New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-14
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of Both Branches
Of the National Legisla-
ture.
Monday Jan. s.

Monday Jan. s.
i Both houses are again in session. The
/ credentials Of Senator-elect Dubois. of Idaho,
were placed on file and Senator Mcconnell,
OF Idaho was sworn in. The conference re
| port on the Pennsylvania railroad bill was
! agreed to. When the election bill came up,
vote OF 81 to 30, laid it aside and took up
| the finance committee's bill which was debat-
ed at length by Messrs. Sherman, Reagan
and Others The announcement OF the re.
suit was received with indications of surprise
and disappointment on the Repu blican side
of the chamber, but with no corresponding
signs of undue elarion on the Democrats
side. H.:
! Representative Post of Illinois introduced
a bill to convert United States legal tender
notes from government promises to pay into
| legal tender government promises to receive,
and to restore to circulation the gold held
in the treasury Tor the redemption of United
States notes. H.. ~ ,l.
The committee on rules held an Informal
meeting to-day, at which the Dockery reso.
| luton calling for an investigation into the
alleged silver pool was again considered.
| Mr.: Dockery was also before the committee
to answer some questions which it was de-
sired to put to him in respect to the matter.
| u6Sody JAM Q. 80 d,
| SENATE. ~. '-.. -
| The senate resumed consideration of the
| financial bill and WAS addressed by MIR. Tel.
| Ter. He said he knew that in voting to dis
| place the election bill he would renew the
ISLANDERS that had been perpetrated for the
last eight or ten months to the effect that
the friends of free coinage Of silver had enter
ed into an alliance with the opponents Of the
elections bill for it's defeat in return TOR their
| votes in favor of free coinage There never
was a more unfounded SANDER published
than this.
Mr.. Vest argued in favor OF the free coinage
of silver.
| The house committee on invalid pensions
agreed to report favorably a bill granting a
| pension of 500 per month TO Franz Sigel,
Lutte major-general of volunteers 49,
Representative Wheeler from the commit
| tee on military affairs reported to the house
q substitute for the senate bill to revive the
grade of lieutenant-generali in the army. 1t
authorizes the president to appoint the lieu
| tenant-general who is to be selected from
among those officers in the army who have
distinguished themselves for courage and
ability.
The Indian trouble came up before the
home committee on military affairs in con-
nection with q resolution introduced just be-
for Christmas by Mr.. McAdoo of New Jersey
|
rotary OF the interior for information in re-
gard to the death of Sitting Bull. The con-
duct of the campaign by Gen. Miles was dis
cussed incidentally.
| Wednesday. Jan.7.
Senator Shoup of Idaho, drew the term
beginning in 1889, and Mr. Mcconnell that
ending March next. The conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill was agreed to.
! The bill for education in Alaska was discus
ed but not disposed of. The financial bill
| favor Of tho absolute free and unlimited
coinage Of silver. Mr.. Plumb followed Mr..
Daniel. He credited the silver act OF last
session with having had the effect ofprevent-
ing universal financial panic. 1t had IA
clitated the purchase of 500, 200. 900 OF
| American securities that had been sent back
from Europe, and thus the Bank Of England
and other financial institutions OF Europe
| had been able to tide over the difficulties OF
the Barings. arising out OF South American
| financial troubles.
Mr.. Funston Of Kansas has introduced a
| resolution (Which was referred to the rules
committeel setting apart Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday next for the considera-
| ton OF the "options bill"
Mr.. Cutcheon Of Michigan from the COM
mittee on military affairs. called up the SEN
| ate bill increasing from fifty to seventy five
the number OF army officers who may be de-
tailed to military colleges, and it was
passed. ..-..
The house devoted almost the entire day
| to the discussion of the shipping bill. Mr..
Herbert of Alabama opposed the measure
because it proposed to grant an indiscrim.
mate subsidy to vessels of every character
engaged in the foreign trade. Mr.. Dingley
OF Maine spoke in favor OF the bill and re-
viewed the decadence of the American ship
ping interest. Mr.. Dockery of Missouri, in
OF protection and the Blaine reciprocity idea.
Pending further debate the house adjourned.
Thursday Jan. 8. Fl.
| Mr.. Stewart called up his m otion to vote
upon the financial bill to morrow, and Mr..
German is Directing and arguing for an
elaborate debate.
IS After q tedious discussion on Mr.. Stewards
proposition unanimous consent was given
to a proposition nude by Mr.. Ingalls, that
! general debate on the fiuance bill ehall close
at the adjournment on Tuesday next that
then ten minutes discussion shall be in or.
der, and that the final vote on the bill and
amendments shall be taken before tue ad
journment on Wednesday next.
| q. HOUSE.
1 The house went into committee Of the
whole on the shipping bill. Mr. Fithian, Of
Illinois, opposed the measure. and Mr.
! Wheeler. of Michigan, favored it. Mr. eros.
venor, OF Ohio, said there was feeling Of
/ entiment in favor of the bill. whereupon
i Mr.. Spino!a, Of New York. brought to the
front his measure for the erection OF q monu-
ment to the memory Of the victims of the
j prison ships. Alter lengthy debate the
house adjourned without reading vote.
/ A bill was passed authorizing the issuance
i Of &C rtiEcates OF service to telegraph Opera.
tors who we're with the Union army during
the war.
/ Fear an Indian Outbreak.
GUTHRIE. o. T., Jan. 9.-Much fear is be.
ing ielt over the nenacing attitude of the
i Indians OF this territory. Kingfisher il
i much worked up. and militia and minute