on the
bills making an additional article of war pro-
hibiting gambling, amending the act to pro-
vide additional regulations for homestead and
Pre,cmption entry, and creating an additional
land district in Kansas and the latter bill was
passed. The House resolution providing for
adjournment May 81 was read the first time,
when Mr.. Conkling called attention to tho
the Presidents approval, instead Of a concur
rent resolution, which the two branches can
adopt by themselves. Mr.. Bayard endeavored
pointmcnt of Deputy Marshals taken up, but,
failing in this, announced that he would ask
its consideration in the morning hour on the
favor OF the kellogg.Spofford resolutions. A
Conference Committee was appointed on tho
disagrceing votes of the two houses on
sion Deficiency Appropriation bill was passed
il the House, as was also q bill introduced by
NJ; Chalmers, constituting the act OF March B.
1873 entitled IAN act to place colored persons
who enlisted in the army on the same footing
as other soldiers as to bounty and PENSION
% TO u It's to tS heirs Of
was debated in Committee Of the Whole
In the Senate on the 10Th the House
adjournment resolution, after some debate,
was referred to the Committee on .Appropria-
tons. Mr.. Butler spoke on tho Spofford-Kel-
logg case, and argued against the unscating
OF Mr.. Kellogg, claiming that the Senate has
Who has been seated after a contest as to the
merits Of the case, and that the action
or the Senate in seating Kellogg was
binding until it was made to appear
that SUCH action was obtained by fraud. NJ.
Bayard's bill to regulate the pay and appoint.
ment of Deputy Marshals was taken UP, and
Mr.. Carpenter offered an amendment, which
WIS rejected, providing penalties for prevent
ing: by intimidation, violence, menace, Or 9th
er unlawful means, the assembling Of citizens
to petition for redress OF grievances, to nomi-
nate representatives, or tor other
esryation, ADMINISTRATION, etc., Of tho
right Of suffrage, etc. Other amendments
were also offered and rejected. -. In the House
Mr.. Loring introduced a bill imposing customs
duties on Canadian fish and fish-oil, and appro-
priating $1250OO for the compensation of the
American fishermen who were driven away
from Fortune Bay. The Agricultural Appro-
9riatiOn bill was amended and passed.
In the Senate on the Goth Mr.. Nor
gan, from the select Committee on Counting
the Electoral Vote, reported, with amend
rlents, q bill introduced by him to enforce the
observance of the Constitution of the United
States in reference to the elections Of Presi-
dent and Viee-President OF the United States.
Mr.. Edmunds stated that he and Mr.. Teller
were unable to concur in the report of the