New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

policy OF President Cleveland.
MrVoorhees introduced bill for the adj
mission of Montana as state. A bill was
introduced to rcorganize the steamboat in
spection service.
Senator Henderson introduced in the
senate a bill providing for The appoint-
ment OF hospital stewards, u. 8. A., and
to fix their pay and allowances.
Senator CockrelPs bill abolishes .he Office
Of supervising inspector general OF steam
vessels, and reduces the compensation OF
the ten supervising inspectors from $4,000
to 81, 500.
HoUsE-Bills were introduced for the adj
mission OF Montana; repeating the statutes
imposing taxes on state bank notes; to
create an interstate com merce commission;
to encourage the merchant marine employ
ed in the fisheries; to repeal the taxes OF
domestic tobacco declaring forfeited Ger
tain lands granted the Northern Pacific;
giving shareholders the right to vote at
national bank elections.
SENATE.-A Joint resolution was adopted
appointing Gen. ] ohm F. Hartranft a mana
ger OF the soldiers home in place OF the late
Gen. Mcclellan.
The resolution admitting senator-elect
Moody to the floor OF the senate was, despite
vigorous opposition by Mr.. Vest adopted.
The amendment OF Mr.. Salisbury was that
in granting to Judge Moody this courtesy
the senate did not in any way commit it.
self on the admission OF Dakota. Every
democrat present voted for the resolu ton
including VOORHEES, and MCPHERSON, who
are pledged to support the admission bill,
and every republican against it.
Mr.. Tener made a long speech in defense
Of silver. A bill was introduced to prevent
fraud in the customs revenue.
HoUsE.-Mr. Bragg from the committee
on military affairs, reported bill for the
relief OF Fitz John Porter. It authorized
the president to appoint Porter to the
position OF colonel in the army, and in his
as Of that grade, provided that Porter
shall receive no pay, compensation or
allowance whatsoever prior to his APP
pointment under this act. The commit.
tee adopts the report submitted to the
last congress, but adds thatit has carefully
considered the objections made to the bill
in the veto message OF President Arthur,
and is clearly OF the opinion that they are
not well founded, and should not interrupt
by all the Democratic members OF the COM
mittee.
Through the efforts of Mr.. Nelson OF
Minnesota, the bill for the relief of 700 SUI
fering Indians on the Tongue and Rosebud
rivers, Montana was passed. The statue
OF the late President Garfield presented by
the State OF Ohio was formally accepted,
speeches eulogizing Garfield being delivered.
SENArE.-Mr. Morrill,, chairman of the
finance committee, made long speech on
silver, opposing the continued coinage of
that metal. Mr.. Mcpherson spoke on the
same side OF the question. and Messrs.
Beck and Teller on the other side. Bills
courts and for the coinage ofsilver half-dol-
lars, quarter-dollars and dimes.
The president sent the following nominal.
tions to the senate: Charles J. Canda OF
New York, assistant treasurer of the United
States at New York; Peter Gallagher OF
Virginia, Indian agent OF the Fort Halle
gany, Idaho.
The senate in executive session confirm
ed the following nominations: John Card
well, Texas, agent and consul general OF
the United Sta tes at Carlo; Benjamin r.
ia; james w " Popche S Missouri ni aeon, con-
sui general at the City O., Mex
leo; William A. Grosche, Mis-
souri,, consul at Martin, Que; Madison AL
len Lybrook, Indiana, consul at Algiers;
James H. Hawley, Idaho, district attorney
for Idaho; Isaac H. Maynard, New York.
second controller OF the treasury; D. M.
Fox, PENNSYLVANIA, Superintendent OF the
mint at Philadelphia; William A. Day, Hi
nois, second auditor OF the treasury; John
S. Williams, Indiana, third auditor OF the
treasury; Albert E. Stearns Massachusetts,,
appraiser OF merchandise at Boston; A. E.
Stevenson, Illinois, first assistant postmas-
ter general.
The senate also confirmed long list of
army promotions.
HoUsE.-Nearly the whole day was con-
sumed in debate on the bill increasing the
pensions Of widows and dependent relatives
OF soldiers from So to $12 per month. Mr..
Symes OF Colorado delivered a pro-silver
speech.
The minority report or the house COM
mittee on military affairs on the bill for
the relief OF Fitz John Forter was laid be-
fore the house. The minority states:
The only legal ground upon which the
finding OF the court martial can be re-
versed is that the court wickedly, cor
ruptedly and maliciously conspired to
sacrifice Porter to save Pope from the
odium OF defeat. and it would be bold
man who affirmed that proposition. The
bill is unconstitutional, inasmuch as
it is a usurpation by congress OF the
function OF the coordinate branches
of the government. II the bill does not
nominate Porter to Office it is an absolute
nullity. II it does nominate it is an in
vasion OF the executive prerogative. If it
is advice it is useless, and if law it is usurpa-
ton. If the court martial erred there was
no appeal. The minority respected Porter
for his persistence; still it could not but
believe that his disobedience and inactivity
cast the shadow of woe over thousands OF
homes and brought disaster to the national
cause.
SEEArE.-Senator Butler OF South Caro-
ina introduced bill for the admission OF
the territory as a state. It is almost a
verbatim copy OF the bill introduced two
years ago by Delegate Pettigrew for the
admission OF South Dakota, except
it is for the entire territory It provides
Tor the election of IT'S delegates to
meet next December, and the admission of
the state by presidential proclamation.
The bill was the Frederick bill! introduced
in the house for division on the Missouri
river.
Bills were introduced to prevent the
'7emonetizatinn of American coin The
Dill to provide tor the counting OF electoral
votes was considered, the principal speeches
being made by Messrs. Sherman and Ed