New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-19
FIETIETH CONGRESS-
Thursday, Sept. 6.


committees placed on the calendar were the
following
The senate bill appropriating $3.50, DOCTOR
the postofice building in St. Paul, Mimi
The tariff bill granting to the Oregon Nav
lgatlon company certain tracts of land on
the Umatalla reservation for station pur-
poses.
HoUsE--Mr. Brum and Mr. Scott occupied
the attention of the house for a considerable
time by indulging in discussion of the
truth OF the charge made some time ago BY
Mr. Brum that Mr. Scott had employed Pin
kerton detectives in the coal regions of Penn
syfvania- When these gentlemen had con-
GUIDED their discussion, the consideration, OF
the retaliation bill was resumed
Friday, Sept. q.
SENArE--The Chinese exclusion bill was
passed in the Senate TODAY, and then almost
Immediately hung up by motion to recon-
slider It's passage, which motion, for lack. of a
quorum voting, was not decided up tos the
time OF adjournment. The bill was taken M
a fewrmoments after the senate convened.
A message was received from the president
incloslng as the only official inform ation at
hand relating to the rejection Of the chinese
treaty by the Chinese government copies of
two, kilograms from Minister DENLY at
Pekin The first dated Sept. S.
read as follows: Believe treaty has been
rejected. Have demanded from, foreign office
positive information somedays since. No in.
formation has yet been received and the
second dispatch, dated Sept 6, read:
Treaty postponed for further deliberation.'
HoUsE-Most of the tima.of the House was
devoted to discussion OF the retaliation
bill. The vote will be taken tomorrow at
P. m. The retaliation bill was taken up a
few moments after the IL ouse met Mr.. Nut
ting, OF New York, criticised the President for
not using the power given him 10 months
ago, and stopping Canadian discrimination
against American vessels passing through
Canadian canals.
Saturday Sept. s.
HoUsE-The last day of the debate on the
retaliation bill opened in the house and i'm
mediately after the reading of the journal.
and was opened by Deacon S. Y White OF
New York who earnestly opposed the bill
Mr.. Wilson, Of Minnesota, argued that the
retaliation act of 1887 was inadequate, and
that it would, If enforced, injure this country
as much or more than Canada, while the bill
before the House was particularly guarded,
SO as not to destroy the business Of the North
west
Congressman Lind of Minnesota, opposed
the bill saying he believed it was conceived
for an improper purpose, was uncalled for,
Wrongln its spirit and an unworthy exponent
OF the power, dignity and honor ofthe Ameri-
can people.
Monday, Sept. 10.
SENATE.-Discussion of the Chinese exclu-
sion bill occupied most of the time of the
Senate. and led to the passage OF bitter per-
sonalities between Senators Morgan and
Mitchell. The Senate adjourned without
action on the bill, leaving it Just where it
was last Friday at the time of adjournment
passed, but with a motion pending to re-
consider the vote by which it was passed.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill appropriate
ing S276,0OO to compensate Chinese subjects
i'll the United States for losses and injuries
received at the hands of lawIess men, He
then addressed the Senate in explanation
and support of the bill, and on the subject of
the pending bill for the absolute exclusion of
the Chinese.
HoUsE-The billintroduced by Representa-
tive Oates to amend the naturalization laws.
provides among other things, that no alien
who has ever been legally convicted of any
infamous crime or misdemeanor involving
moral turpitude or who has immigrated to
the United States in violation of the laws
thereof, or who cannot speak the English lam
guage and read the constitution of the
United States in English or who is polyga-
mist, anarchist, socialist, or communist or
belongs to any society or as
adjudged by any court to be a citizen of the
United States or of any state: nor shall any
alien be naturalized who has continuously
for SIX years next preceding such adjudica.
ton resided within the United States.
Tuesday, Septembers11.
SENATE.-The house amendment to the
senate bill for a pension to the widow of Gen.
Helntzleman, reducing the amount from
500 to $75 permonth, was non-concurred in
and conference was ordered
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported the senate bill to declare
unlawful trusts and ombinationsin restraint
oftrade and production. Placed on the cal
endar.
The senate passed the Fourth of july
claims bill-a bill to reimburse those who
suffered damage in small amounts during the
war. Senator Blair entered motion to re-
consider, and then went into a criticism of
the speed with which the bill was passed
HoUsE.-The house resumed the considera-
| ton OF the sundry civil appropriation bill,
the pending amendment being that relative
to the retaining of the arid region.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia. made an earnest
appeal for economy in the public eypendi-
| lures, declaring that a waste of the public
money and a reduction of taxation were ut,
| terly inconsistent
HtuHesuay, sep. L..
SENATE.-As far as can be learned the SEN
ate tariff Ewillnot bereported before thelast
| of the month. 1t was expected that it would
be reported to the full committee to-day, but
there has been a great demand for hearings,
and the subcommittee has agreed to accord
them. 1t is further asserted that the Repub.
licans are SO well satisfied with the result in
Maine thatthey will take their time in form.
ulating a bill, and will make no efforts to
rush itin orderto demonstrate to the country
what they intend to do
Mr.. George offered an amendment to the
trust bill reported consisting of four addi-
tional sections, one of which empowers the
president to suspend the operation of the
tariff laws in relation to any article, the
price of which is, in his opinion, being af
fected by any combination of domestic
manufacturers or merchants. debate on
this amendment took the form of politi.
cal discussion, in which Senator Hoar refer.
red to the interest which he said the Stand
ard Oil company had in the cabinet of the
present administration and in the Democra
ic party generally. Senator Payne replied to
Senator Hoar, making what he said was the
first and last denial OF his supposed interest
in the Standard Oil Company.
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