New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-09
FIFTIETh CONGRESS.

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Abstract of the Proceedings of the
] Senate and House.
1 SENATE.
i The resolution offered laat week by Mr..
i Hale calling on the secretary of the interi-
or for information as to appointments i'm
his department. below the civil service grade
since March, SO, was taken up and adopt.
i ed. :,
/ The following Senate bills were taken
from the calendar and passed.
For public buildings at Youngstown, O.,
/ $1OO, 900, and Akron, O., STE, 900. To
| authorize the secretary of the treasury To
re-examine and reaudit the claim OF the
| state OF Pennsyl for advances made
and money advanced to pay the militia
| called in the service under the Presidents
proclamation OF the 18th of June. 1863.
/ The senate then proceeded to the con.
sideration OF the railroad and forfeiture
| bill.
The tariff debate in the house was open
| ed by Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, who attack.
ed the bill. Discussing the speech OF Mr.
Nelson OF Minnesota, he quoted that por.
ton OF the speech in which the gentleman
| put free wool and free lumber against free
1 os "
tleman undertook to put the Republicans
who urged the appeal OF the internal
| revenue law in the position OF favor
| ing free whisky and free tobacco he made a
| great mistake. The proposition to repeal
the tax on whisky was to remit the power
OF taxation to the states. and to permit
| the states to take the place OF the general
government. Mr.. Rayner OF Maryland
| criticised severely the trusts OF the coun-
try, especially the Standard Oil, which he
pronounced as one of fraud, corruption
| and oppression.
Mr.. Lind presented resolutions adopted
by the board OF railroad commissioners of
Minnesota asking congress to authorize
the Interstate commerce committee to re-
quire the adoption OF safety app iances on
trains; also a petition from the Grand
army OF Minnesota asking an appropria.
ton OF 5000, 600 for headstones for graves
OF soldiers.
The day was given up to the speech OF
Ingalls, OF Kansas in reply to Senator
Voorhees, of Indiana which is said to have
been one of the savagest personal philip.
pics ever heard in the Senate. The situa-
ton is thus related by a reporter. Mr.
VOORHEES, is left by the speech in a peculiar
position. Mr.. Ingalls,, invited by Voorhees,
attack upon himself to assume that Voor.
bees was one OF the n oted Union leaders OF
the war, looked into his military record,
and unearthed the famous speech of Voor-
hees, reported to have been delivered
at Greencastle, Ind, in 1864 In
that speech Abraham Lincoln was called
by the most infamous names. VOORHEES,
simply denies that the speech is his own
1t happens that the speech was reported
by Joseph S. McCulloch. now editor OF
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat The friends
OF Mr.. McCulloch state that his accuracy
and honor being impeached, he will put
Mr.. VOORHEES, to his proofs. Mr.. VOORHEES,
made the mistake after uttering his denial
into a long eulogy OF himself
and his services. When he sat
down the senator from Kansas again rose
end With 1nerciless hand showered upon
the Indianian letters, reprints OF speeches,
pamphlets, documentary evidence and let
ters in Voorhees, own handwriting, going
to prove the dailying with treason which
the Tall Sycamore OF the Wabash had in
dulged in through the war. At each fresh
charge VOORHEES, would spring u o and shout
that it was false. But his protests became
more and more feeble until Ingalls, sat
down. and then he rose. In voice mel
low with suppressed tears, he struck out
at Ingalls,, but he could only repeat, Its
Q lie; 1T has been answered by my people.
Finally Ingalls, rose and asked, 1'Did not
the soldiers on q train IN Indiana threat
en- to hang you with, the bell cord at one
timer" VOORHEES, in wild rage yelled,
when the senator from Kansas
states that he is a liar. re-
peat it, a liar, and he can pass it on to the
man behind him johnson OF Indiana)
who informed" There was sensation
in the galleries. but ingalls, simply smiled
and VOORHEES, set down trembling like a
leaf. During the cross fire OF words Voor.
bees called ingalls, "a great liar and
dirty dog" and compared him to a pea.
cock on a barnyard fence. VOORHEES, in
sisted that he had always been the true
friend OF the Union soldier.
HOUSE.
No business transacted.
SENATE,
After the transaction OF routine business
the Senate went into executive session.
This being the first secret session for sew
raldays the accumulation DIN ominations
by the President among them that OF Mr.
Fuller to be chief justice, were referred to
committees and a number OF reports,
mostly upon ostmasters, were made by
committees.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the railroad land grant forfeiture bill.
Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment provid
ing that the act shall not be considered
to impair any rights, legal or equitable
now vested in any person or corporation
to any OF the lands declared forfeited.
After further discussion, participated in
by Senator Dawes, Hoar, Palmer and
Berry, an amendment was offered by Mr..
Hoar (as a substitute for that Of Mr..
Dawes, which was withdrawn providing
that the act shall not be construed to
prejudice the right OF the Portage Lake
Canal Company or any person claiming
under it to apply hereafter to the courts
or to Congress for any legal or equitable
relief to which they may be now entitled.
After further discussion the bill went
over. The senate then resumed considera-
ton OF the bill for the establishment OF a
bureau OF animal industry.
Mr.. Paddock made speech in support
of it, defending it both on constituti onal