New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29

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i territory south OF Kansas, known as No
Mans Land, y passed the senate. It es.
] tablishes the Gmarron land district.
| bill to carry out and ratify the agree
! ment between the Northwestern Indian
commission and the Piegan, Bioodsr
| Blaclfeet and River Crow Indians OF Mon
| tana was reported favorablv by Senator
| Morgan from the committee on Indian
/ affairs. An amendment to the bill de-
/ tlares that the lands to which the title
| of the Indians is eXtinguished by the
| bill are a part OF the public domain
and open to settlement under the home
stead and pre.emption law under the laws
in relation to coal and mineral lands.
The other land laws OF the United States
are declared invalid so far as these lands
are concerned. This is to exclude the des-
ert lands from the operations OF the bill.
| Senator Platt introduced a bill providing
| for an amendment OF the law restricting
bonded Indebtedness OF cities in the ter
| ritories so as to allow Sioux Falls, Oak, to
| issue additional bonds.
HOUSE.
| In the house. the bill toincrease the limit
OF cost OF the Winona public building was
reported fayorably from the committee on
| public buildings and grounds. 1t was
shown by the report that the prospective
building as now provided for,was too small
| lOf tue Town anu UndI UtlG 1fSG SlOU,OVOa APP
| propria ted for the site and building is made
quate- OF it 81 900 went for site, SO, 900
will be needed for heating and $4,000 for
approaches; leaving only So, 900 with
which to erect the building. MIR. Wilson's
bill provided for an incease to 100000.
The committee fixes the limit at $780,
900. A bill was also reported from the
the same committee appropriating
$780, 600 for a public building at
Sioux City. Iowa. Mr. Struble's bill call
ed for 100000. The house passed both
OF those bills. also:Mr. Nelson's bill appro-
priating $3.50, 900 for public building at
Duluth. During the consideration OF the
latter bill, Mr.. Bland opposed it, and took
occasion to sandwich in an occasional re-
mark on silver coinage. During it's consider
alton, Mr.. Shively OF Indiana sent to the
clerks desk and had read an extract from
Proctor Knott's famous Duluth speech.
Mr.. Guether OF Wisconsin arose to the
parliamentary inquiry: Mr.. Chairman,
would 1T not be in order to ring the
chestnut bell on that old Duluth
speech?n A general laugh went up.
Mr.. Clifford presented in the house a
petition from the W. c. T. Q. OF Dakota in
favor OF the removal OF the internal rev.
enue tax on liquor. 1t is signed by Helen
NJ Baker OF Chamberlain, and d. E. HYDE,
ID. w. Meyers and M. c. Cline, Mitchell.
tie also presented a series of resolutions
from the board OF trade of Big Stone City,
OAK, favoring the Improvement OF Lakes
Big Stone and Traverse. HI also present
ed the petition OF j. I. Haight and Others
OF Dakota asking for q service pension bill.
Sc NATE.
Senator Wilson of Iowa introduced a.
bill to appropriate 500, 900 for a public
building at Burlington, Iowa.
Senator Sabn introduced bill di-
rectlng the secretary OF the interior
to proceed forthwith by such agents
and commissioners as he may
appoint, not exceeding five in
number, at q reasonable compensation, to
be fixed by him, TO confer with the Crow
Indian tribe rela tive TO the purchase from
them by the United States OF that portion
OF their reservation lying south of the Vel
lowstone river and west OF the Clark's
Fork river.
Senator Davis presented these:
A petition signed by a large number of
influential citizens OF Minnesota, including
ex-Governors William R. Marshall and j.
S. Pillsbury, praying congress to grant a
pension OF $50 month to Pierre Botti-
neau an old scout, now old and destitute;
petition from H. H. Hermason and thir-
ty-siX other ex-soldiers praying for the
passage of the per diem pension bill.
Senator Sabin presented the following:
Resolutions from the city council of Wi
uOLd OFlllp Gle RESOLUTIONS OF the DQ-
buque river conventions; resolutions adopt
ed by the chamber OF commerce Of Mime
apoils protesting against cert ain proposed
changes in the interstate commerce act
that 1T says are intended to hinder
transportation passing over rail
roads running through Canada; sim
liar resolutions by the Duluth board
OF trade; a petition from thirty-four
ex-Union soldiers OF Candy, Mimi, favor
ing the passage OF the Per diem service
pension BILL petit n OF Fl. FL. Climate
and fifteen other citizens OF MINES ota
praying for a revision of the wool tariff in
accordance with the recommendations OF
the wool growers and manufacturers con-
vention held in Washington.
The senate discussed the bill granting
pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors who
are incapacitated from the performance OF
manual la Dor and providing Tor pensions
to dependent relatives OF deceased SOL
diers and sailors. Mr.. Henderson
supported the bill. He gave the his
tory OF the bill that passed in the last con-
gress and was vetoed by the president. He
spoke OF the veto as destroying yeto''
and as being coached in words OF con-
demnation and much verbosity."
HOUSE.
Mr.. Springer reported adversely. from
the committee on territories, the bills for
the admission OF North and South Dakota
as separate states, and Mr.. Baker, OF New
York, presented minority reports on the
same measure.
The speaker pro tenn laid before the
house a communication from the secretary
OF the treasury transmitting an estimate
OF 100000 for the beginning OF the work
OF construction OF the new military post
at Highwood. near Chicago, III. Referred
The speaker pro tenn said that he de-
sired to present the petition of J ohm Neg
ley and "a, 500 others. merchants and
citizens OF New York and Brooklyn, repre-
senting their sentiments in relation to the
| letter carrier and postal clerk bills now
pending in the House. It also included the
signatures of II, 600 postal employees in
Pittsburgh and other places. Heidi notsee
how it could we'll be put into the petition
box. (The petitions filled handsome
black walnut box about two feet high,
with suitable inscription in gilt letters
upon IT'D
Diamond Scales.