New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-25

Resume Of the Important Measures
CONSUMED by Congress the Past
Week.
What is Being Done BY the Senate and
House Of Representatives at
Washington.
Saturday. Feb. ~.
SENATE.
The message of the president announc-
ing Gen. Sherman death was received at
$3.50 this afternoon. Resolutions of con-
dolence were introduced by Senator Haw-
Ley, who warmly eulogized the late gener-
After the passage Of number of bills of
no general Importance a senate bill was
passed authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the st. Louis river between
Minnesota and Wisconsin,.
The committee on military affairs will
report appropriate resolutions ofrespect to
the memory of the dead general and recon-
mend that the house take part in the tuner
al services; Gen. Cutcheon, chairman of
the committee on military affairs. referred
teelingly to the fact that Gen. Sherman's
death removed the last of the three great
Union generals. .:rs
Monday, Feb. 16.
r. @ SENATE.
i WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Feb II.
Senator Davis presented the resolution of
the board of trade OF Minneapolis remon-
strating against the passage of the free coin
age bill; also from citizens of Minnesota in
favor of a law giving to the several states
authority to control the manufacture and
ale of oleomargarine, etc. .
HOUSE.
In the house to-day Mr. Taylor of Ohio,
rising to personal explanation, apologized
for the language he had used Saturday to-
wards Mr.. Fthian OF Illinois. The apol-
ogy was accepted.
WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Feb. II.
Senator Casey to-day called up and had
Fort Totten reservation, to be set apart for
the use of the North Dakota militia.
Tuesday. Feb. II.
SENATE ~
Senator Pettigrew to-day proposed an
amendment to the Indian appro priation
bill authorizing the appointment OF "a COM
mission to negotiate with the Pine Ridge
and Rosebud Indians for adjustment of
the boundary lines between these reserva-
tions for the transfer of the Rosebud Indians
to Pine Ridge; and for the location Of such
of the Lower Brule Indians who may desire
it at Rosebud. He also proposed an amend
ment for the erection Of an Indian indus
trial school at Chamberlain, S. D.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE house went
int n0r, ffnn Oft Goyx y1,r,1n TO-
Indian appropriation bill.
An amendment providing for the ap-
pointment of commission to inquire into
the condition Of. the Indians was ruled
out on a point of order.
Wednesday, Feb. 18.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The copyright bill
was again taken up in the senate to-day,
the pending question being on the Sher-
Mr.. Power to admit copyrighted books,
etc., printed in foreign countries, on pay
ment of tariff duties. It was agreed to-
36 to a. <--
All the Northwestern senator's. with the
exception of Pettigrew and Power, voted in
the negative.
Finally the vote was taken on the passage
of the bill, and the bill was passed-36 to
14-the negative votes being those of Messrs.
Bate Berry, Call, Carlisle, Casey, Coke,
Daniel, George. Harris, Jones (Ark.), Pet
tigrew, Pugh, Reagan and Vest.
y. HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb 19.-The house went
into committee OF the whole to-day on the
post office appropriation! bill MI: oFer,
against the shipping bill and touched upon
the silver question. He declared that
Grover Cleveland was deeper down in the
heart of the Democracy OF the country than
any other living man.. Whatever Mr..
Cleveland's position might be to-day on
! tional convention spoke in 1892 he would
endorse the principles of their platform,
whatever they might be. Without dispos-
ing of the Bill the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
..... Thursday Feb. s.
SENATE. .a-
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The bill for the
adjudication of claims arising from Indian
depredations was taken up by the senate
to-day as the unfinished business, the pend
ing question being on Mr.. Edmund's mo-
ton to strike out section 5, which provides
that no claim by Indians shall be allowed
by the court on the unsupported claim of
all Indian. Agreed to-37 to IA.
as-. HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-After two roll calls
tue uOuSc GO-Ody SuCCeeueu III passing tlo
senate bill for the relief Of the Stockbridge
tribe ofIndians in Wisconsin. The action
of the Democrats in demanding the yeas
and nays on every motion was considered,
on both sides ofthe house, as an obstacle to
the passage of the shipping bill-the object
being to retain control o. the appropriation
bills, SO as to use them as weapons against
that measure.
Representative Kelly OF Kansas to-day in
troduced in the house a bill to repeal that
part Of the national banking act that re-
quires natioral banks to purchase United
States bonds.
Friday Feb. Fl.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the Nj
caragua canal bill giving the guarantee of
the United States government to the COM
pany's per cent bonds to the amount of
s1oo, 600, 600.
Mr. Vest opposed the bill, contending
that it would abrogate the treaty with Great
Britain and cause war BETWEEN that coun-
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