New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-10
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of Both Branches
Of the National Legisla-
ture.
Tuesday December 2,


bill by providing for the rebate on m anu act
ured tobacco, and one from an old lady in
vermont 100 years of age-with photograph
attatched-asking for pension.
MIR. Henderson offereda resolution which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary OF
war lor information as to the steps being ta-
ken for the disarmament OF the Indians in
Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota
MI. German demanded the yeas and nays
on that motion. The yeas and nays were
taken and the vote Ga strictly party one) re
sulted-yeas Al, nays 80. So the election
bill was taken up.
HOUSE.
MIR. Simmons Conn. )from the committee
on patents. called up for consideration the
copyright bill. Mr.. Payson, of Illinois rails
ed the question OF reconsideration. The house
decided-yeas. 1872; nays, Tito consider
the bill. motion to reconsider, motion
to adjourn, motion lay on the table and
other motions were defeated: The previous
question was ordered-yeas, Jog; nays. rs.
The house then adjourned, leaving the bill,
as unfinished business.
Wednesday December 3.
SENATE.
Mr.. Cullom introduced q bill to reduce let
ter portage to l cent.
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported, and asked to have put
upon its passage, O Joint resolution author
lzlng the secretary of war to issue arms and
ammunition to the States of North and
South Dakota. Mr.. Henderson moved to
amend it by also including the State of Ne
hraska. Mr.. Voorhees, said that if the prop
oslt1on were one to issue 100, 900 rations Of
iocd to the starving Indians it would be
more consistent with Christian civilization.
After further debate by Messrs. Dawes and
voorhees,, Mr.. Pierce said: I am nearer
to the Indians than Gen. Miles is.
l nave no DOUBT but that in some OF the
agencies there are Indians who complain oil
insufficient food, But do question very
much whether Gen Miles made the statement
attributed to him in the newspapers. II the
senator from Indiana were starving and had
Winchester rifle, venture to say that he
could get q barrel of -four without any
trouble.
The pending business was the further con-
sideratiou of the copyright bill Mr.. 81
monds, OF Connecticut, in charge of the bill
stated that the friends of the measure were
willing TO have a vote taken Immediately but
expressed his readiness to yield any time
that its opponents might desire A vote was
then taken and resulted yeas 139; nays 95;
SO the bill was passed.
Thursday December 4.
SENATE.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was one by Mr.. Paddock for permanent
| Tor the tree and unlimited use of silver as
| money.
The joint resolution reported by Mr.. Haw-
ley to issue arms to the states of North and
South Dakota and Nebraska was taken up
| Alter remarks by Messrs. Stewart, Vest and
Morgan, the joint resolution was amended
80 as to apply to the states Of North and
south Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska
and was passed.
The unfinished business was the bill for the
punishment OF every guardian, conservator,
curator, committee, tutor or other judiary
ngent tor the administration of the pensions
Ut q ward.
Ihe previous question was ordered-yeas,
Lib, nays 92-and the bill was passed. The
house went into committee of the whole,
on the pension appropriation bill.
Mr.. Morrow explained that the bill appro-
priated for the payment of pensions the sum
OF 133,113,0OO. 1t was estimated that
this sum of money would be distributed
among 654, 10 pensioners. This was the
largest mum Der of heneficiaries ever provided
Tor in any single item in the statutes of the
United States. 1t was estimated that the
gross cost to the United States ofthese pen
lions for the year 1892 would average 1903
10 each.
Friday December 5.
SENATE.
MIR. stanford introduced q bill to provide
the government with means sufficient to
supply the national want of sound circu-
lating medium, and asked that it lie on the
table, stating that he would hereafter su b..
NIT some rem arks u pom it,
The election bill was then taken up and
discussed. Mr. Morgan offered a resolution
which went over till tomorrow, calling on
the attorney general for statement Of the
names. places of residence and dates of ap-
pointment each of supervisors of election
now in office in each judicial district in the
several states.
Representative Hansb rough to-day intro
duced bill IN the house, making it punish.
able by imprisonment for not more than
two years and by fine of not more than
$500 to sell, exchange, give, barter or dis.
pose Of any firearms Or ammunition of any
kind to any Indian.
On motion of Mr.. Doekery, of Missouri. an
amendment was adopted, providing that no
agent or attorney shall demand receive or
be allowed any compensation in any claim
for increase of pension on account ofincrease
of disability
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, offered an amend.
, ment increasing to $150,00O,00O the ap.
| preparation for the payment of pensions
The amendment was lost-65 to 129
Saturday December, g.
SENATE
Senator Gray finished his speech in opposi,
ton TO the election bill.
Mr.. Hoar asked unanimous consent to
have reprint of the bill-the sections in
the original bill and in the senate su bstitute
to be in parallel columns. The motion gave
rise to a long discussion in which numerous
and somewhat variant explanations were
given by Republican mem bars OF the commit.
tee privileges and elections to the action
| of the majority on the domiciliary provision
OF the bill.
The house amendment to the senate Joint
resolution for the issue of arms to the state
of North and South Dakota, Wyoming and
| Nebraska was concurred in BY the senate.
1t extends its provisions to the state OF Mon
tana.
On motion of Mr.. Perkins Of Kansas the
| senate bill was passed by the house with un.
important amendments appropriating $780,.
900 for the purchase OF additional rations
for the Sioux Indians.
The house passed Comstock's BILL allowing
the secretary of the treasury to reimburse
james E. Andrews Of Wadena 5000 for the
loss OF a United States bond destroyed by fire
about four years ago.
A BIood-stained Letter.