Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CG.,'GREss.
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WAsHINGTON, j q 10. 1917.
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NJ. Voolh.ts, If lad, ;ubD.:tSd T's!u
lion iustu,;ios tie Ucumii!eG co lrdl;n Al
fairs to irq1iye ioto the ciFcua STAGES 'Sii!cn
led 10 Tho iec.u. escape Ct cheyenne lnoll2s
from Fort Sill, TcE.s. aud tteir subsequent
slaughter by Ua!:cd Stats f;Tecs Agreed 10.
Bits wlre iutroG1cod aud Te'eJrtd as !i!3"S !:
b, Nj. iogaIIs. OF kaUs-s: 10 establish the
iu iIcial tis.r!o: ot the lnd!a1 territory. h:icf
red to the Committee on I5disn Affairs.
b. Sir. Apih3oy, Ct Il. |: AppICpila;iaE
.noaes iuc The payment ai bouoty 10 IN: c!nc2!s
aud ucn Of Az offer r4r::gut's sex. h"fs'
rel 70 the Ccuni:'sc OF Naval A!;4iIs.
81 hlr. Burnside. Il. l.: Authorizing ne
ra;irement Of B.cvs. Msj1r Geoersl W. w.
Averili, u. S. A "i:h the rank OF E7igCdleF
General. Il: fcrrcd to the COMMITTEE On Mia
tary Affairs.
Mr. Allison, CT Iowa, from the couterensa
committee % tue Military Academy hpprn-
prat!ou bill submitted a report. which was
agreed 10. Having been agreed 10 10 the House
OF Roreprcseu!a3cs yesterday the bill now goes
to The President for his signature.
Dlfirg the morOng hour The Senate pro
ceeded 10 consider bills on the calendar, cot
The House bill on the Senate calendar Tor tho
payment to the officers aod soldiers of the Mex
lean var OF the three months pay provided fer
By tbs act Of July 49, lS4., led TO . lengthy
C. cassicu, AID Dir. Edmunds submitted 40
amsgdment 70 rlsk the act 20 apply to those
who served 10 tic late var Tor the preservation
Of The Uni0a.
The bill gas laid aside wiih1ut action.
. =, l.,,,r a
Senate resumaG consideration Of too bill! to
amrai the patrn: laws.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tie Speaker Iai3 beG4re the House this moru~
ing, iG response 10 Il resolution OF that body, q
fr1ia the Secratery oil The Treas
ury traasa,iltpa supplemental statement Ct
ba'anc.s on ioaD account ia coin Standing to tic
credit OF tic Treasurer Of thc Unitcd States, il
neiinna! bank laFcstc!ina, on the Isl Of Jahu
airy, 1879.
TIE II3use tai under consideration bill
reported from tee Comuli'tco On HGys and
Meas FL the Issuing OF certificates Of deposit
OF the dc!n0!u:ion o! SO, bearing interest al
8 per CENT and c2nvtrtiho at any time into
t p:r c9at boEd:--esteb!i:h; in tFin;-a na
lional savi1Es bank.
The p:ivil:g oil the hy7r q tho House
Of R.prCS ,nta,!ctj have been tY,e0Ied
to ne Alumni 81 PtiGctoa college during the
memorial sei7ic, 10 honor OF Professor Henry.
Speaker EaLGa! has app1iated representa-
ti7c hcl:!cu OF LJpi i.Ga t. Il He vacancy &C.
c .sianad. By the dcs;h 81 Mr.. Scholchcr, Oh
tic Committee 90 Ferciga efl!irs.
Tie Uh!ruaustio st The Committee OF
Ra,lHals AMI Caa2'5 has IL, ylt 02ca anGoucc.
ed b. thC Speaker.
CAUCUS
!hc GCnitc aio mallGuTJ .. The Senate held
Q c2u.us ibis rl0!aiag 1ia vl.H tn deteInln
iDg what .urs@ o; uci0u shjull De adopted in
rcRar! 10 ttiG resolutions &c ,ltiy snbGlttcd by
Mr.. Etmu3d; which, 10 sub.ts1ca, d;care
hist tho three last constitutional amendments
were duly ratified; that the AVS already enacted
ia. their 0piorc m2Dt should b. faithfully exc.
cu!od, ard that CjagrSsj should further pro.
vide ior fhcir enforcement by additional lcg:sia-
lioo. after s1na Gistrs:!jn th, ~ :et Ras
referred 10 committed OF seven, headed by
I'd q jhurci.n, ~ !cpn.t 10 = future ul=erlag
Of he caucus. Tbs c,Ucui GiSj ap9Uuted L
committee 81 three, viii! G:Ge,cr MnTgaa IS
chai:ma9, to Ienvy; What further aciion, if ary,
should pc !isG:i &c secure r2GeI! OF both OF the
iea:ions ei Inc revised Statutes, which p?e.c!ite
.c:, cah3 10: .jufoya 10 the u. 5. c4uf,S.-.-.
COMMITTEE WORK.
Thr iiau,c C,mmittec % BlokiaS a1d Cur
reuce to day author Z q Representative E1lnE
TO # 7 the t'.JTiDs rgic3dGsu. Ii thr bl
DOW ucndng % tar cI',ndtr II tbs House
providing f,r : raHeai 81 ;Ec resumption DC.
Provided. TIA! ;ba 1nyrGy Hereafter
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