Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21
THE WORLDS DOlNGS
A summary OF the Daily News



No business Sas transacted I'm the Senate
or no VIZ. The House was not in session.
IN the Senate, the 10th, a memorial was
presented from Mexican Veterans asking
pensions. Mr.. nm called ND the resolution
asking the Secretary OF the Interiorto furnish
Copicr OF All papers relating TO the transfer of
VS,, is'a Era,nt OF inc New Orleans. Baton
View Orleans Pacific Railroad company. After
discussion The resolution WIS p,IrcoA "a
w tn , cal 81 states thcre was a perfect Hood
81 bills and resolutions offered. over two
th0usund hcing presented ana the call was
nnt nail concluded, Among them was a resp
luton ~ VIZ, Lamb. ling upon the Attorney
n'utfa TOT IN tcfnilcd account OF the pNpcnn-
ltgrC- OF the prosecution Of the stAr-route
ca-''S. By Mr. Anderson, 10 prevent undue
discrimination by railroad companies. and
sutJcctinR them To the control of States under
cert ain circumstances. also TO create postal
telegraph; also Co reduce the postage ON drop
rticrs to one cent; also resolution calling
upon the Secretary Of he Interior for infOr.
nation whether the Union Pacific complied
Win the provisions a the Thurman act. A
i resolution was adopted requesting the Presi-
dent 20 ascertain az Patrick O'DonneII under
sentence OF death en- England, T. citizen of
the United states. aud n 20. whether tried
I'M VII cnn'l tel in accordance with the munich
pnl laws OF Great Britain and the require
ments OF international law.
Is the Senate, the llth, Mr.. Beck offered
a resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury Tor Information regarding the sink
ing fund. which he stated was being kept up
~ over thNlitOn. Mr.. Ingalls, presented a pc
ttlon peusipninV cN-prisoucrS OF war and
granting soldiers and sailors who served nine
~ days iu The late war one hundred aud sixty
ucft- OF i1ud.. tn" avalanche Of bills and
petition. continued in the House. Mr.. Robin
son IN. - offered resolution OF inquiry.
calling on the Secretary OF the Interior for
information concerning the purchase Of pub
NC lands by Foreign nohlcmcn. 80 called. and
ttled aliens. with their namcs and amount of
acres purchased. Mr.. bingham introduced
hiU Tor the relief Of widows ~ railway Tbstal
clerks. killcd in discharge of duty; also liking
the rute OF postage Ou mail matter Of the first
class two cents Tor each ounce or fraction
thereof The Speaker laid before the House
the message Of the President Transmitting the
Communication 81 the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs. asking AN appropriation of 500
on Tor The wants Of his bureau: also a mes
sage Transmitting the communication of the
secretary of the Interior in regard to the ur-
gent necessity oi action on the part NJ Con-
EreS- Tor moro adequate prevention of tres
pass ON Indian lands.
Tue Senate, on the i2th, took rp the reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Beck directing the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury To furnish information
concerning the sinking Fund. etc. and Mr..
Beck addressed the senate. After debutc the
resolution was amended and adopted. MFR.
wilson culiC up his joint resolution propOs-
ing uu amendment To- the Constitution relating
% the civil rights of citizens. II was re-
tcrrcd, after debate. The senate then went
INTO executive session. The House was not
In