Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
THE WORLDS DOINGS
A Summary OF the Daily NewA
PROCEEDTNCs M roxoRrss.


IN the Senate, on the 2ssh, Mr. Palmer,
nom tho Committee on Woman Suffrage. re-
ported favorpbly a iolnt resolution proposing
an amendment 10 the Constitution TO extenA
the right OF suffrage tO women. Mr. piumb1
resolution, calling on the secretary OF the
treasury Tor Information relating 20 the un-
paid portion OF tho var tar of IsBI was arrped
70. Tue senate passed the bin authorizing
me secretary OF the Navy 10 iss'.c proclama-
private parties. Who snail discover. rescue or
satisfactorily sreertain the fate OF the Greedy
sAPednton The senate took up the Educa-
sOn"l OH. aud Mr.. Lamar addressed the
senate IN its support Mr George also
favored the bill. In the House. Mr.. Ander-
son introduced concurrent resolution
az t% I'VE nna aci SdlPur9men' OF s9nsrSss
Tucker reported adversely from the Com
nitt.e on the Judiciary the btu for the relief
OF William McBarruhan. Mr.. O'Neill, OF
pennsylvania, presented n resolution OF the
convention of wool growers favorlnK the rvs
toratiOn OF the duty ~ 1851 on wool. At the
evening session the House passed twenty-five
pension bills, amopR them one giving pen
ZION OF t0o month TO the widow OF MnjOf
Heneral james r steedman, and "a bill grant
lnH pension 20 Mrs sarah T.. +. Sceleye, who
served as a soldier Tor three years under the
assumed name OF Franklin Thompson, and
when sick ard about 10 be sent 20 the hospital
deserted 10 escape detection of her sex Adj
jourucd 20 Monday.
TIE Chair iaij before the senate on the
Dist = Communication from the Attorney Gen.
erei stating that there had teen neither neg
lect nor refusal TO furnish information con
corning the star route attorney, but bis force
nous papcrs called for W Ito senate w
Miller. OF New York. reported favOrably the
bill To provide for the establishment OF for
est reservation ~ the head waters OF the Mis-
sour River and ne the head waters OF Clark's
fork OF the COurbu- River In the House.
Mt itardeman, from the Committee on Ex-
ptuhltufcs IN the state Department, re.
ported back resolution Calling on
, ,,lo, secretary d State Tor infor-
relative - Inc occupancy OF the consular
premises 40 Shanghai. China. Adopted Mr.
beach, from the Committee on Public Health
reported back resolution, directiry that
adultcration 81 food uHh ftugs. Mr. Cox of
New York. Wov..' - lay the resolution ON the
tah't INc rtOtIOn was lost: yeas, Ili; nays,
w, Nuf theu. ON motion OF Mr.. Cox. the resO-
,stioh was rccommittcd: yeas, liz. nays, IIB
Robert Smalls. of South Carolina. appeared
before the bar of the House and took the oath
9t once rs Representative 90 succeed tho late
=. ". Mackey. Adjourned.
IL the Scna'c. on the 1T, Mr.. Morgan
IresontCdR memorial from william Webster,
an American citizen, praying the aid OF Cons
~ - W secure him ga the right ownership TO
gh.HH ucrcs OF land IN New Zealand which h.
claims ne taught from the native chiefs he.
fore the brt.sn Government had any rights
81 o. S~csStun tO that country. Tut his right to
which wa rejected. Mr.. MaNcy. fr,m the
ably bill Co authorizes the -. -. a-y OF War
ascertain the cNre~scs Incurred 6y the Ter
rii1risi auth prtii,s and the people OF Idaho
IN The sNpPrcs sion Of Indian hos ilitirs i'm ls77
ett lssA known ps the hammock and NeZ
Per- 90 outbreak. The hin intro n cd by Mr.
Eimunis aud reported favouhly from the
Committee on Naval Affairs for the relief Of
J'dnncJtr survivors was passed. The Chair
laid before the senate the Educational bill
Aitler dcl ate the senate adjourned. . In the
House. Mr.. Tucker. from the Committee on
Jud ciary introduced bin to amend natural
ihatiun Jaws; also. as n substitute for num-
ucF ut Wds to dclnc and supplement the act
rcc~tHhlt~hin0 the Court OF Commissioners of
AluhamH Claims. and for the dt-,ributiOn of
the Geneva award The HOus. resumed
the consideration of the trade dollar
hul, AMI was addressed by Mr.. Pussy IN
~ support. a long debate followed, when
Mr. band moved ~ strike out the fourth sec
ton. whic" provides that trade dollars re-
goinr-' into standard dollars shall be- dcductel
from the amount Of bullion required to bc
coined by the reconciliation act. Agreed To-
yeas, l'il; nays. rs. The bill then passed
yeas. lFs. nays, ~.
TIE Chair lai before tho Senate, On the
~. the credentials Of Henry H. Payne. senator
cCct from ohio Those credentials we're trans
mittcd owing g. thu informally in the ere
dcntiulS when hrSt presented Various bills
rtlntiuE 90 aims wCrU considered The EdU-
Gallon hiu was further discussed. and after
executive session the Senate adiOut NED. ... In
the House Nr. Dorshctmer presented "a meme
rial ~ the hondhOldcrs Of the Northern Pacific
hairnad company. praying To be heard be-
Tore the Committee on Public Lands on the
bill, dCv airing the forfeiture OF land granted
nnd askiu Congress Co protect their inter-
csts. Referred. Tho House went into Com
mtttce ~ the Whole on the Indian Appropria-
ton bu. A recess was then taken for the
purpose OF giving reception to General
brHnt. when the House reassonblcd the
TpI r,sl,. Iaid before T. message rom the
Tor the protection OF lcvcts on the lower
Mississippi River.