New Ulm weekly review., 1886-12-15
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
The second session OF the Forty Ninth

Ine second session OF the FOrty-Nlnth
Congress opened on Monday noon, 9Th inst.
| and referred. among them the following:
By Mr.. Call, for the construction OF
| canal from st. Augustine, Fla, to Indian
ize the. CONSTRUCTION Of bridge
| across the Missouri river. BY Mr.. Evarts,
| to authorize the construction OF bridge
| across the East river, New York. By Mr.
Mitchell, a long preamble and resolutions
calling for report from the secretary of
I plans by the engineer in charge OF the works
OF Internal improvements in Oregon.
| Senator Edmunds reported that the
| joint committee OF the two houses had
| waited on the president, and that the presi-
| dent had asked the COMMITTEES to consrat tu-
late the senase and house on their safe re-
| turn to the capital. and to say that he
| would communicate with them in writing.
Thereupon the message was received ana
| it's reading begun by Secretary McCook.
| Mr.. Blair announced the death ofhis late
| colleague, Mr.. Pike, and moved, as a mark
OF respect to his memory, that the senate
| adjourn.
In the House, Mr.. Eewett, rising to a
| question OF privilege, asked that
Mr.. S. S. Cox should be sworn in
as member OF the house, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
| OF Joseph Pulitzer. He stated at the same
| time that the formal certificate of Mr..
! Cox's election had not been received. No
| objection wasmade to Mr.. Cox's $ qualify ing
Messrs. Henry w. Rusk (Md.) and Henry
| Bacon On. " also qualified filling the va
| cancies occasioned by the deaths OF William
] h. Cole and Beach. Mr.. Pruden, the presi-
dents assistant secretary, was then an
nounced and presented to the house the
| presidents annual message. It was i'm
mediately read by the clerk.
| Mr.. Hewitt announced the death OF the
late congressman from New York, Lewis
| Beach and John Arnot, Jr.. and a similar
duty wus performed by Mr.. Caswell, who
| announced the deathof his colleague W.
=. Price. committee, consisting Of
| Messrs. Gllenther, Morrill,, Frederick, Taul.
bee, Osborne, Hudd and La Follettee, was
| appointed to attend Mr.. Prices funeral.
| SENATE.-Mr. Cheney (N H. appointed
to fill temporarily the vacancy caused
by the death OF Senator Pike, was sworn
in. Mr.. Beck introduced bill to provide
| for the retirement OF the United State,
legal tender and national bank notes OF
small denominations, and for the issue of
coin certificates. Mr.. Van Wick introduced
a bill to exempt from duty imported sugar
| and mOlasses and also imported boa r(ls
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resolution that it is inexpcdieDt to revise
the tariff at the present session. Laid over
Mr.. Dawes offered the following resolution.
| which was also laid over and ordered
! printed:
Resolved, That the committee on
finance be instructed to inquire and re-
port as soon as possible what spe-
cific reduction can be made in
| customs dues aud internal taxes which
| Will Los,
TO the necessary and economical expen.
ditures OF the government without impair.
ing the prosperity and development OF
home industries OF the compensation of
home labor.
RESOLUTIONS in regard to the death OF
Mr.. Price OF Wisconsin were adopted
DEMONSTRATIONS bills in regard to Nation
al Banks were introduced. The bill introduc
ed by Representative Parker OF New York to
amend the oeomarearine act proposes to
nix the tax on that commodity at six cents
per pound, and strikes out the original act
the clause FORGETTING to the United States
oleomargarine found to contain deleterious
| ingredients.
The bill introduced by Representative
Herbert to remove certain political dis
abilities, provides that no law or repula-
ton shall dispuaify pres ons not disouali-
fled by section 4 of the fourteenth amend
ment to the costitution from holding
ofhce IN the army or navy. The intent OF
the bill is to make ex-confederates eligible
1or appointment Mr.. Herbert also pro-
duced bill authorizing state officers to
issue writs OF attachments returnable to
the circnit court OF the United States.
The bill introduced by Representative
henderson OF Iowa for the relief OF the
Unlted States supreme court, provides that
| the law be abrOgated which requires each
Justice OF tho supreme court to attend at
least one term OF the circuit court in each
district OF the circuit to which he is allot-
ed, during every period Of two years.
SENATE.-Among the bills introduced ant
referred were the following:
by Mr.. Henderson, to increase the eff.
cheney OF the Ii ne officers OF the army
( providing for the examinations as in the
case OF ordin ance and engineer officers. !
BY Mr.. Sewell, to place the name OF Gen.
Alexander F. Webb on the retired list oil
the army. By Mr.. Hoar for the erection O.
a monument to the negro soldiers and sail
| ors who gave their lives to the preservation
OF the government.
The senate considered the bill reported
| by Mr.. Blair from the select committee OF
woman suffrage, proposing an amendment
extending the right OF suffrage to women,
aud was addressed by Mr.. Blair in support
| OF the bill.
HoUsE.-The house passed the bill
| amending the act "for the muster and pay
OF certain officers and enlisted men OF the
volunteer force' SO as to provide:
| In all cases person who was duly
appointed and Commissioned, wheth-
er his commission. was actually re-,
ceived by him or not, should be con.
| sidered as commissioned OF the grade there.
in named at a date from which he was to
take rank under the terms OF his said com
mission,and shall be entitled to all pay and
! emoluments as if actually mustered at that
i date
The electoral count bill was under dis
cussion in the house. The senate bill pro-
vides that where there is a single paper
| purporting to represent the electoral vote
OF a state it shall not be rejected, Except
by the affirmative vote OF both houses.'
SENATE.-A debate occurred on the 9tl
inst. on the resolution introduced by Mr.
Morrill,, declaring The promise OF max
ing any revision of the tariff in a spirit o
fairness to all interests appears SO OBJ
viously hopeless and impracticable tha,
any further attempts at reduction by TIN
present congress are to be regarded as in.
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