New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-01-22
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.

SENATE.
The quadrocentennial committee o. the
senate met to-day and he ard arguments in
favor OF holding thewerld' g lair in ASKING
ton. The principal reason set forth why the
fair should be held in Washington was that
the permanent building could be used by the
government. which is badly in need OF adj
ditional buildings
A conspicuous object in the house to-day
was the vacant desk of Judge Kelley, which
was draped with black and was decorated
with q bouquet of simple white flowers. The
chaplain in his prayer made feeling allus!on
to the death of the father Of the house,
SENATE.
The galleries OF the Senate chamber were
crowded to hear the arguments of gentlemen
representing New York and Chicago in the
interests of the worlds fair. Channcy NJ
Depew presented the claims of the Gotha-
mites which was followed by humorous and
sarcastic remarks of Thomas, B. Bryan in
behalf OF Chicago.
DR.. Hill. of the Cherokee nation, appeared
before the b ouse committee on territories
and made an address on the Springer bill to
organize the territory of Oklahoma He
argued that the bill would be more accepta-
would be reduced to one.
SENATE.
In the Senate Senator Davis, for Senator
spooner, from the committee on public
buildings, reported favorably the bill appro-
priating 200 Tor q public building at
st. Paul.
In the house large batch of bills and
| petitions were introduced. Among them
We're several petitions asking Tor pension
| legislation recommended by the pension
| lie, Picker, Of South Dakota, prest nted one
from ex-soldiers OF his state, and Carter, of
Montana, a large one from ex-soIdiers OF
his state. Hansborough presented petition
OF residents of North Dakota, praying for
speedy and liberal appropriation to irrigate
/ legislative assembly of North Dakota. pray
1 ing for the maintenance of Fort Abraham
Lincoln as military post and asking Tor
appropriation for various improvements OF
the same. Also bill authorizing the pay
ment of $464 toe r. Lounsberry, late post
expended by him for rent and 9th.
er expenses from July l, 1888, to Sept.
80, 1885; which amount was disallowed in
I settlement of his account. Also to nblish
a penitentiary in North Dakota, near Graf.
ton, and for a survey Of the state for irriga-
1ion purposes, appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose. Also bills appropriating 49,
900 each for public buildings at Bismarck
/ Fargo and Grand Forks.
/ The interesting feature of the proceedings
in the Senate was brisk Debate between
Senators Call and Plumb on the Florida
| swamp lauds resolution. Among the e1ecu-
tive communications pressated to the Senate
today was one from the. President recon-
| a. ha cf h,,;)
ut Bangkok, Siam.
A joint resolution, introduced in the House
by Representative Chapman, of Michigan, di
reefs the secretary Of war to caua., q survey
ana m estimate ~ ~ the expense of the cost Of
the construction Of a basin for the anchorage
and turning of vessels in the river Rouge, in
the State of Michigan, between the mouth of
the river and the bridge of the Michigan Cen.
trail railroad across the same
sENi TIE
! In the senate Mr.. Morgan's resolution req.
/ ognizing the United States of Brazil as n
] free, independent and sovereign state was
taken up and Mr.. Turpie proceeded to ad-
dress the senate in its support. He hoped
that the recognition of Brazil would come
soou enough to be of value and of real sig
hln ae. Inc resolution went over without
action. :
Senator Davis introduced an unusually
large batch ofprivate pension bills, also a bill
/ authorizing the payment OF $50 to Geo. A.
Falrbanks. OF White Earth, Mimi, that be-
ing the sum advanced by him for transpor-
tatlon III 1881 under the Indian bureau.
/ Inc transportation was performed by the
/ Indians, and as the agent at that time
was not furnished with money to nav
/ for same, Fairbanks, by the advice OF the
agent, paid them, they turning over to him
as &c security the certificates of their work with
the guarantee of the agent on the back of
| them. Such payment was a great accom-
mediation to the ireighters and relieved the
agent from annoyance by the Indians, who
we're clamorng day after day for their pay
HOUSE.
The house committee on territories heard
! arguments on Mr.. Springers bill to admit
the territory of Oklahoma. Judge Lowe, of
Guthrie. and Judge Martin, of Ell Reno, ad-
| dressed the committee. Both favored the
bill in general, but objected to that section
which proposed the statutes ofkansas for the
/ government OF the territory, and pro-
posed the adoption of the Arkansas
statutes. They also objected to the prohibi.
ton features OF the Kansas laws and the
clause concerning the pay o county officers.
L ne house committee on civil service will
hold meeting to give q hearing to the com
missioners and those who have introduced
i resolutions iavoring the investigation of the
committees methods of doing business.
/ Congressman Lind of Minnesota as a mem
Der of that committee, has made IN almost
1 complete canvass OF it, and finds the pre-
vailing sentiment in favor of an investiga.
| ton.
SENATE
The senate took up the bill introduced by
Mr. Butler on Dec. l6 to provide for The emf
grafton OF persons ofcolortrom the Southern
States, and Mr.. Butler proceeded to address
the senate at some length. Mr. Hoar re-
piled to Mr. Butler. 1t seemed to him that
this proposition was the most astonishing
that had ever been heard in the Legislative
history OF the senate or in the legislative his
tory OF any free, civilized and prosperous
people. The difficulties of the race problem
existed in excited imagination and ineradical
prejudices of a few whitem men not between the
races themselves. AS to the idea of the SEN
ator from Alabama (Mr. Morgan) that the
choice was between numbering the negroes
or marrying them, between killing them or
assimilating them, he thought that a course
Of lecture on the sixth and seventh com.
mandments would settle the whole thing,
and that no more would be heard of q doc
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