New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-17
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Saturday, Oct. s.

IN support OF the senate substitute The bill
Will be temporarily laid aside whenever the
eonferrees on the general deficiency bill reach
an agreement. With this exception it is ex-
.pected to command the attention of the sem
ate until disposed of The assertion is
made by some Republican senator's that the
bill will be passed within three weeks
HoUsE.-Mr. Haugen, being asked what
the prospects were ofthe passage of the bill
of the 500 u Southwestern Railroad com
pany for bridge across the Mississippi at
Alma, which is the bill to which Mr. Nelson
Of Minnesota objected, and that it would I'M
doubtedly pass when a quorum is present.
which will not be till after election. Mr.
sHaugen accuses Mr.. Wilson. of Minnesota, of
aiding Mr.. Nelson in killing this bridge bill,
at the expense of (Wilson's) constituents.
Monday Oct.
& SENATE.-The Senate confirmed the follow
ing nominations: L. w Crofoot and G. F.
Templeton, associate justices of Dakota:
John H. Oberly, commissioner of Indian
affairs.
6 HoUsE-At an informal conference of several
Democratic members OF the committee on
ways and means it was decided that it would
not be polite under present conditions for
the Democrats in the house to send any reso-
luton Of adjournment to the senate.
Lit lOLONSUOu6 NdUlOudl TarK Dill was
taken up, but not for consideration. 1t was
pushed forward by McRae of Arkansas in
the absence of Holman of Indiana, who is
opposed to the bill, as a suggestion for
speeches on other subjects Two members
we're allowed to make tariff speeches under
cover oft, and then McRae withdrew it, It
lis not likely to get consideration this session.
and not at all If Holman can prevent it.
Should it pass the house the committees
amendment given the Cinnabar & Clark's
Fork railway right of way through the park
would probably set Vest SO wild that he
would go to work and kill his own bill
TuesdaY. Oct. 8.
SENATE.-The resolution offered by Mr..
Blair calling on the president forinform alton
IN matter OF the trial, conviction and execu-
lion of Riel for high treason in Canada in
1883 was taken up in the senate, and
q long statement in reference to it
vas made by Mr.. Blair, who based the
resolution on the ground that Riel
was a naturalized American citizen. The
resolution was referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
On motion Of Mr.. Spooner the house bill
to authorize the building of bridge or
bridges across the Mississippi river at La
crosse. Wis, was passed by the senate with
amendments.
The bill as to the counting
of the presidential votes passed the senate.
1t directs that the certificates and
lists of votes for president and vice president
of the United States shall be forwarded to
the president of the senate forthwith after
the second Monday in January, on which the
electors shall give their votes; and thatssec-
tlon l4l of the Revised Statutes is hereby so
amended as to read as follows Whenever
certificate OF votes from any state has not
been received at the seat of government on
the fourth Monday of the month in which
their meeting shall have been held the seere-
tary OF state shall send q special messenger
to the district judge. in whose custody one
certificate OF the votes from that state had
been lodged, and such judge shall forthwith
transmit that list to the seat of government
HoUsE.-The house has passed a bill an
propriating $4,000 for the enforcement of
The Chinese exclusion act.
Mr.. Nelson on behalf of the Indian commit
tee called up bill for the disposal of the
agricultural lands embraced within the limits
of the Pipestone Indian reservation, in Min
nesota., Mr.. Taylor of Ohio raising the
point OF no quorum on the motion of going
INTO the committee of the whole on the bill
The measure was withdrawn.
The conference report on the bill to allow
persons who have relinquished homestead
entries to make another entry was agreed to
by the house. The conference report on the
deficiency bill was agreed to by both the
senate and the house
Wednesday, October 10.
SENATE Senator Harris of Tennessee
the leading member ofthe senate finance COM
mlttee, in the absence of Senator Beck, said
to-day that congress would probably adjourn
on Thursday of next week.
HoUsE.-The house to-day agreed to the
conference report on the general deficiency
blll-the last Of the appropriation bills-and
adjourned till Friday
Thursday October IL
SENATE. The general deficiency bill is on
its way to the White House for approval.
and when approved will close the work of
congress in the matter of appropriations for
the present season. Bills have been passed
by congress and approved in the following
order:
Nil Aca... s315, o4s SIP. O.....,6o, $50, 23s IA
60
pi ao d 42s 45 90 90 Army 2a7lsoo 90
Agri-...... 1.716,01O OOl
HoUsE-The first session of the Fiftieth
congress is drawing near it's end The first
decisive action looking to an adjournment is
o conference that had been held between Gen.
Clark, the clerk of the house, and leading Re
puDlcan senators. zen. Clark has claimed
to be acting upon authority in making the
statement that the majority in the house
will assume the responsibility forintroducing
an adjournment resolution.
Friday, Oct. 10.
SENATE,-The Senate directed it's attention
to a discussion of the tariff BILL
e HoUsE.-Mr. Rice of Minnesota called up in
the house the report of the special commit
tee investigating the charges against Mr.
Stahlneeker of New York in connection with
the new library building. The report, which
completely exonerates Mr.. Stahlnecker, was
adopted without discussion.
The house took up the bill to incorporate
the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua
Mr.. Fuller of Iowa. notwithstanding heartily
to the idea that the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans should be connected by canals,
pointed out his objections to the pending
measure, which he contended was loosely
drawn.
Gambling in Virginia.
George Afford Townsend says that
the particular vice of Virginia is
gambling, and he relates this incident
of his recent tour through the state