The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-02
WORLDS DOlNGS
A Summary or tho Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
TIE senate on the 2lst took M the Bank
ruptcy bill. On motion of Mr.. Sherman. the
bill was SO amended as TO make the examining
officers of the Treasury officers to finally cx-
anime the bills for disbursements, the bills
to be 10 the first instance sworn TO by the
party presenting them and certified to by the
Judge. Amendments were proposed by
Messrs. George. sherman, hoar. ingalls,. Ed
munds, Morgan and Van Wyck. Tue bill as
amended was reported from the of
the Whole to the Senate and ~paSsed-yeas:S
nays Ii. Tn Chair then laid before the Senate
next the special ORDER. 1t being the PIeuro-
pneumonia bill. In the House, Mr.. Eaton
reported back the Senate bill to provide for
the performance of the duties of the Presi-
dent in case of removal by death or rcsIvna-
ton of both the PIT Sident and Nice-President
Mr.. Mutchler, from the Committee on Civil
Service Reform. moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill repeating the sections of
the revised statutes restricting the term of
certain officers to four years. The motion
was lost-yeas. 80: nays. li5. Mr. Dingley.
from the Shipping Committee, moved TO sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill creating an in
vestigation OF the Treasury Department.
The motion was agreed to and the bill pissed.
Yeas. 10: nays; AZ. MIR. Warner. f:om the
Committee on Pensions, Bounty and Back
Pay, moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill for the relief of disabled soldiers and
sailors The motion was agreed to and the
bill passcd-ycas, l65; nays. %. Adjourned.
oN iil'tl''u VI MI. NtllItIcbsp II
sin, the ena on the I'D took up the bill to
accept and ratify certain agreements made
with the Sioux Indians, and grant the right
of way to the I hicagO, milwaukee, 4 81. laul
Railway Company through the Sioux ReServa-
ton in Dakota. The bill passed without do
bate. On motion of Mr.. Cameron, of NiScon-
sin. the Senate took up a similar bill to ac-
cept and ratify a certain agreement with the
Sioux Ind ans and grant the right of way to
the Dakota Central Railway Company
through the Stony RpSpryntiOn Tho hill
passed without debate. The House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Tariff
bill. After debate the rose and
the House again went into Committee of the
Whole on the Pension Appropriation bill. The
committee arose and reported the bill to the
House, when 1t passed. At the evening scs-
of fourteen hundred manufacturing Indus.
tries in his district, prOtested against the pass
age of the Morrison hill. Mr.. Eldridge favored
q complete revision of tho tariff.
Mr.. VEST, in the Senaa on the 23d. re-
ported favorbly a bill for = bridge over the
Missouri near Sibley, Mo. i9ic bill amending
the revised statutes in relation to timber
depredationS was passed. IL protects Indian
reservations from the unlawful cutting OF
timber. The Chair laid before the Senate the
special order. being a bill to establish a bureau
OF animal industry to prevent the expectation
of diseased cattle, provide for tn. eXtirpation
Of pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious dis
eases among domestic animals. The House
bIil was eubStituttu " II SSIctt WI. IttIu-
ing debate the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon adjourned. q. In Oh. House, Mr..
Turner, of Georgia, Chairman of rhe Com
mittee on Elections. called up the Kansas con-
tested election case of Wood VS.. Peters. 4
majority of the committee declared In favor
of the sitting member, Mr.. Peters. \ resOlu-
tor 10y the minority provided for the seating
of the contestant. MFR. Wood. The greater
portion Of the day was consumed IN the dis
cusSioR of the case. Finally the minority
resolution was lost, only two -aemte rS,
NAac.a Dp.tV .-nl Tal- - - n
affirmative and the majority resolution was
adopted. Tho House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Naval bill. The
evening session was devoted To Il discussion
Of the Morrison Tariff bill.
The Char. on the 2i.h. laid before the
Senate a communication from the Attorney
General requesting that immediate provision
be made 10y a Joint resolution of congress for
the payment OF jurors and witnesses in the
United States Courts. Tn. sum recommended
TIE disposal of ahandoned military rcserva-
tfonS. The bill amending the revised statutes
relating 10 treSpasses on Indian lands, was
passed. Ii adds imprisonment to the tine
already provided for. The Chair laid before
the Senate unfinished business being a bill TO
dus,ry and TO suppress cattle diseases.
va. passed authorizing the " secretary ay''S of
War TO lease To the Board of Fish Commits
sioners of Michigan a certain strip OF land
huJaCent 10 the Sanlt Ste. Marie canal. The
House then went into Committee of the
" hole for the consideration of the Senate
amendments to the Naval Appropriation bill.
some discussion followed regarding the bill,
when the committee rose and the House
agreed to IT'S report. the vote on concurrence
in the ordnance amendment being: Yeas hi:
C6- Mr.. kaSSOn withdrew the point of
order which had sent the POst-Oiiice ApprO-
prlatiOn bill and Senate amendments to Com
mitlec of the Whole, and the House procCed-
ing to their consideration the amendments
were nOn-cOncurred in. \ revision of the
vote in the House on the ordnance amend
ment shows that it stood yeas. IL: nays. lO6.
In the Senate, on the 25th, Mr.. Blair, of
the Committee on Education and Labor, re.
ported favorably the House bill to establish
and maintain Il bureau of labor statistics;
also, the bill introduced in the Senate 10 pro-
vide for the study OF ply SiOlOgy and effects of
Intoxicating narcotics and poisonous sub
stances on life. health and welfare among the
people of the Territories and District of Colum
hia. Mr.. Wilson adj dressed the Senate on
his joint resolution recently submitted and
several bills already introduced relating to
Interstate commerce. The joint resolution
was referred to the on Railroads.
The Pleuro-pneuInOnia bill was then taken Up.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the private calendar. Up to $50
O'Clock the time OF the committee WAS cen
-,lncd in the consideration of the bill for the
relief OF Myra Clarke Gaines. The unfinished
business coming over from last Friday WIS the
bill relieving certain soldiers of the late war
from the charge of deSertion. Mr.. Steele moved
TO refer the bill to the Committee on Military
Affairs Pending a vote, the House toOk Il
recess until 80 O'Clock. The House at the
evening session passed fifteen pension bills
and then adjourned.