New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-01-26
.EPIT0ME OF The WEEK.
Interesting News Compilation.
Congressional.

Congressional.
TIN Indian Appropriation bill was reported
In the Senate on tho 18th, with amendments.
Bills we're passed-directing the purchase OF
the Freedmen's Bank building at Washington
for !25O, 600: placing General Ord on the re-
20 lie Joint res Sdu
creating the Yorktown Centennial Commission
was also passed. A motion to lay aside tho
Of
81 - Messrs. Butler, Davis (Ill:y, Lamar,
aroome, Pendleton, Thurman, Voorhees,.
VIII the the Y1' ing
House Mr.. White introduced a proposition for
q Constitutional amendment providing for the
election Of United States Senators BY the peo-
providing for a. Joint Commission by tho
United States and Great Britain to investigate
the alleged false and fraudYent proof and
Con. is by MI. Dunn, to pro
munition through the mails;. by MI:
cattle and other domestic animals; by Mr..
Keifer, to prevent the spread of CONTAGIOUS
diseases among domestic animals; by Mr..
road Between tho different states The report
of the Superintendent of the Census was re-
ceived, and Mr.: Cox introduced an Apportion-
ment bill fixing the number of Representa-
tives at 3Ol; under the provisions Of the bill
Arkansas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Mis-
sissppi, South Carolina and West Virginia
would gain one member each: Kansas would
Nebraska two each; Pennsylvania Ohio, New
Hampshire, Maine, Indiana, Tennessee, Flori-
da and Vermont would lose one each, and New
York two. After a spirited debate the bill
gu citing tho titles of settlers on Des Moines
River lands was passed.
In the Senate on the 18th the census returns
Of 1880 we're received and referred. The bill
to incorporate the Interoceanc Canal Compa-
ny was sent to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. The claim Of Ben Holiday was taken
up, and motion to refer it to the Court Of
was finally fixed at 100000, and the bill was
passed-S to 10: the original claim was for
over $5OO,OO0 Conference Committee was
ordered and appointed on the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill. In the
House Mr.. Sparks, Chairman of the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported back adversely
retired list Of the army: M McCook sub
mitted a minority report, which, together wit b
the bill, was retetred to the Committee
Keller, from the Committee on Ele ti,,ns, sub
N t ed aunai,.mouS report of that committee,
declaring that II: Hsbee, j., is. and N. A.
As Representative from the Second Congress
the Naval appropriation bili-sl4, 46l ,os7. The
noata to tho and
The Fundtns bill then came up f in Com:
mittee Of the Whole, and Mr.. Carlisles
providing that tho new bonds shall be the
only security received for National Bank cir
oulation; An amendment by Mr.. Price, that
empt from all tax on deposits, capital or circu-
lation, was ruled out On a point of order. The
Dill was then reported TO the House from com.
9ncOnie6 m n
question was ordered on the bill and amend
ments. Pending further action the House ad-
journed.
A BILL was passed in the Senate on the
18th to provide for ascertaining and settling
private land claims in States and Territories
acquired from Mexico, except California. A
bill reported favorably from the Judiciary
kansas from political disabilities was, after
debate, defeated-5O to 16-not tho necessary
two-thirds in the affirmative. A resolution
was adopted providing for a select committee
on pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious
and infectious diseases of cattle and other
domestic animals, and Messrs. Johnston, Will.
As such committee. The Funding bill came
up in tho House as unfinished business. MIR
Gillette raised the point of order that, mas.
hs had gone to the National BanE Of w6ich n b.
was director to inquire how he should vote,
he had no right to vote on the pending meas
ure: Mr.: Weaver afterward extended thu
point of order so as to include every member
who was National Bank stockholder
The Speaker overruled the point Of
order, 81, and on appeal was laid On tn:
ing bill, providing that, before any Of the
bonds or cor ihcates authorized by the act are
issued, tho Secretary Of the Treasury shall
doas. eod sod AZ
1ejeetedNin to 10. All the dther I AMEND md:
~ents agree@d to IN of the W9qs
the following vote; Yeas-Acklen, Ather.
ton, Atkins. Bachman, Barber, Beal,
RR ec Ref1e RiS
snts, Glymsr, Coffroth, Converse, ' COOK,
Covert, Cox; cravens, CulbeEson, Davidson,
Dickey, Dunn, Dunnell, Elan, Evans, FELTON,,
Forney, Frost, Geddes, Goode, Gunter. Ham.
mond (GaA; Harris VA, Hatch, Henkle,
:ssss?: Hs% sSst'' Hall Ha asShs' H aSi
Kimme!, King, Kitchin, Klotz, Knott, L.:
1 1% e.. Lo%%nsberrX Manning, Marsh Martin
McMahon, ,McMillen, Miles, Mills, Money,
Morrison, Muldrow, Muller, New, Nichols,
o'Con nor, Persons, Philips, ,Phister, Poehle,
Boutwell,, Russell, N. c.. Sanford, Sawyer,
Gl:], Singleton iMiss.), slemons, Smith pa,
Steeo Tabotf TavIor F SpathS T 9p1msea
Ky.S' Tiilman, Townshend Gll.), tucker
Turner; Updegrafr qewal, Upton, Vance, Wad'
%s MaWSh6q We,
Willis, Wilson, Wise. F. Wood IN. Y.)-13S
Anderson, Bailey, Baker, Balloa, Belford
nan. Boyd, BseweF i BrigS;s,, Brigham
Ssnnen. darpentse. casxs 1i' eist''iP P
Davis Gli:>, Davis Cal.), Be La Matyr, Deering
Dick, Dwight, Einstein, Ellis, Errett, Ferdon
Field Fisher, Ford Forsyth Fort Frye, Gil
y, Harris 1Hass.S' HASKELL. Hawiey, Hayes Is
Horr. Hubbell, Humphrey, jones. Keifer, Kill
fSsd t"ss n''S MoGo~sa LoS Mck nfss9
ton, Murch, Neal, Newbury, Norcross
G9MeilI 1 9vemon pachseeo s,, Psge PHELPS
son IN. ~, Robertson, Robinson, Russell
!Mass.), Ryan dian.l, Ryan pa, sapp, shellen
berger, Sherwip; speer. Stevenson, Stone
Townsend Ohio, Taylor TENN, Urner, Upde
GRAFT Ohio: Valentine. Van Arnim, Voorhis
Wait, Ward, Weaver, WILDER, Williams (Wis.)
Willetts Nv. Va, Wood IN. ", Wright, 70
cum, Young (Ohio)-l25.
In the Senate on the soth the ladies' CALLER.
was occupied mainly by members of tn
National Woman's Suffrage Association. Mr.
Mcdonald called up his resolution for Stand
ing Committee on the Rights of Women Citi
zens, and advocated its adoption, and the res
olutiOn was referred to the Committee OF
Rules. Mr.. Herman presented resolution
which was adopted: requesting the Presiden
to transmit to the Senate copies of any of1icia
crrespondence relative to the exportation Q
United States by any foreign state, canton, O
municipality. The Funding bill was re
caiva0 from HOn2Q
Finance Committee: =. In the House the Nave
Appropriation bill t$H. 46l ,OoO) was passed as
came from the Committee on Appropriations
Mr.. Ca!kins called up the contested ,electio!
case of Boynton vs.. Loring, from the Sixth
Massachusetts District The majority repor
Of the Committee on Elections, which wa
signed by the Republican and Democratic
members, declared Loring entitled to his seat
The minority report. in favor of Boynton, wa
signed by General Weaver. Mr.. Loring mad
Q statement in reply to charges in the minorjt
report, but no further action was taken.
From Washington.
DOMESTIC BREADsTUFFs to the amount Il
value of S1s,214, 746 were exported from tn