Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-14
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A Summary or the Daily News.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
IN the Senate, on the 9th. Mr.. Harrison
reported favorably on the original bin provid.
ing Tor the admission OF tho Territory OF pa.
kota. Mr.. Ransom reported back adversely
,ne Joint resolution providing for an appro-
priatlon 20 aid sufferers by the great storms
IN the southern States. Mr.. logan reported IA.
NOtAbly the Military Academy hill. The Sanate
resumed coneidcration Of the bin for the con.
,tructon OF steel cruisers. The bin passed
~ vote ~ thirty-ciEht 10 thirteen, when the
senate ndjouruCd until Monday In the
Win ,hs sitsL,oon Wa occupied principally
1cneral Pleasnnton. Dilatory motions were
lade ana the bill went over. In the evening
,.s, about twenty pension bills were
Tue Senate was not In session on the ist.
In the House Mr.. Oates. from the Commit
Tee on Public Lands. reported a resolution
sailinE on the Secretary OF the INTERIOR for
information relative 20 unauthorizrd- fencing
a., Puonc lands hy individuals or corporations
~ several states nnd Territories. Adopted.
az i'lu the House went into Com
mite or the Whole. Mr.. Converse,
priation bill. Bcfore tahiae ub the Naval
bill the following bills were reported: To
lrot lde Tor the Issue Of currency notes 20 the
NHuohai hauking Associations. To establish
honri 81 Interstate Commerce und to rcgu-
late such commerce. To ala I'm the con.
strnI U OF ship canal between Lake Union
struction OF tho Maryland and Delaware free
snip canal. To increase the pensions OF
widows, minor children and dependent rcla-
t,Ncs OF deceased soldiers and sailors. The
House then debated the Naval bill and after.
yards adjourned.
THE Senate, on the Ord, passed a mum.
Der Of bills authorizing the construction OF
public buildings. not 90 exceed for cite and
building the amounts following; Carson City,
Nv Slh'V1. Waco, Tex. flOD.O0g San An
tonic. Tex, siO0.Ol0: Lacrosse. Wis sIO0UO:
Sah franclsco, CAT, tl00OW; New Albany,
md tia;9J0; Wimonn Mimi. SloO.OOO; Oshkosh,
WIS, SlW1Ol Fort Smith, Ark, SlO0OO;
NC1rasaa lily, Nch., Si5.O00; Pueblo, Col,
kSO,Uo Tho resolutions expressive OF
the regret of the HOUSE ni the death OF
Mr.. Haskell. late Representative i'm that body
from Kansas was laid before the senate
IN the House, Mr.. Randall, under Instructions
back n letter from the SecrstdrS 6f the Treas.
ury, relative "a tho rebate on tobacco. The
House tominutee on Appropriations agreed
90 report adversely the 5oint resolutions max
ing appropriations for the relief of sufferers
from high water along the lower Mississippi
several bills were introduced, when tho bill
ncnsioninR soldiers of the Mexican war was
taken up and passed by vote of 30 20 20.
IN the Senate, on the 4th, among the
memorials Pre- 'cntod was one by MIR. ingalls,
from the Grand Army Posts OF Kansas
demonstrating against the passage of the
bll rcinstatins Fltz John Porter. The
senate took UP and passed without debate
the bill reported by Mr.. Garland. from the
Committee on Judiciary. 10 punish counter
feiting within the United states of notes and
bonds or other securities Of foreign Gov
ernments. The Senate took IN the blll TO
provide Tor the exercise of Jurisdiction con-
tcrrcd upon tho United States In places out
% their territory and dominion. When
the reading OF the bill was concluded the
senate went into executive session and soon
adjourned........in the House, Mr.. Lamb,
IRON the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re-
ported q bill To- amend the Chinese Immigra-
ton act. Mr.. Wemple. from the Committee
on railways and Canals reported n hill FOR the
permanent Improvement ot the Erie canal
AMI maintaining the Same free to the people.
Mr. Hewitt. Of tho Wuys and Means Commit
tet, reported Till tO prevent the adulterution
OF tcal. The House went into Committee of
the Whole. Me-. Converse IN tho chair. for con
stderatinn ut the Naval APPROXIMATION bill
After debate, and without action the commit.
tee rosc and the House adjourned.
Is the Senate, on the 9Th, Mr.. Garland,
from the Judiciary Committee. reported favor
ably the original bill for the collection OF sta
tistics touching marriage and divorce Mr.
Cockrcll introduced n bin TO amend the re-
Nt-Cd statutes, 80 ns To give to processes of
United States Courts the sarnc fore, in nh
states tiHt the processes or the several states
have IN their respective Ssatca. 81. d. in hgHouse
on motion 81 Mr.. blanchard. n bi was
passed making nm appropriation OF SSiO0 10
supply the deficiency In the amount required
for the expenditures ~ ascertain the depth
Pass, Mississippi River. anI gauge the waters
81 the Mls issippi River and tributaries. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole, SIR. Converse in the chair. on the
Naval Appropriation hill. Considerable de-
bate WIS had, most OF the amendments being
rejected. Mr.. Tulley. from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill FORGETTING the
OutOnuuuu UrulC River land rrnut