New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-08
FIFTlETH CONGRESS-.
Abstract of the Proceedings OF tbs
Senate and House.
Introduced in the senate
SENATE,

Among the bills introduced in the senate
were the following:
Mr.. Stewart, to establish a United
States land court and to provide for the
settlement OF private claims. Mr.. Mitch
ell, to permit miners and mining cOmpa-
MES to prospect and develop mining por.
tons OF any Indian reservation on certain
terms and conditions.
Senator Davis introduced a bill granting
the Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern
rail way right OF way across the Great
Sioux reservation. .... a.
. bill was introduced by Senator Stew.
art to enfore restrictions on Chinese i'm
migration. It provides that after ninety
days from its passage Chinese laborers
shall not have the right to enter the Unit
ed States on the ground OF previous resi-
sdence. The secretary OF the treasury shall
have the right to change at will the form
of certificates to be delivered to Chinese
departing from this country for the
purpose OF Identification on their return.
The secretary is granted power to make
all nc"'iinl rules and regulations to prevent
the unlawful entry Of Chinese into this
country.
Congressman Rice introduced a bill which
in effect rewards Sioux Indians who were
friendly TO the whites during the outbreak
in Minnesota in 1862.
Mr.. O Neil of Missouri introduced q bill
IN the house to prohibit enlisted men from
being engaged in any employment where
they come into competition with civilians.
Mr.. Brumm of Pennsylvania presented
in the house the petition OF the Knights OF
Labor iOr i'm investigation OF the Reading
troubles. 1t was ordered printed in the
Record.
The house adopted resolution assign
ing Feb. p, 22, %, % and % for
the consideration OF public building
bills, provided that Oh each OF those
days the house shall adjourn at 5 O. clock,
that the speaker shall entertain no dia-
tory motions and that debate on each
bill shall be limited to half an hour.
The house committee on banking and
currency reported favorably to the house
Mr. Dingley's bill authorizing the secretary
OF the treasury to invest the money de.
posted by national banks for the retire
ment of their circulation in the purchase
OF United States bonds at current rates.
The house committee on commerce, upon
motion Of Mr.. Davis OF Massachusetts, re.
COnsld cred its action on the Anderson res
OlutlOn referring the question OF investi-
eating the Reading railroad strikes to the
Interstate commerce commission at q
meeting recently, and adopted Il resolu.
ton, by Il vote OF to 6, requesting the
interstate commission to nyes tigate the
strikes.
Chairman Culberson, OF the hou-e COM
mittee on the judiciary, in behalf OF the
ub-cOnmittee to which was referred the
bill OF Representative Taylor OF Ohio de-
filming pOlygamy, reported to the full COM
mittee the following substitute:
Section 1-POlygamy shall not exist or
be lawful within the United States or any
place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2-Polygamy shall consist OF the
marriage relation, by contract, or in fact,
between one person OF either sex and more
than one person Of the other sex.
Section 3-Congress shall enforce this ar
ticle within the District OF Columbia and
territories OF the United States and other
places subject to their jurisdiction, and
shall have power concurrently with the
several states to enforce the same within
the states by appropriate legislation.
SENATE.
The bill providing for an inspection of
meats for expectation was reported ia vor-
ably by Senator Evarts from the com.
mittoe on foreign relations. 1t author
ICES the secretary Of the treasury to cause
careful inspection to be made OF all sailed
pork and bacon intended for expectation
and to authorize the proper customs Off
Ger to give u certificate stating the condi-
ton OF the meats.
Senator Cameron introduced bill to
place on the pension roll all officers and
enlisted men who have served in the army
or navy between March 4, 1861, and Feb.
l, 1866. at the rate OF one cent per month
for ea CHI days service. This to be ser
vice pension bill, " and IAN addition to in
valid pensions for disability"
After considerable debate, the following
was adopted without division:
Resolved, That Il special committee OF
tive members be appointed to inves tigate
forthwith the extent, causes and effect up
on Interstate commerce OF the continued
failure by the Reading Railroad company to
transport such commerce, and to report to
the house, by a bill or otherwise, for con-
sideration at any time, such legislation as
IS necessary to secure to the public the
regular and complete execution by q rail.
road company of it's obligations to serve
as common carrier OF Interstate
commerce; and to Investigate the
difference existing in the Lehigh and
Schuylkill region OF Pennsylvania, be-
tween the corporations mining coal and
the miners; and further, to investigat all
facts relating to mining companies and in
dividual miners OF anthracite coal, in con-
nectl0n Herewith; and report the same to
the house with such recommendations as
the committee may agree upon.
SENATE.
Senator kenna OF West Va, made q
speech in reply to Senator Sherman, de-
HVeret some time ago. Mr.. Sherman re-
sponded.
dr. Spooner presented a. petition
from the president of the johnson e
Fuller Manufacturing Company Of Madison
Wis, for the abolition OF all import duties
n agricultural machinery, on the ground
hat such duties were supertluous and use.
+ less, and that no agricultural machinery
would be imported il the duties were
iholly discontinued.
The bill to increase the pension OF the
totally helpless to S72 per month was
passed '*
r. The presiding officer announced that he
lad appointed as the select committee, to
hich had been referred the Presidents
esaage on the Pacific railroads, Messrs.
ha' Ne Hiscock, Davis, Morgan, Butler, and
pr'4arst.
= An executive session the Senate adj
lLNlrncd until Monday.
D. After cOnSidera bile deba te the hill Ao