New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
a Resume of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.

SENATE
The senate committee on privileges and
elections began the hearing of the contested
election cases in Montana. Mr. Payne, coun--
sci Tor Messrs. Sanders and Powers, opened
the hearing with an argument claiming that
the legislature in joint assembly voted for
Sanders and Powers and claimed that they
were duly elected and entitled to seats in the
senate, unless that body could go behind the
le.isla ture and prove that they We're unqual-
flied for the position or had obtained their
seats by bribery and fraud.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Baker, from the committee on terri
tories, reported to the House the Carey bill
to provide for the admission of Wyoming as
a state.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, introduced a bill
appropriating $250O0O Tor the purchase of
q residence in or near Washington for the
President of the United States.
Mr.. Allen, of Michigan, presented in the
House resolution instructing the secretary
of war to cause an examination to be made
OF the necessity. practicabillty and expense
OF tunnelling the Detroit river at or near the
city of Detroit, with q view to the use of the
tunnel for the passage of railway trains from,
the United States to Canada.
SENATE.
In the senate Mr.. Plumb from the COM.
mittee on public lands. reported iavorably,
the bill already passed by the house fayoring:
the creation oftwo land districts in Montana,
Mr. Moody introduced a bill granting right
of way across the Sisseton and Wahpeton
reservation to the Browns Valley, Sisseton
Wahpeton railway.
The honse amendment to the bill to have
the statistics of mortgages Indebtedness OBJ
tanned in the next census was non concurred
IN, and q con erence was asked.
Senator Casey's bill making the two Da-
kotas a customs district with Neche: N. D.. a
port If entry and delivery, and Sioux Falls,
5. d., a SUPPORT of entry and delivery, came
up on the calendar and will be passed.
HOUSE.
The house spent almost all of the time
until adjournment in warm debate over a
ruling o. Speaker Reed. After the reading of
the journal Mr.. Carlisle arose and said that
since j an. 30 the Democrats had been pro-
testing against the approval of the journal,
on the ground that it contained an entry
made by dictation of the speaker. showing the
names OF members present and not voting.
Last Friday 81 code OF rules was adopted
which gives the speaker that right. Against
this they still protested, and would continue
TO do SO as an unconstitutional practice
Mr.. Chandler then reported the resolution
for the discussion of the worlds fair bills on
| Thursday and Friday and balloting on Mon
| day, unless the house shall have determined
| by vote that the worlds tair shall not be
held. MIR. Mills of Texas demanded a sec ond
Tellers were appointed and the result an.
nounced as yeas lii, nays S. Mr. K1gore
made the point ofno quorum. The speaker
declared that 172 members were present
more than quorum,
Senator Allen introduced five petitions
/ signed by several hundred citizens OF Wash
/ 1ngton State asking for the enactment of 6
Sunday rest law. They went to the commit
tee on education and labor
The senate adopted the report Of the con
/ ference committee on the bill requiring the
census superintendent to ascertain the
amount OF mortgages on farms, and The
/ house amendment YVES agreed to.
| The delegations of Idaho hustlers in Wash
ington are particularly happy because Sena
tor Patt to-day reported favorably the bll
/ admitting that territory upon the constitu
ton framed last summer and adopted las1
/ fall.
j The house committee on elections toda,
/ took up the case of Waddill versus Wise from
the Third district of Virginia.
/ The committee on public buildings ant
grounds to-day reported to the senate favor
ably the biIIappropriating 100000 for {
i public building at Grand Forks. n d.
i Mr.. Wade of Missouri introduced in TIL,
house to-day bill appropriating $s, 900 900
for government postal telegraph.
/ The house to-day consumed several hours
in discussing the Oklahoma territorial bill
but an adjournment was taken without &C
ton.
/ Representative Simonds, from tho com
mittee on patents, to-day reported the inter
| national copyright bill formerly reported
from the committee au the judiciary by Mr.
Adams as substitute for the Butterwortl
bill.
/ SENATE.
The Senate passed t5;i for the sale of tn,
military reservation of Fort Bliss, Texas
and the selection of new Site
! Mr.. Cullom, from the interstate com
merce com mittee, reported preamble anC
resolution, which were agreed to- recitng TIL.
allegation that by reason OF excessive freight
rates on the lines of railroad the great sec
ton OF country lying between the Rocky
Mountains and the principal fooc
distribution centers in the East, is unable tc
| market its food products and obtain forthem
| the actual cost of production. and directing
! the committee to investigate such allegation
! and to report to the Senate whether such
rates are reasonable or unreasonable and
/ whether a reduction of such rates is prevent.
/ ed or hindered by reason of any provision Of
the Interstate commerce act, and whether q
] more stringent en- orcement OF that act il
practicable and would remedy the evils com.
/ planned of.
HOUSE.
Representative Linds bill providing the
| terms and place of holding United States
courts in the district of Minnesota passed the
| House. 1t divides the state into six divis-
/ ions. The courts of the first district are
| to be held at Winona on the first Tuesday
| day in June and December; of the
second. at Mankato, the the third Tuesday
in April ard November; of the third at St.
Paul, the fourth Tuesday in June and the
second Tuesday in January: of the fourth,
at Minneapolis the first Tuesday in March
| and September; of the fifth. at Duluth, the
second Tuesday in May, and October; of the
sixth, at Fergus Falls the fourth Tuesday il
March and September.
SENATE.
Mr.. Sawyer introduced in the Senate today
d bill to amend thelaw in relation to lotteries.
The law, as amended is to provide a fine OF
500 to $4,000 and Imprisonment for not
less than six months, for the offense of mail
ing a letter to u lottery company or receiy-
ing a letter addressed to such company.
The act OF mailing to become unlawful from
the place of mailing to the place of delivery.
and all United States courts in the districts
through which it passes or wherelt originates,
or delivered, are to have jurisdiction