New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
PROCEEDING OF CONGRESS

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SENATE. Tit. following bills were intro.
Siduced: By Mr.. Van Wyck, for a public
building to cost 500, OOOat Beatrice, Neb.
BY Mr.. jackson, for the relief OF book
agents OF the NJ. E. church south. It APP
propriates SIS, 600 to pay for buildings,
material, ETC., used, injured and destroyed
] by the United States army in Nashville.]
BY Mr. Gibson, for the establishment of a
! fog signal lightship and. lights off the mouth
of the Mississippi.
The bill for the division OF the Sioux
toral count bill was debated, speeches
being made by Messrs. Hoar Sherman and
Ingalls,.
Senator Van Wyck introduced bill de.
signed to prevent the rulings OF the commits.
sioner OF the general land office from having
IL retroactive effect. It provides:
Any entry heretofore made under the
land laws OF the United States, andin con-
iormity with the rules, regulations and de-
cisions OF the general land office at the
time the entry was made, shall proceed to
patent, notwithstanding any subsequent
reversal or notifications OF such rules, reg
ulations and decisions; provided, however,
that the entry shall, have been made in
good faith and that no charges OF fraud
shallhave been brought in connection with
it.
HoUsE.-I<r. Hanback, of Kansas, aris-
ing to a question Of privilege, tried to have
read an editorial from the New York
World, which, it was alleged reflected upon
the honor Of the house in connection with
the telephone litigation, but the speaker
ruled that it was not a question, OF priv
Iege. Mr.. Hanback, offered a resolution,
which was adopted, that the matter be in
vestigated. Bills were introduced to estab-
fish a bureau of public health; for gradu-
ated income tax; to modify the laws relat-
ing to duties on imports and the collection
OF the revenue; providing for a woman sui
frage amendment to the constitution. A
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill increasing the pensions OF soldiers wild
ows from So to $12 per month was car
ried-19S to &c.
SENATE.-Mr. Riddleberger offered the
following resolution designed to cause de-
bate in open senate on the presidents atti.
tude concerning removals from office, but
an objection was made to the Immediate
consideration OF the resolution.
Resolved, That it is the sense OF the SEN
ate that the executive OF the United States
is not restricted by constitution law in
removing or suspending appointees; that
the senate has no right to require that
reasons shall be given for such rem ovals or
suspensions; that it is the right of the SEN
ate to call for any paper relating to the
conduct OF removed or suspended ap-
pointees, to the qualification and fitness
OF all persons whose names are presented
to the senate for confirmation or rejection;
and it is the duty of the executive to COM
ply with all demands for the same
A joint resolution for a woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution was re-
ported favorably. The electoral bill, after
considerable debate was recommitted to
The committee Tor amendment.
Bills were introduced to prevent con-
gressmen from soliciting or recommending
appointments to office; to prevent the in
production OF contagious diseases into the
United States and establish a bureau of
public health
HoUsE.-The day was entirely given up
10 the delivery ofmemorial addresses upon
The late Vice President Hendricks.
SENArE-The resolution OF Mr.. Riddle
berger concerning the right OF the senate to
call upon the president for reasons for re.
moval from office was, after a long debate,
laid on the table, taken up again, and referr.
ed to the committee on privileges and cleo.
tions. Mr.. Logan spoke in support of the
Dakota admission bill.
He differed materially, he said, with the
senator from South Carolina lMr. Butler)
and the senator from Missouri (AIr, Vestl
in regard to the question under considera.
ton. Fourteen states had been admitted
under the force OF "enabling" acts, and
eleven states without enabling acts. Con-
gress, therefore was tree to adopt either
course according to the circumstances
which in each case might be best
adapted to the public good. What was the
substantial objection to Dakota's admis.
son? by reading a paragraph from Mr..
butiers speech we might get a glimpse ofat
least a shadow OF the real objection. The
meaning OF the objection was that if Dakota
were admitted'it would add three electoral
votes to the Republican strength at the
next presidential election He inquired OF
MI. Butler whether that was not the
point.
Mr.. Butler denied it, and said he had al
ready declared that even if the political
complexion OF Dakota were Democratic, he
would have felt obliged to oppose it's ad-
mission under the present aspect OF it's APP
pication. Mr.. Butler spoke of Logan as
u leader OF the Republican party, &c.
MI. Logan-Not a leader. I was a fol-
lower, and followed so far behind that
got lett. Great laughter and applause in
the alleries. The attempt to keep out
Of a great scheme to keep out states that
send Republicans to congress.
After long discussion the resolution
calling on the secretary OF the treasury for
information as to what action he had
taken to prevent silver circulation. what
the future policy OF the administration as
TO silver was to be, etc.. was adopted. The
blll authorizing the annexation of por>
ton OF Idaho to Washington Territory
was formally reported. The bill to tax tax
fractional parts of gallons Of distilled
spirits WAS made nv Mr. Mills tho 4o1+ ~ :