New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07
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agreements. After a long discussion, the
senate insisted upon its subsidy amend
ment to the postofhce bill The motion
| that the senate insist on it's amendment
| was agreed to-33 to IL. The Democrats
voting with the Republicans in the afima-
| tive were Messrs Brown, Call, Eustis Cor
man, Payne and Pugh.
| The senate then, on motion OF Mr..
Plumb, took up the presidents veto OF the
! bill to quiet titles OF settlers on the Des
| Moines river lands, and Mr.. Evarts ar
| gued in support OF the veto, saying: 1.-The
! objections to the bill were tersely and COM
| prehensively stated. An examination OF
| the subject had satisfied him that the
president was right in returning the bill
without his approval
SENATE.-The senate Apassed over the
presidents veto, by a vote Of Is to 81, the
bill for the relief of the settlers upon the
! lands bordering upon the Des Moines river.
The nays were: Brown, Butler, Colquitt
ley, Mcpherson, Miller, Plat, Ransom
Vance, Vest, Whitthorne.
The vote was OF great interest, In view OF
the curiosity felt as to how far the Demo-
Gratis in the senate would feel called upon
to back the administration. Evidently
the latter was the last thing in the minds
OF either side for Beck, Berry, Blackburn,
CALL Coke, Eustice, George. Jones OF Ar
kansas, Maxey and Waltha!, Democrats,
voted for the bill, and Edmunds, Evarts'
Hawley and Miller of New York, Republi-
cans against it. Senator Evarts' enthu-
siastic opposition to the bill is due to the
fact that several New Workers, among them
two members Of congress, are interested in
these lands.
Mr.. Beck introduced a bill to authorize
the postmaster general to appoint and re-
move postmasters Of the third class (who
are now appointed and removed by the
president.)
The senate. by a vote Of 33 to ~, decid-
ed to stick to thair amendment to the
| postoffice appropriation bill, providing
$500, 900 ye.r for the transportation OF
the ocean mails. Senators Plumb, Ma
hone and Beck, the committee on confer
ence, came in the next afternoon and rec
commended that it be abandoned. They
| backed squarely down from the position
they had repeatedly taken, and without
ing SO except that the house committee re.
fused to recede, surrendered the point and
abandoned the long fight.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Blount submitted the con-
ference report on the postoffice appropra-
ton bill and it was agreed to. The SEN
ate recedes from the amendment which au-
thorized the postmaster general to con-
tract for inland and foreign steamboat
mail service when it can be combined in
one route, where the foreign office is not
more than 200 miles distant from the do
mestic service, on the same terms as inland
stea mboat service. The senate also re-
cedes from the amendment increasing by
$50, 900 the appropriation for the railway
postal car service and from the foreign
mail service Subsidy amendment.
sENATE.-Senator Edmunds introduced a
bill which, ii it should become a law, will
invest in the president the solepower ofap-
pointing large number OF officers, who are
now appointed "by and with the advice
and consent OF the senate" Among these
are: "Postmasters OF all classes, collect
Ors OF internal revenue, collectors Of Gus
toms and certain ports and all other Gus.
toms officers all territorial officers except
judges OF the supreme courts, all district
attorneys and United States marshais In
dian agents and district land officers
There was a singular scene in the senate
a few days ago. Mr. Morrill, is confined
to his house by a serious illness. Learn
ing that the open executive session resolu-
ton was to be called up by Mr.. Hoar, he
sent for Senat tor Henderson, who is one OF
the finest orators in the senate, and asked
! if he would read his remarks. which had
been prepared some months ago. Mr..
Henderson consented. Spreading Mr.. Nor
rills manuscript before him he delivered it
with more energy and eloquence than rsu-
ally marks the spetv hes Ofthe father of the
senate. This is believed to be the first time
that a speech was ever delivered for an alb
sent senator.
HoUsE.-The three reports of the COM
mittee which investigated the telephone
scandal were presented, the Democratic re-
port being accompanied by a resolution
generating the attorney general and all
the other officials concerned. 4 Joint reso-
luton was adopted providing for the ex-
penditures OF the government for ten days,
this being the close OF the fiscal year. The
consideration OF the sunGry civil bill was
resumed.
Mr.. Henley, from the com mittee on In
dian affairs, reported a substitute for the
house bill, providing for q commission to
investigate and audit claims for Indian
depredatlons.
SEN4TE.-Mr. Sawyer presented the pc
tition of Pomona Grange No. 8, OF Fond
! du Lac, in favor OF the oleomargarine BILL
Mr.. Mcmillan presented ~ petition from F.
| M. DIVER, secretary OF q farmers alliance
represe nting 1000 farmers OF Window
| and Cottonwood counties, in favor OF the
same measure. Senator Wilson presented
| a letter from T. j. Dennison OF Carton,
WflSHt county, iowa. warning the senate
that the passage OF the oleomargarine bill
was an absolute necessity if the republican
party was to carry Iowa this fall.
Mr.. Edmunds criticised the house for it's
uniform delay in passing the appropriation
bills, and said ii congress- could not bring
itself into better fashions about this bus
! mess he rather let the wheels of govern
ment stop by refusing to pass this joint
resolution. The resolution was amended
extending the time to fifteen days, and was
then passed The senate resumed the con-
sidera ton OF the legislative appropriation
bill. After long discussion the paraera ph
for the office work connected with
the publication OF the records OF the Rebel
lion was retained, but with provisions re.
stricting the publication to Contemporaries
Gus events OF the war; and directing the
publication OF the evidence in the Porter
case and the report thereon by Judge Ad-
vocate General Holt. The bill was report
ed back to the senate. Some amendments
were agreed to and others left for further
! action.
/ HousE.-Mr. Payson presented reasons
why the Des Moines River Land Bill should
be passed over the presidents veto, which,
he said, was based on total misa pprehen-