The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18
THE WORLDS DOlNGS
A Summary OF the Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

EHSOCBRWAN6S OF CONGR BSSs
CONGRESS re-assembled ON the eth. In tn,
Senate Mr.. DOiph presented q petition from
the citizens of Oregon and Washington Ter
ritory praying for the forfeiture O the un
earned land grant Of the Oregon Central Rail
way; In Committee of the Whole the Senat,
further discussed the new rules. and aftel
executive session adjourned. i. Ii the Hous,
Mr.. Townshend offered a resolution. which wa,
adopted. requesting the President to furnish
information relating to the exclusion O.
american hog products from Germany anl
France. Mr.. Browne, of Indiana, introduced
a bill providing that whenever any foreign
Government shall prohibit or impose undue
restrictions on importation into it's ports OF
markets of American cattle and swine, OF
products of such cattle and swine, the Presi
dent shall prohibit the importation into the
United States of wines, liquors or such Other
merchandise of such country as the Prcsi
dent may designate, and the prohibition &c
continue until the prohibition of such foreign
bills and resolutions were introduced. and
before concluding the call of States the House
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Sth, Mr.. Van Wyck
introduced . resolution that until Congress al
this session determine the questions involved
in the claims of the New Orleans & Pacific
Railroad Company. the Secretary Of the Int
rior suspend action as to issuing certificates OF
patents for land. The Senate then resumed
consideration of the new rules. pending con.
sideration of which the Senate went into
| t.nod of hius cnnt;nroj 49, ,ho h;I,, ;m
reduced were. Sbniishin@ ,ha ,;,t;a. ON
lumber. timber and other products of the for
nrevent froud In PnnnS;nn ofSnoIp 10 uroh;h;.
the importation and immigration of alien
foreigners TO perform labor i'm the United
States; limiting the quantity of public lands
dred and saro rry fn,r h;us ;nt."Sroa5 I'LL
ODonneIi orreSnondonn was rosarro,a ,o tho
Inn Hu'o"u
IN the Senate, the 9TH, Mr.. Anthony Of
fered a resolution instructinU the
on Foreign Relations to inquire into the ex.
pediency of legislation to enable the Execu-
i've department TO protect our interests
s OH y innlents Mnicn Prouiniteu orre-
from rho Trnitnd StaaaS VI W. Mar.,nn Meas
the United States District Courts in alabama;
adopted. The new rules were then discussed
Eaeson nCuSe MI.
adonted ;nUuIr;rn ;,to ,bn fao.' mt was
co,yptr;as mrohih;t. tha -" ~. tnat HHnn
E EoreIL~ u,H S. Ind to SHS toin,a,',ee Oh
r,bn,hnr n . 70 aHStsiga.e ana teport
sorted 70 Mr. SIoc,n1s renortnd . y b;,i fo "e ~, e
relief of Fitz John Porter: The Speaker laid
oetoIg .ne riouse d message OF the fresident:
,hn WinsHe an"ucl iepor. OI
~ H'SV
a nfSssaee ir1m the rreslGent
Ila!.o aoii ~ allow inuian nomestead
exftLlsin certaIn cases wltnOut the payment
VI ~ CoInnilssioheIs. Aisoa message IN
IegaIu 70 resOiution respecting the alleged
IIstIIuulIou Vi clrcoIars III some OF tue
dePartmcnts asking Tor contributions Tor
poItlcaI purposes and the reply OF the Secre-
Sary OF state tnereto. Also a letter from the
Stcretary OF the treasury ASKING Tor a derl-
clency appropriat1on OF SlJO.WU Tor printing
one and two-doifar treasury notes. Mr.. Och1l-
sree 1nerea a resolutlon or sympathy 10 the
FANNY OF the late eminent German states
iourned. ~ WIN" ""s "dop"u' Au'
In tne Senate m the nth NJ n.w.s IN.
>rosuced a hin for tho orao,;on &c. I-,;.oa
states Post., Ta,oo-anb Comnanr rrdo- ,ha
u-sS.NS| op""' ""e
uliection oi tne 0StmaterDehera MI. saw
er~inIroduced a OIL prohibiting the mailing
u containing Iottery advertise
nreh'S- tetitlons were presented, among tnem
one u nj. flump IRON M,
MI nuIiured citlzehs OF Kansas ana
n 80 prayl ~ ma. the OkIanTiia amos pe
v y,n W i4r sSt.lennen.; Inc resoiutloh OF Mr.
an W!eh. uircStlng tne secretary OF the IN
, o,Sa suspyn actlom as 20 iSsulnS patents
.Nem Crleans q fAclnc ltaliroad Com-
pamy n,l Sonetess snai at tne present ses-