McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-22

NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
Gen. Butler Addresses the Sem
ate Committee on Educa-
ton and Labor.
Reduction in the Pension Appro.
priation Bill as Reported to
the Senate.
Synopsis Of Proceedings In Congress-
Miscellaneous Matters ct the
Capital.
CONGRESSIONAL.

MONDAY, May 12.-Mr. Van Wycl
moved to take up his resolution directinj
the secretary Of the interior to withhold
from the Northern Pacific railroad patent
to certain land grants. Agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
motion to increase to$25, 900 the appropr1a-
ton for education in Alaska.
Mr.. Vest said he would favor the
highest amendment the senate would ap-|
propriate for Indian education provided
both sexes were educated. 1t was useless
to educate the Indian boys, and leave the
girls without education.
Mr.. Ingalls, thought the best thing
for the Indian was to make him amenable
to the law. He had heard enough of stale
denunciati0ns of the government for Its ex.
termination of the Indians There had
been no such determination. There were
as many Indians on the continent to-day as
In 1892.
Mr.. Payson introduced q bill to restrict
the ownership of real estate in the terrific
ries to American citizens. 1t prohibits any
non resident or alien who has not declared
his intention to become citizen OF the
United States from acquiring, owning, pos
sessing or holding any real estate in any OF
the territories.
The bill relating to police regulations for
the District of Columbia was passed.
Mr.. O'Neill (Mo.) introduced the follow
ing bill, providing that after July LIST, the
following articles be exempt from duty:
Raw sugar, not refined; molasses, salt,
rice, rye, barley, potatoes, oatmeal, cur
cheese. live animals, vegetables and chick
ory. Referred.
Mr.. O'Neill estimates that the bill will
accomplish reduction OF $67, GOO 600 In
revenues.
TUESDAY, May 13.-Mr. Logan, from
the committee on military affairs, reported
fayorsbly the bill to place Gen. Grant on
| the retired list. Mr.. Logan asked that the
| bill be at once put upon its passage. IMAM
imous consent was at once given and the
passed without debate or remark, except
that Logan said he presumed there would
| be no objections to 1t. The bill provides
that in recognition of distinguished ser
vices rendered the United States, Gen. U.
s. Grant, late general of the army, be
placed on the retired list with the rank and
full pay of a general of the army.
| Mr.. Harrison, from the committee on
territories, reported favorably, with
amendment, tbs bill providing for the eX-
| penses of commission for the exploration
of the territory of Alaska.
| The Indian appropriation bill was pro-
| ceeded twith, completed and passed as
| amended and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
| The house went into committee OF
the whole on the bill providing for civil
government for the territory Of Alaska
After short discussion the committee rose
and the bill was passed without amend
ment. As it is senate bill it now requires
but the approval Of the president to be.
come law.
| The next measure considered was the
Townshend bill, providing that hereafter
no territory shall frame constitution OF
apply for admission as a state into the
union until it shall contain permanent
population equal to that required in con-
gressional district in order to entitle it t.
Representation in the house.
Mr.. Hammond moved to lay the bill OF
the table. Agreed to-109 to 10.
Bills passed-Extending the jurisdiction
of justices of the peace in Wyoming ant
Dakota shall consist OF twenty -four mem
beers in the council and forty eight member
in the house.
| SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, May IA motion b,
Mr.. Cullum to make his inter state com
MERGE bill the special order for May 21s
WIS uOC aXIeoU To-
The bill was passed authorizing the con
struction of q pontoon wagon bridge owe
the Mississippi near Dubuque.
! HOUSE.
A bill was reported favorably for I
mint at St. Louis.
The committee of the whole considered
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Robinson IN. Y.,) moved to abolish
the office of minister to Great Britain
Lost. The committee then rose.
Mr.. Springer asked unanimous consent tt
put on its passage the bill authorizing TIT
secretary Of the treasury to purchase abou
$40, OO0, 900 of bonds with the greenbackl
held in the treasury for the redemption o
the retired national bank circulation, which
would relieve the money market to the ex-
tent of adding $42 ,000, 900 to the circulation
Mr.. Weller objected.
| SENATE.
THURSDAY, May 15.-Mr. Morgan of
fered a resolution directing the committe.
on finance to examine into the cause of the
failure of such national banks in the city O.
New York as suspended business in May
1854, and report whether said failures have