The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-06
THE WORLDS DOlNGS
A Summary OF the Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-


IN the Senate, on the 26,h, Mr..
Logan reported from the judiciary Com.
mittee a bill. heretofore passed by the
Senate. extending until December 81, 1884. the
duration of the Court Of Alabama Claims.
will recommendation that the Senate hon
concur in the House amendment extending
the time one year longer. On the vote 10
concur, Mr.. Rayard called the yeas and rays.
which resulted: Yeas, ~; nays ~, so the
Senate concurred in the amendment of the
House extending the term of the court to De-
cember 81, 1856. Mr.. Plumb, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands reported favorably q
bill to forfeit the unearned land grants of the
Atlantic X Pacific Railroad and restore the
same to settlement. The Utah bill was placed
before the Senate. and Mr.. Hoar proceeded to
speak in its favor. After speaking a few min
utts Mr.. Hoar yielded to enable the Mexican
pension bill 10 be taken up. 1t was dis
cussed at great length, but without action.
In the House Mr.. Morey introduced q bill
granting pensions To all hOnorabiy discharged
soldiers OF the rebellion who have reached the
aye of fOrty-five. The contested election case
majority report unseats Mckinley and de-
clareS W allacc entitled to the seat. The minor
ity confirms the right of Wallace. Pending
debate the matter went over for the present.
Mr. Bedford introduced Il bill a"pprOpriating
$4,000 for the erection of a home for disabled
soldiers of the Confederate Army, ut Fred
ericksburg, Va. Referred.
IL the Senate on the 9th, Mr.. Ingalls,
introduced Il bill to provide for the sale of
lands belonging to the prairie band of POtta-
watonie Indians. The Senate took up the
bill. To grant tb Cinnabar 4 Clark'S Fork Rail-
road Company the right of WAY through II por-
ton of the Park. After debate
the matter went over. and the Utah bill was
was made to which Mr.. Hoaf objected. and
the vote being Il tie-tweutySeven yeas TO
twenty-seven nays-the motion failed. A
motion WAS Immediately made TO go into cS-
an 2 IN-a s..>Et.,r m N III IN. -strnf har ii. ynt.
-twcnty-ninc yeas to twenty-ninc nays. Mr..
Hoar said he would not insist on keeping the
Senate, hut expressed the hope that next day
there would be a long sitting i'm order to press
the bill through Adjourned. In the House,
the Speaker appointed MeSSrs. Dibrell.
Williams and White. of Minnesota, TO confer
with the Senate on the Agricultural bill. Mr..
Ellis called up the Joint resolution appro-
prlatlng a further sum of Sle0,UO for the re-
lief of sufferers by the overflow of the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries. The resolution
passed by yeas IN, nays a.. The House then
resumed consideration of the Wallace Nc
kinlcy contested election case. After debate
the House proceeded to vOte. upon the minor
ity resolution, declaring Mckinley entitled 10
the seat. Ii was lost. yeas lbs. nays LIS. The
majority resolution seating Wallace was
adopted without division, and that gentleman
appeared and took the oath of office. Ad-
Ourned
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, the bill was
reported favorably TO reimburse the several
stattS AoI liititst an VII war ItdHS Ic
Mexican Pension hill was then taken up.
Nario,S amendments were MADE and pending
further debate the Senate adjourned -. In the
House Mr.. Cobb. of Indiana, from the Com
mittce on Public Lands, reported Il bill to for
felt uncarned land granted the Atlantic n
Pacific Railroad Company. Placed on the
House calendar. The morning hour was dis
pcnSed with and the House Wen into Commit-
tee of the Whole, MIR. Cox in the chair. on the
Legislative bill. IL reduces the nuIntcr of
internal revenue collection districts from
eighty-four 10 sixty-thrce, and increases the
force i'm the Pension Office. After completing
the consideration of thirteen of ninety-Siy
pages of the bill the committee arose. Mr..
Dibrcll submitted Il conference report on the
Agricultural Appropriation bill. Adopt ii.
Al the evening session the HOUSE went into
of the Whole. and resumed con>ii-
Grafton OF the Legislative bill until adjourn
mcnt.
IL the Senate, on the 10Th, Mr.. Hale
submitted the conference report on the Agri-
cultural Appropriation bill. The report was
agreed To. The District of Columbia Appro-
priation bill was taken UP. discussed and
passed. The Utah bill was taken up. NeSsrs.
Voorhees, and Williams cndcavore-i to get up
he Mexican Pension till, but a motion tn go
into executive session was agreed to. Al the
close of the executive session the Senate ad-
journed In the House. the following bills
were reported and placed on the ca.en-
limitations OF butter and cheese: to di-
the judicial District of Kan
sas; Il joint resolution proposing the
following as article sixteenth OF the Constitu-
ton: The right of citizens of the United
States TO vote shall not .5c abridged by the
United States or any State on account of nit
tivity. The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the Legislative bill. The Mis-
souri, delegation attacked the proposition in
the bill 10 repeal the act establishing AN assay
office at 81. Louis. Mr.. BurncS moved 10
strike out the repeating clause. and insert in
lieu thereof "a provision making an appropri-
alton for salaries of officers and employees of
the assay Office. Agreed to. Other amend
mcntS were made. when the committee rose
and reported the bill to the House.