New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-02-04

THE NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.


CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.-The bill to locate and pur-
chase new site for United States Naval OBJ
servatory was passed on the 26th .. MIR. Saund-
ers, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
reported bin to provide for the sale of por-
ton OF the Omaha Indian Reservation Mr..
morrill,, from the Committee on Education and
LABOR, reported favorably the Senate bill in-
cooperating the National Educational Associa-
ton to investigate and report upon any ed,lca-
l0nal subject, without compensation, when
called upon by any Department of the Gov
eminent to do so.
HOUsE.-The credentials of j. F.
Phillips, Representative-elect from the Sew
cnth Congressional District Of Missouri, were
presented, and MIR. Phillips took the iron-clad
OATH. Among the bills introduced and re-
fcrred were the following: BY Mr.. Manning,
providing that the numGcr Of Justices of tho
United States Supreme Court be increased to
twenty9ne divided into three divisions and
Assistant Chief-Justices, to be appointed by
the President from Associate Justices: by
Mr.. Valentine, for the appointment of Com
mission to ascertain and report the losses sus-
tAned by the citizens on account of Indian
depredations: by Mr. Springer, amendatory Of
the United States Election laws, providing
that, before the appointment Of Supervisors,
Circuit Courts shall cause notices to be served
on Congressional cand, dates, and shall then
CURED by law, one Supervisor On the recon-
mendatiOn of each of such candidates: Deputy
MarshHls for services at the polls are to be
it illegal for United States officer to arrest
any person violating the Federal Election laws
without the Issuance of warrant, and pro-
mbtS their interference in any way with the
local inspectors in the discharge of their du-
ties.
SENATE.:-Qn the 9th Mr.. Randolph,
from the Conrdittee on Military Affairs, re-
ported the bill for the relief of Fitz John
Porter, and Mr.. Logan made minority report,
claiming that the President had no authority
to organize commission to examine the case
by taking cX-partn testimony; that the action
OF the court mart ial is not renewable by Con-
greSs, and that Congress has no right to pay
persons for services not rendered because of
exclusion from the army -. Messrs. Pcndle-
ton. ingalls, and Cameron lPa.) presented petit
tions Of ex-soldiers and sailors for the passage
of the Weaver bill to pay such persons the diff.
gold. Mr.. Bayard made Il lengthy argument
in favor of his resolution to withdraw the
legal-tendcr power of United States notes.
HoUsE.-Bills were passed--appro-
priating 500, 600 for monument at Yorktown,
and $4,000 to enable the Committee on the
Yorktown Celebration to make all the neces-
sary arrangements for such celebration Of the
centennial anniversary Of the battle of York.
town as shall be a fit historical significance Of
the OCCASION; for the relief Of certain actual
settlers on the Kansas trust and diminished
reserved lands in Kansas. In Committee of
the Whole six OF the new rules reported by the
Committee on Rules were agreed to- with
slight amendments.
SENATE.-The delivery of eulogics on
the late Senator Chandler occupied the entire
session on the 2Sth. Resolutions of respect
having been submitted by Mr.. Ferry, that
gentleman paid IN eloquent tribute to the
memory of the deceased statesman, and he
Saard Sai&e k &nhon 1oS%n Mes
Blair, Cameron, Baldwin, Hamlin, Wallace,
Hoar and Ransom, after which the resolutions
were unanimously agreed to, and. as an add
jOurned.
HoUsE.--The Senate bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the purchase of new site for
the United States Naval Observatory was
passed, with an amendment providing that, if
practicable, the site shall be on an even degree
of longitude west of Greenwich. "A message
the resolutions adopted by that body relative
to the late Senator Chandler. Speeches were
then made in eulogy Of the late Senator by
Brewer, Conger. Robson. Burrows (Mich.),
Hawlcy, Dunnell, Stone, Keller, Briggs, Grape,
Barber: Willis and Garfield, and the House
then adjourned.
SENATE-On the goth Mr.. Melon
ald from the Committee on Judiciary, re-
ported adversely on the House Dill to exempt
postal employees from service on juries, and
the bill was indefinitely postponed "A bill
was introduced by Mr. Herman to provide for
celebrating the One-hundredth anniversary of
the treaty of peace and the recognition of
American Independence by an exhibition of
arts, manufactures and products of the mines.
in New York in 1883. Mr. Gordon submitted
a resolution that 4 committee OF nine Senators
be appointed to take into consideration the
subject Of the construction of a canal to con-
meet the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and that
al papers, documents and information relat-
ting to such subject be referred to said COM
mittec. The resolution WAS declared adopted,
and Mr. Davis CIV. Va.) subsequently moved Il
reconsideration Of tho vote. Adjourned to
February 2.
HoUsE.--The bill was passed-134 to
s.--dcclariug all public roads and highways
post-routes. :. Mr. Warner, from the Commit
tee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, re-
ported back, with amendments, the bill to
stop paper initiation, and providing for the
needed increase Of the volume OF currency by
free coinage of gold and silver, and the issue
Of gold and silver certificates. Ordered print
cd and recommittcd. "A bill was passed
utes sn us to provide that when State con-
tnins more than one district or division, every
Nit not of local nature lin Circuit or
District Courts thereof against u single de-
PENDANT must be brought in the division where
nc resides, but if there are two or more de-
fcn'lMnts residing in different districts it may
DC brought in either division, and a duplicate
writ may he issued against defendants, d-
all cases of removal of suits from the State
to United States Courts. such removal shall be
to Unitcl States Courts held in the division in
which said state Courts arc held Several OF
the new rules reported from the Committee
OF Rules were disposed Of in Committee OF
tho Whole.