New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-02-06

soldiers and sailors of the late civil war
ITO make homes on the public lands
under existing homestead laws shall
not in any degree be impaired by
the passage OF this bill, but that such rights
Shall be open to any settlement under the
provisions of this bill
After further debate the amendment was
agreed that a vote should be taken in the
house.
On motion ofMr. Payson of Illinois an
mendment was adopted providing that no
entry shall be allowed of any homestead ex-
cept to actual settlers.
The committee then reported the bill to
the house The first vote was taken on Mr.
Payson's soldiers homestead amendment,
and it was agreed to-yeas Ia, nays Ill.
Pending further votes the house adjourned
Thursday Jan. 81.
e SENATE.-The senate spent four hours more
discussing the British extradition treaty.
and so modified and amended it that there is
strong probability that it will be agreed to-
In fact, the features to which SO many OBJ
Jectlons have been raised by the Irish were
entirely eliminated to-day. The committee
amendment to the fourth clause {relating
to crimes against person and property was
voted down. A motion was then made to
strike out the fourth clause entirely This
clause was considered the most important in
the bill. 1t was stricken out by a heavy ma
jority, most of the Democratic senators pres
ent voting in the affirmative An amend
mcnt was then ordered striking out of the
hrst clause the word ''mnnslaughter." This
was agreed to by closer vote, the division
not being on strictly party lines. It is not
at all probable that England will be willing
to accept the treaty in its present form. AS
amended it applies only to those guilty of
rape robbery or embezzlement.
the Oklahoma BILL
The house committee on aoricu1tnre COM
pleted the agricultural appropriation bill.
The appropriation amounts to 81 $3.50, $50.
The experimental sugar stations are aband-
oned, and the distribution of seed is trans
felred from the department. to the experiment
tai stations.
The Sioux bill is still remem bered by it's
friends, and they are making a quiet but en-
ergetic little fight to get a hearing for it,
Clifford and Peel have put their heads to-
gether and have decided to ask the house for
another day for it's consideration, and if it
cannot be obtained, to grant an evening ses-
vote taken the next day An impression
seems to be gaining ground that the bill, as
reported fro N the committee on Indian af-
fairs, may get through.
Friday Fe b.1
SENATE.-The senate debated the British
extradition nearly three hours today, and it
was finally rejected. 1t has been supposedly
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lenses sections stricken out it might pass
as it was conceded on all sides that a treaty
for the extradition of embezzlers and forgers
was greatly to be desired by the United
States. But. as was pointed out to the de-
bate this afternoon, the striking out of the
Objectionable clause would not remove that
subject from the field of negotiations; nor
would the reference of the treaty to a
committee, with the understanding that it
should not be reported, dispose of it,
HoUsE.-By vote of l4S to 102, the
house to-day passed the bill to organize the
territory of Oklahoma.
Mr.. Hatch submitted to the house tho
conference report OF the bill to create the de-
partment of agriculture. and it was agreed
to. The only material difference between the
two houses Was upon the senate amendment
striking out the clause transferring the
weather bureau to the new department..
The house conferes finally receded from the
opposition to the senate amendment. and
the clause is not retained.
While the house was considering the claims
bills of the heirs of Gen. Sibley. Representa-
tive Kerr of Iowa leading the opposition, an
incident occurred to relieve the monotony of
the house. Representative Mccullough of
Virginia said the exciting Notwithstanding to
the Southern brigadiers whose chronic excit-
that the last month of their supremacy is
ushered in. 'The idea. said Mr. Mccullough,
'of paying this mans heirs IS apiece for all
the tents constructed by the government dur
ing the war when he was in open arms doing
all he could to destroy them. Who was he?
Nothing but criminal and traitor
1t was not exactly the rebel yell that
greeted this Characterization, but the
loud commingled sound of Kisses and jeers
that came from not a few Southerners' seats
on the Democratic side was by no means
pleasant Representative Kerr rose to the
occasion amid decided Republican applause.
My colleague has used an expression not
often heard within these walls of Late he
said, with calm dignity; "but how docs the
constitution of the nation define it? A
traitor is one who among other acts has
taken up arms against his country" Calls
for ''the vote" blending with the plaudits on
the left of the speakers stand.] The bill; it
need scarcely be said, was again voted down,
and it is thought this time for good, though
some legal points regarding the alleged
contract may come before the supreme
court.