Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-06-05
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
CONGRESSIONAL

In the senate MAY 20 on the bill to grant
the Clnnabar railroad right Of way through
Yellowstone park, Mr.. Logan raised breeze
by detailing the encroachments made on the
park, and by complaining that he had been in
cessantly lobbled in behalf of this road by an
Official Of heintcrlor department. Mr. Cameron
rcappcarrd upon the floor, after prolonged
absence In Europe, and received cOngratula-
lions. Mr.. ingalls, introduced a bill for the
sale Of land belonging to the prairie band of
Pottawalomies. Mr.. Lapham submitted the
majority report on the Danvillc riot, claiming
that It was prcconcerted by the democrats for
the purpose Of intimidating the negroes, Mr..
salisbury presented the minority report on the
Copah county murder asserting that the in.
vcstigatiOn was originated tO aid the rcpub-
licans in the presidential canvass and perhaps
furnish an excuse for rejecting the electoral
vote Of Mississippi, The house passed a
loiut resolution apprOpriating an additional
SlW,UN for the relief Of sufferers by the over
flow Of the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
ly vote Of l5S to los the house declared Mr..
Mckinley not entitled to the seat for the
Eighteenth Ohio district, and Mr.. Wallace was
sworn In.
The senate MAY 2s) took up the Mexican
war pension BILL and struck out the proposed
w lNHAlNA ll0 htHNllAh " lUOst ut
pendent on their labors or the aid Of others
Mr. lioor, with the ayowed purpose Of killing
the bill, moved to extend It's provisions TO all
union soldiers In the late war. In the house
bill was reported to forfeit the uncarncd land
grant NJ the Atlantic and Pacific road Tn,
legislative appropriation bill which reduce.
the internal revenue collection districts from
cightyionr Ia siyty-thrcc, was considered fol
ihe rcmajddcr Of the day and at the evening
session.
In the senate CMay 2gJ memorial was pre-
Eculcd asking an appropriation Of $3.50 foi
The s1dtAcrn exposition at Louisville on &C
count Of government exhibits. The remainder
a the appropriation for the Ohio river suffer
ers was voted for the relief of citizens alon.
tlr Mississippi The District of Columbia ap
proptatiun bill was passed. Adjourned uni
hunday. the house, bills were rcpurteO
b. regulate the expectation nf imitation butter
and cheese and to make $l,OO0,OO0 the limit fol
the cost uf the public building at Louisville
The legislative appropriation bill was amended
10 provide that there shall he but forty-thrc,
internal revenue districts and sixty-sevcn Gus
toms districts In this shape 1t was rcporte,
u the house aud the previous question ordered
when m adjournment to Saturday was taken
In the house (May 80 bill was passed re
soriug the law of 1861 in the matter Of appeal
tlum the circuit courts TO the United State
supreme court in habcas corpus cases. Thi
l!w was repealed few years ago while tn
llcArllc case, from Mississippi, was pending
before the supreme court. The bill grantiui
Inc right oi way through the Indian 'rrrritur
10 the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fc railrua
company gave rise 10 good deal If discussion
il was finally passed after its consideration
AL consumed q greater part of the day.
lill WAS also passed granting the right of wa
through The Indian Territory To the Southcr
Jarsa> railroad company.