New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-01-14
THE NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.

OENATE. Among Cne DlllS lnCfOtluceU
on the 9Th werc--to establish a Court Of APP
peals; to provide that no person on the retired
list Of the army, navy or marine corps shall
articles Intended for exhibition at the Millers'
International Exhibition at Cincinnati in
June, 1880. Mr.. ConkiinG presented petitions
State, formerly a'' soldiers, demonstrating
against the passage Of Senate Bill 1885, prOvil-
ing for medical and surgical examination and
the taking of testimony in pension cases.:
Mr.. Logan presented q, very large number Of
petitions of soldiers for the equalization of
bountcs . on motion of Mr.. Morgan, as
marx OF respect to t9e , memGfy OF inc ia'e
HOUSE. Mr.. Scales, Chairman of
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
resolutions, which were adopted, directing
that the committee investigate and report
upon the origin of the recent outbreak Of the
Ute Indians ut the White River Agency, in
Colorado, and authorizing it to send for per-
sons and papers; calling on the Secretary OF
Since the is, Of Of J HueS 49, BY n e. MeeHer
with the Secretary of the Interior or Commits
si"ncr of Indian Affairs, and the copies OF all
Hutch and Adams and Special Agent Pollock
with the Interior Department concerning the
Ute Indians. Mr.. blackburn submitted the
report Of the Committee on T. kules and it was
Mr.. Hawk introduced Il bill directing the
issuing Of patents for land on which bounty
lund-warrants have been located. Mr.. For
nCy announced the death of Senator Houston,
and the House, rs u mark OF respect, adj
jOurncd
SENATE.-On the 9TH Mr.. Pendleton
gave notice of an amendment to the Bayard
Finance resolution, providing that "said
notes shall not be available for any of the re-
serves required to be kept by the National
Banks, and all such reserves shall be kept III
sNINtsN Nv tk<,<1
instructing the Committee on Appropriations
TO consider the expediency of establishing an
additional Executive Department Of the Gov.
ernmcnt. to be called 1.-THE Department OF
Agriculture and Commerce" which shall en-
brace in its jurisdiction agriculture, domestic
and foreign commerce, manufactures, mines
surveys and railroad statistics. "A cOmmuni-
cation was received from tho Secretary OF
the Interior. trans hitting the correspondence
called for concerning the Ute Indians, ex-
cepting two letters received from General
Adans-Onc concerning the testimony taken
by the Ute Commission, and the other con-
with reference to their reservations. These
letters, the Secretary says, the interest Of the
public policy demand should be withheld
from publication at present.
HOUsE.--A large number of bills
were introduced, among which were the fol-
lowing: TO regulate coin certificates; to re-
strict the immigration Of the Chinese; to
prevent and punish the sale of firearms and
ammunition to uncivilzed Indians: for the
regulation of Interstate frcightS and paSsen-
gers, and to relieve the same from the restric-
lions Of local quarantine; for the appointment
of n Commission to ascertain the losses sls-
tanned by citizens Of the United States from
Indian dcprcdations; authorizing tho rccoin-
age of the trade dollar; extending the Land
laws to tho Territory of Alaska; TO establish
the Territory of Pembina. :. The Senate bill
amending Sections 1854 and 2,325. Revised
Statutes, in regard to mineral lands was re-
ported back from the Committee on Mines
md Mining, debated and passcd-1T to 20.
The purport Of the bill is to add to the existing
law the provision that, when the claimant Of
patent is not Il resident of the land district,
De made by his authorized agent.
SENATE.-On the Sth the Sergeant
alarms brought to the bar of the Senate
Mcssrs. L. II. Smith, Levi Wilson and E. Il.
Purcell, to answer to Il charge of contempt in
not obcying the summons to testify in the In
gals case. After considerable debate they
were discharged, having purged themselves
Of contempt. "A bill was introduced to
Mr. Wallace presented the petition OF
DreXcl & Co. and others, of Pennsylvania, for
the withdrawal Of the lcgal-tendcr quality Of
Treasury notes. Adjourned to the 18th.
HOUSE. "A resolution was adopted
directing the Committee on Appropriations to
inquire iutO The causes and extent OF the prob
able deficiency In the postal STAR service for
tho Gsca, years ISL? and 1880. Several bills
were repaired from committees. The Senate
bill providing for the publication and distrhu-
non "f Il supplement to the Revised Statutes
Committee on the Revision Of the Rules was
considered in Committee OF the Whole, and Il
lengthy definite rn>lIch on the new rule pro-
posing To- transfer the River and HIrDr APP
pr"prn',nn 'ni' sr'n the Committee on Com
:n,'rcr {" 'hr tniuElill"r on Appropriations.