The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-18
THE WORLDS DOlNGS
4 Summary OF the Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


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action of some imnortspt businoss the Son.
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s u iesulneu consiuera.ion Oh 'ne Hauca'lon
bill. The bill being completed as In Commit
tee OF the Whole was reported to the Senate.
read three times and passed by 50 TO u. The
EMueatlonai OH as passed apprOpriates $,I,-
proportion OF iiiiteracy, on the basis of the
census or lSS, the aymen OF the money TO
DE entered over a series OF eight years..
In the House, Mr. Randall, from the
Committee OIL Rules. reported q resolution
setting apart April & and May 10 for con-
SHERATON OF biliS reported by the
on territories, not to incladc bills tor the
creation OF new TERRITORIES or the admission
OF new States. Adopted. Mr.. Converse
secured the hoOr and moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill restoring the duty or
1907 on wool. The motion was lost-ycaS, III;
nays, 10. Mr.. thompson, OF Kentucky,
nnoaea to smspeha inc rules anG aaopt u ,cs ~
Congress to abolish or reduce the fax on
spiriss distilled from grain. The motion was
agreed TO and the resolution a~dopted-yeas
Las; nays. 81.
The Chair laid before the Senate, on the
Sch n hin g., -oao ,,ror ~ 90
D.a "pl",ru.a mn -.
bankruptcy ~roush the ,hiteu Sta'es.
Mr.. Hale stated that Mr. Hoar, who introduced
he Hale would therefore move to take up
instead the Naval Appropriation bill. The
SENATE agreed to take up the bill. Many of
the amendments NSra arrs proposed pc BY the s, senate co sss-
sion the Senate adjourned. .-.Th House went
into of the Whole on bills relating
TO territories. TIL first bill taken up
was one to authorize the appointment
of a commission by the President 10
run and mark the boundary lines between Il
portion of the Indian Territory and the State
Of Texas, in connection with a similar COM
mission to be appointed by the state of Texas.
After debate the committee rose and the bill
passed-ayes, Us; nays, 81. The next bill
passed was enc declaring that the Supreme
Court of every Territory shall consist Of a
Chief Justice and three Associate Justices.
and providing that every Territory shall b6
divided into four Judicial Districts, and Dis
trict Court shall be held in each by one of the
Justices of the SUPREME Court. A bill rcquir-
ing the Governor of a Territory to be Il resi-
lent of the Territory to which he Is appointed
AZ least two years preceding MS appointment
80 p ou u,
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reporueu ia~'oraoiy the orisihai OH u estap-
fish the postal telegraph system. The Senate
resumed consideration of the Naval APP
preparation bill. which was debated until
executive session, when the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Hopkins, of Pennsyl-
vania, offered a preamble and resolutions
relating TO the present method of transporting
Committee on Commerce. Then a struggle
arose as TO which of the many pending
special orders should obtain precedence
Of consideration. Mr.. Bingiey essayed to
bring up the Shipping bill. but the
anOrt was unsuccessful. the motion being de-
feated-yeas, 70: nays, 16. Mr.. Reagan met
with a Ike fate on his motion to consider the
Interstate Commerce bill. it being voted
down-yeas. lOl: nays. I'D. Tit Speaker ruled
that the unfinished business was the Oregon
Central Land Grant bill. Mr.. StOckstager,
under an order made Monday. asked the
House to cons der the public building bills.
and moved to go into of the Whole
for the consideration OF such bills. The an
ragonists of these measures and the more
pTImlH.n, aatocsles on the oregon central
they We're unsucressfnI and the HouSr nv q
.Ote of lGD to III, went into Committee of the
Whole. as indicated. Much tedious voting
LOOK place on the blHs for various public
:uildingS until the committee arose and the
House adjourned.
The Chair laid before the Senate. on the
Irb a communicated from tho saoro,,rv
:. ,,a T.nannnm".- -
Il 'he treasury urging the necessity Tor a
new revenue cruiser for Alaskan waters,
and recommended an appropriation of $15.-
G0 for the purpose. Mr.. Miller. of California,
g Te Issisi . m ,ra or G5 5Gi9s 1eso, mrGim. from ,Sa
adoption by Congress of the bill introduced
by Mr.. Summer in the House relating to
postal telegraph. The Senate resumed the
consideration of the Naval Appropriation
bill. Pending the debate on the amend |
ment providing for the construction Of
steel cruisers the Senate went into
executive session. When the doors were
House met at eleven O'Clock in continuation
Of Wednesdays session. Mr.. Eaton. from the
Committee on Laws relative to the election of
and Vice President. reported back
ment in the nature of a substitute. Then the
contest over pubic building measures was re-
sumed In COMMITTEE OF the Whole. The con-
ElnSGd nv limitation Tho hill hnvtnD 1