New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Senate passed, on Saturday, the bill to
reimburse the depositors of the Freed.
mans Bank for losses incurred by the
failure of that concern. 1t would be
but an act of justice for the House to
pass this bill.
! Senators Chandler and Teller made
speeches against the fisheries treaty last
week.
The Mills tariff bill was passed by the
House on Saturday. by a vote of 162 to
il49. Only four democrats, Messrs
Sowden, Merriman, Greenman, and
Bliss voted against the bill. It now
goes to the Senate to meet it's death at
hands of the friends of American labor
and industry.
All hopes of an adjournment before
September have been abandoned by
members of Congress, and not few of
them say they are likely to be here in
| October.
There's a pretty little row in the de-
mocratic national committee, to begin
the campaign with, Mr.. r...Brice, who pur-
chased the Craftsmanship of the execu-
tive committee, by making a campaign
contribution of S5OO,OOO, and Mr.. Bar
mum, who was made chairman of the
national committee for the purpose of
trying to prevent the free trade plat
form adopted st ST. Louis, stamped
ing the protective democrats, are both
hopping mad they say that Cleveland
and Dan Lamont have taken everything
in their own hands, and that they (tbe
chairmen9 are only figure heads. Let
them quarrel, it only makes the cleo
ton of Harrison and Morton more cer-
tain.
The rivers and harbor bill, with the
canal amendments dropped, has been
passed by the House, and is now in the
hands of the President. 1t will prob
ably be signed, unless Cleveland shall
90 back on the promise he made early
in the session to gain votes for theAills
tariff bill.
In view of two occurrences here last
week, it is not to be wondered at that
we are likely to have solid North
against solid South this year. First,
two invitations were sent by the chair
man of the committee in charge Of q
literary gathering at Atlanta, Ga, to
Senator Colquitt, one was addressed to
Speaker Carlisle, and the other to Re-
preventative Mckinley. Senator Col
quit delivered the first, and returned
the other to Atlanta, together with
letter saying that he would not deliver
an invitation to a republican, and that
republicans had no business in Georgia,
and should not go there if he could
keep them away. And yet we call this
free country. Second, on Friday in
the House, while the bill appropriating
-S25, 900 to aid state soldiers homes was
under discussion, Kilgore, OF Texas,
speaking against the bill, said that it
was the duty of the Government to care
for its own paupers. Mr.. Spinola, Of
New York. replied as follows: '',Ihe
brave men who took the field to save
the Union, the men who marched,
bivouacked and fought for the flag of
the country, have been branded as pau
pers by the gentleman from Texas. I
hurl the assertion back into the throat
from which it emanated. No man shall
stand in his place on the floor, and
brand the Northern soldier as a pauper
without my resenting it. The bill was
passed by the House, and having al
ready passed the Senate, now only
needs Cleveland's signature to become a
law.
Senator Blair has introduced bill.
requiring five years residence, and u
knowledge of the English language from
all applicants for naturalization papers.
The bill also provides that no natura-
lized person shall exercise the right of
suffrage for one year after receiving his
papers.
Senator Quay thinks the prospects for
republican victory this year very bright,
but he does not propose to allow over
confidence to prevent his working as
hard as if he had a doubt of the result.
The House committee on public build
ings and grounds unanimously recon-
mended that the Allentown public
building bill be passed over the Presi-
dents veto, but 81 democrats placing.
the fear OF Cleveland and the love of
patronage above their sense of Justice,
voted to sustain the veto. And as only.
14l not two thirds voted for the bill,
its passage was lost. The democratic
members Of the House laugh when
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