New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-04-09
CONGR ESSIONA.I1.
A Resume of the Pro ding
Of Congress During the
Past Week.
SENATE.

T.
bate took placein the senate upon the Flor
da cases, but where a vote was called 1o
there was no quorum present, and the MAG
ter went over without action. -
The senate committee on census conkXEe
the hearing upon wha t is known as the 49,
nese census bill, a delegation from the Pt85
cifc coast appearing in support of the meaS
ure. IS
Senator Davis, as chairman of the cor
mittee on pensions and having in charge tt
dependent pension bill which is now undt
considera ton in the senate, gave the senaS
some valuable facts on the subject OF pc
sions, and discussed the pension situation IS
a way that commanded not only the attet
ton but the votes oftne senators as again
charges postponed to the committee bill.
The house committee on elections passe
upon the election cases of Waddell VS.. Wi
from Virginia and McDufie vs. Turpin frof
Alabama, and in both cases by a party yos
decided to recommend the seating of t.
Republican contestant. NJ
The ways and means committee decid%5
upon another shedule to-day, and fixed t.
tariff on Irvine and cordage at one and or
hall cents per pound. La Toilette, Gear al
Burrows had it established at hall q ce15
but the Irvine manufacturers brought abo
the increase.
Senator Davis secured without any objk
ton or opposition the passage OF his BIZ
making total appropriation of S5,422,98
for improving st. Marys river and Hay La
channel.
On motion of Mr.. VOORHEES, the Senate h
appropriating $14,675 for the purchase
Capron collection of Japanese works of &
now in the National Museum, was tak8
up and passed. In the course of the disc
sion Mr. Hale satirized Mr.. Voorhees, for Z
advocacy of the measure as ifit were ones
behalf OF the farmers of the country, .wht
depressed condition he had pictured to /
senate last vyvh. Ie, supposed that I
farmers of the West would be Worry ,,rcch ga
isfed and pleased. to know that congress
was hunting up the old relics from Japan.
For that reason he (Mr. Hale would not vote
for the bill. -
After discussion of two hours over bill
granting right of way through the Indian
Territory to the Pittsburgh, Columbus TT.
Smith railroad, and without final action, the
House went into committee OF the whole on
the Army appropriation bill. b
T On motion of Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana,
q joint resolution was passed authorizing the
president of the Mississippi river commission
to purchase or hire such boats as may be -re-3
quired to rescue persons in the overflow Of the
Mississippi valley.
Senator Davis's pension bill passed.
! At the request of Senator Squire he chair
man OF the commerce committee has request
I'd the wardepartmentt to furnish information
relative to surveys for river and harbor i'm
hrovements in Washington. +
1 HOUSE. -- :,
Among the bills introduced in the house
twas one by Mr.. Herman of Oregon to pre-
scribe proof of naturalization to be furnished
with emit ,es of public lands.
II The psw tariff bill was submitted to the
full ways and means committee and passed
upon by the committee. The minority were
algiven ten days to prepare amendments ir
committee and to prepare their views on the
bill. 1t ia estimated that the bill makes
total annual reduction in the revenue Of
about $50, 100000.
a# The house then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Allen, OF Michigan, in the chair)
on the appropriation bill. The action of the
committee adopting an amendment provid'
ing that no Intoxicating liquors shall be sold
to enlisted men at any canteen was reversed
by the house and the amendment defeated
yeas SO, nays 1875.
# SENATE.
Senator Squire had consultation with
revenue officials with q view ofstoppina
opium smuggling into the far Northwest.
The Senate passed House bill authorizing
the Mississippi river commission to purchase
or hile such boats as may be Immediately
necessary to rescue inha bitants of the over
flowed districts and to use the boats for that
purpose.
HOUSE.
A bill was introduced providing that pen
sions granted to the dependent relatives OF
deceased soldiers shall take effect from the
date OF the soldiers death.
The house passed the bill rem owing the of
fcer OF the inspector ofhuIls and boilers from
Galena, ILL.,, to Dubuque, Iowa. There was
something OF fight over the measure be-
tween the Illinois men on one side and the
Iowa men on the other. q
The bill creating surveyor general, destined
Tor both North and South Dakota, passed
and will become a law as soon as tho presi@
dent signs it. q
The house bill was passed providing that
afidayits and declarations in Rst on cases
may be taken before any officer authorized to-
administer oaths for general purposes a
SENATE.
Northwestern members are greatly elated3
over their victory to-day in securing the pas
sage OF the section in the urgent deficiency
bill which gives the secretary OF agriculture
the authority toespend $40, 900 in expert
mental irrigation surveys.
The Senate began the discussion of the
Montana election cases. Mr. Edmunds,
from the judiciary committee. reported back
the antitrust bill in the iorm of substi-
tute, and said that there was one section in
the bill as reported which he thought went fur
ther than it ought to go. Owing to a little
necessity OF health, he would probably not
be in town when the matter would he taken
up. but some other member of the committee5
would take charge Of it.
HOUSE.
The House passed a number of less imnor-
tant measures and discussed at length the
blllfor the admission of Idaho into the union.
Mr.. Baker New York; from the same com.
tee. called up a bill authorizing the con.
struction OF a bridge and approaches at New
York city across the Hudson river to room
late commerce in and over such bridge he.
tween the State OF New York and New Jersey
and to establish such bridge as a military,
and post road. The bin was passed.
SENATE.
The Montana election case was taken u,,
and Mr. Gray finished his argu ment. in s1,n.
port OF Clark and Ma ginnis, the Democrat
claimants. The matter then went over s.,
The following public building bills wars
taken T., mfr from thecalendar and passed: Aurora
Ill, $75, 900; Leadviie, Col, S1OO, 900.
The House bill to amend the census law
by providing for the enumeration Of the
Chinese population in the country was takar
ND and discussed but without acf;orz - =