New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20

races and the stairways leading to
them, during the discussion of
which architectural and art criti
cisms were called forth. Senator
ingalls, sharply censured some Of
the work done about the Capitol,
and asked if the melancholy pile Of
statuary which meets the eye at
the approach to the main front Of
the Capitol, could not be removed
to cemetary and surrounded by.
dropping willows. His suggestion
met with approval, and II IS proba-
tie the naval monument will go.
The Senate also passed a bill pro-
viding for the extirpation Of COM
municable diseases among domestic
animals, and talked about revising
the statute regulating the duration
Of patent rights.
The substitution of a colored man
from Virginia for one from Ken.
lucky, to Senate portership, caus-
ed Senator Beck to assume the role
of champion for the displaced Ken.
tuckian, and introduce resolution
Of inquiry into the working Of the
civil service bill. This was also the
occasion Of the debut of the new.
Virginia Senator Riddleberger, who.
said among other things that Vir-.
ginia did not have her share of re-.
representatives. in government EN-.
ploy.
While the erection of a Congress.
sional library was considered, oena=.
tor Morrill,, who has, during previ-.
Gus sessions Of Congress, appeared
as an advocate Of the bill, said the.
necessity of a new building has be-
come uncomfortable; that large and
valuable personal donations of
books had to be stored, recently, in
the crypt Of the Capitol where they
were about as accessible as they
would be in the Roman catacombs;.
and that such "a subterranean dispo.
sition Of books was not calculated
to encourage liberality according to
the plan proposed the library will
ultimately cost over three million.
dollars, and the site most favored
is a square east Of the Capitol. This.
library being national property, is,
Of course, open to the people with
out tickets Of admission. Senator.
Morrill, spoke Of the peril by fire to.
which the largest storehouse of
knowledge in the United States was.
constantly subjectedin its present
poorly cared for condition.
The plan Of using improved parks
for building sites which has to some
extent prevailed in Washington,
Judiciary square for instance, on.
which the new Pension building is
now gong up, the speaker consider
ed a public calamity Dwelling on
the beauties Of Lafayette square, lin
front of the Executive Mansion, and
Franklin square on K ST., he said
there could be no proposition to.
utilize. such spots for building sites.
until Sitting Bull gets elected to
Congress,
The House Of Representative de.
bated lengthily and animatedIy It's
bill for the establishment Of a ssbu.s
reau Of animal industry, Z but took.
no action. That body adopted the.
new set ofrules for the regulation
Of its proceedings, after two days Of
debate on parliamentary points, oc-
casioned By the large humber Of
amendments offered and the quanti-
IS. Of eloquence liberated in their
support.
In retaliation for the Senate's.
action Id excluding ex. Representa-
3tives from the floor Of the Senate,
the House adopted the amendment
to its rules denying ex.senators as
we'll as lobbying ex-members the
privileges Of the House floor. Dem
.ocratic Senators and Representatives
are cautious as to what they say
about the Morrison tariff bill, but
il IS clear the measure is not salts
factory to a large wing Of the party.
st is now to be considered III come
mite, and can scarcely get back to.
the House in less than a MONTH
where it has a stormy time ahead Of
it This will throw the discussion
well into the spring when the poll
tical cauldron will be boiling and
the appropriation bills under full
Roadway, so that the scheme may
as well be dismissed from the do.
main Of legislation. Asst IS meant
for . battle cry its friends think 1t
can serve its purpose whether adop-
ted Of not. s.