New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-03-28
FEFTEETH CONGRESS.
Restfsct of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and HOUSE.
SENATE.

The senate then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON OF the bills on the calendar in their
regular order
The bill to reimburse the depostors OF
The treedmens bank went over without
action
The following bills were passed: Authoriz-
ing the appointment ola superintendent OF
Indian schools, and prescribing his duties
70 authorize the sale OF timber on the
Menominee Indian reservation in Wiscon.
sin. Granting the right OF way to the
Duluth and Manitoba railway company
across the Fort Pembina military reserva.
ton in Dakota. To settle and adjust the
claims OF any state for expenses incurred
by 1t IL defense OF the United States dur.
ing the war of the rebellion.
Mr. Blair, from the committee or civil
service and retrenchment, reported a bill
providing that wherever persons who are
not loyal to the Union during the war
shall be appointed 10 office in the civil ser.
vice, those who were not dishonora Bile dis
charged from the military ornaval service
. OF the confederate states and who are sui
lering rom wounds or disabilities result
ung from such service shall be preferred to
other persons not shown to have been low
al to the United States during the war
HOUSE.
Mr.. Anderson, OF Iowa, offered 81 res olu.
dion for the appointment OF a special com
mlttee OF Tvs members to invest igate the
railroad strikes and to report what legis-
laton'ls necessary to prevent such oh.
'structlon to commerce and disturbance
OF public peace.
Mr.. Macdonald, OF Minnesota, introduc-
ed a bill instructing the committee on WAYS
and means to report bill placing all arti-
cies or products that are protected by a.
trust or monopolistic company on the free
list, or as n9arly so as the financial re-
quircments Of the government will permit.
Bills were also introduced providing for
q bounty on wheat, corn, -four and oats
exported from the United States. and to
create boards OF arbitration for settling
controversies between officers and EN-.
poyeS OF railway companies engaged in in
terstate commerce
The bill authorizing the issue OF frac-
tIonal silver certificate passed. Yeas, IT'S.
nays, 81 and also the bill disseminating
the coinage OF So and 81 gold pieces.
SENATE.
The Blair bill which seeks to discrimi.
nate in favor OF wounded ex-rebe soldiers
over other southern eX.soldiers or civil
lans III appointments to office came up.
Mr. Hale said it was very clear to him
that the same discrimina ton now made
by statute for the loyal soldier was to be
made, under this bill, for the disloyal SOL
dler. The browning merit OF the latter
would be that he had served and been
wounded or disabled in the army OF the
confederacy: and that was to place
hlm above the man who had
been disabled in the Mexican war for
the whole republic. 1t is made 3 merit bv
this bill that the applicant Tor Office has
served in the confederate army and had
there been disa bed.
Mir. Spooner thought that the appoint
,ments OF confederate leaders, under the
present admins tration, were sufficiently
potential in influence to take ample care
OF wounded confederate soldiers without
the Intervention OF congress-
Mr.. Hoar said THAI the difficulty with
the proposition was that because it was a
merit to have suffered in the cause If the
country, lt.Was an equal merit to have
suffered IN the cause OF the cOnfederacy
That is precisely what the bill is The
proposition il that in dealing with this
class OF persons we shall say that the fact
that men have rendered services to the
whole country shall not weigh in the scale
against the fact that other men have serv-
eel IN the army Of the confederacy and
have been there wounded or incurred dis.
ease.
Messrs. Hampton, Riddleberger and
George expressed their appreciation of the
kindly feeling which had prompted the in.
PRODUCTION OF the bill, but disclaimed all
desire on the part Of ex-confederates for
its passage.
Mr.. O'Neill, OF Missouri, introduced q
bill to protect free labor and the Industries
in which it is employed from the Injurious
effects OF convict labor, by confnlng the
sale OF goods, wares and merchandise man.
ufactured by convict labor to the state in
which they are produced
Mr.. ONeill OF Missouri from tho copo
mittee on labor, reported the bill to es.
tabllsh q department of labor.
Also the bill to prevent the production
OF convict labor from being furnished to or
! for use in any department OF the govern
ment. House calendar.
A bill was reported to authorze the
President to confer brevet rank on army
officers for gallant services in Indian cam
paigns.
A bill WAS reported to prevent the EN-.
plOEmant OF convict and alien labor on
public works.
The bill referring to the court of claims
for adjustment Of the accounts oflaborers,
workmen and mechanics under the eight
hour law was then taken up.
SENATE.
The senate then proceeded to take up
and act upon the bills on the calendar in
their regular order, passing such as were
HoN ODlecVlOnaDle; among others the follow
ing: TO allow soldiers and sailors who
have lost both hands, or the use OF both
hands, a pension OF 500 a month; House
bill to facilitate the prosecution OF works
projected for Improvement OF rivers and
harbors, with amend ments, on which a
conference committee was ordered, and
Senators Dolph, Fry and West were APP
pointed. Granting to the Washington &
idaho Railroad company the right of way
through the Occur d Aene Indian reserva.
ton.
The otl-2r public bills on the calendar
that were passed were the blowing House
bill, to. divide the great Sioux Indian res
ervaton into separate smaller reserva-
tons, with substitute, being the Senate
bill Ito divide portion OF the rcserva.
ton OF the Sioux nation OF Indians in Da-
kota into separate reservations, and to
secure the REIMBURSEMENT OF the Indian
title to the remainder
To provide for the sale of the site OF FIT.
, Omaha, Neb., and for a new site and con-
>Struction Of Unsuitable buildings thereon.
HOUSE.
Bills were passed to prevent the product
OF convict labor from being furnished to
or for the use of any department OF the