New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-10
FIFTIETH CONGRESS
Friday. Sent. %.

SENATE.-The senate COMMITTEES on finance
devoted four hours to the reading of the new
tariff bill to-day and reached the end at half
past 3. Senator Harris expects to receive
from Senator Beck on Monday the 1atter's
suggestions IN regard to the minority report
and to be able to submit them to the COM
nnittee by Wednesday,.
i HoUsE.-Mr. Rice of Minnesota presented
N the house the report of the special commit
tee which has Investigated the charges
i against Representative Stahlnecker of New
! York IN connection with the new library
building The report finds the charge not
sustained, and says the committees satisfied
that MT. Kelley, who set on foot the inquiry,
j was actuated by the most honorable motives
and sincere desire to indicate the honesty
j of the house.
The work of the house is substantially at
an end. The deficiency is the last of the APP
preparation bills, and tits the opinion of both
sides OF the house that nothing more will be
j attempted at this session. The Democrats
are understood to have agreed upon the
/ policy that no more bills which appropriate
money shall be permitted to pass, and
that no bills of any nature shall be
brought up except it be some bill
for a bridge or q right of way The color
less bills which can be passed by unanimous
calendars of the house and of the commit
tees filled with bills, but they are bills as
to which there will be controversies and
which are certain not to pass in the absence
4 OF quorum.
Monday, Oct..1,
{. SENATE.-The senate has formally entered
upon the discussion of the bill to, forfeit GER
tain lands granted to the Northern Pacific
railway and it is easy to- determine what the
] result will be. If any bill passes it will be the
senate su bstitute for the house BILL The house
bill forfeits all the lands granted to the com
i pany except such as are adjacent to that
/ portion of the road that was constructed
prior to July 4, 1879. The senate bill for
feits only those portions of the grant which
j appertain to and are co-terminous with that
part of the line which shall not have been
constructed at the date of the passage of
/ this act.
/ HoUsE.-A resolution was introduced in
the house and referred directing the secretary
| OF the treasury to inquire as to the awarding
| of contracts of the Brooklyn IN. Y. J public
building; also q bill by Mr.. Sowden, of Penn
| sylvanla, for the appointment of a sub-com-
mittee to proceed to Chicago to inspect the
| postofice and to ascertain the necessity of
| its enlargement. The message of the presi-
! dent announcing his approval of the Chinese
bill was presented, read and referred to the
| committee on foreign affairs Unsuccessful
! attempts were made to put upon their pas
sage general public building bills
Tuesday, October 2.
SENATE.-The senate bill to allow persons
who have abandoned or reinquished their
| homestead entries came up in the house.
Amendments were adopted providing:
Whenever it shall be made to appear to the
register of any land Office that any settler on
the public domain is unable, by reason Of
drought Or other unavoidable reason,
to secure support for himself the reg
| lister may grant such settler leave of absence
from the claim for a period not exceeding one
year. All public lands designated as double
MINIMUM presumption lands shall be reduced
to the uniform rate of 81. 25 per acre. Any
! homestead settler who has entered less than
one-quarter section may enter additional
land contiguous to the original entry with
which such entry shall not exceed 100 acres.
The bill was then passed.
HoUsE.-Judge Clifford in the House sue
ceeded in his many attempted efforts to pre-
| sent the report of the committee of con-
ference on the Senate amendments to the
House bill granting the right of way to the
Yankton & Missouri River Railway Company
through the Yankton reservation in Dakota.
breckenridge, OF Kentucky, had just moved
| that the House adjourn. Judge Clifford
asked him to permit him to introduce the re-
port, which privilege was granted, and the
House then adjourned The bill is now out
OF the hole and can be called up any time for
| question of privilege.
! Wednesday, Oct. 8.
SENATE.-The Senate tariff bill was report
ed and read at length.
! The Senate then resumed consideration of
| Mr.. Hales resolution calling on the secretary
| OF war for an explanation of Gen. Benefits
| circular as to discharges of Republican en-
les. $ - = -
! HoUsE.-Congressman Haughen to-day
unsheathed his political knife and made a
savage unge at Knute Nelson, but missed
him and hurt a Minnesota farmer Nelson
called up the bill to authorize the secretary
| OF the treasury to issue certain duplicate
bonds to j. 3. Andrews of Wadena, in place
OF certain bonds destroyed by fire March 81,
1886, when his dwelling was burned and
contents destroyed. The report of the COM
mittee shows conclusively that the bill is
just and Mr. Andrews clearly entitled to
duplicate bonds but Mr.. Haughen objected,
and the bill could not pass.
Thursday Oct. 4.
SENATE.-The senate bill relating to the
of the act of the Sd of March, 1883, ''To adj
| just the salaries of postmasters," passed the
| senate.
The senate adopted the Hale resolution re-
lating to the Benet circular order. call
| ing on the secretary of war for
| a statement of the circumstances under which
it was issued. Amendments were adopted to
include in the request information concerning
| any other orders of similar character issued
by the department., and asking the secretary
| of war to state whatmeasures had been taken
under the Benet order to ascertain the politics
OF women and children in the employ of the
| ordinance department..
HoUsE.-Members of both houses of con.
gress are INDUCING in good deal Of talk to-
day about recess for the elections in Nov
ember. The 10th and 18th insts are
( the dates most mentioned Senator
Allison says the Republicans in the
Senate are willing to take q recess of 10
days two weeks hence, and the Demo-
Gratis in the House say they are willing to
take recess Immediately after the general
deficiency bill is finally passed Generally
| speaking, the impression prevails that con-
gress will not be in session over a couple Of
weeks. A resolution will probably be passed
by the House this week, proposing adjourn
ment on the 10th OF the 18th inst.
A man was arrested as Tascott at Denver,
COL He gave his name as Edward j. Carter.
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