New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

SENA1E.-Mr. Dolph offered an amend
ment to the fortifcations appropriation
bill, appropriating SlO,OOO,OOO for the
construction of Notifications and other
works of coast or other defenses, to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the secre-
tary ofwar. The postoffice appropriation
was taken up.
Mr.. Vest OF Mo-, said: He would repeal
our infamous navigation laws. He be-
lieved in an honest mail service, but this
amendment violated sound principle. Mr..
Vest read a printed notice from so-called
"workingman," whose name was not print
ed. saying that all congressman favoring a
law tariff were not the friends OF working
men. Mr.. Vest said he would forfeit
year S salary in the senate if that alleged
"workingman' did not turn out to be
man who wore three-story silk hat, dia-
mond studs and French kid boots.
Mr.. Eustis OF louisiana said: He did
not see how Mr.. Vest could reconcile his
opposition to subsidy with his introduc-
tion OF bill to guarantee the payment OF
$37 100000 to build the Eads ship rail
way on foreign soil. Must we be content
to see all the other nations OF the earth
supplying the markets OF these countries
while we listened to speeches? It is not
political question. The largest subsidies
ever granted by the American government
were granted by Democratic administra-
tions. Mr. Eustis strongly advocated the
proposed amendment.
In executive session the senate confirmed:
E. P. Baldwin, deputy first auditor OF the
treasury; II. G.. Armstrong New York,
consul general at Rio de Janeiro; B. w.
Hanna, Indiana, consul general Argen-
tine Republic. Collectors OF Customs;
Leverett Saltonstall Boston and Charles
ton, Mass; Dudley O. Watson, Michigan,
District OF Michigan; Charles H. Call,
Michigan, District OF Superior; also numer-
GUS consuls, district attorneys revenue
off Gals, marshals, etc.
HoUsE.-Mr. Anderson (Kan.) moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill providing
tor the adjustment of land grants made by
congress to aid in the construction of rail-
roads in Kansas and for the forfeiture OF
unearned lands. Agreed to-yeas 215, nays
g.
On motion OF Mr.. Henderson Qowa) the
rules were suspended and a bill was passed
appropriating s153, 900 for the repair and
enlargement OF the public building at Des
Moines. Iowa.
SENATE.-The debate on the postoflice
bill closed, the amendment appropriating
$500, 600 for carrying mails to Central and
South America, Brazil, etc., being adopted
80 to Is. The bill finally pass
GU. Liz pIluClpctl pIOV1SlOuS dfc
1.-The postmaster shall make contracts
with American steamships for the trans
portation OF United States mails from the
ports OF this country to those OF Central
and South America, and shall pay so cents
a mile for the number Of nautical miles
Travelled in going from ports OF departure
to ports OF destination and return. A line
of semi monthly steamers shall be placed
upon the sea between New York and Rio
de Janeiro."
HoUsE.-Mr. Hall Qowa) called up the
Campbell-Weaver contested election case,
but against this case Mr.. Willis (ky.)
raised the question OF consideration, it be-
ing his desire to discuss the river and har-
Dor bill. He failed in his object by one
vote, however, and the election case was
proceeded with. After debate for an hour
and hail. the resolution of the majority
OF the committee was adopted. 1t con-
firms the right Of the sitting member J. B.
Weaver, to the seat.
Mr.. Green called up the resolution allow
ing the contestee, William A. Price, from
the Second district OF Rhode Island thirty
days within which to take further testi-
mony, and the contestant, G. H. Page,
thereafter to take .testimdhy in rebuttal.
Wholesale bribery is alleged by the con-
testant, involving the contestee himself.
After debate the resolution was adopted
yeas lis; nays, 80.
SEMATn-In the debate OH the Interstate
commerce bill, the pending amendment
was that Of Mr.. Camden, being an absolute
long and short haul clause applied to each
railroad separately.
Mr.. Spooner opposed the amendment.
because it would strike at the Interest,".
producers OF the west, and because it was
vicious in principle.
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through rates, but in an increase OF local
rates. It would injure the farmer OF the
West while not benefting farmers who de.
pended on local rates. The amendment
sought to deprive Chicago OF it's natural
advantages for competition, and would
put on the statute books ]egalzed dis
elimination worse than any OF the rail-
road companies had perpetrated. The
West could ship it's wheat to New York,
Philadelphia, or Boston, ii through rates
were increased under the Camden amend
ment, but would have to ship by way OF
Montreal. The present was no time for
radical experiments. He criticised the
feature OF the bill which would give the pro-
posed commission authority to allow as
exceptions, from time to time, the right OF
railroads to make a smaller charge for q
longer than a shorter distance Such
authority, Mr. Spooner would not give to
a board composed OF anybody but angels.
He would accept it, however, if it complied
with a provision which at the proper time
he would propose as an amendment.
Messrs. Call and Riddleb erger sup
ported it. A vote being taken on
the am endment it was agreed to-
yeas, 20; nays, "a. The technical
form OF Mr.. Camden's amendment
thus agreed to is to strike out from the
long and short haul clause OF the commit
tees bill the words, "From the same orig
inal point OF departure" The only Re-
publicans voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Conger, Malone, Merrill, Riddle
berger and Sherman. The only Democrats
voting in the negative were Messrs. Brown
and Mcpherson.
HoUsE.-The bill discussed was one for
the relief of certain officers OF the volunteer
army. 1t provides: All soldiers OF the
late war who re-enlisted as veteran volun-
teers, and afterward were discharged to re-
ceive promotion and receive commissions
as officers in the army, shall be paid all in
stallments OF veteran bounty which were
withheld from them on account OF their
being SO commissioned and mustered, the
same as they would have been entitled to
receive had they completed their term OF
oplic wit