New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-06-23

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under one surveyor general that it was new
legislation. In this the chair sustained him
and the consolidation was dissolved. Mr..
Gillian said he did this because the State
OF Minnesota contained yet eleven or twelve
million acres of unsurveyed land, and he
thought it ought to retainit its own surveyor
general. Randall was little ratified by
the haste with which Gillian $ point OF
order was disposed OF, but drew attention
to the fact that if this dissolution was al
lowed no appropriation for the surveyor
general OF Minnesota had been made.
Gilfllan Immediately proposed an amend
salary of the surveyor general,
SIS, 600 for clerk hire and 81, 900 for
incidental expenses. Randall became
angry and asked why, when the estimates
OF the secretary Of the interior only called
for 81, 500 for clerk hire, SS.O 900 should be
appropriated. Gilfllan said that he had
taken the appropriation for last year for
his model but was willing to take the es-
Inmates OF the secretary in place OF those
in his amendment: He then proposed that
the salary should be $4,000, clerk hire
$4,000, and incidental expenses $1,000.
Randall said: you have got the salary
too high. 1t should only be $780,"
Gilfllan replied that the law fixed the
salary at $4,000, although it had
been cut to S1,SOO the past few years
Randall pressed the matter, however, and
to save his amendment, which had been
once voted on, Gilfillan gave way and the
salary was fixed at 81, 500. Payson OF Hi
nois then offered an amendment consoli-
dating Nebraska and Dakota into dis
trict with one surveyor general with a sal
member made a point OF order against the
amendment, it was adopted and went
thr ough.
SENATE.-On Thursday among other bills
OF national interest that were passed was
that introduced some time ago by Mr.. Ed
munds, providing for the inspection of
countries and prohibiting the i'm
portation of adulterated food. The
bill authorizes the president at his dis
erection by proclamation to place an en-
barge upon the importation OF articles OF
food from countries that shut their ports
against our products. This is a measure
OF retaliation against Germany and France,
The bill to appoint temporary assistant
secretary OF the treasury to act during the
illness OF Manning was passed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Morrison OF Illinois moved
that the house go into committee OF the
whole on revenue bills. On this motion he
demanded the yeas and nays, and Mr.. Nc
k.inley, on behalf OF the opponents OF the
was lost-14O to 157. Mr. Morrison i'm
mediately gave notice that on Tuesday
next he would renew the motion that had
just been rejected.
An examination OF the vote shows that
the affirmative was composed OF 1876
Dem ocrats and 4 Republicans and the
negative 1872 Republicans and 80 Demo-
Gratis. The four Republicans who voted
aye were James OF New York, Nelson,
Strait and Wakefield, OF Minnesota. The
thirtyfive Democrats who voted nay
were: Arnot, Bliss, Campbell, Dowdney,
Merriman, Muller, Pindar, Spriggs,
York; Boyle Curtin, Ermentrout, Ran
dali and Sowden, OF Pennsylvania; Camp
BELL Ellsberry, Forran, Geddes, LeFevre
Seney, Warner and Wilkins, of Ohio; Cav
Irion, st. Martin and Wallace, of Louis.
lana; Green, McAdoo and Pidcock, OF New
Jersey; Lawler and Ward, of Illinois; Henry,
OF California; Findlay, OF Maryland, and
Martin. of Alabama.
Twenty-siN members were paired; twelve
Democrats and one Republican white OF
Minnesota being paired with thirteen Re-
publicans. The paired who would have
voted in the affirmative are:
Aiken, Bragg, Collins, Cox, Dockery, Eden,
Eldridge, Hall, Hatch, Joues OF Alabama,
Murphy, Reid ofNorth Carolina, and White
Of Minnesota.
Those paired in the negative are: Bun
NELL Burleigh, Caswell. Hanback,, Haynes,
Hiesland, Hit, Hauck, Pettibone, Pierce,
Stephenson, Van Schaick, and White of
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Frederick Democrat) of Iowa, who
was absent, sick, was not paired.
THE MINNESOTA DELEGATION
furnished three Of the four republican mem
bers who voted for the consideration OF
the tariff bil-Messrs. Wakefield. Strait
and Nelson voting aye, while Mr.. Gilfillan
voted no, and Milo White was away, but
was paired with Mr.. Hiestand OF Pennsyl-
vania; the announcement being made th at
if Mr.. White had been present he would
have voted aye, while Mr.. Hiestand
would have voted no. Mr.. Strait,
said and also Mr.. Nelson, in substance:
He voted for the bill, not because he be-
ieved it was a judicious measure, but be-
cause he was pledged, as were ali the Re-
publicans OF Minnesota, to an effort to Sc
cure revision OF the present prohibitory
tariff and this was the only opportunity
likely to be secured this session looking to
such an end. He believed that the subject
ought to be given consideration, even over
a bad measure, and his vote was given tc
that end.
SENATE.-A resolution was adopted call
ing on the presidentfor information touch
ing appointments and removals under the
civil service law. Aresolution ofinquiry re-
garding the compensation due postmasters
developed a discussion in which collision
between the postofice department and GER
tain claim agents was limited at.
Mr. Vance's bill to repeal the civil SER
vice law was, on motion of Mr.. Hawley, in
definitely postponed-yeas 33, nays 6.
Those voting in the negative we're Messrs.
Berry, Call, Eustice, Harris, Jones (Nev.)
and Vance.
The senate by two thirds vote passed
the joint resolution introduced by Mr.. In
gals providing for the submission to the
states OF a constitutional amendment ex-
tending the period OF the presidents term
and the session of the Fiftieth congress un-
til April 30, 1889, and substituting April
80 for March as the commencement OF
the presidential and congressional terms.
The measure now goes to the house for
concurrence.
Many bills passed, including those re-
ducing the fees on small postoffice money
orders, to encourage the American mer-
chant marine, and to increase the efficiency
OF the army. Adjourned till Monday.
HOUsE.-The Stanton debate was contin.