New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-03-03
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Important Intelligence from All PartA
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.-Only a short session was
held on the 23d, a motion being adopted to adj
journ in respect to the memory of George
Washington.
HousE.-Among the bills introduced
were the following: Organizing Court of
Pensions, to consist of a Chief-Justice and four
Assistant Justices, who shall receive an annual
salary of s., GOO each; to provide for the intro-
ductiOn and cultivation Of the cinchOna plant
IN the United States; placing on the free list
papers suitable for books and newspapers;
0bOlshing the tax on tobacco; establishing a
Pension Commission, to consist OF six men,
bers and to continue for three years; for tax
alton OF lands granted by Congress to aid in
the construction OF certain railroads At the
expiration Of the morning hour, public busi-
ness was suspended and memorial addresses
were delivered upon the late A. NJ. Lay, of
Missouri, speeches being made by Messrs.
Knott, Phillips, Clark and Davis. =
SENATE number of petitions were
presented on the 24th asking a reduction of
duty on chemicals used in the manufacture
of paper. Mr.. Booth, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported with an amend.
ment, the Senate bill to reduce the price of
public lands within railroad limits. Mr.. But.
Ter, from the Committee on Civil Service and
Retrenchment, to whom was referred the me
mortal relative to alleged violations OF the
law and Civil Service rules in connection with
a. bill prohibiting officers and employees
of, and claimants against, or corpora
St 1as created or aided by, the nnited
political purposes. Mr.. Butler also an
nounced that there would be minority
ton in regard to the memory Of the late
A. NJ. Lay was received, and eulOgies were
pronounced b. Mcssrs. Cockreli, Kirkwood
and Vest.
HoUsE.-Mr. Springer, Chairman of
the Committee on Elections, submitted ma
Jority report of that Committee relative to
1he Pennsylyania contested election case Of
null and void. and RENTING tho question to
the people Of the be, district: Ths minority re.
Yokum entitled to the seat Mr.. Blount.
from the Appropriations Committee, report
ed the STA. Service" Deficiency bill, which
was ordered printed and
transmitting a communication from the At
torney-General relative to the appropriation
Tor United States Marshals In the com
fact that the Marshals and their deputies had
served since In It July without compensation,
and had advanced sums necessary to be eN.
pended IN order that processes of courts
should not full. lie had been informed, how
ever that they had reached the limit of their
capacity to thus conduct treir offices, and OK
pressed G hope that Congress would, rs soon
as possible, show them that their confidence
mad Mt been misplaced. The question of
the revision OF tho rules WAS further consid-
cred In Committee Of the Whole.
SENATE.-On the 25th the bill to re-
move the disabilities Of James Monroe Heis-
kell, of Baltimore, was. by unanimous con-
sent, taken up. Mr. Heiskell served in the
Confederate army when a boy, and, under
Section l,2lS OF the Revised Statutes, is in
eligible to appointment in tho army. An
amendment. was offered by Mr.. Garland re-
which amendment was agreed to, and, the
question being on the third reading of the bill,
1t was determined in the a1lirmative-SG to 80
the yng
being on the passage Of the bill, a lively de-
bate, ensued, Mcssrs: Edmunds and Logan
Beck in favor Of, the measure; :. The Five
percent. bill was taken up and Indefinitely
Postponed-2G to 2l-a motion to reconsider
the vote being made by Mr.. Edmunds
HOUSE. MIR. Bicknell, Chairman of
the Committee on Presidential Election, re-.
ported back tho joint resolution amending the
Constitution as to the election of President
ana an Gepresidcnt: 49,, resolution was adopt
dispatches us had been recently received from
the Copsul-General ut Shanghai on the
subject a,,o Of slavery and that portion Of
:...Mr. Deae, OF Virginia, from the Commit
tee OIL Manufactures, reported bill to pre-
vent the aduteration Of articles OF food and
drink. Mr.. BlOunt, from tho Committee on
Appropriations. reported back the 'Star
Service" Deficiency bill, and it was referred
Vi %ho sno debated ill., the Commute of the
SENATE. The Senate bill to author
l7e reflnding to postmasters of funds or
valuable letters lost or stolen was reported
from the Committee on Post-oi1iccs and Post
roads on the 26th, with al amendment . A
resolution was adopted directing the Score
tnry of the Navy to transmit to tho Senate
any information in the possession OF the De-
psrt a; IN relation to the present condition
Senator Houston, OF Alabama, were delivered
BY Messrs. Morgan, Hamlin, Thurman, Davis
Qll:), Salisbury, Pendleton and Pryor, after
which the customary resolutions were
adopted
HOUSE. MIR. Warner introduced a
Joint resolution re-ai.irming the Monroe doc
trne, and declaring that the control of any
1nterOceanic canal across the Isthmus OF
Darien, while open to the United States and
all Nations equally, must, in the interest OF
ourselves and the world, be kept undcr the
special protection Of tho United States....
Mr.. Reagan, Chairman Of the Committee on
Commerce, reported bills relating to the
The "star Service" Deficiency bill was
mittce Of the Whole, reported to the House
AMI passed. The bin as finally passed is in
the nature of substitute for the original bill
reported, and appropriates 1910 O00to meet the
expenses of the inland mail transportation fo'
the remainder of the iScaiyc at the different
contract prices as they existed February ].
1850, With the provision that upon any route
where there has been an increase Of the orig:
inal contract price for expediting the mail a:
rate OF more than $500 per annum the com,
pensation for the expedition shall be reduced
70 the terms Of the original contract afte,
March next but the number Of trips shall
remain the same during tho remainder Of the
present fiscal year.
eRON WARRINGTON.
The Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia has refused to enJoin the Post
mastcr-General from withholding lottery let
tiers. ChiefJustice Carter dissented. An
appeal on behalf of the complainant was
taken to the United States Supreme Court
On the 24th the Democratic National