New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resume Of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.

W CUuSgItoS DuIlus tU6
Past Week.
SENATE
Senator Davis 500 canal bill was resehed
On the calendar. The senate was grinding
out business under its~Rule Ne 8, whic2asal..
lows the passage of a BILL only where there is.
no objection. It looked ia if the bill mould
act, bns one or two members on the Demo,
cratic g side exercised their prerogatiye objec-
ton, and the bill was laid on the desk.
Sometime ago one or two senators, served
notice taat they would oppose any more
lump sssun bills for Improvement of this
nature: Nj Davis, however, expects that
the bils will pass in view,of the Importance
OF the improvement Few bills hages. had
stronger advocacy thanthis one, st arting
with the speech OF thesenator after its in,
trodustion and continuing through, it's err
tire course to the calendar.
HcEsE.
Ehs' house military committee what, once.
prepare q fayOra bic Bep0rt,on the Ghicamas.
ga and Chattanooga National Park bill
The house committee on military affairs au~
thoTizad favorahle9eport on the-biH intro-
duced by Mr.. Carter-of Montana granting q
portion OF Fort keogh military reservation
TO Miles City, Mont for use as apublic park
The house committee on commerce to-day
authorized a favorable report oithe bill in
trodpced in the house by Mr.. Clifford, to, au-
thorize the construction of a. bridge acaosa
the Missouri river at Pierre, S. d.
SENATE.
Senator Stamford from the committee on
public buildings and grounds, reported fav-
orally the bill appropriating. S95, 0OG for a
public building at Fargo
SaN8t0r MpnAv in trodpnod a Kill r. ~; :,
appropriation of 100000 fsn.a1 public build
ing at Yanktos, S. D.
The House, after a struggle. Of SIX hours
and after eight bullots, voted. to, have the
worlds Fair held at Chicago the last vote
standing Chicago 157; New York lO7; st.
Louis IS; Washington Is.
SENATE.
The senate had another anirnated discus,
sion Of the charge that Mr., Cali had interpo.
lated remarks in the official report Of the
proceedings Of the senate. The resolution of
cred Yesterday by Mr. Chandler censuring
fMr. Call was taken up and Mr.. Sherman
moved it's reference to the committe on privil-
eyes md elections which was agreed to.
The amendments ofthe house to the senate
bill to amend tho act for bridge across the
Mississippi river at Clinton, Iowa, were con-
Cured in by the senate.
HOUSE.
The house passed the bill authorizing thu
appointment of two delegates to the inter-
national conference for the protection of in
dustrial property, to be held at Madrid.
Spain, April 1.
By a vote of 129 to "a, the house to-day
refused to strike out the first section of the
house bill, which is q substitute to the SEN
ate bill, fixing the boundaries of Oklahoma
territory so as to include the Cherokee Out
let.
Representative Clifford to-day presented
memorials from South Dakota legislature
fayoring the opening OF the Fort Randall
military reservation; one favoring the rati-
ication OF the treaty with the Sisseton and
Wahpeton Indians, and one in favor OF
making national hospital of the Soldiers
hospital at Hot Springs, Ark
SENATE.
In the senate Mr.. Chandler presented a ne.
htion from Union county, Ark. representing
that at the state election there in September,
1888, q systematic reign OF terror prevailed;
that armed and reckless mobs paraded the
county night and day. terrorizing whites and
shooting and whipping colored voters; that
schools and churches had been demoralized
and ballot boxes carried off; and asking for
the protection guaranteed by the constitu-
ton.
A senate special committee is trying to find
out how newspaper men secure their reports
of secret sessions, but is meeting with poor
success.
By strict party vote the house com.
mittee on territories decided to report
favorably the bill admitting Idaho. AL
though Delegate Dubois has O letter from
Springer, in which lie guarantees the Idaho
representative his hearty support, he and the
I)pmncrafa f}fo ~ nYt,it mill
minority report against not only Idaho but
Wyoming Springer insists on his omnibus
bill admitting these territories and Arizona
and New Mexico at the same time His bill
provides for enabling acts only, while the
Idaho and Wyoming bills admit upon the
constitutions already adopted.
SENATE.
Senator Davis says that he believes that
his bill appropriating s5,O0O,OO0 for the
500 and Hay Lake channel will pass as soon
as reached in the regular order But no
matter what may be done in the senate there
is not the least hope for it passing as a sepa-
rate measure in the house. It will come in
with the general river and harbor bill, and
pro babiy be for q less sum than that named
in the Davis BILL
Senator Moody of South Dakoa presented
bill which covers the substance OF a memo
rial introduced from that state curly in the
session on the subject of Indian depred alton
claims. The bill represents that the secre-
tary OF the interior has approved claims OF
this nature to the amount of $623, 14S, and
recommended that congress pay them Ac-
cordingly that amount OF money is asked for
by the bill.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lind has introduced a bill appropriate
ing $50, 900 for an Indian school at Pipestone
reservation, in Minnesota.
bill was introduced to amend the worlds
fair bill SO as to require at least two OF the
board of control to be women.
Among the bills introduced was one for the
relief OF dependent widows of soldiers who
died from other causes than thar upon which
pensions were granted.
Speaker Reed told Delegate Dubois that
when his bill was reported for the admission
of Idaho it would become privileged ques-
ton and might be called up at any time, and
it is probable that the next week The measure
will be before the house. Whereas the rules
we're under consideration.
Dom Pedro.
There is much in the closing state