The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-07
THE WORLDS DOlNGS.
A Summary or the Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
In the Senate. on the 18th. Mr.. Logan,
from the Committee On Judiciary. reported
the original resolutions, which were agreed
10 relating to railroad lands. one calling on
the Secretary of the Interior to inform the
Senate whether any railroad companies men-
TONED in the act of May .. 1878, had failed to
comply with the act. in what respects they
had failed. and whether they subsequently
compliied.' and, further. whether said com
panies had paid dividends, and to what
amounts and what steps. if any, have
of said act. The Banking bill was taken up
and passed by a vote of ~ To L. A bill was
introduced to authorize the construction Of
additional steel vessels for the y In the
House, on motion of Mr.. Poland, of New
York, a resolution was adopted directing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire whether
the act of the legislature Of Dakota
property of railroad companies does not con-
tiict with the organic act establishing that
Territory. A resolution was introduced by
Mr.. McCOmas. of New York, providing a con-
stitutional amendment providing that no State
shall he precluded, by the grant of any charter
of Incorporation, from taxing the capital
stock of such corporation. After other bust
ness, the PleurO-PncumOnia bill was taken up
i'm of the Whole. The bill was read
by sections and amendments were offered,
when the committee arose and the House ad-
jOurned.
In the Senate, on the och. Mr.. Sewell re-
| ported favorably the House bill for the relief
of Fitz John Porter. Mr.. Wilson reported
favorably a bill to prohibit mailing news
papers containing lottery advertisements.
MIR. Allison offered Il resolution agreed to-
calling on the Secretary of the Navy to furn-
ish the Senate information respecting the
ship canal at the lsthmuS OF Panama.
The Chair laid before the Senate the bill to
authorize the construction OF additional steel
vessels for the Navy...-.The House went into
committee CT the whole on the PleurO-pncu-
monia bill. MIR. Hopkins offered an amend
mcnt providing that the appointment of cx-
LEGISLATURE. Rejected. A resolution from
the Senate was submitted thanking Great
Britain for the Arctic steamer Alert.
In the Senate, on the 2,th, Mr.. Dawes,
from the Committee on Indian Affairs, re-
ported favorably the bill for the allotment
of lands in scveralty to the Indians on the
Cmatilla Reservation in Oregon. Mr.. Van
Wyck offered II resolution for an inquiry rs
to whether the Western Union had formed
a combination with the Baltimore a Ohio
hill extending the time for the completion of
railroads west of the Mississippi River
to which grants of public lands have
prosecuting the work OF construction
without forfeiture of such grants. The SEN
ate resumed consideration of the bill to pro-
vide new cruisers for the Navy, and after de-
bate adjourned.....I In the House u resolution
was adopted inQuiring of the Secretary of the
Treasury as to the extent of the funds in the
Treasury. The House went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Cox, of New York, i'm the chair,
on the PleurO-pneumonia bilA The debate
continued all the afternoon and was rather
drcary. Consideration of the bill being con-
Guided. the committee rose and reported it to
the House.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. ingalls,
introduced a bill to. remove the injunction of
secrecy from the court martial that tried
General FitZ John Porter. in order that men,
bers may give the details to the public and
testify TO the case if called upon. The Senate
resumed consideration of the bill to authorize
the construction of steel vessels. Various
amendments were offered and debated when
the Senate went into executive session and
soon after adjOurned---.In the House Mr..
Deuster. rising to Il question of privilege,
sent to the clerks desk and had read Il reSolu-
ton adopted by the Executive Committee
of the Liberal Union of the German
Parliament, expressing its appreciation of
the action of the House of Representatives in
adopting the resolutions in honor of Edward
Lasker. The House resumed consideration of
the Pleuro-pneumonia bill. An amendment
to rccommit the bill was rejected. when it
passed by Il vote of IL to Ia. Public business
WAS suspended and the House proceeded to
paw ap appropriate tribute to the memory of
Hon. d.. c. Haskell. late Representative from
Kansas. Mr.. Bedford delivered the principal
cuiogy. aud after the marks of respect had
been paid the House adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 29;h. Mr.. Harrison
reported favOrably on the original bill provid-
ing for the admission of the Territory of Da-
kota. Mr.. Ransom reported back adversely
the joint resolution providing for an apprO-
priatiOn to aid sufferers by the great storms
in the Southern States. Mr.. Logan reported IA
vOrabiy the Military Academy bill. The Senate
resumed consideration of the bill for the con-
structiOn of steel cruisers. The bill passed
by a vote of thirtyeight to thirteen, when the
Senate adjourned until Monday In the
House the afternoon was occupied principally
with the question of the retirement of Major
General PlcasantOn. DilatOry motions were
made and the bill went over. In the evening
session about twenty pension bills were
passed.