New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

SENATE-,1fr' Wilsons presented q memo
rial from The legislature of Iowa urging the
passage OF the Des Moines river lands title
bill over the presidents veto.
Mr. Logan submitted the following:
Resolved, That the sessions Of the SEN
ate commonly known as executive ses-
sions, SO far ashley apply to nominations,
combinations or rejections, shall hereafter
be held with open doors, and that public
record OF the same shall be kept the same
as OF legislative sessions.
The resolution was ordered printed and
to lie over.
HoUsE.-The bill granting an annual pen
sion OF 50, 600 to Gen. Hancocks widow
passed. Bills were introduced to create q.
labor strike erbitra ton commission; pro-
hibiting polygamy; to reduce the salaries
creased by congress since 1860; for the
issue OF United States coin notes; to define
the unit OF value and regulate. coins; for the
appointment OF none but soldiers de-
scendants to che West Point military
academy.
SENATE.-Mucsl OF the day was consumed
in a debate on the Logan bill to increase
the efficiency OF the army, and somewhat
acrimonious controversy occurred be-
tween Messrs. Logan and Teller, hav-
ing rise in the supposed presidential as
pirations OF the former. Mr.. Plat spoke in
favor OF the bill to admit Washington
Territory as a state. Mr.. VOORHEES, intro
duced a new bill for the admission of Mon
tana.
Senator Culloln introduced bill appro-
priating 100000 for the erection OF u
monument to Abraham Lincoln in this
city.
sENATE.-Mr. Coke offered resolution
ton OF the Mexican government to the diff
fculties incident to the reclamation OF live
stock crossing the Mexican frontier line
with view to the mutual agreement of the
governments OF Mexico and the United
States that may facilitatesueh reclamation.
Referred. The army bill was then placed
before the senate, and long debate en-
sued OF no special interest. In executive
session-among the nominations confirm
ed were the following:
Arthur D. Bissell. collector of customs,
district OF Buffalo Creek, N. Y. Brig. Gen.
%. o. Howard, major general, vice Pope
retired Consuls: William G. Emmell, New
York, at Smyrna: Alex II. Shipley at Auck-
land and II. G. Crouch, at Milan.
confirmed: Allen 0'' r. Bushnell,
United States attorney, Western
district Of Wisconsin Spuile Braden
OF Montana, assayer at Helena. Post
masters: T. II. Langley, Aigona, Iowa; J.
L. Etsel Clear Lake, Iowa; w. B. Gillespie,
Thayer, Iowa; r. J. Harrison Toledo,
Iowa; Peter Roscoe, Wadena, Mimi; D.
Mclaughlin, Waseca, Mimi.
The senate rejected the nomination OF
John c. Wise as postmaster at Mankato,
MINI. He was reported adversely by the
committee on postoffices and post roads.
q. w. Bell, nominated as postmaster at
Webster City, Iowa, was also rejected. He
was appointed to succeed G. w. Hunter.
HoUsE.-The committee on labor re-
ported bill to settle railroad strikes by
arbitration. The measure was debated at
great length. The river and harbor APP
propriat ton bal was reported.
SENATE.-The bill appropriating $780,
900 for the erection OF monument to
Abraham Lincoln passed.
Mr.. Platt consented that his Washing
ton Territory bill might be informally laid
aside in order to finish the army bill next
week, but on condition that the Washing
ton bill should not lose its right Of way.
The latter bill was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Dolph OF Oregon continued his re-
marks in favor OF the admission OF the ter
ritory, and said that, if admitted, itwould
soon become one of the most important
states OF the republic. Mr.. Dolph spoke
strongly in favor OF woman suffrage, which
he said had gained a foothold in the ter
rltory, as women there were allowed to
vote. He concluded:
Should this bill pass we shall witness the
spectacle OF state government founded in
accordance with the principles OF equality,
and have state at last with a truly Re-
publican form OF government.
The senate has passed q bill providing:
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the war department record against any
soldier who served in the late war, by
reason OF having enlisted without hav-
ing first received a discharge from the
regiment in which he had previously
settled, shall be removed in all cases where
it is shown that such re-enlistment was
not made for the purpose OF receiving
bounty or other gratuities the soldier
would not have been entitled to had he re-
manned under his original term OF enlist
ment. The bill is not to apply to any
soldiers who left their command without
proper authority while the same was in
the presence OF the enemy, or who was at
the time OF the desertion under arrest for
charges.
HoUsE.-The House discussed, without
action, the labor arbitration bill. Mr..
Kelley OF Mo-, said BY his remarks yes
terday he did not mean that the gentlemen
on the commit tee on labor had deliberate
ly perpetrated a trick and fraud. He
knew that gentlemen who could submit this
bill to the workingmen OF the country
as provision for the speedy settlement
OF troubles between employers and en-
ployes were quite too innocent to deli.
berately attempt a fraud or a trick.
[Laughter.] Mr.. Powderly had done
more to advance the principle OF arbitra-
ton than all the frothy eloquence that he
Chr. Kelley and his associates had uttered
yesterday and to-day. Mr. Powderly's
paper had been read and considered by the
heads OF corporations, and they had said:
If this is the spirit of workingmen, we
must regard it," He (Mr. Kelley had seen
SO many frauds and tricks perpetrated on
workingmen that he had hastily used the
words for which he now apologized to the
members OF the committee on labor.
The house voted to dispense with private
business and consider the labor arbitratio
bill. Four sections OF the measure were
adopted, accompanied by large number OF
speeches. The most notable utterance
was that OF Mr.. Lawler OF Illinois when he
said that if Jay Gould could be hanged
to a lamp post in New York it would be a
blessing to the United States. The first
opl cocNu1 rocf;npo of tho 1ol