New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
Weekly Resume Of the Proceedings Of the Senate
and House.
Saturday Jan. 60;

NA1Es-1SOC Ill S6SSlOu.
HoUsE.-The speaker laid before the house
jhe Mills tariff BILL with the sena tie substi-
tute therefor, together with the request of
the senate for conference. Mr.. Reed moved
to concur in the senate substitute. Mr..
McMlllln reserved the point of order that
the su bstitute must first be considered in
committee of the whole, and Mr.. Mills the
point that 1T must be referred to the commit
tee on ways and means. Mr.. Reed in advocat-
ing the Immediate consideration of the senate
measure quoted the sentence from the tariff
speech of Speaker Carlisle, III which he says:
Its the imperative duty OF the representa-
tlves of the people to reduce the revenue be-
fore this congress shall adjourn. The bill
has been received by the clerk of the commit
tee OIL ways and means, and a meeting has
been called for Tuesday next to begin it's
consideration. 1t is the intention to discuss
the senate amendments thoroughly in com
mittee and estimates will be prepared show
ing the probable effects of them on the rev
enues. from the standpoint of the WAYS and
means committee. This WILL it is expected,
take some time and an early report upon
the bill does not appear to be probable.
Monday Jan. %.
SENATE.-The senate concurrent resolution
providing for the joint meeting of the two
houses of congress on Wednesday, Feb. 13,
to count the ELECTORAL votes was passed by
the house.
The senate adopted the amendment to the
sundry civil bill appropriating $25, 900 for
investigating the best method Of irrigating
the arid region.
The Republican senators have agreed upon
the course they will pursue in relation to the
nominations now pending or which will be
made between now and the 4th ofMarch.
Nominations to fill vacancies caused by
death or expiration of commissions will be
confirmed if there is not a very strong fight
made against the appointees, but in the case
OF a man whose term would have expired aft
er HarrisOns inauguration and whose resig-
nation at this time there is reason to pre-
sumo was rendered SO as to enable his sue
ceGsor to serve a full term the nomination
will not be confirmed The pigeon holes oi
the various committees are full OF nomina-
tons.
HoUsE.-Springer introduced his omnibus
BILL providing for an enabling act for the ad-
mission of the Territories of Arizona, Idaho
and Wyoming as states of the Union.
Delegate Clifford of Dakota introduced q
bill opening to settlement all that portion of
the Fort Randall military reservation in
Dakota lying east of the Missouri river.
The senate bill was passed by the house in
creasing the pension of&soldiers or sailors
who have lost both hands to $1OO per
month The senate passed the army nurses
pension bill. 1t allows pension of S25 a
month to all women nurses during the war
by Miss Dix, superintendent OF women nurses
or her authorized agent, orwho was specially
appointed by the surgeon general or other
proper United States authority, who per-
formed six months service, or were disabled
and honorably discharged.
Postmaster General Dickinson has sent to
Chairman Blount, of the house committee on
postoffices and postroads, a plan for the
classification of clerks in the first and second
class Offices were competitive examinations
are provided for. The assistant postmas-
tiers are not to receive salaries exceeding so
per cent of the post masters salaries, and in
no cases are they to exceed $4,000 per year
except in the city of New York.
Tuesday. Jan, 30.
SENATE.-The senate resumed considera-
ton of the diplomatic appropriation BILL the
question being on Mr.. Gibson's amendment
to make the title of the ministers to France,
Germany, Great Britain and Russia, ambas-
sailors. 1t was agreed to: Yeas %; nays
"a. Mr.. Davis introduced the bill to increase
the rate of pension for the loss of one hand
or one foot, etc, which has been reported
favorably to the house.
Senator Platt is still trying to make head or
tail out of the house omnibus bill for the ter
ritories. He is studying it section by section.
The results of his study have been made
known to his associates on the committee and
it is not known when the next meeting will be
Dakota people here are very hopeful that
some conclusion may be reached by the
committee and the senate in which
the house can concur. 1t is pretty well
understood that this is not possible unless
the house surrenders the provision making
statehood for South Dakota depend upon
the affirmative vote of North Dakota and
that making it obligatory upon South Da-
kota to hold constitutional convention
even after voting in favor of the Sioux Falls
constitution. Some of the Dakota people be-
lieve that Springer is so crazy to get his bill
through this congress and take the glory of
admitting new states from the Republicans
that he will conc EIDE these points, or indeed
ony other that may be asked in conference
committee.
HoUsE.-The committee on ways and
means met Tor the consideration of the SEN
ate amendments to the tariff bill. The bill
and amendments were referred to the treas
ury department in order to secure compu Ia
lions as to the effect on the revenue of the
proposed charges in the law. There appears
to be q wide opinion between the senate
finance committee in regard to the effect of
the senate amendments.
Hon. Poindexter Dunn, chairman of the
committee on merchant marine and fisher
les, submitted to the house to day the result
of the committees Investigation of the Alas
ka Commercial company. Accompanying the
report is a bill > W hich the committee will ask
to have passed at this session. The
report finds that the company has faith
fully and scrupulously complied with it's con
tract with the United States The bill which
accompanies the report provides for certain
changes in existing law. The secretary ofthe
treasury is authorized to make lease for the
seal island one year prior to the expiration OF
the present lease, which expires May 1, 1890.
1t provides that only 100000 skins shall be
taken annually, and for this lease the govern
ment shall receive annually $4,000 and S.
so for each skin taken.
Wednesday Jan. 80,
1t is gathered from the tone of to days dis
cussion in the senate that there is a strong
disposition among number of senator's to
recommit the extradition treaty to the com
mittee on foreign relations, the evil effects
of which, from the standpoint of the admin
istration senators, would be TO kill it as far
as this congress is concerned. At any rate
when the senate adjourned no date was fixed
for continuing the consideration of the treaty,
and it is somewhat doubtful whether it will
again be considered by the senate as at
present constituted.
The leaders of the Republican party in
both houses have evidently concluded that