New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-24

'IPRO GEE DING OF GoNGRE SS
SExArE-A resoluti was adopted calling
on tllesecretary Of the Interior for informa-
ton concerning the work Of special agents
fappointed to investigate land frauds. Mr..
lHawley sintroduced bill relating to the
taxation OF railroad lands, and In speech
said the Northern Pacific company had
paid the survey fees upon only small por-
tion Of it's land grant. The bill granting
the franking privilege to the widow OF Gen.
Grant passed. Mr.. Morgan concluded his
i speech against the educational bill
1 A letter=was received from Secretary Lac
mar in answer to a request. Lamar said:
am directed by the president to
say that III the object of the resolution
/ is to inquire into the reasons for the sus-
pension of Ward, these papers are not to
be considered as constituting all the EVIL
dence transmitted to him in relation there
to. am also directed by the president to
say that he does not consider it consist
copies of unofficial papers from private
records held in my custody from him,
! which relate exclusively to the suspension
1 OF the incumhent.
Mr.. Hanley said in his speech on the
Northern Pacific An exceedingly large
quantity OF Lard, perhaps 10000 square
miles, has been granted to the Northern
1 Pacific Railroad company, but it was pro-
! vided by an anendatory act OF congress
thatno patents should be issued for the
land until after payment by the company
OF all fees, relating to surveys etc. Thefee
1 was only about three cents an acre. The
railroad had paid the fees upon only about
i eighty thousand acres ofits immense grant.
1t had, nevertheless, proceeded to give to
settlers warranty deeds for many millions
upon millions OF acres of land. The COM
pany had ingeniously got property enough
1 to try to locate the villages and cities up
on its own selected sections
l HOUsE-Bills were introduced to termin-
! ate certain treaty sHpulations between the
United States and China; to grant q pension
of IS, 900 year to the widow OF Gen. Han
cock; for the free coinage OF silver; to re.
vife the grade of general in the army, and a
resolution for the investigation of the tele-
phone scandal in all it's phases. The Fitz
John Porter bill was debated
Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill was introduced
in the house. Mr.. Morrison says that the
bill will effect an estimated reduction OF
twenty milliondollars in the revenues from
customs based on the revenues from last
year. The greatest reduction on any one
article is in the case OF sugar, where the
million dollars in the receipts. The addi-
tions to the free list will involve loss
OF five and half millions, and the re-
auctions made by the bill on other articles
| about five millions. Added to the free list
are lumber, timber, wood (unmanufact-
ured), lath, shingles. salt, hemp, jute iron,
4 sulphur, lead and copper ores and coal
| Besides these there are many articles of
/ less consequence to the revenue. such as
1 potatoes, nay, corn, bristIes, beeswax, dye
woods unmanufactured earths, undressed
stone for building purposes, acorns and
4 dandelions.
! SENATE.-Mr. Cullom reported q substi-
tute for the bill to regulate commerce re-
Gently submitted by the committee on
i Interstate commerce, and gave notice that
4 he would soon ask the senate to set day
for its consideration. The important sec.
| tons OF the bill have been revised AMI
somewhat modified by the committee. AS
the bill now stands it's provisions apply to
the transportation OF passengers and freight
| by railroad, or partly by railroad ard
4 partly by water when both are used for
| continuous carriage between the states and
4 between the United States and foreign
1 countries. The sections prohibiting unjust
discrimination and the giving OF undue pref
erences are not materially changed.
! A bill was reported from The finance COM
mittee authorizing the treasurer of the
United States to appoint an assistant
committee for further consideration. The
Blair education bill was debated.
! The chair laid before the senate the reso-
luton heretofore offered by Mr.. Plumb,
calling on the secretary OF the interior for
information as to the number and the
names OF the special agents employed by
his department for the purpose OF detecting
fraud in the entries OF public lands, etc.
/ Some amendments suggested by Mr.. Cock
rell, extending escope OF theinquiry, hav-
ing been made to the resolution, it was
agreed to.
HoUsE.-Mr. BANDS bill for the free
coinage Of silver was reported adversely.
4 A resolution was adopted instructing the
4 state OF the law on the question of the gov
eminent bringing suit to test the validity
of patents (reter.ing to the Bell telephone
CASEY
4 Mr.. Riggs, committee on postoffices and
post roads, a bill compelling all vessels OF
the United States to carry the mails to and
from foreign ports when offered to them by
officers OF the United States; house calen-
dar. In committee the vote on reporting
.this hill favorably stood IL to 3. Messrs.
Blount, Barry, Dockery, Merriman, Jones,
Warner, Guenther, Taylor, Wakefield
Ward and Riggs voted in the affirmative
and Messrs. Peters, Burrows and Miller in
the negative.
The action OF three Republicans in voting
in opposition to the Pacific Mail portends
defeat in the senate. Mr.. Guenther's vote
is taken to indicate the position Senator'S
Sawyer and Spooner will take and the
Pacific Mail people have been thinking
these were their friends.
The Fitz John Porter bin was debated
most OF the day.
SENArE-Bills were introduced for the es
Establishment OF an educational fund iron
the proceeds OF public land sales and re
c.ipts from railway companies under TIN
Thurman act; imposing duty OF 25 PEE
cent ad yalorem on all goods the produce
OF countries east OF the Cape OF Good Hop,
except wool, raw cotton and raw silk: an