New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-12
FIFTIETH CONGRESS,
Monday, Sept. 5.

4 the admission OF w aShIngtOn Territory was
then taken up but was laid aside on receipt
of the bill which passed the House this morn
ing for tile absolute exclusion of the Chinese.
! Mr.. Stewart asked that the bill be taken MP,
forlnmedlate action. Agreed to. A vigoroXa
/ discussion followed
/ Mr.. Mitchell agreed that congress had M
| much power to repeal a treaty as it had to
repeal law. The supreme courthadso held
| over and over again.
The debate was continued at great length
/ and the bill went over without action.
All animated political discussion between
Senators Vestand Plumb was one of the
events in the Senate today Mr. Vest offered
| a resolution instructing the select committee
| on civil service reform to inquire whether an
employee of the Senate had engaged in prepar-
ing campaign partisan literature; and whether
| the publication of the matter SO prepared has
been made by this employee with his official
character printed thereon; and what legisla-
ton is necessary to prevent and punish
such conduct. Abiding to the numbe
Republicans still in Office, Senator Vest said y
'sf Grover Cleveland is defeated it will be
through the efforts of the Republicans whom
he has retained in Office
A long wrangle ensued, Mr.. Plumb ending
it by declaring that the Democracy had
treated puolie Office not as a public trust but
as a private snap.
HoUsE.-Mr. Scott of Pennsylvania by
unanimous consent, introduced the BILL sup
plementing the act approved May 6, 1882, to
execute certain treaty stipulations relating
to the Chinese, and the bill at once went
through without opposition.
A bill was introduced in the house by Mr..
Newton of Louisiana to punish persons con-
nected with trusts 1t proposes to subject
such persons to a fine ranging from 81 900
to 10000, or Imprisonment from one to
five years.
Tuesday Sent f.
SENATE-Mr. Cullom offered a resolution
(Which was adopted) calling on the secretary
OF war for information as to the channel or
dinarily used for navigation of the Detroit
river and st. Clair fats-Whether it's waters
for navigation of the Detroit river and ST.
Clair flats whether it's waters are within the
jurisdiction of the United States or Canada
etc.
Mr.. Cullom also introduced a bill to declare
trusts unlawful and had it referred to the
committee on finance.
The resolution offered Yesterday bv Mr..
Stewart as to the book published by the as
sistant librarian of the senate came I'D and
MI. Plumb Proceeded to discuss it.
HoUsE.-Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania
offered resolu ton directing the special com
mittee investigating the construction of the
new library building to inquire whether any
mem Der OF the house has, by himself or in
combination with others, sought, by persua-
SION, Intimidation, corrupt or improper
means to influence ]. Z. Smthmeyer. the
architect in the selection acceptance or ap-
prevail OF inferior of improper material to be
used IN the construction of the building.
In response to a question by Mr. Blount, of
Georgia, Mr.. Kelley stated that he made the
proposition to the house on information
winch ne had received in the early part of the
session, and which had been corroborated bv
increasing testimony and additional facts
He would name the member when he appeared
before the committee
1t was finally decided that new committee
should be appointed it being intmated that
the member referred to by Mr.. Kelly vas
member OF the present committee
The house then proceeded as the special
order, to the consideration of the retaliation
bill.
Wednesday, Sept.5 S.
SENATE.-Mr Stewart offered a resolution
for the appointment of tssselect committee to =
investigate various matters connected with
the execution of the laws as to public lands
and timber depredations and moved its ref
erence to the committee on contingent ex-
penses. After question by Mr. Vest as to
the propriety of reference the resolution was
referred
MI. Allison presented the conference report
on the army appropriation bill, showing a,
concurrence in all amendments except those
| IN reference to fortifcations
HoUsE.-Mr. Stahlnecker, of New York.
rising to a question of privilege, sent to the
clerk desk and had read an article in a news
paper lntlmatlng that he was the mem Der at
whom the resolution of inquiry adopted
Yesterday on motion of Mr. Kelley, of Penn
sylyania, was aimed. He demanded from
the house a speedy and searching inyes-
tlgation.
Thursday. Sept. 6.
SENATE-Among the bills reported from
committees placed on the calendar were the
following:
The senate bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for
the postoffice building in ST. Paul MINI.
The tariff bill granting to the Oregon Nav
lgatlon company certain tracts of land on
the Umatilla reservation for station mr..
poses.
The house bill to authorize the Leaven-
worth & Rio Grande Railway company to
construct and operate railway through the
Indian territory.
The house bill to grant the right of way
through the Indian territory to the ST. Louis
q San Francisco Railway company
Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution calling the
attention of the president, respectively, to
the resolution of the senate of the 2Sth Of
August, requesting him to communicate to
the senate copies of all communications adj
dressed by his direction to the government
OF Great Britain, demonstrating against GER
tain unfair treatment of American citizens
| and requesting him to furnish such informa-
ton as soon as possible in order that it may
be considered in acting on pending legisla-
ton. The resolution was laid over.
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
! sylvania. When these gentlemen had con
Guided their discussion, the consideration Of
the retaliation bill was resumed.
| Friday, Sept. z.
| SENATE.-The Chinese exclusion bill was
| passed in the Senate to- day, and then almost
| Immediately hung up by q motion to recon
| slider its passage, which motion, for lack of a
quorum voting, was not decided up to the
time of adjournment. The bill was taken up
| a few moments after the senate convened
message was received from the president
inclosing as the only official information at
! hand relating to the rejection of the chinese
| treaty hy} the Chinese government copies of
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