New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resume Of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.


by nearly party vote. Senators Vest ano
George spoke in opposition to the bills and
Messrs. Stewart and Harris in favor OF them.
The senate caucus committee met. ano
spent some time trying to devise plan to
carry out the absolute instruction OF the
caucus to report rule, modification Of
the existing rules or a practicable method
OF procedure by which majority of the sen.
ate may reach a vote upon the national cleo.
ton bill or any other pending measure with
IN a reasonable space of time. The com.
mittee did not reach conclusion, but hopes
to be able to report to the caucus soon.
HOUSE.
The conference report on the silver bill
was passed by the house by a strict party
vote. The silver bill has now passed both
houses OF congress in the Identical terms in
which it came from the conference commit.
tee.
SENATE.
While the sundry civil bill was under con-
Senator Stewart came round to
Senators Moody and Casey and asked them
If they were ready to make fight for their
wells for irrigation in the Dakotas. Both OF
these gentlemen are primed with statistics
on this point and will make every effort to
have the amendment inserted in the bill.
There is some fear oflosing the amendment
repeating the act Withdrawing the lands sus-
ceptlbe to irrigation, as point of order
may be made against it and sustained.
HOUSE.
The session of congress, which will proba-
bly, close within the next five weeks. mas been
an exceedingly poor one for claimants
Speaker Reed early in the winter disclosed
the fact that he was not disposed to encour-
age legislation looking to disbursements Of
public money for claims against the govern
ment, private or otherwise. and he has been
sustained by large contingentin the house,
EN- braclng the conservatives in each of the
political parties. There are many just claims
that have been pending for years, but they
are SO commingled with the jobs that they
suffer the fate Of the latter
SENATE.
The senate resumed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the first item
being one of $3.50, 900 for surveying the pub.
lie lands, the committee recommending an
increase to S6O0,OO0
Senator Powers presented a mammoth
petition from fifty-one towns in Montana,
signed by 2,31O citizens, asking for legisla-
ton to preserve to the people of the state
the mineral lands in it, and to prevent f.lez
Northern Pacific from acquiring lands to
which 1t is not clearly entitled under its char
ter.
= HOUSE.
The house, after routine business, went in
to committee of the whole on the bill appro-
priaNng $626,1 S9 for additional clerical
force for the pension office, two hours de-
bate ensued.
The Indian committee of the house has re-
ported an omnibus bill for Indian schools,
locating one in Montana convenient to the
most prominent railroad center, in South
Dakota at Cham berlain, and in Minnesota
at Pipestone.
A bill was introduced to give the widow OF
Gen. John c. Fremont pension of So, 900 q
year.
SENATE.
The resolution of Senator CulIom for an
investigation of the Canadian Pacific rail
road in relation to alleged evasions of the
commerce law, seems to have
been boomerang. Senator Washburn of.
cred an amendment which investigates the
Grand Trunk road, which is just what Gull
ON did not want
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota is not
very well satisfied With the present session
ot congress and thinks that neither house
las been businesslike or practical in its work.
he says. that three months have been con-
'umed and nothing done.
There IS a general impression among some
senator's on the Repub lican side that neither
jhe federal election law nor the tariff bill
Will pass the senate at this session.
HOUSE.
The house committee on rules considered
he resolution providing for an investigation
ofpension office methods under Commissioner
Raum. but came to no conclusion. On ac-
count OF the discussion in the house of the
present. administration Of tie pension office,
t is believed that an investigation will be
ordered.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the land grant forfeiture bill.
Mr.. Stockdale OF Mississippi advocated the
dill. Mr. Holman OF Indiana reviewed the
and legislation of congress and argued
flavor of a forfeiture OF all lands not earned
within the time limited in the granting acts.
SENATE
The monotony of the discussion of the ir
legation bill was changed hy speech from
5ena tor Moody of South Dakota, who talked y
5wo hours and half Senator Moody pro-
5ested most emphat ically against the with.
travail of lands in the western part of South.
Dakota. He also madea plea for artesian
irrigation. In his remarks to show that
Powell did not know what he was talking
about, he read letter from an engineer Of
'he army addressed to himself and another
to Senator Casey Theletter was
n reply to queries as to what was being
lone by Powell, and showed conclusively
hat there was far too much guess work in
5he irrigation survey.
Hermann of Oregon offered an amendment;
% the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill, the
'nly amendment which was adopted, pro-
ylding that the settlers who had gone on the !
abroad lands intending to purchase in good 4
aith from the railroad company, should be
lllowedito acquire from the government 500
lcres of land SO purchased at 81 .25 per acre
The bill is a senate bill with house substi-
ute. FORGETTING land granted to aid in the
obstruction Of railroads opposite to and
o-terminous with the portion OF any snch
Dad not now completed.
SENATE.
The consideration of the sundry civil on.
'ropriation bill was resumed-tRe pendino
question being. the amendment reneal;nS
he irrigation provision in the like bill IF
Jet. z. lSSS-exccpting that reservoir and
anal sites hereto ore located or selected
hall remain segregated and reserved from
ntry or settlement. = -.
Mr.. Reagan continued his argument
lgainst the amendment and in favor of thef
scheme initiated by the act of {
1913. After further discussion BIZ Messrs
Plumb, Cockrell, Teller and Stewart tho
question was put and the amendment was
greed to. : -
HOUSE.
The original package bill was then taken
lp. ~ Taylor, in advocating the measure =
aid that never had such blow been rivep.
o state SOVEREIGNTY and state rights as had
,een given by the entertainment that nndar
me constitution of the United States. the cit.