The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-28
WORLDS DOINGS
Summary Of tho Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

Suu10ofy OF inc 00l1y NcWSs
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the 18th, after various
petitions ard bills had been offered, Mr..
Plumb's joint resolution apprOpriating SIS
600 for the suppressing of the foot and mouth
disease was taken up. A long debate ensued
as to the constitutionality of the measure. and
an effort was made to defeat it, which. how,
ever, failed. The joint resolution was passed
by a vote of twenty to sixteen. As passed
it appropriates $4,000 to be used by
the the Commissions Co0DarsaiS" Of Of ,b A%sri sa,sori,ies with nf
States in which it may be used for stamping
out the foot and mouth disease, the Govern
ment not to be committed beyond the amount
petitions and new bills, Mr.. Randall, under in
structions from the Committee on ApprOpria-
tons, moved to suspend the rules and pass
the so Special Gs deficiency ha't sy b oil aP @eT, 2 cnn.
fined to consideration of sums which should be
granted to families of deceased congressman,
the motion was agreed to, l67 to 15: Mr.:
Buchanan, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported a resolution apprOpriating
out of the contingent fund 5000 to enable
that committee to prosecute the investigation
previously ordered concerning the loss OF the
Jeanette, which was adopted.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Hawley
introduced a bill to authorize the Secretary of
Vic ANoss OohSi vi ~psop ASeSa
ing or ascertaining the fate of the Greeley
Arctic expedition Mr.. Hawley said such a
reward might induce ships cruising in or
about the Arctic seas to keep a lookout for
the exploring party or to turn occasionally
out of their course in order to gather infOr-
nation about it. The bill to aid the establish
ment and temporary support OF common
fsheols ye was s sassa Sp: Il tbs app seaSna' she the
100000; the third Sl3.UO,OOO; and so
on for ten years. decreasing s1.OOO.-
600 yearly. to be expended for common
school education. The expenditure for each
State will be on the basis of illiteracy. In
the House Mr.. TOwnshend moved that the
House go into Committee on the POstoffice
Appropriation bill. and declined to yield to
MIR. Curtin. who wished an opportunity to sub
init the report of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee upon the Lasker resolutions. After an
acrimonious debate. the amendments agreed
to i'm Committee of the Whole were then
adopted with the exception of that increasing
by 100000 the appropriation for letter carrier
service, which was rejected-yeas, 123; nays,
l37. The bill then passed-yeas. 100; nays, q.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Messrs. Sher-
man and Pendleton presented memorials and
resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce at
Cincinnati, demonstrating against the con
struction of a bridge across the kanawha
River, on the ground that ii will be an inter-
ference with commerce. The Chair laid be
fore the Senate as unfinished business a bill
to aid in the establishment and support of
common schools. Mr.. Miller, of New York.
moved to lay the bill aside to take up the
House PleurO-pneumOnia bill. Lost to 3.
A few amendments of details were made in the
bill and the Senate adjourned. The House,
in the Lasker matter, after the reception
of reports and resolutions from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, and debate thereon,
adopted the following resolutions: Resolved,
That the House cordially reciprOcates the
wishes of the Liberal Union members of the
German Parliament for the closer union of
the two nations, and recognizes their graceful
dnDreei2tlOn of IFS SymD3thy with those who
mourn the death of Edward Lasker. Mr..
Blackburn moved to go into Committee OF the
Whole on the Revenue bills. Mr.. Dowd raised
the question of consideration and Mr.. Randall
demanded the yeas and nays. The motion was
agreed tO-yeas 100, nays III. and the House
went into Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Dor
Bonded Extension bill. This bill occupied the
House until adjournment.
In the Senate, oil the Goth, Mr.. Hoar
called up the bill increasing the salaries of
United States District Judges to 5000. The
pending question was on Mr.. Morgan's amend
ment providing in this case it shall only apply
to judges hereafter elected. The bill went
over. Consideration of the Blair Education
bill was resumed. After debate the consider
alton of the bill was POSTPONED till the next
day. Mr.: Logan then called up the re-
port of the Committee of Conference on the
Military Academy Appropriation bill, and
moved concurrence therein. Agreed tO.....In
the House, Immediately after reading the
loUTddI, MI. 1uEutI u otOIKId, Cdlltu up tuc
Virginia contested election case of Garrison
against Mayo. The report declares Contestant
Garrison entitled to the seat, Mayo, the sit
ting member, was heard i'm his own behalf. At
the conclusion of his speech and after further
debate, the resolution declaring Garrison ell
titled to the seat was unanimously adopted
and that gentleman took the oath of Office.
On motion of Mr.. keifer, the conference re-
port on the Military Academy Appropriation
bill was taken up and agreed to. 1.-THE bin as
passed a~pprOpriates $3l4.5l6.1 The House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Extension bill, and pending action the
House adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Blair's'edu.
cation bill was brought up, being unfinished
business of Thursday. At the request of Mr..
Allison, however, Mr.. Blair gave way to per-
nit consideration of the Deficiency ApprOpri-
alton bill. The amendments
by the Senate on Appropriations
were agreed to and the bill passed. Messrs.
Harrison, HOar and Blair entered into n dis
cussion of some length as to the precise
meaning of some of the sections of the bill.
NO attempt was made to call up the
Bonded Extension bill in the House.
and the Speaker proceeded to call
for committee reports of private
call Mr.. Mooney. Chairman of the Committee
Postoficcs and Postroads, reported the fol-
lowing resolutions: R~esolred, That the charges
on Mr.. Ellis, Representative from
trials, recently published, are untrue. Mr..
Funston appeared at the bar of the House and
the oath of office as Representative of the
Second District of Kansas to succeed the late
ID. Z. Haskell. The greater part of the day
was consumed in the discussion of the bill for
the retirement of William w. Averill with the
and pay of Colonel. Mr.. Dibrill moved
to recommit the Averill bill to the Committee
on Military Affairs. LOst-yeas, "a: nays, ll3.
The bill then passed.