Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.

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resolution was passed, reciting that til
eSigencies of public service prevent tn
attendance of Congress at the opening o
the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Eek
position at New Orleans, and that th'
President has DECIDED to open the exposi
ton by telegraph and start the ma
chinery thereof by electricity from th'
Executive Mansion, in the presence o
his Cabinet and foreign representatives
and requesting that the President of thu
Senate, together with a committee o.
thirteen Senators, and the Speaker o.
the House with one Representative OF
Delegate from each State or Territory
attend at the Executive Mansion on
Tuesday, December 10, at 1880 o'clock to
| witness on behalf of Congress the opening
Of the Exposition by the President, and to
adopt and forward therefrom such an
address of congratulatiOn IS will seem
appropriate TO the occasion.
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, offered a resolution
reciting that s. d. Taylor had obtained the
floor on July 5, to discuss the Pension bill.
After monOpOliZing the six minutes, he OBJ.
tanned leave to extend his remarks, when
he read written speech or paper which
reflected on the House and the members of
the House, and ref1scting on the action of q
Senate committee, and that such proceed
ipgs are not a legitimate part of the pro-
ceedings of the House. After q red hot de.
bate the resolution Was adopted-yeas, 1874;
nays, 60.
The Senate joint resolution was adopted.
The resolution relates to the ceremonies to
be authorized in connection with the COM
pletion OF the Washington monument.
Recess was taken until the O'Clock
evening session for the consideration of
pension bills.
The House at its evening session passed
ten pension bijls, including one granting
$50 q month to Emma belong.
In the Senate, December Is, bill pro-
viding for the erection of a statue of Gen
eral Lafayette was reported favorsbly by
Senator Sherman, of the Library Commit
tee. Senator Logan presented petitions
from tobacco dealers, protesting the ratiti-
cation of the Spanish treaty. Also a petit
ton extensively signed, asking Congress to
buy portrsit of General George H.
Thomas for the Capitol, and recommend
Referred.
The Chair laid before the Senate Senator
Van Wyck's resolution, heretofore offered,
relating to the Spanish treaty, and requir-
ing the Committee on Rules to report q
rule providing for the consideration of
commercial treaties in open session.
The doors were closed and the Senate went
into secret session, when the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
relations.
In fifteen minutes the doors were re-
opened and the Senate took up the Dakota
bill. A substitute for the bill was offered
by Senator Garland, when the matter was
informally laid aside at the request of Sena-
tor Hill in order that he might address
the Senate on the silver question.
In the House December Is communica-
ton was read from the Postmaster General
asking an appropriation of one million
dollars for the Postal Car service and
seven,y-five thousand for the pay of Postal
clerks. Referred.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Oates, to declare forfeited to the
Unitei States all unearned land grants and
provide for the adjudication of controyer-
sizes relative thereto.
By Rogers, to regulate the Hot Springs
Reservation, Arkansas; also, to complete
the improvement of Hot Spring creek.
By Peelle, granting the right of way
through the Indian Territory to the Kan
sas City, Arkansas d Fort Smith Railway
Company.
BY Holman, resolution calling On Sec
rotary Waite tor information as to the mode
and manner, and full detail of the expend-
iture OF the 1886, eco appropriated by Con-
gress for the expenses of the French and
American Claims Commission; also, a reso.
luton requesting the President to furnish
the House q copy of all the correspondence
with the Government of France in regard
to the French and American Claims Com
mission since the sd of November 1881.