New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-24
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of Both Branches
Of the National Legisla-
ture.
Monday December Is.
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SENATE.
The first bill considered on the calendar
was one charging the rights of homestead
Frs on the public lands. Passed. 1t pro-
vldes that when parties settled opposite un-
surveyed lands, and therefore were obliged
to take up less than 100 acres, they m ay ex-
tend their holdings not to exceed 16O acres
On motion of Mr. Pierce the house bill
was passed for erection of public building
at Fargo N. D., at a cost of 100000.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the ways and
means committee, reported and the house
adopted a resolution calling on The secretary
of the treasury for the names of the several
banks in which public money is deposited.
the place where such repositories are situated,
the date OF such deposits. the reasons there
FORE and the rate of interest, if any, which
/ have been or are now paid into the treasury
by repositories in return for use of the pub
lie fund.
The speaker stated that the pending bust
ness was the motion made Sept. l, by Mr..
Herman, of Oregon. to suspend the rules and
pass the bill for the adjustment and pay
ment of claims arising from Indian depreda-
tons. The bill provides for the appoint
ment by the president of three judges to con-
stitute u court to be known as the court of
Indian depreciation claims and to inquirein-
to and adjudicate all claims for property OF
citizens taken by Indians without just cause.
Tuesday December Is.
SENATE.
Senator Hoar read letter from John I.
Davenport, making vigorous denial Of the
charges preferred against his conduct as
chief supervisor of elections and protesting
willingness to appear before senate COM
mittee to answer the charges.
Mr.. Blair presented. petitions from labor
organizations praying congress to set aside
q nj ho n or
der to have labor legislation acted on and
asked for their reading.
Mr.. Hoar objected to their being read as
there was another matter before the senate
HOUSE. 81 a. B.. .-
Mr.. Dunnell, called up the apportionment
bill and briefly explained it's provisions. The
bill appeared, he said in respose to the
quirements, Of the constitution, u nd was
based upon the II tn census, which showed a
gratifying increase in the population of the
United States.
Mr.. Flower of New York. protested
against the passage of the bill and severely
criticised the census returns OF Now York.
Mr.. Mill OF Texas, said he believed that
New York had lost an enumeration to which
she was entitled, but her loss was not as
great rs the loss in the enumeration in the
population of his own state, which amount
ed to 100000
Mr. Fitch, of New York, all criticised the
New York returns. .....
Wednesday December II.
SENATE.
The morning hour having expired, the SEN
ate resumed the consideration Of the election
bill, Mr.. Dolph continuing Lis speech upon
the subject. 80.
The secretary Of war to-day transmitted
to the senate d preliminary of the board on
gun factories and steel forging Tor high power
guns appointed by the president under an act
of the last session of congress. In a letter &C.
companying the report Secretary Proctor
states that it may be advisable to establish
at no distant day q gun factory at
some point on the Pacific coast Of sufficient
capacity to supply the guns required for the
armament of that coast.
" HOUSE.
After q long debate the house passed the
apportionment bill without amendment
years, 1877, nays, 49,
Acting Secretary Chandler. of the interior
department, in the absence of Secretary
the letter which Indian Commissioner Nor.
gan addressed to the secretary, urging the
passage of the Sisseton and Wahpeton In
dian bill. The Indian commissioner in his
letter des RIDES the destitute condition of
the Indians at the Sisseton agency, and ex-
plains TINT owing to the TACT that this bill
was pending last session no appropriation
was made for the maintenance OF the Sisse-
ton Indians. Both the Commissioner and
Secretary Noble urge that something be
done Immediately looking to the passage o.
this bill.
Thursday December 1s.
IT. SENATE.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported bill providing against
contraction of the currency, which was
printed and recommitted.
The elections bill was then taken up. and
MIR. Coke addressed the senate in opposition
to it.
The bill was then laid aside, and after
passing few local appropriation bills, the
senate went into executive session. "a
HOUSE. ..
The senate bill was passed amending the
Interstate commerce act by providing for the
taking of dispositions for notorics public
Alter considera BILE wransling the house went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Burrows,
of Michigan, in the chair
Mr. Farquhar then moved that the house
proceed to the consideration OF the senate
hill to place the American merchant marine
on an equality with that of other nations.
Mr.. Springer made the point of order that
the motion was not in order; but that the
committee must proceed to the considera-
ton of appropriation bills. The chairman
ruled that the motion was IN order for the
reason that the rules gave the committee
authority to decide what measure it would
take up.
Friday December l g.
SENATE.
Mr. Stanford addressed the senate on his
bill to increase the circulating medium. At
the conclusion of his speech the bill was re-
ferr ID to the committee on finance. Senate
bill to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Red River OF the North at Dray-
ton, n D. was reported and placed on the
calendar. Also senate bill appropriating
$75. 900 for public building at Fresno, Cal
Mr.. Henderson offered resolution. which
was referred to the committee on Indian af-
fairs, ipstructing that committee to inquire
into the conditian Of Indian tribes in North
Dakota, South Dakota. Montana and else
where, the steps necessary to disarm them,
etc
The election bill was then taken mp, and
Mr. Bate resumed and concluded his speech
against it, declaring it the most intensely
partisan measure that was ever before thu
senate.
The indications are that the subsidy ton.
mage bill will not pass the house and the out
ccme may be Il bill for mail subsidy merely
between this country and the South and
Central American states. Like all such in
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