New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
ing at Saltwater. This action will suffice to
pass the measure through the senate. Sem


to fill in, probably $40, 900.
Senator Plumb says he will Gallup soon
the bill to throw the Sioux City &, st. Paul
grant near Lemars into the United States
court. He is expected to make Il speech
in opposition to the bill.
HoUsE.-The shipping bin, which prov ides
| among other things for the removal OF the
tonnage tax on certain vessels, passed.
SENATE.-The debate on the Dakota bill
was concluded. Mr.. Buffers substitute
admitting the whole territory was lost-22
to 33. The bill dividing the territory on
southern portion and organizing the Terri
tory OF Lincoln out of the northern part
passed-32 to 22-it being a strict party
vote. except that Mr.. VOORHEES,, Democrat,
voted with the Republicans in the atfirma-
tive.
Senator Sewell's militia bill, which passed
| the senate, provides for an annual appro-
priation OF 100000 for the purpose of
providing arms and ordnance stores, quar-
| termasters' stores and camp equipage for
the militia, the app1o priation to be APP
territories. No state. however, shall re-
ceive it's share OF the appropriation unless
it's militia force numbers at least l 1000
men for each senator and representative
to which it is entitled in congress.
Senator Blair, from the committee on
education and labor, reported favorably
| Senator Frye's bill to provide for the APP
pointment by the president Of commits
sion Of five persons to investigate the al
coholic liquor traffic. It provides:
| The members OF the commission shall be
selected solely with reference to perso nal
fitness and capacity for an honest,
| impartial and thorough investigation.
All OF them shall not be advocates
OF prohibitory legislation or OF total
abstinence, and they shall serve without
salary. Their duty shall be to investigate
| thkalcoholic liquor traffic, it's relations to
revenue and taxation and it's general
| economic, criminal, moral and scientific as
poets in connection with pauperism, crime,
the social evil, the public health and gen.
! eral welfare OF the people; to inquire and
take testimony as the practical results OF
license and prohibitory legislation for the
prevention OF intemperance in the several
| states, and to report the result of their
Investigations to the president, to be by
him transmitted to congress. It appropri-
ates $40, 900 for the expenses OF the inyes.
tigation.
HoUsE.-The house passed several bills
| on the private calendar, including one au-
thorizing the National Bank OF Winona o
change its name, and the First National
Bank OF Minneapolis to increase it's capital
stock to an amount not exceeding 50, OOO,-
600. The pension appropriation bill, cali
| ing Tor $50, 754 200, or SIS, 100000 more
than the bill OF last year. was reported.
Both houses adjourned till Monday.
Sweet Milk Gems-Beat one egg well,
add pint of new milk, little salt and
graham flour until it will drop off the
spoon nicely. Have ready your gem
pans, well creased and heated Bake
in a quick oven and send to the table
hot.
Scotch Sweet Bread-Haf pound of
butter and quarter of a pound of
sugar mixed to cream; add one pound
Of sifted flour, knead and roll it half an
inch thick. Bake slowly. If the cake
is preferred very sweet use six ounces
Of sugar.
| A Light Tea Cake-One cup of sugar,
two eggs, half a cups of melted butter,
one and quarter cup of milk, two tea
spoonfrllfs of cream of tartar and one
teaspoonful of soda. Add -four enough
to make a stiff batter. Bake twenty
minutes in a good oven.
Anchovy paste is not much favored in
this country, as it is the fshiest of fish.
But anchovies make an excellent and
very pretty pink sauce when a small
portion is rubbed into drawn butter.
To serve with oyster croquets, with
steamed salmon and with baked halibut.
it is delicious.
A breast of mutton should cook in
about three quarters Of an hour First,
boil it very gently for half an hour in
enough boiling sailed water to cover it,
and then put it between the bars of a
double wire gridiron, and quickly brown
it on both sides, seasoning it with salt
and pepper.
A Breakfast Dish. Mix half pound
of cracker crumbs with an equal guam
tity Of finely minced lean boiled ham;
moisten this mixture with little stock
Of water and butter, adding salt to taste.
Put the mixture in baking dish, make
Impressions in it the size Of an egg and
break an egg in each hollow. Bake a
delicate brown in a good oven.
Byzantine Pudding Cut thin slices of
light white bread and line pudding
shape with them, putting in alternate
layers of bread and orange marmalade
Or any other preserve till the mold Is
yearly full. Pour over all pint of
warm milk in which four well-beaten
eggs have been mixed. Cover the mold
with cloth and boil FOR an hour and a
half.
Dainty Biscuits. Beat very lightly
one egg, pour it over a pint of flour, add a
glass of milk, and chop in one table,
spoonful of lard and butter mixed. Work
thoroughly together, break up pieces
;he size of marbles, which must be roll
I'd as thin as your nail. Sprinkle with
Try flour as you roll them out to make
hem crisp; stick with fork and bake
quickly.
Old Virginia Mince Meat. One fresh
tongue, two and one-half pounds of
suet, three pounds Of apples well chop
ped, three pounds of raisins, stoned
and cut; tire pounds of currants,
mashed and picked; three and one
half pounds light brown sugar. and
one pint of wine, one pint of brandy. one