Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16
THE WORLDS DOINGS
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PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS.


TIE Chair laid before the senate on the
"a teiegrsphic communication from Mr..
"lcker. late Collector at Kcy west. pa. ask
lng that fun investigation De made into his
SSyouusStin Connection with the discharge OF
nv. ei.yisi deties. Mr.. Van wyck offered a
sstsol.tlon, which Wa agreed %. calling on the
SECRETARY % the Interior for Information as
70 Nhat action. II any. had bccn taken IN re-
taIg 70 the entries Of public lands by the East
TaFA company. orEaflxrd under the Laws OF
Grcat Britsin. aud doing business in C,sorado.
AM made IN the interest OF Fax Dun.
taken up Mr. S s.f,p, Isr ~ ,o- va, ths p,
~. amendment permitting admission tn the
amcricen registry ships bOught abrpad and
materials. Pending debate the Senat s, VENT
INTO executive session. and when the doors re-
oltncI adjourned 90 Monday The Housp
MtnI into Committee Of the Whole on the
Inrin biii. After debate tho House took n re-
- ~ eight . clock. ~ the evening session
Ihe House passed thirteen bills. The bin
kIautiuE taNf To the widow 81 General
franc's ]. Blair. ~ compensation for moneys
'kptnCed by her husband in organizing forces
~ tnc BEGINNING % the war. and increasing
~ pension 20 80 month gave rise TO good
zeal OF debate. hut no opposition. The pre-
Niuu. question was ordered on tho bill and
thc House adjourned.
IHE > mate was not in session on the al.
lin the House. on motion 81 Mr. Morrison,
the order for an evening session was vacated.
Inc House then went into Committee OF the
whole ON the hill amending the Chinese i'm
migration act. Considerable debate took
placs' am The hll was read by sections for
III, u 'hsnts. Nr. hicc offered several amend
meht- which were voted down Mr. Barnum
o.ctcd an amendment applying provisions
~ lnis niil. rs far as practicable. to persons
from Whatever nation imported TO this cotln.
Try under any system OF contract Ruled out
on point Il order. On motion OF Mr. Ham
m9ilh, ~ additional s"ction was agreed TO pro-
NlIing That nothing herein contained shall be
construct to airct any prosecutions or Dther
.VlnzS, ClNii or criminal begun under
me aet OF which this =. nmcudatory. Mr.. Rice
novel To amend the title 40 as tO read, an act
70 Fiolai, Our Treaty stipulatiOns with China
nud uthcr nations. Lost. The committee then
rose and the hiil raised. Yeas. 1Sl: nays IL
negative vote was cast by Adams of IIli-
NOS; lircwcr. Of New York: browne OF Indl-
ana ENethart. Henderson, of Illinois: Hit.
sh.an. ~ man. Price skinner. Of New York;
Suiais ana SpoonCr. Adjourned.
Is the Senate, on the a.h. n bin was
introduced by Mr.. Van WICK TO restrict
aliens anl foreign companies aud corpora.
thus in the ownership OF public land and OF
any lHud ~ the Territories. Alec to grant the
Giii hicaEo Air Line Railroad company
the right To construed bridges over naVignblc
water courses. The shipping bin was taken nm
atter hong debate, Mr.. Frye gave notice
lhai nc would Cndcavor to have the bill acted
anon the following day. After executive ses-
son the senate adjourned en- the House,
pit. Lowry called up the Virginia contested
cf,ii'n case q OForrrll ". Paul long
AMI somewhat acrimonious debate took Mace
Ihe hr~t vote. which was on the minority
resolution declaring ~ Fcrroll not entitled TO
scat, was lu~t-ycas, 81: nays. I4O-a strict
H. .oIt; tAerlt That Mr.. Cook voted With
w, republican ayes. The resolution seating
blcrrcil wus adopted aud that gentleman
appr1ryd ~ the bar Of the House and took
the oath Of Office. The evening session vras
devoted 60 the Tariff The ATTENDANCE grad.
urlly dwiud!c'l uutil Mr.. J. ID. TAYLOR, the last
ono % spcnk, found himsalf alone with the
the h.rcl help.
lN ttr senate. on the oh, the SEipping
Dill was further discussed. The report OF the
senate Committee on Privileges ami Elections
in relation o. the Copiah County investira-
Won. which mat committee have teen max.
ing. nchring the signatures Of i've Republican
NOM or q the committee. was LAID before
the senate. III" Democratic members Of the
commute VII make minority report. Nd
!vu.ncd nc huus- won't into Committee OF
the hole on thcIa in bill. After considerable
debate Mr.. tCuvcr-s moved TO strike out the
e1nCtin- clause. which was curried by 10 to
10. Vu VIZ. touvcrsc's motion the committee
ru-' anu ihn chairman reported is action to
the House. The Speaker stated the question
70 %" ON striking out the enacting clause. and
Mcs>rs. Morrison AMI Turner called for the
yeas gnd NAYS. 10 was agreed To-. yeas $50.
naYs ~. An auay % the roll call shows
inst only tNrre Ne1uhlicanS-N Nelson Strnft
lnd Wakchcli, all of Minnesota. voted against
striAing out the cnaCting clause. FOrty-Onc
Democrats voted in the Affirmative.
Is the Senate, on the 7th, Mr.. Sewell,
from thr Committee on Military Affairs, re-
ported favoruhly bill to authorize the sale
Of q portion of the Fort HAYS military rescr-
walton in Kansas 90 the Pills County AKricul-
turul society 81 Kansas. A bill TO place
I " SECS =. Grant. late General OF the Army OF
Tue utt"d states. upon the retired list Of the
army Wa referred. The senate resumed con-
siucrauou OF the shipping bill. which was de-
natcd until adjournment. Of. In the House Mr.
stewart, from the Committee on Foreign AZ.
tairs, reported a bfl authorizing the appoint
mcnt OF three commissioners To visit the
principal countries of south and Cen.
trm America and Mexico. for the purpose
OF collecting information looking TO the
extension OF American trade and commerce
AMI strcncthcning mutually advantageous
relations between the United States and all
other American nationalitieS. Mr. Perkins
IRON the tommittcc ou Indian Affairs. re
ported a hiil granting right OF way through the
Indian Territory To the Southern Kansas
Rgilruul Company. Mr. Willis from the
Committee On Rivers aud HariorS rpporfpd
the River and Hgrbor Appropriation bill
Tie House then proceeded To the considera-
ton Of business on the Speakers table The
senate amendment tn the House bin rcpcaI-
ing the iron clad oath" was Concurrcd in
The next bill was for the relief Of Fitz John
Porter, .gith senate amendments. After ar
gumcnt a motion To refer the bill was lost
and the Senate amendments were non-con-
CURED In. The senate amendments were
nOn-COncurrcd in To the bill establishing A
bureau OF animal industry.