New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-04-25
fiji TEE:TH CONGRESS,
abstract OF the Proceedings of the
Senate and House.
SENATE

SENATE.
Senator Stewart has introduced a bill
granting a pension OF S.. 600 a, wear 10 the
Wldow Oh Chief Justice Waite.
Mr. Hoar offered q resolution which was
adopted, lnstructing the select committee
on the operations OF the civil service to in
cure and report whether there has been
within two years any fraud or maIadmir.
!straCion IN the New York custom house
IN regard to the importation OF sugar.
conference reports on the bills to divide
the Great Sioux reservation into SEPARATE
smaller reservations, and to ratify and
confirm the agreement with the eros
yentres and other bands OF the Blackfeet
Indians In Montana, were presented and
agreed to.
At the close OF Mr. Stewards remarks on
the silver question the Senate resumed
consideration OF the bill for the admission
OF the State OF South Dakota and for the
organization OF the Territory OF North
Dakota.
Mr.. Spooner addressed the Senate in fa-
vor OF the bill. Abiding to the remark in
Mr.. Buffers speech last week to the effect
that the precedent sought to be establish
ed would justify 100 900 socialists getting
together IN corner OF q territory and
demanding admission as a state, he ask.
ed what was the objection to their petit
tloning for admission? What harm had
petitioning ever done? They had the in
herent right to get into the Union as
states, Just as certain states had claimed
that they had the inherent right to
get out OF the Union. He did not believe
that south Dakota would be admitted by
this congress but he thought ne might
safely prophesy that before long there
would be elected a congress that would
recognize her rights and gladly welcome
her into the Union OF eta ties.
HOUSE.
The motion in the House to suspend the
rules and pass the river and harbor bill
was defeated-yeas. 1884, nays, 1902
Mr.. Wilkins, OF Ohio. moved to suspend
the rules and pass the following res solution:
Resolved, BY the House OF Representa-
tlyes, that it is the sense OF this house
that section OF the act making appropri.
atlons for sundry civil expenses OF the
government for the year ending June 30.
81, and Tor other purposes, approved
March 3, 81, which is as follows: That
the secretary OF the treasury may at any
time apply the surplus money in the treas
Try, now otherwise appropriated, or 50
much thereof as he may consider proper
to the purchase or redemption OF United
States bonds; provided that the bonds so
purchased or redeemed shall constitute no
part OF the sinking fund but shalt be re-
deemed and cancelled was intended to be
permanent provision OF law, and the
same is hereby declared to have been since
It's enactment, and to be now, in the opin-
ion OF the House, in full force and effect.
Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa, declared that this
resolution meant nothing more than the
defeat and burial Of the house surplus
resolution with the Beck silver amendment
He appealed to the ways and means COM
m1ttee not to allow it to be buried and il
they did he appealed before God to the
country to visit retributive justice upon
them.
The resolution was finally adopted
yeas, 1873; nays, 81. Adjourned.
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced q bill leclar.
ing all Interstate pools or combinations
limiting or controlling the production, sale
or price OF any article OF trade OF com
merce to be unlawful and a criminal con.
spiracy. lie also presented % petition OF
citizens OF Goodhue county, Mimi, asking
Tor the passage ofthe per diem pension bill
SENATE.
Mr.. Stewart offered resolution (Which
was agreed toy calling on the secretary OF
the treasury for statement OF the
amounts OF United States money deposit
ed in national banks, and whether the
banks are allowed to use the money with
out the payment OF interest.
Senator Cullom introduced bill pro.
yiding that in all cases where it shall ap.
pear that parties have paid $3.50 an acre
for lands reduced in price to 81 20 per acre
by the act OF June Is, 1880, the secretary
OF the interior shall be authorized to repay
to such parties the excess price OF 81 .25
per acre for such lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Plumb the bill to for
felt certain lands heretofore granted for
the purpose OF aiding in the construction
OF railroads was taken up for considera-
ton. A number OF amendments were
offered and ordered printed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the bill for the admission OF the state OF
South Dakota and the organization OF the
Territory OF North Dakota, and was adj
dressed by Mr.. Vest in opposition to the
bill. The senator from Wisconsin (Air
Spooner) had waved yesterday that en-
sanguined garment known as 1.-The bloody
shirt, and scattered it's ruddy remains
around the chamber. He had spoken OF
secession, and said that there was no diff
ference between states trying to break out
of the union and states trying to break
into it. But what did that senator say OF
states neither in nor out OF the union,
which claimed to exist as q state in spite
OF the laws and in defiance OF congress? If
any southern munity had undertaken
what the people OF Dakota had DONE there
would have been an cutlery Immediately
only exceeded by that in regard to TT.
Sumpter.
A resolution was reported and adopted
asking the postmaster general for inform.
alton concerning the rates OF postage on
seeds, and whether Canadians are given
advantages over Americans tagged in the
same business.
HOUSE.
A bill was reported for the location Of q
branch soldiers home in Grant county,
Ind.
Bills were reported for the erection OF
public buildings at Sioux City. Iowa, New
Orleans, La, Brownvile, Tex. Hot
Springs, Ark, Helena, Mont, and Racine
Wis.
The bill to create boards OF arbitration
for settling controversies between common
carriers and their employees, was reported,
as was the bill prohibiting Interpretation
OF convict made goods.
Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, then moved that the
House go into committee OF the whole for
the considera ton OF the tariff bill. No OPP
position was made to the motion and it
was carried without division. And then
Mr.. Mills made the leading speech on the
Subinot frllowal b,, NV a1lv of pappc,1.