New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-22
FIFTlETH CONGRESS.
abstract of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.
SENATE

] SENATE.
Mr.. Hoar. from the select committee on
| the celebration OF the centennial of the
/ constitution, reported joint resolution
/ providing in addition to such other cele-
| bratlon as may hereafter be provided
! for. I" that the two houses OF congress shall
meet in the hall OF the house of represen-
| tatives that the chief Justice OF the
/ United States shall deliver an Grafton, and
that the president OF the United States. the
| justices OF the supreme court, the members
OF the cabinet, the executives of the states
| and territories and such other persons as
| may hereafter be determined upon, shall
be invited to attend. Mr.. Riddleberger
| said that the pending res solution involved
| an International matter, and proceeded to
speak OF matters in executive session,
| when he was called to order by Senator
| Sherman and sharply rebuked by President
ingalls,. The presiding officer directed Mr.
Riddleberger to suspend his remarks and
promptly put the question on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Hale to strike out OF
| the Joint resolution the Introductory
phrase The amendment was agreed to,
and the Joint resolution passed.
! Senator Platt began, but did not finish,
| speech on the presidents message. This
| was one OF his utterances:
Either the president in his message in
| tended free trade, or else he was not deal
ing fairly with the American people. The
method ofreduction proposed by the presi
| dent means the absolute and final destruc-
| ton OF the protective system. It means
| practical and absolute Tree trade; SO that
| the spirit and the result of the message lead
| to the same conclusion.
The house finally disposed OF the Lowry
White election case. After full discussion
Mr.. Crisp, chairman OF the elections com
| mlttee, moved the previous question upon
the resolutions submitted by the majority
| OF the committee. Mr.. Rowell of illinois
moved as a substitute the resolution pre-
sented by the minority declaring the sit
ting member (White) entitled to the seat.
Ihe substitute was agreed to-yeas, 1877:
nays. los. The following Dem ocrats voted
in the affirmative with the Republicans:
Anderson OF Illinois. Bggs. Bliss, Bryce,
iBurnes, Burnett, Bynum, T. J. Campbell OF
New York, Chapman, Cochran, Collins,
Compton, Culberson, Dockery, Enloe,
Fisher, Ford, Forney, Glass, Hare, Laffoon,
Mckinney, McShane Merriam, Neal, Mich.
olas, O'Neill Of Missouri, Phelan, Ran.
dali, Rayner,- Rowland, Rusk, sayers,
Shively, Sowden, Springer, Stewart OF
Texas, Stone OF Missouri, Tarsney, Till.
| man, Weaver, Whiting and Wilson OF Min.
| nesota.
The resolutions as amended by the sub.
stitute was then agreed to- thus confirm
ing Whites title to the seat.
Among the bills introduced in the house
were these:
Mr.. Gambler OF Georgia, for refunding the
United States 4 per cent bonds into 2B per
cent bonds. Mr.. Lawler, to protect the
consumers OF butter by requiring whole.
sale dealers to pay an annual tax Of
$500 and retail dealers to pay an annual
tax OF 81; also to repeal the oleomargarine
tax. Mr.. Henderson Of North Carolina, to
divide the surplus money in the treasury
on the first of July 1883, among the states
and territories to be used in aid of com
mon schools; also, to repeal the tax on
notes vi state banks used as circulation.
Mr.. Butterworth OF Ohio introduced
bill in the house to extend the trade and
commerce OF the United States and Cana.
da: The following are points in the bill:
That whenever and as soon as the gov
eminent Of Canada shall permit all ar
ticles OF trade, and commerce OF whatever
name or nature, whether the product OF
the soil or OF the waters OF the United
States or manufactured articles, live stock
OF all kinds and it's products,
and all minerals the produce OF
the mines OF the United States to enter the
ports Of Canada free OF duty, then all arti-
cles manufactured in Canada and all prod
ucts OF the soil and waters and all miner.
ais the produce OF the mines OF Canada and
all other articles OF every name and de-
scription produced in said dominion shall
be permitted to enter the ports OF the
United States free OF duty; provided, how
ever, that the provisions OF this act shall
not apply to any product OR article upon
which an in ternal revenue tax is imposed
by the law OF the United States.
SENATE.
The most important bills introduced in
the senate were the following:
Mr. Sawyer, providing that all soldiers
who served at least ninety days in the
late war and were honorably mustered
out or discharged on surgeons certificate
OF disability, shall be entitled to receive
the same bounty to which they
would have been entitled had their
full term OF enlistment been served
out. Mr.. Stewart to amend the mining
| laws by providing that no person shall &C
| quire more than one mining claim on the
same vein or relocate vein which he has
| previously located, and also requiring
! that each patent for mining land shall re-
serve the right OF way through or over any
mining claim for roads, bitches, canals,
cuts and tunnels for the purpose Of work
ing other mines, provided the damages oc-
| CedSlOueu CuertDy SHdll De assessed and
/ paid for according to law.
| HOUSE.
| The house passed the following bills:
| To amend section 5000, Revised Stat
/ utes. 1t provides for the punishment OF
/ bank examiners for making false entry
in any report made by them to the con
troller OF the currency, or for suppressing
or concealing any material fact with u
tent to deceive that officer.
To amend the internal revenue laws by
abolish1ng the minimum punishment in in
ternal revenue cases. by prohibiting the
issuing OF warrants upon information and
/ belief, except upon affidavits made by a
collector or deputy collector or revenue
agent, and by authorizing the commission.
er OF internal revenue to compromise any
case under the internal revenue law.
Relative to the emolument returns Of
/ civil officers, it forbids the attorney gener.
al from advancing or paying any moneys
| to marshals, district attorneys, or clerks
who fail to render their returns as required
| by section 833. Revised Statutes. unless
and until such returns are made and O
valid excuse rendered for the delay.
For the appointment of eleven division
superintendent OF the railway mail ser
| vice at 81 salary of 50 EO0 q, ob Tb;, :.