New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-18
CO]N'GR ESSIONAL.
Resume of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.
SENATE

SENATE
Senator Moody introduced proposed
amendment to the river and harbor bill which
caiis Tor extensive appropriations for i'm
proving the Missouri. 1t asks 81 200, 900
LOT system OF Improvements extending
rom the mouth of the Big Sioux to Fort
Benton in Montana
The senate passed the bill to provide for
the compulsory education Of Indian children.
Senator Spooner reported fayora bly, from
tne committee on public buildings and
grounds the house bill increasing the APP
preparation Tor the Duluth building from
$4,000 to $27O,OOO
The House engaged in short but decis.
1ye,vote on the silver bill which was amended
ana passed-l35 to 119. On the final pas
sage eight Republicans, as follows voted
bill: -
SENATE.
senator Hoar of Massachusetts, introduced
IN the senate joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution, providing
lot the election OF postmasters by the people.
Ihe senate considered Mr. Vests bill pro-
n ~ monopoly IL the transportation OF cat
eie 20 foreign countries. The provisions of
the bill have been heretofore published. Mr..
Hale moved to amend the bill by inserting
the words mot already contracted for in
good faith by persons or parties having cat.
tte 1or transportation at the date OF such
ACT sufficient to occupy such storage
room Mr.. Vest opposed the amendment
Inc vote showed no quorum present. and
the senate adjourned without action on the
bill or a amendment.
HOUSE. ~.
Representative Oates of Alabama, from.
the committee on judiciary reported to the
mouse the bill to prohibit aliens from &C
curing title to or owning lands in the United
States. An elaborate report accompanied
the bill. In it the committee says the power
OF the government to totally exclude aliens
from coming within it's jurisdiction, as has
been done in the case of the Chinese, 10 one
questions.
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts offered a reso-
luton directing the secretary of the treasury
to inform the house whether it is true that
the Cunard Steamship company on Saturday
last refused to obey the orders of the United
States officers to give return passage to Ger
tain emigrants landed at New York by said
company in violation of the contract labor
laws.
The Republican members of the senate at a
caucus chose ex-Representative Valentine of
Nebraska to succeed W. P. Canady as SER
geant-at-arms of the United States senate
Inc conference committees on pensions
had meeting, and agreed upon bill, which
will robably be reported in day or two
The result is concession on the part of the
house OF the principal point of difference
The service clause in the Morrill, bill which
the house had instructed it's committee to
insist upon. it was agreed on, should be
made on the part OF the senate, but in the
main the bill be the dependent pension bill
reported by Mr. Davis and passed by the
senate. ...
The house committee on Indian affairs
tavorably reported the senate bill to enable
the secretary OF the interior to carry out the
agreement with the Sioux Indians for the
cession of the reservation. The bill an
propriating $1,674,O29 for the purchases.
Representative Clifford, who makes the report,
Will, no doubt, have pretty fight on hands
when the bill comes up Tor consideration in
the house, as there are plenty OF men who
will be found ready to make fight against
any bill carry ing an appropriation with it.
The house committee on judiciary onsidered
at length the Wilson original package" bill,
and it was developed that all the Democrats
and two Republicans were against it, and it
is probable that the bill would not pass the
house owing to the opposition developed in
a constitutional way. Should the bill be re-
ported by the minority it will be fought very
hard
The following bills were taken up and pass
ed by the senate: Senate bill for public
building at Racine, Wis, to cost $15OOOO;
increasing cost of public building at Duluth
from $4,000 to 1915 900.
The senate committee on finance consider
ed and amended the house silver BILL and
VIII offer 1T as substitute for the senate
bill. -
Adverse reports were made from the f.
nance comm iften on Mr. StopforJ,. hill e.
government loans on liens of real estate and
on the bill to abolish metal money, and the
bills were indefinitely postponed
HOUSE.
The dependent pension bill as agreed upon
by the conference and reported to the house.
after providing for the pensioning Of depend
ent parents, says that all persons who served
three m onths or more in the military or
naval service of the United States during the
War of the Rebellion and who have been
honorably discharged therefrom, and who
are now or who may hereafter be suffering
from mental or physical disability of a
paramount character, not the result of
their vicious habits, which incapacitates
from their performance OF manual labor in
such a degree as to render them unable
to earn support, shall be placed upon the
the list OF invalid pensioners of the United
States to be entitled to receive pension not
to exceed $12 per month and not less than
Po pei mOulu, pfOpOTUlOneu TO GQe1r lna DlIlty
to earn support, such pension to continue
during the existence of such disability. Rank
in the service shall not be considered in ap.
plcations filed under this act' Provision
is made for pensioning at the rate of So per
month widows Of men who served ninety
days without proving death the result of
army service, and likewise granting 50 a
month to each child under sixteen wears of
age. Ten dollars is fixed as u limit of the
fee to be charged by agents in preparing
cases under this act.
SENATE.
Senator Davis explained at length the pen
sion bill as it was agreed upon by the confer
ence committee. AS heretofore stated, the
service clause is stricken out Provision is
made for graded pensions from Sc to So per
month in certain cases, according to the de-
gree OF disability. Another feature is anao-
gous to the Mexicanspension act, giving to
widows S. permonth where the death Of the
husband is not the result of casualty, and
SD per month where it is proven that death
is the result ofcasuaIty.
1t is said that the committee on rules has
decided that as soon as some of the pressing
legislation is out OF the way they will fix a
day for the consideration oil the Davis $500
BILL This is only a rumor, as the senate
managers of the bill hayenot been informed
thai it would be considered