New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-04-23
D0INGS OF CONGRESS
What our National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.

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| appropriation to supply the deficiency occa-
stoned by the defalcation in the Office of the
late sergeant at arms
Senator Pettigrew. from the committee on
indlan affairs, reported favorably with
amendments the bill to ratify and confirm an
| agreement with the Sisseeton and Wahpeton
bands Q Indians in North Dakota. The
amendments relate only to the execution of
| the provisions of 8 BILL
| In the forthcoming river and harbor bill
| the 500 canal will be put in for a small
amount, with a promise on the part Of the
committee to consider at some later time the
INDEPENDENT measure introduced by Senator
paws and passed by the senate. For fear
that an independent measure will fail, it was
deemed best to put an appropriation in the
| genera! bill that the work now begun may
be continued.
The bill to increase the rate of pensions for
certain cases of deafness to $40 per month
| passed
The committee on privileges and elections
had under consideration the subject OF a ma
tionai election law. but came to no conelu-
| sion.
| Inc senate passed the senate bill to amend
| and continue in force the act of Aug. 6. 1883
| authorizing the construction OF bridge
across the Missouri river at Forest City, S. D.
HOUSE.
| zen. Casey has reported to the house that
| ne does not think it advisable to open
channel between Lake Ontario and Ironde-
QUOT bay.
The house, by avote f134 to 100 decided
the election case of WaddeII vs. Wise, from
| Virginia, in favor of the former.
| Inc senate bill to increase the efficiency
| and reduce the expense of the signal corps of
the army was passed. The bill transfers to
tne department. OF agriculture the weather
| bureau, leaving the signal corps OF the army
TO remain IN the war depart ment.
SENATE.
The senate special committee on finance
\ mas had under consideration the large num-
| Der OF letters and petitions and other forms
o. appeal from the people OF the West and
Northwest, for an increase in the volume of
currency, so that better times may prevail
| among the farmers, merchants and Iaberinp
men of the West =,
Among the bills reported favorably was
| one dividing the State of Minnesota into six
| districts for the purpose of holding United
| States courts.
The members of the house caucus silver
| committee had two hours session. There
was general disposition to reach some kind
OF an agreement, and a spirit of concession
characterized the entire proceedings
The House committee on public lands
agreed to make favorable report on the
Senate bill, extending the boundaries of the
Yellowstone National Park, with an amend
ment granting right of way through the
northern end OF the park to the Montana
Mineral Railroad company. The House bill
Tor the same purpose was ordered to be laid
| on the table.
Petltlons have been pouring in upon SEN
ators from all over the country, especially
rom reilglons bodies, protesting yehemently
against what is known as the exclusion
clauses against the Chinese in house bill 6 400
now before the senate provide for the taking
OF the lIth and su bsequeut censuses. To-day
Representative Snider presented long mem
ORAL against the bill from the Duluth Cham.
bsF OF Commerce
SENATE.
Senator Davis says that he will move an
amendment to the soldiers home bill intro
dueed by him and whieh1s before the com.
mlttee on military affairs, OF which he is a
mem Der. 1t is believed that with 16O acres
OF the Smelling reservation and the present
site Minnesota would have as fine grounds
for q home as any in the country.
The senate and house Republican commit
tees on the silver question were in joint ses-
SION for several hours. Very radical differ
ences IN the views of the senator's and repre-
sentatives were disclosed. 1t was finally de
clded to commit the subject to q sub-com-
m1ttse OF five senator's and five representa-
tlyesr who will continue the work OF hunting
for q common ground on which they can
stand.
The bill to define and regulate the iurisdic.
| ton of the courts of the United States was
passed by the house-yeas 131, nays 13-the
Democrats not voting and thespeaker count
ing quorum. The bill withdraws all orig.
NAL jurisdiction now vested in the circuit
courts of the United States and vests the
I'M bnr CIT.
United States
protest signed by sixteen Republican
representatives has been presented to MEM
bers OF the majority of the committee on
ways and means against the sugar and weel
schedules of the tariff bill as published
SENATE.
The senate, by strict party vote seated
Wilbur Fisk Sanders and Thomas Powers
United States senators from Montana. There
was no excitement, and the only Indication
that there was anything unusual going on
was the very large attendance on the south
side OF the chamber
After Sanders and Powers were sworn they
were taken in charge by Capt Bassett, the
venerable doorkeeper, and escorted to their
seats, which are on the extreme left of the
Democratic side, Powers sitting directly be-
hind Turpie of Indiana, who so unmereiia ally
seosed him the other day. Senator Hoar i'm.
medlareIy moved an executive session in or
der to initiate the new senators into the mys-
ferrous doings of the body, and, afterinstruc-
ton behind closed doors, the senator's from
Montana came forth equipped for Their la
bors.
The senate summary disposed Of the
Chinese enumeration bill by laying it on the
| table.
! HOUSE.
The Mckinley tariff bill was finally reported
TO the house, and the most encouraging
feature of it is that. it places sugar on the
free list.
TIE house went into the committee of the
Whole on the military academy appropria-
ton bill. After short time the committee
rose and the bill was passed.
The committee on public lands discussed at
some length the South Dakota bills granting
5 PSF cent of the sale of lands and the aban..
don Sisseton military reservation to the
state but came,to no agreement.
Mr.. Snider introduced bill establishing q
branch of the soldiers home at Minneh aha.
The bill is the same that was introduced by
Senator Davis, and is referred to the COM
mite on military affaias, OF which Capt.
Snider is msmber.
sENA2E.
The senatsspent most ofthe DAY discussine
ininf resolution frsr. the