New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-09
CON GRESSIONAI,,
a Resume Of the Proceedings
OF Congress During the
Past Week.

Past Week.
Il The following bills we're passed by the sen
ate today: The senate bill granting to the
Northern Pacific and Yakima Irrigation
company right of way through the Yakima
Indian reservation in Washington. The sen
ate bill to aid the State OF South Dakota tc
support a school of Mines donating SO pei
cent. OF the honey received from the sale O.
mineral lands-not to exceed $1,000 a ysar
nor to exceed the amount contributed by the
state).
The h ouse bill for the admission of WON
ing as state was considered by the senate.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas opposed the bill, and
SO did Mr.. Reagan. Mr.. Stewart favored it.
The house bill granting Fl teen days leave
to clerks in first and second class postoffices
was passed by the house to-day.
SENATE.
The consideration of the bill for the ad-
mission OF Wyoming as state was resumed
and Mr.. Reagan addressed the senatein OBJ
position to it. Messrs Payne and Gray ar
gued against the bill and Mr.. Platt favored
#.
The question was taken on Mr.. Jones'
y Ry
Idaho. Arizona and New Mexico. and it was
rejected by strict party vote-1S to 20.
The bill was then passed by strict party
vote-29 to IS.
: The bill carries the same provision as those
admitting other territories. The state will
identified to one representative in the Fifty
first congress.
The greater portion ofthe day in the hou SO
xuoc IavN tod t<>t ho =; IL
bill. Mr.. Haugen of Wisconsin said the OBJ
jections by Southern members constituted a
deliberate insult to the South itself. Mr..
Covert of New York attacked the bill Mr.
Flower ofNew York denounced the bill as un.
republican, and undemo cratic and I'm. mer-
can Mr.. Vaux of Pennsylvania. said the
bill virtually overturned the constitution
and destroyed our form of government
Several Others spoke for and against the bill
The Northern dem ocratic members of the
house have prepared aforma protest against
the national election bill. They characterize
it as an extraordinary, dangerous and revo-
lutlonary measure, purely partisan and an
open attempt ut Capitalization.
SENATE.
Owing to other committee work by Sena-
tor Frye, the senate commerce committee
did not consider the river and harbor bill.
Senator Davis will speak in favor of adding
as an amendment his bill for this improve
ment of the Sault canal.
The senate passed the senate bill to re-
classify and fix the salaries of railway postal
clerks. 1t increases the classes from five to
seven, and fixes the salaries of several classes
at $500, 5000, 81 900, $1,000, $1,400 ST.
800 and 1900,
The senate passed the bill to amend the
census act. 1t provides penalty for giving
q fee or a bonus to census enumerator
supervisor, or for receiving the same.
HOUSE,
An exciting debate occurred in the house on
the National Election bill, and an uproar
was precipitated by exceedingly cutting re-
marks by Messrs. McComas and Bland
SENATE.
Senator Davis was before the committee
on commerce OF the senate to urge that mis-
bill for the i'm provement of Hay lake chan
mel and for finishing the lock at the Sault,
or some equivalent measure, be incorporat-
ed into the general river and harbor bill
Senator Washburn presented resolution
by Washinton camp No. l of the Patriotic
Order of the Sons of America, deprecating
the use OF the American flag for selfish ends,
such as for advertising purposes and the
like. The resolutions favor national legisla.
ton to prevent this.
2 Representative Laws introduced bill pro-
viding for appointments by the president OF
a commission, consisting of five persons, to
have an impartial and thorough investiga-
ton of social vices in all it's phases, in rela.
ton to labor and wages, marriage and di-
vorce and the general welfare of the people,
The report based on the investigation
N ade or irrigation in the Dakotas will soon
be made. 1t will recommend an appropriu
ton of $3.50. 900 Tor the artesian investiga
ton and experimental work, and the
allotment for the Dakotas of $4,000
The report will further show that in the
Dakotas the commission examined a mum ber
of wells, the pressure per square inch, the
use of the wells, and, if for irrigation, the
number OF acres served. The area in the Da-
kotas examined by the agents embrace
about 147, 900 square miles.
SENATE.
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill (Which was
referred to the committee on public lands)
providing that no person shall enter any OF
the public lands of the United States in Wy
oming under the homestead or other laws
who is bigamist or polygamist, or who
teaches, counsels, aids or encourages Others
to enter into bigamy or polygamy, or who is
mem Der of any association that teaches
polygamy.
A conference was ordered on the agricul-
tura! appropriation bill, and Messrs. Plumb,
Farwell and Call were appointed conferees
on the part of the senate. The considera-
ton of the bill for the admission of Idaho as
state was resumed, and Mr.. Vance ad.
dressed the senate in opposition to it,
At the close of Mr.. Vance speech, the bill
was passed without a division.
The house bill to confirm the title to GER
tain lands in Sault Ste. Marie was reported
and passed.
The house resumed the consideration Of the
federal election bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr.. Lehlbach, of New
Jersey. providing that the chiefsupervisor o!
election for each judicial district of the Unit
ed States shall take such action as is requis-
lite to secure such supervision in every co,l-
gressional district is provided by the laws OF
the United States. The amendment was
lost, yeas 132, nays 1873. Pending the discus
sion, the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr. Plumb, from the committee on publit
lands. reported the senate bill to provide. for
the delivery OF land patents to their rjghtfu
owners and asked for its immediate consid-
Grafton.
Statements were made by Mressrs. Plumb
Paddock and Berry. to the effect that there
were some $50, O0Oland patents accumulated
in the general land Office or which those en-.
titled to them had not applied: that q