New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Weekly Resume Of the Proceedings Of the Senate
and House.
Wednesday Jan. 9.


SENATE. Senator Hoar to-day introduced
q resollltl on, which was adopted asking the
president to transmi to congress any cor
respondence that may have been had with
dreat Britain, concerning the seal fisheries in
OF near Behnngs straits, especially as to the
SEIZURE OF any vessel OF the United States or
other country and what relations governing
the fisheries have been adopted by this gov
eminent. Mr.. Hoar says there have been
and are still widespread com plants of unjust
discrimination made against American yes
sells; that while they are not permitted to take
seals out at sea. which is perfectly proper and
right, no interference is made with the oper-
ations OF the vessels of the other countries,
particularly those of Great Britain, and he
wants to know why
HoUsE.-Mr. Springer, when the omnibus
territorial bill is taken up in the house. will
offer an amendment giving the territories
the following names: North Dakota-Dako-
ia; South observation-disclosures New Mexico
Montezuma; Washington-Tacoma
Mr. Sayers of Texas, from the comm ittee
on appropriations, reported to the house to-
day the notifications appropriation bill. It
PROVIDES Tor an appropriation of $S90,O00,
as against an appropriation of $3,972 900
Tor 1859, and an estimate of $685. 900.
Thursday January srd.
SENATE-Senator Stewart introduced a bill
to-day authorizing the secretary of the treas
principles subsequently settled by decisions
OF the supreme court, are shown to have
been illegally and unconstitutionaly col
lect and havenOt heretofore been refunded
The money is TO be paid out by the com mis-
sloner OF internal revenue provided the re-
fund is made within two years from the pas
sage Of the act.
Housewife house has appointed CON
ferees on the bill FORGETTING lands granted to
the Ontonagon railway. They will meet
with senate conferees probably, and, it is be-
lieved, will agree to bill it will pass before
the session ends
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, from the committee on
rules. offered a resolution providing that
during the present session of congress there
shall be no call of the states and terrific ries
on the first and third Mondays of each
month and it was adopted.
Friday, Jan. 4.
SENATE.-The senate resumed work on the
tariff bill and u long and decidedly uninter-
esting debate was the result.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill to reorganize
and equalize the rank and pay of the person.
mel OF the navy, The bill provides that
there shall be on the active list of lin eoficers
l admiral vice admiral, 20 rear admiraIs,
Is commodores, As captains 90 command
ers. 100 lieutenant commanders, 1928 lieuten-
ants 200 ensigns and the number of naval
cadets ROW allowed by law.
MI. Sherman, from the committee on for
e1gn relations, reported a resolution which
was agreed to, calling on the president for
correspondence and information touching re-
cent occurrences in the Island ofHayti both
as relates to the government there, and to
the seizure and delivery of the American ves-
sci by the Haytian republic.
HOUsE.-The house next took up the Mic
araglla canal bill, with the amendments Of
fered to it in committee of the whole, on
which the previous question was or
Il H-ol hoF%, 4Go- L IL n
amendment offered by Mr.. Holman, proyid-
ing that nothing in the act shall be con-
strued to commit the United States to any
liability on account of the Nicaragua com
pany, and requiring this proviso to be
printed on every bond, certificate of stock,
or other obligation issued by the company,
agreed to. The amendment offered by Mr..
Williams, providing that no certificate of
stock sllan be issued until at least 10 per
cent shall be paid or i'll money; that the
stock shall not be assignable until the whole
OF the sameSbal be paid in; that no bonds
in excess of the amount of the capital shall
amount to $o, 900, was agreed to--yeas
1O2. nays 25. The amendment offered by
Mr.. Bland, reserving to congress the right to
alter amend repeal this act and to reg
ulate the tariff rates for the transportation
of persons property was agreed to. The
bill passed-yeas 157, nays 81.
Saturday, Jan. 5.
TO create acuStOms commission and define
its duties, which was offered to the commit
tee on finance. It's object is to establish a per-
manent customs commission in the treasury
department., which shall make Investigations
respecting the working of the tariff, at which
it shall furnish information thereon to con-
gross and Others when called upon.
The investigation into the conduct of
the supervising architects Office by senate
Subcommittee began. 1t was developed that
Architect Freret has awarded contracts for
the preparation of plans for four or five
buildings to architects in Washington, and
that'clerks employed in his office are working
on these plans out of Office hours.
HoUsE.-Mr. Springer introduced in the
house a joint resolution proposing q CON
stituti0nal amendment authorizing congress
to make uniform law of marriage and di-
y0rce.
The greater part of the time in the house
was occupied in filli-bustering against the
resolution to abolish, for the remainder of
the session, the call of states for the intro
duction of the bills on the first and third
Mondays of each month. Nothing was ac-
complshed.