New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

SENATE.-Mr. Hoar submitted a-reso1u-
ton directing the committee on commerce,
when, reporting the river and harbor bill,
to report the facts on which each item OF
the bill is based, the reason why each Of
the items OF proposed appropriation is adj
visable and of national Importance, and
also to furnish statement Of the condi.
tion OF the work - already begun. Re
ferred.
A resolution offered by MFR. Logan was
agreed to directing the committee on pen
sions to report back to the senate the In
gals bill providing for the repeal OF the
limitation on arrears OF pensions.
The interstate commerce bill was placed
before the senate. Mr.. Ingalls, amendment
right to rel ort to the United States cir.
cult court and get its speedy Judgment on
complaints whenever the companies decline
to obey the order Of the commission
Considerable debate arose among Messrs.
Beck, Aldrich, Wilson (La.) Brown, Sew
ell, Stanford, Van Wyck, Mcmillan and
German as to the effect Of the bill in its
amended condition and as it might be fur
Their modified by various proposed amend.
ments.
Mr.. Stanford said:
mercial disaster. In reply to question
by Mr.. Van Wyck as to whether the Pa
cifc roads had not controlled the Pacific
Mail Steamship Line by paying it 81 ,OOO,-
900 a yearin order to stop competition, Mr..
Stanford said the railroads had chartered
SO many tons in these ships, paid for them
not so much as had been stated-and
filled them with such freight as they did
not want to carry on the roads; but that
was done, not to stop competition in a
proper sense, but to preclude ruinous COM
petition. So far as therailroads were con-
cerned, it was business.
Mr.. Sewell said if the bill became a law
with the Camden amendment in it, itwould
destroy the railroad system that we had
been fifty years in building.
Householder the call ofstates the fol-
lowing bills, ETC., were introduced and re-
ferred:
By Mr.. Adams, Ills) calling on the Sec
rotary of treasury for adetailedstatement
of all sums expended by the different mints
and assay officers from the fund known as
the silver profit fund. By Mr. Dingley, to
limit the commercial privileges ofvessels OF
foreign countries in the ports fthe United
States to such privileges as are accorded
to American vessels in the ports OF such
foreign countries. By Mr.. Breckenridge.
(Ky.) a preamble and Joint resolution for
the calling in OF bonds. By Mr.. Beach,
amending the rules SO as to subject to a
fine of 500 every member who is absent
during a call OF the house. By Mr.. Bland,
relating to coin notes and gold and sill YER
certificates.
SENATE: The interstate committee bill
was taken up. Mr.. Sewell's amendment,
requiring ten days notice OF reduction OF
rates, was withdrawn. An amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Wilson Iowa), which would
punish men who knowingly ask for or re-
ceive reduction OF rates was rejected
Considerable debate arose on an
amendment of Mr.. Plumbs offered
for him in his absence by Mr.. Ingalls,,
prohibiting members of congress, officials
OF the government and their families from
accepting free passes, and prohibiting rail
road companies from giving them such
passes or reduced rates. The amend ment
WAS finally, on motion OF Mr.. Logan, laid
on the table
Mr.. Hoar presented a memorial Of the
OF Ohio, charging that the election OF Hon.
Henry B. Payne to the United States SEN
ate was secured by bribery, fraud and cor
ruption, and requesting that the senate in
vestigate the matter. Referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on pen
sions has reported favorably the bill which
has once passed the senate, giving a pensi on
to every honorably discharged soldier OF
the late war who is disabled, and de-
pendent parents OF soldiers who died in
service or from disabilities contracted.
HoUsE.-There was little breeze in the
house in the discussion OF the army bill.
MIR. Grosvenor moved to strike out the
appropriation for the Judge advocate gene
rails department. He said that the de-
partment decided cases without any knowl-
edge OF law, and that the ystem followed
by the department was outrageous.
Mr. Wheeler (Ala.) said that Gen. Holt
had been appointed judge advocate general
in order that Gen. Mcclellan might be
struck down.
Mr.. Hepburn replied to some remarks
previously made by Mr.. Bragg, in which he
alluded to him (Mr. Hepburn) as the "boil-
ing pot from Iowa."
Mr.. Wheeler regretted that Mr.. Hepburn
had seen fit to make some allusion to him
In al! matters Of legislation he never
looked behind; he only looked before.
Every act OF his was taken for the purpose
OF adding by his feeble efforts to the great.
ness Of this country. 1t became his duty
in this house to defend Abraham Lincoln
and Gen. Grant against charges and gross
assaults. He had made no charges
against Lincoln. The charges hao
been against the archconspirator,
Mr.. Stanton misses on the Repub
lican side, who had sought and attempt
ed to break down officers OF the army who
had not sustained the line OF policy he hac
sought to inaugurate.
Mr.. Hepburn said: Stanton was theone
who had brought the confederate banner
to the dust and destroyed the 'lost cause. .
He is dead now, and yet you try to black.
en- his memory, though you live to-day be-
cause that man was willing, among others
that you might live, and not have the hal
ter that you had won around your neck
Applause on the Republican side
Mr.. Hiscock spoke in defense Of Stanton
The moz5it5n to strike out was lost-82 to 90
SENATE.-The Cu]lom Interstate com
merce bill passed the senate to-day by
vote OF At to 4. After being amended tt
destroy the intended effect OF Senator Cam
denis amendment, which required railroad
to charge the same rates per ton pc