New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-01
,FIFTlETH CONGRESS.
Abstract of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.
SENATE.

| a bill was introduced by Senator Stew
art to vest the legislative power in the
Territory OF Utah in the governor and leg
| islative assembly OF twelve citizens of the
territory, to be appointed by the presi.
dent and confirmed by the senate, but
not m ore that six OF them to be CT one
political party
Senator Chandler introduced bill to reg
ulate elections of members OF congress-
Senator Davis presented petition OF
citizens Of Minnesota asking that tea, cot.
fee, drugs and medicines be placed on the
| free list The joke of this is in the fact
that tea and coffee have been on the free
! list for years. ..,
Mr.. Frye OF Maine made a long political
speech, den ounclng the president.
| Senator Plumb, from the commit tee on
public lands reported favorably bill de.
claring forfeiture OF all lands, except the
right OF way heretofore granted on condi-
ton subsequent to aid in the construction
OF a railroad opposite to and coterminous
with the portion OF any such railroad not
| now completed, and in use for the con-
struction OF which lands have heretofore
| been granted. Following is the portion OF
the bill is immediate interest to the North
west.
If it shall be found that any lands
heretofore granted to the Northern
| Pacific Railroad company and SO
resumed by the United States and
restored to the public domain. lie
north OF the line known as the Harrison
line" being a line drawn from Wallula,
WASH, easterly to the southeast quarter
| OF section 5, township 7, north OF range
38 east of the Willamette meridian, all
persons who had acquired the title OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad company to any
portion OF said lands prior to Jan. /,
1886, or who were in possession OF any
portion OF said lands. claiming the same
under written contract with said COM
pany, shall be entitled to purchase said
land from the United States, at
| any time prior to the expiration of one
year after it shall be judicially determined
that such lands are restored to the public
domain.
The Thoebe-Carlisle case was recently
| called up in the house, which proceededto
vote on the majority resolution confirming
Mr.. Carisles title to his seat. The reso-
luton was adopted-yeas, l64; nays, 7.
Messrs. Cannon, Cooper, Davenport, Nc
Kenna, Post and Steele, Republicans,
| voted in the affirmative, and Messrs. Ba.
ker OF Illinois, Brewer, Buchanan, Cheadle,
Hovey, Kerr and Laidla in the negative.
Among the bills and resolutions intro.
duced in the house were the following:
Mr.. Oates, to refund the bonded debt OF
the United States at 2h per cent. to re-
| duce the tax on bank notes, and to secure
that currency against Unnecessary fiuctua-
ton by applying the national revenues
economically to the payment of the ma
| tional debt.
Mr.. Dockery OF Missouri, 10 apply the
surplus money in the treasury that may
! accumulate prior to June 80, 1888, to the
| purchase OF United States bonds.
Mr.. Thomas OF Wisconsin, providing
| that all future patents or approvals OF
lands heretofore granted to the Union and
Central Pacific railroad companies, be
! withheld until a final accounting and set
Element be had in pursuance OF law be-
| tween the United States and the said
| companies, and complete and ample in.
Identification be given by the companies
to secure the government against ultimate
| loss.
| Mr.. Nelson introduced his bill introduced
| in the last congress providing for an ad-
ditional judicial district in Minnesota. 1t
! provides that the following counties shall
constitute the new northern district OF
the state, and that the terms shall be held
at Duluth and Fergus Falls:
| Big Stone, Traverse. Stevens, Grant,
! Douglass, Pope, Otter Tail, Wilkin, Clay,
! Becker, Norman, Polk, Beltrami, Marshall,
| Is.
| Morrison, Todd. Crow Wing, Kenabec,
Pine Wadena, Glass; Hubbard, Atkin,
ltasca, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake and Cook.
He also introduced bills providing for
the reimbursement OF the city Of Duluth in
$500, 900 for money expended IN cutting a
ship canal through Minnesota point and
building a dyke in Superior bay, and al
lowing A. J. Ross OF Becker county, former
~ OF Company K, Thirteenth Michigan in
fantry, 500 in settlement OF money due
him. Mr.. Rice introduced bills allowing
L. b. Beaulieu, late assistant mill
er at White Earth agency, 5000
due him in settlement OF his claim for
salary as miller; to allow the heirs OF
Joseph Anderson IS, 900 for lumber taken
by the government in 1862 to make sec
ton 4414 Revised Statutes relating to in
spectors OF hulls and boilers apply to St.
Paul as well as Duluth. This will give St.
Paul an Inspector OF hulls and an inspec.
tor OF boilers at $500 each. Mr.. Rice also
introduced Mr. Sabin's senate bill provid-
ing for the establishment OF range lights
on piers at Duluth and other ports.
SENATE.
Mr.. Hoar called up the motion made by
| Mr.. German some time since to reconsider
the vote by which the senate had ordered
special committee OF five on Pacific rail-
| Ao"N AhceooOAo' LII ca kJitlued ulS luOUlFe Ill
proposing 81 special committee.
| After remarks by Messrs. Edmunds and
! Vest, neither OF whom seemed opposed to
the notion a motion to refer the matter
| to the railroad committee made by Mr..
Davis was rejected. The original resolu-
| ton was modified by increasing the men,
| bership OF the select committee from five
to seven, and then adopted-yeas 81,
nays Is. Messrs. Davis, Sabin and Spoon
er were the only Republicans who voted in
the negative. During the discussion SEN
| ator SabiD opposed sending the matter to
special committee.
For some reason lcannot understand"
said he, 1--WE have gotten into the habit of
| sending these matters to special commit
| tees when we have comm ittees formed for
the purpose OF considering them. II the
| formation OF a plan OF extension for these
Pacific railroads is a question OF law. it
| should be handled by the judiciary COM
nittee. Ii it is a question OF business, it
should go to the committee on railroads;
bat it does lot seem to me to be any con.
tingency requiring it to be sent to Especial
committee" 49,.
subcommittee reported favorably to
| the house postoffice committee Representa-
tive Anderson's bill relating to the tele-
| graph lines OF the Pacific Railroad COM
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