New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-08
FIFTlETH CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
In the senate the sundry civil service bill
was taken up and several amendments pro-
posed by the committee were adopted.
Senator Bowen offered an amendment to
the bill heretofore introduced, appropriating
$4,000 for the construction of reservoirs
in the Arid regions for the purposes of irriga-
ton and addressed the senate on the subject.
On motion of Mr. Struble, of Iowa. the
senate bill was passed for the erection of a
public building at Sioux City, Iowa, at a
cost of $150,OO0
A conference was ordered on the senate
amendments to the navy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bacon, of New York from the commit
tee Oh manufacturers, submitted report,
which was ordered printed
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency appropriation bill
After much controversy an arrangement
was arrived at under which the general de-
bate on the bill with the exception of the
French spoliation claimss eetion) was limited
to one hour. The bill was then read by par.
agraphs for amendments
SENATE
The senate adopted Mr.. Hoarss resolution
for select committee to investigate the
commercial and business relations between
United States and Canada.
While the sundry civil bill was up, Mr.
Plumb offered an amendment providing th at
supplies the result of prison labor shall not
be purchased for use at the national soldiers
home. Rejected without division
Mr.. Frye, from the select committee on the
Pacific railroads, reported the Union Pacific
funding bill, providing for a settlement
claims growing out of the issue of bonds ia
secure payment of all indebtedness.
HOUSE.
The public building combination has met
with signal defeat in both houses The
conference report upon the bill for the public
building at Omaha, in which the house con-
ferees yielded to the senate, was rejected by
the house by majority of eleven The atti-
tud t OF Of the house was the more significant
from the fact that the vote was regarded as
test upon a number of similar pending
measures.
Thesenate finance committee has been asked
by members of t Isrslse to put upon the
free list books prif rely in any for
elgn language.
The attempt to .os..le vne passage of an
appropriation to send another agent to Eng
land to search for the assets of the late Con-
federate states failed in the senate
The senate passed the house bill to extend
for five years from June, 1887, the provis-
pay of certain Office enlisted men of
the volunteer forces.
Mr.. Evarts, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported back the senate Joint res
olution authorizing the president to take
measures to obtain indemnity promptly for
the injuries, losses and damages suffered by
the Venezuelan Steamship Company of New
York by the wrongful seizure and detention
OF the company's three steamers in 1871.
The house bill to authorize the Winona &
Southwestern Railway company to build a
bridge across the Mississippi at Winona
Mimi, passed the senate today.
The house non-concurred in the senate
amendments to the army bill for a gun factory
at Watervliet IN. " arsenal and appropri-
ating 5000. 900 for the manufacture or pur-
chase of steel for cannon. In the discussion
much hostility to the so-called domineering
tendency of the senate was shown
The Repu bicans of the house and a consider
able number of Democrats have voted in
favor of Townsend's resolution to facilitate
the transaction of business. The plan is that
for the remainder of the session objections
from individual members shall not be suf-
fcient to prevent the consideration of
measures, and that at least five members
must unite to object to give effect to the oh.
lection.
ScNAIE.
The following is the select conn
Mr.. Hoar's resolutions ofcomme II 5.a1.sss
ness between the United States all, canada,
as follows: Senators Hoar, Alliso,.. Hale,
Dolph, Pugh, Eustis and Blodgett.
A conference committee was ordered on the
naval appropriation bill, and Senators Hale,
Farwell and Beck were appointed conferrees
on the part of the senate.
Mr.. Beck moved to proceed to the consider
alton Of bills on the calendar irregular order.
Mr.. Sherman moved to proceed to the con-
sideration of the fisheries treaty in open ex-
ecutive session.
The latter motion was agreed to, yeas "a,
nays % "a strict party vote) and the fisher
les treaty was taken up-the question being.
on Mr.. Morgan S motion to postpone it's furth.
er consideration till December next.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Dibble, of South Carolina.
the senate joint resolution was passed author
ling the secretary of war to investigate and
report the amount due to the state of South
Carolina for the rent of the citadel of Charles
ton.
Ihe house proceeded to the consideration
OF the senate amendments to the army APP
preparation BILL and they were non conquered
IN, and conference was ordered.
The house then went into committee of the
whole Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair)
VI JIG uencleHcy appropriation Dill.
SENATE.
Mr.. Cullom offered a resolution instructing
the committee on Interstate commerce to as
certain and report whether any United States
railroad lines are owned, operated or con-
trolled by the Grand Trunk or the Canadian
Pacific also whether commerce originating in
the United States is diverted from American
to Canadian lines, to what extent and in
what manner; also whether any discrimina-
ton is practiced in the charges for tolls
against American vessels on the Welland and
st. Lawrence canals; also to inquire into
the question Of the regulation of com
merce carried on by railroad or water
ways between the United States and
Canada
Mr.. Cullom said that he had some DAYS
ago, offered o resolution in the same tone,
but that he had since then concluded that
the investigation should have wider scope
than was therein proposed.
In addition to all that the British govern
ment or the Canadian government had re-
Gently subsidized a line of steamers to China
and Japan for the purpose of securing the
commerce between those countries and the
United States and Europe.
Mr.. Hoar inquired as to the fact of the sub
sidjzed steamers being convertible into ships
OF war.
Mr.. Edmunds- The British government al
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