New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-09-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
4 Resume Of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.

presented d peClGlOn from Cit
liens OF Missouri, asking for the passage of
the federal election bills Many petitions
were presented for and against the passage
OF the compound lard bill. The calendar was
then taken up and a number of bills of no
great Importance were passed. The hour as
signed to the calendar having elapsed, the
con- rence report on the railroad land for
FIXTURE bill was taken up and Mr. Morgan
continued his argument IN opposition to it.
HOUSE.
During the roll call a message was received
from the senate, announcing the passage Of
the tariff bill with amendments, and by the
direction of the speaker it was referred to
the committee on ways and means. The
previous question was ordered-yeas 49,
nays 34-The clerk noting q quorum, and
the question required on the approval of the
journal. On the approval of the journal the
quorum disappeared and a cali OF the house
was ordered, but no quorum could be found
and SO the house adjourned
SENATE.
The senate proceeded to the consideration
of bridge bills and passed the following,
among others: House bill to construct Il
wagon bridge across the Mississippi river at
Hastings, Mimi: house bill to amend the
act OF July 1, 1888, authorizing the con.
struction of bridge across the Red River
oil the North
In the house Mr. Mckinley of Ohio, from
the committee on ways and means, re ported
back the tariff bill with senate amendments
with the recommendation that the amend
ments be non-concurred in. Referred tc
commit tee ofthe whole
SENATE.
BY a strict party vote the Senate passed
the Railroad land Tor cit bill.
The antilottery bill went through the
senate without q dissenting voice Nothing
was said against it. No amendments were
offered, and it was read and passed as it
came from the house The president will
sign it, and the lottery will receive the most
crushing blow that it has ever encountered
The senate proceeded to the consideration
OF the house bill to repeal the timber culture
law and after being slightly amended was
passed.
A compromise on sugar and binding tWine
and an early agreement in conference on the
tarln Dill Is the programme mapped out by
the he publican leaders.
Represen tative Lind received q telegram
from owners OF flour mills in his district ask
ing him to use his efforts to secure change
in the tariff bill to allow the drawback on
all lutte bags brought to this country after
having once been shipped out.
SENATE
Mr. Blair addressed the senate on the
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution conferring representation
on the District of Colum bia in the two houses
OF congress and in the electoral college
At the expiration of the hour assigned to
calendar, the senate resumed consideration
Of the senate bill to establish United States
land court and to provide for the settlement
OF private lands claims in the states of Ne
vada, Colorado. Wyoming, and in the terri
tories of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
Mr.. Plumb offered resolution to recon-
hNt 1<,,1 l.:
clary committee with instructions to amend
1T SO as to provide for a system of voluntary
bankruptcy only and to report it back so
amended at the earliest practicable moment.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Haugen called up the election case
against which Mr. O'FerralI raised the ques-
ton OF consideration. During the roll call
al the Democratic members deserted the
chamber, leaving but a bare dozen present
to look out Tor their interests The case
went over.
The senate adopted a resolution introduced
by Mr.. Plumb calling on the secretary of the
treasury Tor information about the payment
for silver bullion purchased under the new
silver law. ~
Senator Moody introduced a bill to REIN
burse John Harnick and f. T. Evans of
Sioux City and Richard Dunn of Forest City
for loss by depredations of Indians in the
Black Hills The Indians captured from hem
large numb o cattle and horses, valued
as SIS, 500, and that amount is now asked
from the government.
HOUSE
Never before during the present session of
congress have the Democrats resorted to
the extreme tactics of fibustering that they
have INDUCED in the Langstcn- yena Bile con
test now pending in the mad rush to get out
OF the house and break a quorum, Kilgore
the Texas fire eater, kicked down door Of
the house which was fastened during the call,
which as always been toe case While
Speaker Reed has upset the precedent OF a
hundred years in counting visible quorum,
the Democrats have broken the precedent of
hundred years in kicking down the doors
and running over doorkeepers dnring call
OF the house.
The conferrees on the tariff bill held a
session and adopted the reciprocity amend
ment OF the senate. The conerrees are ex-
tremey reticent about their deliberations
and the conclusions reached even the Demo-.