New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-03-07

treaty with the emperor of China con-
tanning provision that no Chinese labor
ers shall enter the United States. 1t was,
adopted.
Senator Palmer introduced a bill to, re-
vive the grade OF general OF the army.
The credentials of Mr.. Wilson OF Iowa
for new term were presented The PEN
sion bill was again debated in the senate;
the pending question being on the amend
Iowa to add the words s4from the
intirmities OF age.n Mr.. Beck said that
S30O,ooO,OO0 would not hall cover the
amount of expenditure under the amend
ment if adopted The bill would settle the
surplus in the treasury for all time. The
protected robber baron monopolists could
not have drawn bill in their own interest
more adroitly than this bill was drawn.
Mr.. Plumb asked Mr.. Beck whether he
was in favor OF taking the tax of whisky.
Mr.. Beck replied that there was no more
legitimate tax than that imposed on
whisky and tobacco. Mr.. Aldrich asked
Mr.. Beck whether he considered the rev.
enue policy Of Great Britain free trade
policy.
Mr. Beck-The tariff bill will be before us
very soon, and we can discuss it then.
Mr. Platt-I fear not.
Mr.. Teler-Wiil the senator tell us when
it will come.
Mr.. Beck-It will not come, if the Repub-
lican managers at this end OF the capitol
keeping gong to the other end advising
their friends not to vote to take it up, but
to vote solidly against it, as they did be-
fore, and then charge the Democrats
with the responsibility OF not pass
ing it. We tried it before, and furnished
1876 votes to take up the tariff BILL
while the Republicans furnished 4, and
then every Republican charged the Demo-
Gratis with not bring forward a bill to re-
duce taxation, That is about as fair as
the pretense OF Republican senators that
they want to save the soldiers by absorb.
ing the soldiers surplus revenues while
they are really seeking to save the tariff
for the purpose OF enriching few men.
Without vote on the pending amend
ment the senate adjourned from Thursday
| till Monday.
The Joint resolution authorizing the
| pres ident to arrange q conference to be
| held in Washington in 1889 for the pur-
pose OF promoting arbitration and encour'
aging reciprocal commercial relations be-
tween the United States and Central and
! South America and Brazil, was adopted
by the house.
| They adopted the Joint res oution accept
ing the invitation OF France for the United
| States to take part in the international
exhibition to be held in Paris in 1892
with an amendment appropriating $23,
900 to carry out irs provisions.
The house adopted a resolution calling
on the president for information as tc
what steps have been taken in the direc
ton OF treaty stipulations or otherwise tic
prevent the continued immigration O.
Chinese laborers into the United States
notwiths tanding the provisions OF the
treaty OF Nov. II, 1880, and the laws
passed in pursuance thereof.
The committee on Indian affairs re
ported with favorable recommendations
Gifford's bill granting the Aberdeen, Bis
marck & Northwestern railroad right 0
way across the great Sioux reservation
Mr.. Holmes was authorized to report
favorably from the committee on publ,
lands his bill to quiet the title to lands
held by the settlers on the Des Moines
river. McRae was the only dissentin!
member OF the committee. He was OPP
posed to quoting title to the lands hello
by the grantees OF the canal company, but
held, where they were not entirely held by
actual settlers, they should be forfeited anc
returned to the public domain.
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