New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-03-10
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches.
Congress.

SEVERAL petitions were presented IN
the Senate on the LIST for the admission, free Of
duty, Of substances used in making paper.
favorable report was made upon the House bill
making an appropriation for the deficiency for
the support of certain Indian tribes. A mes
sage was received from the President, inviting
the attention of Congress to the subject OF UNI
settled claims of the Spanish inhabitants OF
East Florida the settlement Of which was pro-
yided for by the treaty OF 1919 between the
adopted calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the amount
paid out of the approp iations for the star
postal serv, &c from July l, 1879 to March ],
$780, The bill for the relief Of FitZ John Porter
was taken up, 0nd Mr.. Randolph made a
speech in support Of his proposed substitute
which substitute authorizes the President to
nominate General Porter as Colonel OF in
fnntry, his commission to dlte from January
1863 and to retire him according TO law. "A
large number of bills Was introduced in the
House, among which were the following: BY
Mr.. Waidron: repeating all acts granting lands
inthe Indian Territory to railroads conditioned
on the eXtingniShmcnt Of the Indian titles; by
Mr.. 0. Turner, aboishing all tariff duties on
printing type, trace chains and agricultural
implements; by Mr. Atkins peing on the
factuie Of paper: by Mr. TownShcnd QllJ
placing printing type and paper on the free
list; by Mr.. Aldrich, amending the Internal
pillow machinery free OF duty; by Mr.. Hul chin
son, to ,eorgantze the militia of the United
states. Mr. weaver asked unanimous consent
to have a vote upon his financial ill-
tiOns but Mr.. McLane objected to even hay
ingihem read.
A RESOLUTION was adopted in the
Senate on the I'd iEstructng the Judiciary
Committee to inquire and report ''whether
any American citizens have been arrested or
imprisoned for the exercise of their Constit u
tional rights to petition this body concerning
matter OF greut public interest namely: the
q ~ q Gn3f IL hnft Of Snno frN
the State of which they are citizens" Mr..
Logan spoke in opposition to the bill for there
Lief of Fitz John Porter claiming hat Congress
hadno power to set aside Il sentence by Il court
martial; the only way tnat General Porter
could be restored to the army wills by Exccu
tive pardon -. In the House the morning hour
was dispensed with. AMI the report of the
Committee of the Whole on the revision of
the rules was considered; the revised rules
were finally adopted-l.2 to- IS, nearya party
yote-and q resolution, offered by Mr.. Car
field, that the new rates should go into effect
ON the 81 was adopted.
In the Senate on the Sd Mr.. Logan
continued his remarks In opposition to the
bill for the relief OF General Porter. A COM
municati0n was recei we'd from the Secretary
OF War giving the number, age, rank, etc., Of
officers retired from the army since the
act OF June Ia, 1873 Mr.. Thurman, from
versely on the House bill for the removal
Of political disabilities of individuals. :. In
the House tho Senate resolutions relative to
the late Senator Houston, of Alabama were
taken up. and eulOgies were pronounced by
Messrs. Wright, Fernando Wood, Cox, FOrney,
Lowe, Williams, Herbert, HerndOn, Lewis,
Sanford, Shelley, House, Atkins and Harris,
when, as a further mark of respect, the House
adjourned.
A BILL was introduced in the Senate
on the 4th, by Mr.. Blair, to provide for the pay
ment of pensions to widows and minor children
upon the death of pensioners totally disabled
from wounds in the service. Mr.. Morgan
offered joint resolution, which was referred
to the Judiciary Committee, declaring that In
dians born in the United states, and subject to
the jurisdiction thereof, are "persOns" within
the me ming OF the G. institution where it SAYS,
in the FOur teenth Amendment, that "all per-
sons born Or nnturazch in the Unit cd States.
and subject to the juri dictinn thereof are cit
liens OF the United States and of the State
whel elm they reside" and that such
Indians arc therefore citizens of the
United States, and of tho State,
wherein they reside, and are subject to the
jurisdiction of the Government OF the United
States. The House bill making additional np-
preparations Of Sl3jU0O for the support Of Ger
tain Indian tribes for the year ending June 81,
1850, was passed. Mr.. Logan continue his re-
marks in opposition to the bill for the relief Of
Eitz John Porter. In the House the bill
regulating the removal OF causes from State
to Federal Courts was amended ana passed.
hibiting the assessment OF OficchOlders for
political purposes was defeated. all OF the Re-
publicans and eighteen Democrats voting
against il.