New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-03-10

viding Tor the abrogation OF treaties permit
ting the emigration OF Chinese to the United
States. The education bill was further
considered Adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE-A substitute for the Hanback,
and Pulitzer resolution for ADMINISTRATION
OF the telephone matter was reported by
the committee on rules and adopted, after
a warm debate. A resolution was adopted
instructing the postoffice committee to
ascertain whether additional legislat ton is
necessary to prevent telegra phic monopoly.
The immediate deficiency bill was reported.
An evening session'was held for The con-
sideration OF private pension bills.
SENATE.-A message was received from
the president refusing to transmit to the SEN
ate papers regarding suspensions from Office
Mr.. Pugh presented a minority report from
the judiciary committee on the relations
between the senate and the president TWAS
very long, and in substance takes the same
ground as the president in his message.
When the message had been read Mr. Ed
munds said:
It reminded him of the communications
of King Charles the first to parliament,
and that the president unintention-
ally, no doubt, had entirely mis-
stated the question involved by himself
and the senate. think am sale in saving
that is the first time in the history of the
republic that any president OF the United
States has undertaken to interfere with the
deliberations OF either house ofcongress or
questions pending before them otherwise
than by message on the state of the Union,
which the constitution commands him
to make from time to time This message
is devoted solely to a question for the SEN
ate itself, in regard to itself, that it has
under c0nSi6aro tiop r. &c ci% T
think it will strike reflective people in this
country as somewhat extra ordinary, if, in
these days OF reform, anything at all can
be thought extraordinary. The senate OF
the United States, in its communications
to the heads OF departments, not his heads
OF departments, but the heads OF depart
ments, created by law directed them
to transmit certain official papers, and
that is all. The president OF the United
States undertakes to change the question
into a consideration by the senate of
his reasons or motives for putting a civil
officer, as it might BE- called, under ar
rest, F" with which the senate has not I'M
dertaken in any way to make any question
at all. By every message he has sent to
this body, and they are all published he
has asked the senate to advise and consent
to the removal OF one officer and the APP
pointment OF another. That is what he
has done, and the senate in calling for
those papers say nothing OF the wider
considerations about any deficiencies in
the department OF JUSTICES asked to re-
move these officers without knowing the
condition OF the administration of their
offices.
SENArE-The president sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Consuls-Henry Albert johnson to the
District OF Columbia, at Venice; Mortimer
A. Turner OF Arkansas, at st. Thomas.
Commodore William Truxton to be rear
admiral in the navy. Another whole day
was spent in the discussion OF the Blair ed
ucation bill.
Senator German introduced bill author.
izing the president to invite the presidents
OF the sixteen American republics to meet
in Washington on March 4, 1887, in honor
OF the one hundredth anniversary OF the
constitution OF the United States.
HoUsE-After reports from the commit
tees, including one which presented the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
and other routine business, the pension APP
preparation bill was debated, and the dis
cussion was almost entirely political in,
character.
A message which was read from the Pres
ident on the subject OF the outrages against
the Chinese is none too timely. 1t deals
solely with the Rock Springs massacre,
but the principle involved in the
more recent outbreaks is OF course
the same In vigorous and unmistak-
able language the president calls attention
to that unhappy affair, dwelling particu-
larry on the fact that not only are the
Cinnamon in this country entitled to as
full and complete protection to life and lib
orfxy ~
under our treaty with China, even more so.
He also points out the fact that the
Rock Springs affair was almost entirely the
work OF men who were themselves
no more citizens OF the United
States than were their Chinese
victims, and briefly but strongly condemns
that CHASTITY travesty OF justice which the
Wyoming authorities perpretrated under
the form and color OF law. AS to the
claims of China for indemnity, the presi-
dent concurs with the secretary OF state in
the opinion that they are entirely without
foundation, but suggests that it might be
ty toward the victims OF the unprovoked
and unjustitable outrages.
SENATE.-Lfttle business OF moment vas
transacted. Nearly the whole day was de-
voted to the consideration OF the educa-
ton bill, to which several amendments
were made. Bills were introduced allow
ing commercial travellers to do business in
any state or territory; appropriating
$292,394 to pay postmasters' salaries
which have been adjusted; amending the
sinking fund act.
Mr.. Beck offered a resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary OF the
treasury to inform the senate how much, if
any, the actual payments and purchases OF
the principal of the public debt since July
1, 1877, have been in excess OF the require
ments OF laws regulating the sinking fund,
and how the existing laws can be carried
out in relation to said fund from this time
until the $3.50, 200, 900 of;47k2 per cent bonds
mature.
The president sent the senate the follow
ing nominations:
Lieut. Col. Alexander Chambers, Twenty
first infantry, to be colonel OF the Seven
teenth infantry; Mai. John S. Poland,
Eighteenth infantry, lieutenant colonel of
the Twenty -frst infantry Capt. George K.
Brady, Twenty third infantry, major of
the Eighteenth infantry; First Lieut..
William G. Manning, Twenty third
infantry, captain; Second Lieut.. William A.
Nichols, Twenty third infantry, first lieu
tenant; Second Lieut.. James Lockett.
Fourth cavalry FIRST lieutenant. Joshua