New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
Weekly Resume Of the Proceedings Of the senate
and House.
Mon day. Jan. :.

anu house.
Mon day, JAM,
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Allison the ex-
listing order as to the vote on the tariff bill
was extended by the senate for ore day, in
consequence OF this days session having been
occupied by the Panama canal resolution SO
that the vote on the tariff bill is to be taken
on an. % at / o'clock
The senate adopted the joint resolution re-
lating TO Panama The vote was 40 to g.
Messrs. blackburn, Hampton and Vance vot-
ing in the negative. The resolution reads:
Resolved, That the government of the
United States Will look with serious concern
and disapproVal upon any connection of any
European government with the construction
or control Of any ship canal across the
lsthmus OF BARREN or across Central America,
and must regard any such connection orcon-
troll as Injurious to the just rights and inter
ests OF the United States and as menace to
their welfare That the president be and is
hereby requested to communicate this ex-
preston OF the views of the government of the
United States to the governments of the
countries OF Europe
HousE.-The house committee on invalid
pensions to-day agreed to report favorably
bill to increase the pensions of disabled
veterans. Under this bin the pensions will be
increased as follows: For the loss Of an
arm above the elbow, the pensions will be in
creased from $50 to $40; for the loss Of an
arm below the elbow. the pension is increasd
from $50 to $50; for the loss of an arm at
the shoulder, the pension is increased from
$40 to $50: The increases provided for
the loss OF the leg are the same. In cases
OF total inability to perform manual labor
the pension is increased to $50, and for the
loss of both arms and legs the pension is in
creased to $50
The Sundry civil appropriation bill was
completed to-day by the house committee on
appropriations. It carries an aggregate ap-
preparation Of s22.s52, 1896, being Sc, =
45l less than the regular and special esti-
mates and $3,769,00S less than the appro.
priation for the current fiscal year
Tuesday, Jan. s.
SENATE.-A bill was introduced by Senator
Sherman proposing numerous changes in the
laws regulating the election of congressman.
1t provides that after May /, 1890, elections
for representatives in congress shall be con-
Quoted according to the provisions of the bill
and the legislatures of the states may direct
the election of presidential electors in the
same manner, the expense of the election in
such cases to be paid out of the federal treas
ury.
The senate further considered the tariffbill
Cotton oagging formed the main topic of
discussion.
Il
HoUsE.-The deadlock in the house was
broken to-day by the recommittal of the
resolution to change the rules. The vote
stood: Yeas, 100; nays, lit. The following
republicans voted in the affirmative: Ander-
son ofIowa, Anderson of Kansas, Baker of ILL
nois, Cheadle, Finley, Fuller, Gest, Lehlbach,
and Turner OF Kansas, and the following
Democrats in the negative: French, Hayes,
Hopkins of Virginia, Cultivate, Springer,
Tarsney, Townshend and Weaver
The committee on Indian affairs of the
house met and agreed to put the Clifford
Sioux bill among it's measures to be called up
for consideration on the committees day on
the 10th inst,
Wednesday. Jan. Q.
SENATE.--In the senate the house amend
ments to the Nicaragua canal bill were non
concurred in and Senators Sherman, Ed
munds and Morgan We're appointed confer
ees. The senate then resumed consideration
Of the tariff bill.
HOUSE The house spent the day in filibus
tering. At the conclusion of the chaplain's
prayer. Mr.. Weaver of Iowa called the speak
er's attention to the rule directing the read
ing of the journal upon the appearance of O.
quorum" He raised tho point that the
journal could not be read until it was appar-
ent that q quorum was in attendance A roll
call was ordered. At its conclusion Mr.. Wea-
yer introduced dilatory motions until 8: TO-
when he permitted the reading of the Journal
At the conclusion of the reading, Mr..
Springer of Illinois asked an order for q final
vote on the Oklahoma bill at O'Clock Jan.
Ia. Mr.. Cultivate of Ohio offered an
amendment providing that final vote, on
the Union Pacific funding bill be taken Jan
%, but his amendment was declared out of
order. Mr. Brumm Of Pennsylvania, object
ed to granting Mr.. Springer's request, and
objections was also made to his request that
the matter be referred to the committee on
rules. After further filibustering, the house,
at $3.50 adjourned
Thursday, January. 10.
SENATE,-The members of the senate ub
committee having charge of the tariff bill
have been in conference for some time with
the senator's from the lumber states in the
Northwest on the proposed reduction in the
duty on lumber.
HoUsE-With each day wasted by the house
in flbustering. the talk of an extra session
coverd to break the deadlock that now ex-
lists, an extra session of the house is regarded
as highly probably Mr.. Mckinley said to-
day that the house would certainly take up
the senate tariff bill when it came from the
senate, and unless that bill could be thor
oughly discussed and passed, an extra session
would follow. The loss of time will throw the
general consent is now set apart for tariff dis
cussion in the house on the senate substitute
Some members to-day expressed the opinion
that heroic means should be resorted to
break the deadlock, and one member of up
wards of twenty years service in the house
thought that resolution to expel the mem
bers who were abusing the rules of the house
with their obstructive motions would be JUST.
fed by the country in the circumstances.
Friday Jan. II.
SENATE.-Consideration of the tariff bin
was resumed in the senate, the pending guess
ton being Mr.. Plumb's amendment to put
all fresh fish on thefree list, which was re-
jected and fresh fish will have to pay duty
OF half a cent q pound.
HoUsE-The house spent most of the day
in flibustering. A strong effort was made to
transact business, but Mr.. Weaver continued
to interpose dilatory motions. The house
finally took recess till 8 p. M, the evening
session to be for the consideration of private
pension bills. Mr.. Weaver was not present at
the evening session, but his work was done
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