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

A bill passed providing for sthe pay
ment OF steamboat inspectors expens-
es, being amendatory of the shipping bill,
lately approved by the president.
The president sent nine more messages to
the senate. announcing that he had vetoed
nine more bills granting pensions to sol
diers, and it is understood thata similar
batch may be expected every day until the
large pile of bills in his hands is disposed
Of
Among the bills vetoed was one granting
a pension to Alfred Denney. whose record
showed no disability. but twenty years
after he was discharged he fled claim
alleging that he was injured by being thrown
forward upon the horn OF his saddle. The
president says:
The number OF instances in which those
OF our soldiers who rode horses during the
war were injured by being thrown for ward
upon their saddles indicates that these
saddles were dangerous contriyanees.
Senator Van Wyck submitteda proposed
amendment to the bill authorizing the
Union Pacific to construct branch roads
through the states and territories through
which the system OF railroads new oper-
ated by it extends, to add TO it tie follow
ing provaso
That this act shall in no manner inter
fere with the collection, nor diminish
the amount OF money to be paid by
the said Union Pacific into the treas
ury under the Thurman act, ard the
sums to be paid under said Thurman act
shall be ascertained as if this act had not
been passed and without regard to aEy OBJ
legations, or pledge OF renewing the g1aran-
tee bonds, or subscription OF stock, or OF
any money allowed by this act.
HOUsE.-On a motion to consider tire re-
port Of the committee on rules, which was
recently discussed the republicans 'began
:flibustering and continued until adjourn
.ment, so go business whatever was done.
SESATE.-The bill for the appointment
and compensation OF q United States dis
trict Judge for the Southern district OF Al.
as an amendment the provision of the bin
heret ofore passed by the senate fixing ali
district judges salaries at $4,000 a year.
Agreed to; the first division (relating to
salaries) by vote OF 80 yeas to 20 nays,
and the second division prohibiting nepo.
tism) by a viva voce vote. The bill as
amended was then passed.
The bill repeating the presumption and
timber culture laws was then proceeded
with. Passed-yeas 81, nays 20. A COM
mittee OF conference was ordered on the
dlsaSreeln5 votes OF the Two houses on the
bill.
The Fritz ohm Porter bill was then laid
before the senate. Mr.. Sewell said: Itwas
the same bill that had passed before.
There was nothing to be said now that
would throw any new light on it's subject
matter. A mere sta tement of the facts
would be sufficient Mr. Sewell then recited
the salient facts in the military history OF
Gen. Porter. Mr.. Sewell had the clerk read a
number of resolutions OF Grand Army
posts, urging the passage OF the bill.
HousE.-Mr. Long defended President
Adams, o! the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany. against charges OF violation OF law
that had been made against him. The
sundry civil bill was considered.
The house placed an important amend
ment or: the 6,udry civil bill. An amend
ment was pending providing that hereafter
no United States notes OF larger denomina.
ton shall be printed to take the place OF
notes OF a small denomination Cancelled
and retired. This was adopted. Subse.
quently Mr. Bland offered the following,
which was adopted:
The secretary OF the treasury is hereby
authorized and required to issue 81, 50,
and SIS silver certificates on all the surplus:
silver dollars now in the treasury, in pay.
ment OF the appropriation OF this bill, and
other obligations and expenditures OF the
government.
SENArE.-The house bill to restore Gen.
Fitz John Porter to the army was debated
atmuch length and finally passed-3O to Z.
The senate committee on privileges and
elections voted to report adversely the in
vestigation OF the charges of bribery in con-
nection with the election OF Senator
Payne The majority think there ia
not sufficient evidence to show that money
was used in the election, and are very con-
fdent that the result was not in any way
affected by improper means. There will be
a minority report in favor ofinvestigation.
It is said that only Senators Hoar and
Frye will sign the minority report, and
that Senators Teller, Evarts, Logan, Sauls-
bury, Vance, Pugh and Eustis will sign the
majority report.
HoUsE.-The speaker laid before the
house the various veto messages transmit.
ted by the president. They were read by the
clerk and referred to the committee on pen
sions or on invalid pensions until that We
toing the bill grantinga pension to the wild
ow Of Maj. Gen. Hunter was reached. when
Mr.. Hepburn moved that it's considera ton
be postponed until later. Lost-95 to 141
and the message took the usual course. The
other messages were appropriately referred.
The senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill were non-concurred in,
and new conferers appointed.
On motion of Mr.. Bragg a joint resolu-
ton was passed appointing Gen. William
j. Sewell OF New Jersey, Gen. Martin T. Nc
Mahon OF New York and Capt. j. L. Mitch
ell OF Wisconsin to fill vacancies on the
board OF managers OF the national homes
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