New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-13
FiF TlETn CONGRESS.
q abstract OF the Proceedings of the
Senate and House.

following bills: o'nefs' ehs
senate bill to authorize the Paris, Choe-
INV ~ Little Rock Railroad company to
construct and operate railway, tele.
graph and telephone line through the In
dian Territory.
House bill to protect lands belonging to
INDIANS from unlawful grazing with
amendments
Inc senate bill authorizing the president
$40 place on the retired list with the grade
= OF major, Maj. Gen. William w. Averin.
HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. Mills moved that the
rules DO suspended and evening sessions
ordered Tor the consideration OF certain
plis, but, rs he would not consent to an
amendment setting apart certain sessions
ior ghe considerations OF pension bills.
6ne Republicans refused to vote AS no
quorum could be secured, Mr. Mills with
drew his resolution
Inc mouse committee on public buildings
ueclded unanimously to recommend that
the house pass the Allentown (Pa.) pub.
I ~, building bill over the presidents veto.
Inc eommittee's report will contain no re.
iieetion upoE the presidents course, but
l"lli nold that the committee has better
SiacIllties than the executive for ascertain
ing the needs OF the town where it is pro.
posed to erect q building.
SENATE.
The senate passed the day in cons ide ring
the diplomatic and consular appropria.
ZION bill. An amendment was adopted
transferring the minis ters resident in Bel.
gum, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway
ana Venezuela to the grade OF ENJOYS et..
6raordinary and ministers plenipotentiary
without change of salary Senator Chand-
Ter introduced d bin to amend the fishery
tepahatlon act by striking out the words
IN ms discretion" and by also striking
OUT the reference to ''other products OF the
S@dominion" than fish. This would alb.
so!utely deny Canadian vessels the right OF
entry whenever the president is satisfied
Ghat the right OF Americans in dominion
ports are abridged, are whenever they are
Subjected to annoyance, anu would also
iorpld the importation OF Canadian fresh
or salt fish. Senator Quay has been arl.
Ghorlzed to reportfavorably his bill grant.
1ng pensions to soldiers and sailors con.
hned IN confederate prisons.
HOUSE.
The feature in the house was the excite
ment caused by the leaving OF a red ban.
gamma handkerchief in the press gallery.
Mr.. Springer took the chair. After debate
'T 6Wo sections OF the lumber clause
were rejected, and the clerk turned the
first page OF the bill. The next lumber
paragraph read. Mr.. Blaine of
pennsylvania moved that it be rejected.
MS motion was rejected. A motion to
strike out slaves OF wood" was also
lost. The committee then rose a mes.
sage from the president vetoino the Bar
Harbor, Me-, public building bill and the
bill Tor purchasing additional ground for
the public building at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
was announced.
SENATE.
Considerable hustle was caused on the
q rapubiican side when the presiding officer
Y presented a message from the president,
returning without approval a bill pension
ing widow, on the ground that
the death of the husband (for
which the pension was allowed)
had nothing to do with military service,
but was the result ofsllicide, Senator
Blair remarked that these messages were
uniformly uniust and incomprehensible,
and he should oppose the usual course OF
referring this to the committee on pen.
sions.
An insignificant tariff debate took up the
time OF the house to day. A quiet commo.
ton was caused by the announcement OF
the denomination OF the president. Con-
sideration OF the tariff bill was resumed in
committee OF the whole
A The house passed the following bills:
Aoenate bill to provide for two additional
. associate justices for the supreme court OF
Dakota; house bill to authorize the con-
struction OF Il bridge across the Missouri
river at Omaha, Neb
SENATE.
The fisheries treaty came up. and Sena-
tor Morgan said he proposed to make the
speech he made in executive session.
Senator Sherman.made the point OF order
that the senator from Alabama was not
discussing the question before the Senate
but the resolutions, which could only be
discussed by luminous consent. The pre-
siding officer sustained the point Of order,
but said he had no means OF enforcing the
rule. Mr.. Morgan treated the ruling with
indifferer , and for an hour and a half pro-
ceeded with the reading OF printed slips OF
his speech in secret session, after which
4 the senate adjourned.
In the House the tariff bill, free lumber,
free fah, dispatches from ST. Louis, cheers
for Thurman and waving the red ban
dana, with now and thon fired from the
Republican side, Have you heard from
Oregon?o occupied the attention OF the
statesmen.
The senate enjoyed a holiday to discuss
fGhe political situation.
HOUSE
Mr.. Nelson moved a non concurrence in
the senate amendment to his bill proviel-
ing for the holding OF another term OF the
United States court in the district OF Min
nesota. The senate amendment provides
that a term OF court shall be held on the
Tsecond Monday IN September OF each year
Mn Duluth.
An amendment to the Mills bill, offered
by Mr.. Grosyenor OF Ohio to exclude bulk
salt from the free list, admitting only dal.
ry and table salt, was rejected. Mr.. Bayne
of Pennsylvania offered an amendment to
insert rice, cleaned and unclaimed in the
free list Rejected. The four lines relat-
ing to flax were read, and Mr.. Browne OF
Indiana moved to strike them out OF the
freelist.
A Syrian convert 80 Christianity
was urged by his employer to work
on Sunday, but he declined. But, y
said the master, "does not YOUR Bible