New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-04-30
D0INGS OF CONGRESS
What our National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.


ing the construction of a bridge over the
missouri river at Chamberlain, s. D., and it
was passed.
Senator Platt, byrequest, introduced bill
Tor the admission of New Mexico to state
hood
Senator Hiscoek introduced a bill to pro-
vide that national banks may secure their
circulation BY deposits of government, state,
railway and municipal bonds of at least par
market value and not in default of interest
for 10 years past, the amount of circulation
not TO exceed so per cent of the market value
OF the bonds, except in the case of govern
ment bonds, upon which notes equal to their
full lace value may be issued.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the House letter
from the secretary OF the treasury, enclosing
drat of bill to limit and define the terms of
all civil officers OF the United States appoint
ed for fixed term
1he committee on commerce discussed at
considerable length the Lind bill, authoriz-
ing the building Of bridge across navigable
streams under direction and approval of the
secretary OF war The object OF the bill is to
do away with special legislation authorizing
bridges to be built from time to time as re-
quired for railroads or other traffic The
COMMITTEES has virtually decided to report
the bill favorably with amendments of
minor nature.
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The senate spent the day in consideration
OF the calendar and passed a number OF mi
nor bills
Senate bill for the payment of back pay to
and emoluments as maicr in the army from
1861 to 1875. to the widow OF Lieut.-Col.
Nathaniel b. Mclean, amounting to about
100000, was taken from the calendar and
after vigorous opposition from Mr. Corkrell
was passed.
Senate bill for the purchase of square OF
ground IN Washington near the capitol, for
a building tor the acco mmodation of the
United States supreme court at a cost Q
about $500. 900 was passed without division
after statement by Mr. Morrill,.
HOUSE.
The house spent the greater part of the
day in listening to eulogies upon the late s.
5. Cox, which was the special order for the
day
The speaker laid before the house several
public building bills and Mr.. Cannon (Illinois)
suggested the necessity of some definite plan
in regard to public building bills. The house
had uniformly stricken out the appro pria-
ton and the senate uniformly voted them ir
SENATE.
The senate passed the worlds fair bill,
which was passed by the house, adding to an
amendment providing Tor a naval review in
New York harbor.
Senator Farwen introduced bill provid
ing that all the revenues of the government
now on deposit in the treasury and So btreas-
uries shall be deposited in national banks
and other banking Institutions
HOUSE.
The house adopted the report of the con,
ference committee on the Oklahoma bill, ex-
GLIDING the Cherokee outlet until the Indian
claim to the land is extinguished.
The house passed bill providing that
soldiers who lost their limbs during the late
war shall be entitled to new artificial limbs
every three years. The present law permits
such supply every five years.
SENATE.
The senate passed the most OF the day in
discussing the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill.
Mr. Coekrell offered resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the superin tendent
OF the census to furnish to the senate copies
OF the forms, rules and regulations adopted
by him for obtaining statistics as to farm
mortgages.
Mr. Mitchell made long speech in favor OF
his proposed constitutional amendment for
the election OF senators by the people.
HOUSE.
The house concurred in the senate amend
ments to the world fair bill, and spent the
rest of the day in discussing the legislature.
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr. Bland, of Missouri discussed the none
tary question and spoke in favor of the I'M
limited coinage of silver and characterized.
the Window bill as demonetizing measure
The house went into committee of the
whole on the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill. Mr.. Butterworth ex.
planned the provisions of the bill.
SENATE.
Senator Allen introduced bill to donate
to the State of Washington one-half section
for home for honorabIy discharged soldiers,
sailors and members of the state militia dis
abled while in service
Mr.. Blair moved to take from the calendar
and pass the senate bill approDriating $780,
900 for an equestrian statue of Mai. Gen.
John Starke at ManelesterN H. Mr. CockreIl
opposed it and said that he thought it the
most useless and most ridiculous of all the
ridiculous bills for theerection ofmonuments.
The bill vas lost.
The Republican caucus decided to support
the pension bill which was reported By Nor
riIl of Kansas, chairman of the invalid pen
sion bills. This bill will pension every sol
der si1ty-tHo years of age, every soldiers
widow si1ty-two years of age, every
soldier who is disabled. either before
or since the war. and every soldiers widow
who is dependent upon her own ex.
ertions to earn her own living and who
would naturally be dependent upon the Ia
bors Of a husband who-was IN the war tits
estimated that this bill will take from $780,
100000 to $50, 600, 600 annually. tits pro-
posed to bring in the bill under a special rule
which will prevent amendments, and the bill
will be forced through.
The senate bill providing for an Inspection
of meats for expectation and prohibiting the
importation o. adulterated articles of food
or drink. was acted upon favorabIy by the
house committee on agriculture.
SENATE.
The commerce com mittee had under con-
sheraton the bill removing the inspection
Office of steam vessels and bulls from GeIena.
III, to Debugue, Iowa. These two states are
making the same fight against the bill as in
house These Offices are in Inspector Sloan's
district.
The committee on Indian affairs reported
a bill instructing the department of the In
terror to locate Industrial schools for Indians
on all reservations having population OF
500 adult Indians. This would give schools
to Minnesota. North Dakota, South Dakota.
two or three to Montana and three or four
to W ashington.
The committee on Indian affairs instructed
Senator Pettigrew to report favorably the
Sioux bill which appropriates 81, roo, 900
to redeem the pledges made the Indians on
the Sioux reservation by the commission
which last year negotiated for the cession o:
their lands. An amendment goes With the
hill 0G0 fr,,.