The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-11
WORLDS DOlNGS'
summary OF the Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

PhOCEEDINGS Ot
THE Chair laid before the Senate on the
list a communication from the Attorney Gen
.ral stating that there had been neither neg
lect nor refusal to furnish information con-
serning the star route attorney, but his force
VAS too small to supplyp promptly the vOluln-
nous papers called for by the Senate. Mr..
Miller, of New York, reported favOrably the
bill to provide for the establishment of q for
est reservation at the head waters of the Mis-
sOuri River and ut the. head waters OF Clark's
Fork Of the Columbus River..--ln the House.
Mr.. Hardeman, from the Committee on Ex-
penditures in the State Department, re-
ported back a resolution calling. on
the Secretary of State for infor-
| relative to the occupancy of the consular
premises at Shanghai, China. Adopted. Mr..
Beach. from the Committee on Public Health.
reported back a resolution directing that
committee to investigate the question OF
adultcratIOn of food and drugs. Mr.. Cox, of
New York, moved to lay the resolution on the
table. The motion was lost: yeas, ia; nays,
Ia; and then. on motion of Mr.. Cox, the res0-
luton was recommitted: yeas. III; nays, 1l6
Robert Smalls, of South Carolina. appeared
before the bar of the House and took the oath
If Office as Representative to succeed the late
Z. NJ. Mackcy. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 1St, Mr.. Morgan
presentcda memorial from William Webster.
an American citizen, praying the aid of Con.
| yr. IS TO secure him in the right ownership to
5000 acres of land in New Zealand, which he
claims he bought from the native chiefs he
fore the british Government had any rights
Of possession TO that country, but his right to
which was rejected. Mr.. MaXey, from the
committee on Military Affairs reported favor
ably a bill to authorize the Secretary of War
to ascertain the expenses incurred 10y the Ter
ritOrial authorities and the people of Idaho
in the suppression of Indian hOstilities in 49,.
and 1875, known as the BannOck and Nez
Perces outbreak. The bill introduced by Mr..
Edmunds and reported favOrably from the
Committee on Naval Affairs for the relief of
Jeanette survivors was passed. The Chair
laid before the Senate the Educational bill.
After debate the Senate adjourned. ... In the
House. Mr.. Tucker, from the on
Judiciary, introduced q bill to amend natural
izstiOn laws; also. as "a substitute for a num-
Der of bills to define and supplement- the act
re-cstablishing the Court of Commissioners of
Alabama Claims. and for the distribution of
the Geneva award. The House resumed
bill. and was addressed by Mr.. Pussy in
its support. A long debate followed. when
Mr.. Bland moved to strike out the fourth Sec
ton. which provides that trade dollars re-
coined into standard dollars shall be deducted
from the amount of bullion required to be
coined by the reconciliation act. Agreed to
yeas, l3l: nays. lis. The bill then passed.
yeas. las; nays, IS.
THE Chair laid before the Senate, on the
"a. the credentials of Henry Ii. Payne, Senator
elect from Ohio. These credentials were trans
mitted. owing to the informally in the ere
ientials when first presented. Various bills
relating tn claims were considered. The Edu-
cation bill was further discussed, and after
executive session the Senate LIN
the House Mr.. DOrSheimer presented a memo
rial of the bOndhOlders of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. praying to be heard be-
fore the Committee on Public Lands on the
bill. declaring the forfeiture of land granted.
and asking Congress to protect their inter-
rsts. Referred. The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Indian A%ppropria-
ton bill. A recess was then taken for the
purpose of giving u reception to General
Grant. When the House reasscmblcd the
Speaker Laid before it a message from the
for the protection of levees ON the lower
Mississippi River.
IN the Senate, on the Sd, petitions and
memorials were introduced and referred. A
number of unimpOrtant bills were referred to
committees. and reports were received. A
resolution was agreed TO inStructing the COM
mittee on Library to inquire into the cXpe-
dicncy of purnhasing from the Lewis family
tor the United States the sword worn by
Washington on the occasion of resigning his
commission to Congress. The Senate then
took up the Education bill, and debated il
until a~djournment..... In the House. u joint
resolution passed. authorizing the Secre-
tary or war to loan flags and bunting to
at the fair in that city i'm aid for the home for
disabled Confederate soldiers. Mr.. George, of
Oregon. from the Committee OH Indian At
fairs. reported back a resolution which was
adopted. authorizing the Secretary of the In
tcriQr TO make an examination into the
massacre of DIR. Marcus WhitmOre and others
in Oregon i'm lA.. The Indian Appropriation
bill was further discussed, and "a ruling Of the
Speaker on the preceding day sustained by
ia to II. After concluding the consideration
of forty-siX of ffty-tw0 pages of the bill the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 4th, Mr.. Vest re-
ported a bill favorahly from the Committee
on Territories to authorize the appointment
of a commission by the President to run and
mark the boundary lines between a portion of
the Indian Territory AMI Texas. in connec-
ton v-ith a similar commission appointed 10y
the State of Texas. Mr.. Jones submitted Il
joint resolution which was referred to the
Committee on improvements of the Missis-
sippi River. making an appropriation of
SlOO,U0 for the protection of existing levecS
in the Lower Mississippi. The Education bill
was then taken up and discussed until I'D
journment. In the House. Mr.. Anacrs III,
from the Committee on Public Lands. re.
porteda bill to provide for the adjustment of
land grants made by Congress to aid I'm the
construction of railroads within the State of
Kansas. The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the Indian Appropriation bill.
Consideration of the bill having been con-
cluled, the committee rose and the bill passed.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the private calendar. The committee re
manned in session a long time considering the
hill to relieve certain soldiers of the late war
from the charge of desertiOn, but no tina; uc-
ton was arrived at,