New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-02-13

committee on public lands, reported back the
senate bill providing that the public lands OF
| the United States now subject to private en-
try, or adapted to and chiefly valuable for
agriculture, shall be disposed ofaccording to
| the provisions of the homestead laws only.
An amendment was adopted repeating the
communication clause of the homestead law.
Mr.. Weaver showed a disposition to object
to the immediate consideration, because he
regarded its language as ambiguous It did
not in terms repeal to the desert land and
timber culture laws Mr. Holman gave as
surance that If any ambiguity existed it
would be removedin conference. An amend
ment was adopted allowing persons who
have abandoned or relinquished their home
stead entries to make another entry. The
bill was passed.
| Friday Feb. 8.
SENATE.-The senate passed the house bill
to quiet title to lands on the Des Moines
river in Iowa. The consideration of the bill
led to a brIefdlscusslon, Senators EyartS and
Wilson of Iowa taking part 1t was bill
OF this character passed by the last congress
that President Cleveland vetoed at the sug-
gestion of Benton j. Hall, now commission
er OF patents, then a member of congress
from the Des Moipes district, and the only
Iowa member of congress who opposed or
vetoed against the bill.
The senate passed the Legislature appropri-
at1on bill. The pension appropriation bill
Gas to which there was a motion toreconsder
pendlngO was amended in relation to be
checks for pensions and to payments for por-
tons of a quarter up to the death of pen
sloner, and the bill was again passed. The
house passed the army and agricultural APP
preparation bills.
HoUsE.-The "protocole'' Cor official
minutes) of the conferences on Samoan af-
fairs, held in this city in 1877, together with
additional correspondence on the subject,
were laid before congress to-day. In his let
ter of transmittal, President Cleveland saws
Britain have consented to their pu blieation.
The documents are very long.
Saturday, Feb,9.
SENATE.-The fertilization approximation
bill was taken up in the senate. An item Of
100000 was inserted for the purchase of
movable submarine torpedOes, impelled and
controlled at will by power from shore sta
lions. The amendments reported from the
committee on appropriations were agreed to,
and the bill passed.
Senator Sabin introduced in the senate to-
day bills III clearing the military records of
John Chase and George G. Wilder He also
reported favorably from the committee on
Indian affairs bills granting the Duluth &
Winnipeg road right of way through the
White Earth Indian reservation and grant
ing the same privilege to the ST. Paul. Mime
apolis 4 Manitoba road
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr. Thomas of Wis
consin the house passed the senate bill
authorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Mississippi river at La Crosse
Wis
The Democratic members, of the commit
tee on ways and means have been earnestly
consulting and working upon the tariff bill,
and the present expectation is that they will
be able to report to the-kouse upon the SEN
ate amendments next Tuesday. The indica-
tons are that the report will be confined to
the recommendation that the senate amend
ments be rejected for reasons stated. 1t will
argue upon the basis of the treasury figur-
lng) that when account is taken Of the oper-
alton OF the package clause and other ad-
ministrative features of the bill, as
well as of amendments whose affect cannot
be stated in advance, but which must resultin
increased revenue, the total gross reduction
made by the bill as it came from the senate
Exclusive Of the internal revenue sections}
will not exceed IS 100000.