The Red Cloud chief., 1884-02-22
THE WORLDS DOlNGS
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate, the 18th, petitions and bills
we're presented. The resolution offered. by
Mr.. Van Wyck some weeks ago, directing the
Committee on Judiciary to examine and re-
port what legislation, If any, was necessary to
restrict the appointment of special Assistant
Attorneys, etc, was laid before the Senat
and adopted without debate. After some
debate the Senate receded from its amend
ment TO the Greeley Relief bill. A message
was received FROM the House announcing the
passage of II joint resolution apprOpriating
$5O,UN for the Ohio Valley sufferers.
The Senate promptly passed the resolution.
LIN the House many bills were offered. A
joint resolution was reported from the Com
mlttee on Appropriations, appropriating $780,
90 for the relief of the sufferers from the
flood in the Ohio Valley, which, after an ami
mated debate, passed.
BILLS n resolutions were introduced in
the Senate, the 18th. Mr.. voorhees, offered a
resolution calling on the Acknowledgement to
explain his delay in advising the Postmaster
General as TO the Interpretation of the law re-
iating TO the adjustment of pOstmasters' sal
aries. The resolution was taken
up. and after Il short debate agreed
to. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced a bill
to prohibit assessments for political purposes
by Government officials and employees, and
asked that it be referred to the Judiciary
Committee. and it was SO referred. a.. In the
House n resolution was adopted providing for
a select committee to proceed to Hot Springs,
Ark. and make a general examination of all
Government interests there. Committees
then reported, when the House went into
of the Whole ON the Naval APP
preparation bill.
In the Senate, the 18th, Mr.. VOORHEES,
offered a resolution directing the Secretary of
the Interior to withhold for the present his
approval of patents or certificates for lands
selected by the Northern Pacific Railroad i'm
lieu of others. said to have been lost by said
under act of July 10, 1864. The Sem
ate then took up the bill to provide for the
issue of circulating notes to the National
banking Associations. which was debated I'M
Mississippi contested election case OF
Chalmers against Manning, which was de-
batcd at length. The Speaker laid before the
House a letter from the Secretary of the Navy,
transmitting the amounts claimed by con-
tractors for care of the dOuble-turreted mOni-
tors, aggregatin9 SyiS.645.
In the Senate, the 18th, the bill making
all public roads post-roads was debated,
amended and passed. The Senate
took up the bill for the relief of the
State Bank, permitting that hank.
Notwithstanding the statute of limitation, to
present to the Court of Claims its claim for
cotton taken by the United States i'm ISIS. Mr..
Jackson. who reported the bill. said the claim
for cotton worth $!U.OH. The bill
relating to National Bank circulation was
taken up and debated. but no final
action reached. The House resumed the
MISUNDERSTANDING contest from Mississippi,
auu pSiuihc uisCueslOu lit lhOuSc duIOuTucu.
IN the Senate, the 18th, Ir. Pendleton Of
fered q joint resolution apprOpriating an ad-
ditiOnal sum of S3O0,GOO for the relief of the
Hood sufferers. which was read three times and
passed. Mr.. Voorhees, presented Il petition
from LOO settlers in Washington Territory,
protection in the title of their lands
in the contrO 1crSy between them and the
Pacific Railroad Company. The
then resumed consideration of
the bill TO provide for the issue of cir
cuiating notes to the National Banks.
Adjourned until Monday .... The House passed
the joint resolution appropriating $300.OOO ad-
iition;:l for the benefit of The food sufferers.
The misunderstanding contest was then
up and after further debate the motion
Manning's credentials regular was
by a vote of los to l4O, and the motion
declaring Manning entitled to the seat was also
by q. to l5.. The majority resolutions
we're then adopted. $50 TO IS. This discharged
he Committed on Elections from the prima
.acie case and leaves the seat vacant until the
,ase is decided on its merits.