New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-02
CONGRESSIONAL,
! Resume Of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.

Past Week.
Senator Plumb received the postoffice ap-
preparation bill from the appropriation com.
mlttee. 1t appropriates $72,461. 699-an
Increase of $473, 900 over the amount ap.
propriated by the bill as it passed the house.
HOUSE.
The house committee on postoffices and
post roads has postponed the further consid-
Grafton of the postal telegraph bill until
further consideration.
The mad rush of the free coin oe men was
checked There is considerable question as
to how they will obtain the bill, which is now
IN the hands OF the committee on coinage,
weights and measures. Meanwhile there has
been considerable delay and absent Republic
cans have been coming in Some Demo
Gratis arrived during the dav, but the longer
delay there is the more probable that conser-
NATIVES will win. The onslaught of the Dem
socrats mas been not SO much for free coinage
as to censure Speaker Reed and defeat him
and his party.
Senator Power introduced bill providing
for the sale of public lands unfit for Guilt
yatlon, but valuable or the stone thereon.
The bill provides for their sale in blocks OF
100 acres, at the minimum price $50 per
acre. PROVISIONS are made that no mineral
lands or mining claim shall come under this
bill, and no rights heretofore acquired shall
be molested
The Mormon bill passed 1t provides that
an funds or property lately belonging to the
Mormon church shall be devoted to the use
ana benefit OF common schools in Utah.
s--.. HOUSE.
The speaker made statement concerning
his action in referring the silver bill to the
committee on coinage, weights and measures,
and the subsequent proceedings in the house
IN regard to that action. In conclusion he
announced that the bill had been referred ac-
cording to the rules to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, and an ap-
peal could be taken from the reference.
SENATE.
Senator Plumb reported bill providing
that all persons who settled between August,
1887, and January, 1889, on any improved
lands in the so.called second indemnity belt
OF tho Northern Paclfc's grant under the
homestead and presumption laws of the
United States may transfer their entries
from this tract to any other government
lands, subject to entry under the homestead
laws. as they may select
Representative Comstock is far from
pleased with the amendment The bill by
Mr. Plumb is almost new bill to such an
extent has it been changed
HOUSE
Now that the houee committee on coin
age, weights and measures have the free
coinage bill in their possession by reference
OF the speaker and sustained by the house,
the question arises as to what they will do
with it. Should it be reported back amend
ed so as to provide for the purchase of
four and q half million ounces OF bullion
month nntif foe r. o
issued for the same and free coinage when
51lA grains worth q dollar, there is
doubt about the Eastern Republicans &C.
cepting it. They claim it is going too far.
Inc conference report on the dependent
pension bill was taken up and Mr. Berry
made speech against it. The practical e.
feet o! it would be, he said, to put 80 per
cent of the Union soldiers into pension roll.
1T was really service pension bill, and the
chairman of the committee on pensions (Mr.
Davis) could not deny that
Mr.. Davis, chairman of the committee on
pensions, replied to the arguments of Mr..
Berry and Mr. German The debate was con-
Hawlcy, Hale, Ingalls, and Teller. The con-
ference report was agreed to-34 to IS. Re-
publicans voted in the affirmative. The
house Insisted upon it's disagreement to the
senate amendments.
SENATE.
The conference report on the naval appro-
priation bill was presented and agreed to.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of the post office appropriation bill
The amendment relating to the work of
the international American conference was
reached and Mr.. Morgan made the text OF q
speech in praise OF the Mexican and of the
Central American and South American re-
pubics. and in exposition of the splendid
field which they opened up to the United
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mutual Development and advantage. The
bill was passed.
Mr.. Conger, chairman OF the coinage COM
mittee, presented the report of that commit
tee 1t simply recommended that the house
non-concur in each and all OF the senate
amendments to the silver bill and request
conference on the same
The house judiciary committee auth rized
an adverse report on the bill imposing pun
ishment for counterfeiting trade marks or
labels etc.
SENATE.
The text ofthe tariff bill together with the
changes recommend by the senate finance
committee, the tables showing the duties col
lccted under existing tariff and estimates
OF the proba BILE effect upon the revenue, and
the explanation of the charges, furnished BY
the committee in obedience to Mr. Plumb's
resolution o. instruction, was furnished to
the senate. III
A resolution was presented and adopted to
consider the national election bill until July
2, at which time bill will be taken
The Senate amendments to the silver bill
were non-concurred in.
AS the call progressed the" votes were
watched with the closest interest, and the re-
sult-the defeat Of the free coinage amend
ment by vote Of 1875 to 152-was hailed
with applause on the Republican side. Re-
publicans voted with the Democrats in favor
of the free coinage amendment as follows,
Messrs. Bartine Carter, Cornell, DE
Haven Featherston. Funston, Clifford, Her
mann, Kelley, Laws Morrow. Perkins,
Peters, Post, Smith lll.). Townsend (Colo.),
#Tnrner (Kan.), Williams (Ohio), Dorsey,
Anderson (Kan.), Owen Qnd.), Wade, Nor
rill.
Twenty two Democrats voted with the Re
pubicans to non-concur. They fol
lows:
Messrs. Andrew, Buckalew. Campbell,
Clancy, Covert. Dunphy. Dargan, Flower,
Gessenhainer. Maish, McAdoo, Mutcher,
O,Neil (Mass.), Quinn, spinola. Tracey, Tur-
ner IN. ". Vauy, Wiley, Wilcox, Rusk,
Stump
SENATE.
The following bills were passed by the SEN
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