New Ulm weekly review., 1886-12-22
CONGRESS.

transportation OF bonded goods. By Nc.
Brown, providing q new basis for the. cir
culation Of national banks. By Mr.. Nc
Pherson. to authorize the reduction OF
United States bonds and the circulation. Of
national banks.
Mr.. Morrill, offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on finance to examine
as to the expediency OF some practical
measure for the maintenance of the system
OF national banks, with sample security
and without additional COST to the gov
ernment. After a tariff debate, 8 message
from the house was presented on the death
of Representative Dowdney of New York.
Senator Mcmillan offered an amendment
providing for the purchase Of the painting
called Farming in Dakota" now hanging
in the room of the senate committee on
commerce, at a cost not to exceed Sc, 600.
HousE.-Mr. Hewitt introduced a bill
which provides that the secretary of the
treasury may anticipate SO much of the
interest OF the funded debt OF the United
States as may be in excess OF per cent.
per annum. Ii all the holders of the 4 and
AZ per cents should avail themselves of
this opportunity, about seventy-fve to
eighty millions OF the surplus would be
used in thus anticipating the interest OF
the public debt. The bondhoiders will be
left with a bond bringing per cent. but the
cash payments will be a full equivalent
for any premium which the bond would
bear in the market. The secretary OF the
treasury is authorized to deposit the pub
lie money in excess OF the requirements OF
the treasury in such national banks as
will give security in equal amount in bonds
OF che United States, thus making avaia-
BILE not only the bonds but the gold and
silver certificates and even the greenbacks
which the banks now keep on hand in ex-
cess OF the low legal reserve.
Delegate Clifford OF Dakota introduced
bill granting a pension to Timothy 0.
Porter OF that territory.
Mr.. Strait OF Minnesota offered a bill au-
thorizing the secretary OF the trearury to
apply any unexpected balances OF an ap-
preparation made by the act OF March 3,
1885, which directed the secretary OF the
interior to ascertain the claims OF
citizens who had furnished the Sioux
Indians in Minnesota with supplies
subsequent TO June l, 1861, and
prior to the massacre of Aug. Is,
1852, to discharge the interest on
these claims as far as the money will 60.
He also offered a bill authorizing the sec.
retary OF the interior to ascertain the
amount OF property and annuities due GER.
tain Sioux Indians OF Minnesota who act
ed as scouts with the army in 1858.
Mr.. White OF Minn.. introduced a bill au-
thorizing the city OF Winonas to build
pile bridge from lot 6 in section 6, town
ship 18. range 10, in the county OF Buffa-
10, Wis, across the slough to an island in
the Mississippi river known as Island No.
72, there to connect with ferry to Vino
ma, provided such bridge shall not OBJ.
struct navigation.
By Mr. Oates, to prohibit the appoint
ment OF congressional committees to at
tend funerals, and to prohibit draping the
public buildings in mourning, except by or
der OF the president; also authorizing the
appoin tment Of clerks to senator's and rep
resentatives who are not chairmen OF COM
1nittees
BY Mr.. White (Pa.), for the free coinage
OF silver. By Mr.. Cox, fixing the salary Of
By Mr.. Springer, for the admission into
the Union of Dakota, Montana, Washing
ton and New Mexico. By Mr.. Holmes, to
quiet the title of settlers on Des Moines
river lands.
SENATE.-Mr. Harrison introduced a bill
to increase the pensions OF those who have
disabilities equivalent to the loss Of a hand
or foot. The house amendments to the
electoral count bill were non-concur
red in, and a conference asked.
The senate took up the bill repeating the
tenure of office law, and Mr.. Edmunds op.
posed the bill.
Mr.. Hoar advocated the passage of the
BILL
He asked the senate to vote whether it
would return tothe ancient policy OF theg
ernment to the rule which had existed from
1889 to 1867, and which had practically
existed since the accession to power OF Grant
in 1869. President Grant had recon-.
l. L. l.
acting under pretty substantial Republi-
can authorities in trying to get rid OF this
legislation. While in full sympathy with
civil service reform. he still declared his
conviction that the people OF the United
States expected and demanded that no
man should be kept in an executive en-
ployment who had not the confidence Of
the person responsible for the success OF the
executive functions
HoUsE.-In the house Mr.. Payson called
up the bill giving the Cinnabar & Clark s
Fork railroad the right OF way through the
Yellowstone Park. to place it on it's pass
age, and through the able effort ofCox and
Holman it was promptly killed.
sENA1E.-Mr. Cullom presented the re.
port on the Interstate commerce bill.
Mr.. Cullom said: The object OF the bill, as
reported was to bring about that sta ability
OF rates which the railroads themselves are
trying to bring about under the system Of
pooling. He believed that the apprehen.
sion ex pressed by Platt would prove to be
unfounded.
The resolution for open executive ses.
sions as tabled by vote of 33 to 21.
The bill prohibiting members OF congress
| from &C ting as counsel for railroad com
| panies ided by the government was dis.
cussed.
The bill to repeal the civil service law,
reported adversely by Senator Hawley,
from the committee on civil service, during
the first session OF the present congress,
was to day reintroduced.
HousE.-The sundry civil and Indian ap.
preparation was discussed. Mr.. Symes of.
fered several amendments increasing the
appropria for the signal service bu-
reau. and these being opposed to Mr.. Ran.
dali, he criticized the gentleman's &C
ton as chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations. He did not
! envy the gentleman who lived upon
+; the Atlantic eoastis narrow minded states
| manship, which did not cross the Missis
sippi river. Mr.. Randall said: The pend
ing bill carried more appropriations fol
the Pacific coast than any similar bill fol
| wears past He thought he knew his duty