New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-11
Eff TIEl'TH CONGRESS
SENATE.

FL Ii | il JJ)NlIRESS.
SENATE.
The senate select committee on Indian
ltradershlps resumed its investigation into
/ the charges of fraud in the letting Of timber
contracts on the Chippewa Indian lands in
/ Wisconsin. ID. II. Mckay, state lumber in
/ spector of Chippewa Falls, Wis, testified as
to the value of stumpage on Indian reserva-
tons in that district, one of the charges be-
1 ing that the Indians on the Chippewa reser-s
/ vatlon We're not paid the full value of their
timber.
! HOUSE.
While the house was considering the Mills
| bill, Mr. Mckinley and other Republican
members submitted motions to increase the.
duties on various items in the iron sehe dule,.
all OF which We're promptly voted down. On
motion OF Democratic members, the clause
| fixing the rate of duty on cast polished plate
] glass unsl1vered was stricken out, thus leay-
/ ing IN force the existing law; the clause
imposing a duty OF 81 ton on
| slabs and billets of steel and restoring the
present rate of 45 percent and yalorem was
stricken out; and a dutYof four-tenths cent
per pound was imposed on iron or steel fat
with longitudinal ribs for the manufacture.
| OF fencing. The usual political discussion
| ran through the days proceedings, and a
mild controversy took place between Scott
and Reed. Nothing unusual was said, how
! ever. The house as well as the senate, adj
| journed from Monday to- Thursday
| SENATE.
| Senator Hoar's speech on the fisheries
treaty, is likely to be the severest arraingn-
ment OF Secretary Bayard and the admins
| tratlon that has been heard during the pres
| ent session.
! The senate adjourned until Monday With
| out waiting to- have the resolution extending
| the appropriations Of the last fiscal year APP
proved by the presiding, officer Of the senate.
The enrolling force of the house was unac-
countably slow in its work, and the senate
after waiting for some time for the house and
taking recess to enable the resolution to BE-
submitted, adjourned.
| In the house Mr.. Holman called up the SEN
| ate land grant forfeiture bill, with amend
ments made by the house committee AS thus
amended the bill which, as it came from the
senate, proposed to forfeit grants apply i1ig to
| lands lying oppositeportions of the aidedroads
not now completed, declares a forfeiture of
the lands lying opposite the portionsa of the
roads not completed at the time specified in
| the granting acts. After some discussion. the
(
| and the question recurring on the passage of
| the bill as adopted, the veto resulted, yeas
.l4l, nays l2-no quorum. The bill remains
as unfinished business.
SENATE.
| A member Of the senate committee on ap-
| preparations, in specializing upon the final
adjournment, remarked: There is about
| four weeks work on general appropriation
| bills yet be transacted.
The speaker pro tenn laid before the house
message from the president, returning with
out his approval the bill granting a pension
| to Julia, Welsh
Mr. Haten, of Missouri. presented the re-
! port OF the conferees on the agricultural bill.
to the effect that they had reached an agree
ment upon all points OF difference except the
senate amendment appropriating 100000
| forsorghum sugar experiments.
| The regular order was then demanded being
an aye and no vote on the passage of the
land grant forfeiture BILL and the vote was
taken, resulting, ayes 1T, noes s !; so the bill
! was passed
! The house then went into committee of the
| whole on the tariff bill, the pending paragraph
being that relating to iron or steel railway
| fish plates or splice bars.
| Mr. Bunchanan's motion to strike out
| the paragraph was rejected.
The reading of the bill then progressed rap
idly, motions made on the republican side to
strike out many Of the paragraphs being re-
jeeted. generally without division and with
| little debate.
SENATE.
A delegation of about thirty workingmen
engaged in making window glass was heard
| by the senate tariff subcommittee. They
submitted a schedule, which they said just
covered the difference between wages here
and those abroad and declared that it would
| be impossible for them to continue to receive
their present compensation if duties were put
down below the figures they submitted.
| HOUSE.
The house passed the senate bill providing
for the sale OF the site of Fort Omaha Neb.,
| and appropriating 100000 for the purchase
/ OF a new site and the construction of suitable
| buildings thereon
A joint resolution was passed selecting
| Leonard ii. Harris of Ohio, John A. Martin.
| of Kansas. and ] ohm E. Hartranft of Penn
| sylyania, to I'LL vacancies on the board Of
! managers of national homes for disabled
| soldiers
The House passed 80 private pension bills.
One for the relief of Mrs. Delah Whips was
Mr.. Rice granting a persian to Martin n
Kellogg. Mrs Whips is rs; her husband
served in the war Of 1912. Kellogg is a vet
cram of the Mexican war. The pension grant
ed him is $72 month
The conferees on the river and harbor bill
arrived at an agreement on all items except
| three, which relate to harbors on the Pacific
coast.
A Singular Young Woman of Gardiner.