The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-25

nm. Ths s~pyroprsuoa s~~ccrnneaded 10 esi
IW,ys, . rsfucsion 81 ess7, 10 from last year
"a, In, hm Are for the failroad mall eervice
es,Ost.ss5 Tor inland mall transportation, and
e5,y0lnD fof psy 81 tossmssscfs The bl
provides that the postmsstrr general may az
point one agent 10 sup~rintend the railroad
POSTAL service, ssd ose b. sureraiend the stat
Line service, and siso snthorises tbe postna.
tNr gcserai - reduce the compensation to rail
roads for transportation ~ The male, ; pc
rent. A log and general debate vss here IN
t.ruRted Y ~. eemmi,,ss listing. and s"s
w~AsHiSofoS, Monday. Aphl hollins,
from the committee on manufacture, suhmii.
s~d . resolution directing the comsii,es "a
consider and regs~t Ia the ksnate the probahls
effect ~ any change In The tarn laws upon the
IA. Hereford introduced . bill repeslinY the
ssction II the resumption act Witch autF risrs
the Secretary ~ The Treasury Ia sell u 4.
boods and redeem and cancel currepcy-lsid
on the table. Hereford advocated his resoIu.
tion. requiring The comnittee On nnsscs Ia
report The W0use bm IN rer~sI the specie ~
sumption act within . wssk, and gave notice
that hc vould ash the vote thereon 10 morro~
After the morning hour consideration was ~.
sumef ~ the bill 10 repeal the bankrupt ls~t
The bf!l provides for the repeal NJ the bankrup-
law of March ~, lsg7. and al acts supplement
WY IUsTVtp, vUt inst tUs TsIsht rUhn wv w
validate or effect any cas- IN bankruptcy insti.
tuicd and nov pending, Window called ~
the senate bni for . narrow gauge railroad
from Bismarck to the black Hllla Altar ev.
cral amcndments we're made the bill passed.,
snd EstoD moved 10 reconsider the vote. TIL
Ter called up the Senate It'll 10 incorporate zoe
National Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Com
psDy- postponed. Jones introduced . bill au-
iborixiDg railroad companies IN construct and
maintain telegraph lines for commercial pur-
Io~es snd n seizure 70 the government the
usc 81 the same for military, postal and other
nting e1SO,OU Tor containing the improve
mcbts ~ the Galveston harbor passed. After
cIccu tive session the senate adjourned.
MOUSE.
Swami presented the Blair Resolutions 81 the
Maryland Legislature, r%e-opening The Presi.
DENTAL question. kimmell introduced . bill
providing . mode for trying the title 81 Presi
dent and Vice President. A long discussion
took place on q parliamentary question, Ia which
stephens took the ground that the House had
the right under parliamentary Law "a refuse IN
receive petitions, but that the question was
lie thought that a. this memorial was rsspect-
full and on 8 subject Of very grave Importance,
II should nv read and referred u . committee.
Before the question was decided, the time ar
rived for the special Ordcr-heing the business
" the District III Columbis. A btu was intro
uuVCI auu TeIeIIeu, ~ IotIoWe' NY Wills, OF
n. r., directing the President % make . pub
liz and solemn proclamation that II Ia the hrm
determination Ut Congress tn enact nO further
laws affecting the currency or hnancs until
specie payments shall have been actually re-
sutncd, and authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury Ia prepare 4 per cent bonds of the
denomination of en-, 90 and tiOO, payable IN
standard coin Ut the expiration Of forty years
c~xchangable st no lees than their value In INT
ted States legal tender notrs. In the evening
. session was held for Rebate on the tariff hill
Mckinley II Ohio, 3ridgcs, Evans, beacon and
Brewer opposed the bill. Adjourned.