Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30
THE WORLDS DOlNGS
A Summary OF the Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF coNGRrss.


The Senate was not In session on the
leth....In the House, Mr.. willis. from the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors. reported
back the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill. The House then went into Cnmmittee of
the whole on the Consular and DIPLOMATIC
Appropriation bill. After debate the bin was
nnaly laid aside with favorable recommen.
dalton, and the committee proceeded TO CON
sider the Army Appropriation bill The COM
mittee arose and reported the three bills TO
me 11e h Sa out no further action was taken;
Inc House at the evening session passed
thirty-tWo pension bills. Adjourned
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
lin the House a bill was passed granting the
consent OF Congress for the construction Of a
Dam across the Mississippi at 81. Cloud. The
senate amendments To the Indian Appropria-
uon Dill we're non-cOncurred I'm. A bill was
passed extending until December II. lsSj. the
uuratlOn OF the Court OF Commissioners on
me Alabama Claims. The bill passed TO change
TOE Eastern and Northern Judicial Districts
or Texas and attach part OF the Indian Ter
ritory TO those districts. On motion Of
NJ. Cassidy the bin passed TO re-
neye settlers on the Duck Valley Indian res
ervation, Elko County. Nevada. The bill also
passed for the appointment OF two additional
associate Justices Of the Supreme Court OF
Dakota The next bill was the bill 20 amend
the act dividing the State OF Missouri into two
JUDICIAL Districts, and TO divide the Eastern
and western Districts thereof into divisions
and % prescribe times and places for holding
courts therein. After n sharp debate between
the members OF the Missouri delegation and
mere being no quorum present, the House adj
In the Senate, on the 10th, Ir. ingalls,,
from the Committee on Judiciary, reported a
bill 20 establish another judicial circuit by
dividing tho Eighth Circuit, which now en-
Oraccr the districts OF Minnesota. Iowa. Mis-
souri,, Nebraska. Kansas, Arkansas and Colo
fado. The Eighth Circuit under this bill
includes the districts OF Nebraska. Kansas
Arksnsas and Colorado. The Ninth Circuit
includes the districts OF Minnesota and Mis-
souri,. The Chair laid before the senate
resolution offered Thursday by Mr.. Morgan
directing the Committee on Finance TO ex-
anime into the cases of the recent failures
OF National banks and see whether such
failures are due Co violations and evasions of
the law on the part of officers or directors of
me banks. The resolution was referred TO
the lommlttcc on Finance. In the House
MT. Hurd. from the Committee on Ways and
Means, moved TO suspend the rules aud pass
the OIL 70 abolish discriminating duties on
works OF art and productions OF foreign and
American artists. The bill imposes a duty of
ten per cent. nd valorcm on alt works of art
whether the production Il OF foreign or
american artists. McSSrs. kassOn. Belmont
and Hurd spoke In favor OF aud Mr.. Boutelle
against II. The motion was lost by yeas 81
nays lIs The Consular and Diplomatic APP
propriatiOn bill passed: also the Army and
District Of Columbia Appropriation bills.
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, the bill passed
extending 20 August. 1886, the time to COM
mencc laying cable authorized by the act of
August :. lSs2. ON motion of Mr.. Palmer the
It'll providing for the construction of n pub
lic building at Detroit was passed. IL provides
that not more than fDOO.OOO shall be ex-
pended for the site ana building. The
passed without division. ON motion of
Mr.. Mandcrrnu. the senate passed the
House bill authorizing the construction
OF bridge across he Missouri In Douglas
county. Nebraska. In the House. the senate
to the Dingley ShippinR hin
were nOn-cOncurred In. The House proceeded
70 the consideration OF the Indiana contested
The majority resolution declared Mr. VIII
liam +. English duly elected member OF the
forty.cighth Congress. The House adjourned
with debate on the bill still pending.
In the Senate on the 2lst resolution
calling on the President for information con-
corning the appointment of a Commissioner
20 examine certain sections of the Northern
Pacific Railroad was referred To the Judiciary
Oommittee-yeas q, nays -. bill was
Pa ,, authorizing the construction ~ "a
bridge across the Missouri Mt Siblcy. Mo-
unanimous consent was obtained To put the
following bills upon passage namely. the bills
permitting the erection of "A bridge across the
Missouri at White Cloud, Kas.; another across
the same river near RulO. Kas.; another
across the same river between its mouth and
the mouth OF the Dakotah on the James
tween 81. Paul and Natchez, and an
other across the Illinois River he
tween it's mouth aud Peoria; also a
bul authorizing the Bcllneham Bay Rail-
way a Navigation Company 10 build bridges
In the Territory OF Washington The House
resumed the consideration of the English
Poclle contested election case. Mr. Hart
offered rs a substitute for the majority reso-
luton tho resolution OF the minority confirm.
ing the right of Mr.. Pcelle to- the scat. Al
the conclusion OF the roll call. when IL WINS
evident that the substitute had been agreed
To, Mr.. Springer, who had voted in the mega.
tive. changed his vote To- the Affirmative for
the purpose of moving for a reconsideration
The vote was then annOunced-yeas I2I: NAYS
liz. Mr.. Springer Immediately moved for
n reconsideration and Mr. Hunt moved 10 law
that motion on the table. pending which Mr.
Converse moved To adjourn. The motion was
carricd-ycas. lla; nays, llS-amid applause
on the Democratic side