New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-06-09
EPITOllE OF The WEEK.
Interesting News Compilahsa.
Congressional.

SBNATE.-The House Joint resolution
requesting the President to open negotiations
with France, Spain, Austria and Italy, with 9
view to the removal Of tho restrictions upon
the importation OF tobacco in said countries,
resolution requesting the President to IN
form the Senate whether any Census super.
visors appointed by and with the advice and
BY him. and successors appointed BY him
or with his consent, was adopted. The
report of the Committee Of Conference on the
House D
the claims of the United States under the will
Of Joseph I. Lewis, Of HOboken, who devised
TSe thu
versy in the case, and authorizes the Att0r.
ney-General and Secretary Of the Treasury to
adjust or compromise the claim on such
terms as shall be deemed by them fair and
reasonable.
HoUsE.-The General Deficiency Ap-
preparation BIN was referred to the Committee
of the Whole. The sundry Civil Appropriar
ton bill was further amended and passed..
Some of the Senate amendments to the Leg
islatiye, Executive and Judicial ApprOpria-
CURED in. The Senate amendments to tho
concurred in. Conference reports on the Dis
the joint resolution for printing 1000 copies
of the report Of the Commissioner of AgTt,
culture we're agreed to The Senate amend amend:
homestead and presumption settlers in Kansas
were cOncurred in.
SENATE. On the 1st the amendments
to the Legislative, Executive, Judicial and Az
ricultural Appropriation bills were insisted
on, and Committees of Conference were ap-
pointed. Mr.. Vance, from the Committee on
Exodus of Negroes from Southern to Northern
hteh' nas nrGared nnte nth +ast;mon1
taken. =. M. Window announced that he would
subsequently submit the views of the minority:
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill
was taken up and q number Of amendments
were disposed OF. n... 9- =
HoUsE.-The Deficiency Appropria-
ton bill was taken up and debated in Commit
tee Of the Whole. ... ~.
SENATE.-On the I'd resolution was
submitted by Mr.. Pendleton and adopted in
structing the Committee on judiciary to in
quire whether sections 4,0S3 to 4,l28, inclusive,
of the Revised Statutes are authorized by the
Constitution. Mr.. PendletOn explained that
these sections related 70 judicial powers OF
Gonsu!s and Ministers in Eastern countries
The River and HarbOr Appropriation bill was
pass ed-36 to 8-with several amendments.
HoUsE.-The General Deficiency APP
preparation bill was takon up in Committee Of
the Whole. An amendment, offered by Mr..
Townshend, providing that all Federal salaries
shall be paid in silver dollars, was rejected-27
to sand number of other amendments
were disposed of. The committee rose and re-
ported the bill and amendments to the House,
and the main question was ordered. :
SENATE.-The Immediate Transport
tation bill, amended by the addition of q
clause providing that privileges of Transporter
ton conferred by the bill should not extend to
any places where there are not the necessary
officers for the appraisement of merchandise
and the collection Of duties, was passed on the
3d-3l to 15-as was also Mr.. Eaton's bill for
the appointment of q Commission to revise the
tariff.
HOUsE.-The Committee on Ways
and Means reported a resolution for the final
adjournment Of Congress at noon on the 10th,
Which was agreed to without debate-l06 to So.
The General Deficiency bill was further
amended and passed. Mr.. Knott, of the Jul
dietary Committee, submitted report exon
Grating Mr.. Acklen from any guilty or fraudu-
lent I'M ention in presenting q. report o from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, while he
was not n member of that committee, and the
report was agreed to without debate or divis.
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