New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-06-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,

political disabilities OF J. G. Flourney 81
Mississippi passed. Mr.. Edmunds' resolu.
ton providing for such an amendment to
the rules as to admit Of debate on mo.
lions to reconsider, was agreed to and the
rules were amended accordingly.
Mr.. Plumb offered the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to: Calling on tthe
secretary OF the interior for information
as to how many entries of public land have
been Cancelled for fraud, after investigation
by special agent and after the hearing
conducted in accordance with rules OF ,,rac
tice, from and during 1888 up to this
time, and whether any and what entries
had been Cancelled solely on reports OF
special agents, and whether any and wat
entries Cancelled for frauds have been rein
stated on the taking of testim ony, etc
The senate committee on public lands
amended Senator N1itchell's proposed
timber culture laws. It provides:
Nothing herein shall be construed as dc
priving the holders of military bount y
land warrants or other land warrants or
other land scrip at any time heretofore is
sued, under or in pursuance OF the proVis-
ions OF any law in the United States OF
their right to locate such warrants or scrip
OH the public lands in the same manner
as If this: act had not been passed.
ut o1fl
passed and the sundry civil appropriation
bill was considered, discussion taking
place on the financial policy OF tie admin
istration. Amendments requiring the en-
craving OF 81 and 80 notes were lost.
The house committee on invalid pen
sions agreed to amalgamate the substitute
for the Blair bill pensioning disabled sol
diers with the bill to increase the rate OF
pension OF soldiers who have lost a
leg or arm, and attach to the combined
bills a clause imposing an income
clause is patterned after the income tax
bill introduced in the Forty-seventh con.
gress by Gen. Ewing. Statistics collected
at the time the bill was PRODUCED indicat.
ed that revenue OF $63,OOO,OOO per an
mum could be raised in this way. If the
bill can be passed (under suspension OF
rules) it is expected by the committee that
it will prepare the way for favorable &C
ton on the bill to extend the date within
which claims for arrears OF pension may be
fled, as the necessary revenue to pay the
claims will be available.
sENATE.-Nr. Hawley called up his mo-
tion to recommend the bill prohibiting
members OF congress from accepting EN-.
ployment from railroads that had received
aid from the United States. The motion
was debated and went over. The senate
took up the bill repeating the pre-
emption and timber culture laws.
Mr.. Blair had moved an amend
ment, prohibiting the acquisition in
one ownership of more than $40 acres OF
desert land. To this Mr.. Ingalls, offered an
amendment applying the limitation to all
public lands. The latter proposition,
which was the pending question, was voted
down. NJ. Blair's amendment was then
voted down, yeas 3. nays ~. Those vot-
ing in the affirmative were Messrs. Blair,
Dolph and Teller.
HousE.-The senate bill passed granting
right of way to railroad companies through
Northern Montana Indian reservations.
A proposed change in the rules making it
in order to add to a general pension bill a
provision for the imposition OF tax was
discussed. The subjects OF pensions and
the tariffwe brought into the debate, and
warm controversies took place among the
Democratic leaders.
At first it was a purely partisan affair,
led by Morrison, Matson, Holman and
others on the Democratic side, and by
Reed, Hiscock and Hepburn on the Repub-
lican. They passed rapidly over the his
tory Of each party in it's relation to the
soldier, and the customary number of left
handed compliments and parliamentary
vituperation on either side, to the keen de-
light OF crowded galleries and the ex-
hilaration of gentlemen on both sides,
who have been for weeks spelling
for q fsht, and then there was q some
what bitter CONTROVERSY between Bragg,
Morrison and Randall. Mr.. Randall said:
''Somc years ago we had the same contro-
versy, and cast my vote then as 1 cast it
on Thursday-from conviction. resis ted
anything that tended to free trade in the
United States, and thu lowering OF wages to
American laborers. I was condemned in
some quarters FOR that vote. [ went with
the rest 81 you addressing the Democrats)
"a a national convention where | was told
that would have no Republicans to help
me. What was the result of that conven-
ton? Does any man here attempt to say
that the measure reported to this
house by The committee OF ways
and means, is in harmony with
the spirit OF that convention or enuncia-
lions of those who took the stump in it's
behalf? No, I am just to-day where l stood
then, I am in favor OF revision OF the
tariff and the lowering OF rates ofduty and
which the ways and means committee of
this house has denied any one the privilege
of vote.
Mr.. Morrison, the gentleman from Penn
sylvania, had gone out OF his way to say
that the proposition presented by the ways
and means committee was not within the
spirit OF the Chicago platform. In nearly
every paragraph OF that platform the de
mocracy had pledged itself as a party to the
reduction OF tariff taxes, and had especial.
| ly declared in favor OF the continuance oil
internal revenue taxes. Inc war taxes re
main substantially as they did at the close
OF the war, and the party promised reduc
ton; yet Mr.. Randall, Notwithstanding thu
promise OF reduction and his desire to keel
faith with the platform, would
not vote to consider the bill
unless it gave him an opportunity to dc
that which he had pledged himself not tt
do. The gentleman knew that the Chicago
platform required additions to the fire.
list.
! Mr.. Randall asked if the gentleman be
lieved that President Cleveland could hav
been elected if the convention had declared
for free raw materials.
Mr.. Morrison replied:
Mr.. Cleveland would have gotten NOR
votes than he did. He had not carrie,
Ohio, anyhow, and had not carried Penn
sylvania by so, 900 votes, and would no
have carried them if the tariff on WOO
had been piled mile high.
| SENATE.-Senator Ednunds succeeded i
preventing the 1assage of the bill 70 mr.,