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

i ne RECORD ibis morning was incorrect.
It made Mr.. wheeler {Ala.) use the Ian
guage yesterday, "The conspirator,.E p. NJ.
Stanton while the Language employed
had been "The arch conspirator Edwin NJ.
Stanton"
Mr.. Wheeler admitted that he had used
the prefix 'sarch,' but stated that he had
struck it out from the Record because it
had stirred up some feeling in the house.
The correction was ordered made. The
house then went into committee OF the
whole on the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill.
SENATE.-The general pension billwas de-
bated. Mr.. Blair OF N. H., did not believe
that the amount OF money involved would
exceed $50, 100000 year.
Mr.. Berry OF Ark, thoughtit time to call
a halt. He did not believe the Union SOL
diers wanted this bill. AS a rule they were
men able to take care of themselves.
Dem ocrats and Republicans, however,
had We'd with one another in giving pen
sions to the soldiers of the latewar, while
the Mexican soldiers were neglected and ig-
nored Mr.. Logan differed with Mr.. Berry
as to the parallel between the Mexican sol
diers and the soldiers covered by the bill.
He would, at the proper time, move that
should be less than So. We had some
pensions of 81 and 81 a month. Mr..
Teller interposed to say that there were
over 26, 600 cases OF SO month pensions.
Mr.. Logan-What amagnanimous pension!
Great God! Mr.. President, is not this rob-
berry? Is not th is destroying the peace ofthe
people OF this country?
The senate passed a bill appropriating
$4,000 to pay the expenses OF an expedi-
ton to observe the total eclipse OF the sun,
which occurs on Aug. 20 next. The secre-
+,r IS !, no I, %1o
in charge and the observation is to be made
at or near the port OF BelAguela, on the
west coast Of Africa.
The senate passed bill establishing a
new circuit OF the United States courts in
the West. At present the Eighth circuit
consists OF all the West and Northwest be-
t%een: the Mississippi river and the Rocky
mountains, and the Ninth circuit consists
OF the states of the Pacific coast. The bill
which was passed provides:
The Eighth circuit shall include only Ne
braska, Kansas, Arkansas and Colorado
the Ninth circuit shall include Minneso ta,
Iowa and Missouri; while the Tenth district
is to include the district OF the Pacific
coast. After the pass Ige OF the act the
present judge OF the Ninth circuit shall be
Judge Of the Tenth circuit, and a new Judge
shall be appointed for the new Ninth judi
cial district, as designated by the bill.
The senate passed a bill granting the
jamestown & Northern a right OF way
through the DEVILS Lake Indian reserva-
ton in the Territory OF Dakota, 200 feet
purposes, upon the terms and conditions
mentioned in a certain treaty made in SS3
between the Indians atthe DEVILS Lake res
ervation and to the railroad company. The
amount Of compensation thereby agreed to
be paid the Indians shall be deposited in
the treasury OF the United States to the
credit Of the Sisseton, Wahpeton and Flat
head Sioux occupying the Devils Lake
reservation, within sixty days after the
passage Of the act, to be expended by the
secretary OF the interior for the benefit OF
the Indians.
HoUsE-A resolution was adopted call
ing on the president for information as to
what steps had been taken for the investi-
cation OF the seizure OF the schooner David
j. Adams by the Canadian authorities.
Mr.. Rice, (Mass.) argued in support OF the
proposition. He cited historical parallels,
and said.
When England, through her carelessnsss,
had let loose the cruisers which had driven
our commerce from the sea, the United
States had enacted indemnity, and he
trusted that there would be now an arm
as long and a voice as strong to exact in
subjects were now perpetrating and seeking
to perpetrate upon American fishermen.
The Rock Springs Chinese indemnity res
olution was discussed without action and
the diplomatic appropriation bill was
passed. The bill enlarging the sphere OF
the department OF agriculture was consid-
cred.
SENATE.-Among the petitions was one
from a dozen citizens OF Iowa presented by
Mr.. Allison, praying for the abolition OF
1.-THE American house OF lords" Referred.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the committee on
commerce, reported favorably Mr.. Hoar's
resolution requiring that committee, when
reporting the river and harbor BILL to state
the facts that show the national impor-
lance OF the several pieces OF work and why
each item Of appropriation is advisable.
Agreed to.
In discussing the pension bill and referring
to the Revolutionary war and the period
at which pensions were given the survivors,
Messrs. Vest and Hoar differed as to the
date when the war closed.
Hr. Hoar emphasized the accuracy OF his
citation by reminding Mr.. Vest of a fact that
he (Mr. Hoar) thought would commend
itself to many OF Mr.. Vests constituents
Gen. Washington, at the time cited by Mr.
Hoar, had combated the events referred to
by the issuance OF double rations of rum
to the soldiers.
Mr.. Vest retorted: Massachusetts, had
made much more out ofrum than Miss ouri
had. Rum had been the principal sta
pie in the trade OF Massachusetts,
for a great many years. Trading rum for
negroes and selling the negroes to the South
had so enriched the people OF Massachu-
setts that they had ever since been sensi-
tive on the subject OF both negroes and
rum, and they were now undertaking to {,
large extent to prohibit rum after having
exterminated slavery. Mr. Vest criticised
the course OF the senate in lately passing a
large number OF private pension bills with
out even reading them.
HoUsE.-Private bills were considered, and
one OF them gave rise to somewhat pro-
tracted debate on the tariff.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.