The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-04
THE WORLDS DOlNGS
. Summary OF the Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


IN tne Seha'e' vi 'ne -oi'
ves adopted airec.ing 'he .oniniit.ee Oh "a
penolturcs Oh fupiic Money 10 ih'es'iea.e IL
recent defalcatiOns and frauds upon the Navy
Department. and 10 inquire into the system
Of making disbursements and purchases of
supplies, with u view to determining whether
1t embraces safeguards against defalcations
and frauds. The Mexican Pension bill was
then taken up. The pending question was on
the amendment OF Mr.. Ingalls,, dating the
pensions of Union soldiers from the date of
discharge ordisability and extending to OctO-
Der l., 1884. the limitation of time to file appli-
cation for arrears. The amendment was
voted down. yeas II. nays So. In the House.
Mr.. Hancock introduced a bill authorizing
the funding of the entire bonded debt OF the
United States in two per cent. fifty year
bonds. Referred Mr.. Randall, Chairman of
the Committed on Appropriations, said he was
directed by the unanimous voice of that com
mittee to move to suspend the rules and pass
the SundryC Civil Appropriation bill. The read
ing of the bill was proceeded with. Mr.. Ran
dali offered an amendment directing the Sec
rotary OF War to sell at public auction the fol-
owing arsenals: Allegheny arsenal. Penn
syuNania. auSu1,a ,an" onr ~ .rIomni
Main, and Watertown arsenal. Massachu-
setts. Adopted. Also granting a months ex-
ira pay to the House employees. Adopted.
speech shall be printed in the Record which
has not been delivered upon the floor OF Con-
grcss. Adopted, IT, to L..
~ a., S.nat, ON tt,n 1ffh nnciAlrnrtn
oh" oh 'He
Of the Mexican Pension bill was resumed.
The amendment was agreed TO providing that
no person shall be- entitled to more than one
nenS;on NJ one t;nn under the laws of The
Tinted States unless that fact be specially
stated i'm the law. The hill then passe.i-yeaS,
-: NAYS. y. The House bill u authorize the
President IN anpoint two additional Justices
Of the Supreme Court of Dakota and one adj
TitonaL JusIlce on ..e Sup.e.ne .oIr' VI tho
mort ON the bill establishing a Bureau of
| Labor Statistics. Agreed to. The Senate
bill passed granting letter carriers fifteen days
| leave of absence each year. The House re-
,umed consideration of the bill repeating the
Presumption. Timber Culture and Desert Land
laws and amending the Homestead law. The
bill passed, yeas Ia, nays IL. The Electoral
Count bill was then taken up. the previous
| question having been ordered on the engrOSS-
mcnt and third reading of the bill. The
House bill was adopted as a substitute
for the Senate bill-ycas, IL: nays 81. The
| senate bill. as amended 10y the substitute, WAS
| read a third time and passed.
| IL the Seuste- on the 18th. consideration
g..
OF the Legislative Dill was resumed. AFTER
debate the committees amendment was
| agreed to. striking out the clause directing
In the House, MIR. Hewitt. from
The Committee or Ways and Means,
| reported a bill to modify the ex-
sting laws relating to duties on imports and
III NtllltCllp1 OI tNt'Ilu III -
| Manning contested election case was taken
M. After debate Mr.. Cook demanded the
previous question. and the vote REQUIRED on
! the second resolution presented 10y the minor
lily. 1t was lost, % TO .S- The hrSt minority
- i" III 80 80 % ,Scrt.d wi,hnut
| division. MIR. Chalmers then appclrcd AT the
mar of the House nnd took the oath of office.
T.. So .L. ~. \ a.. Lie I'm
IN nv III" o' nv D'
was passed extending to water transportation
routes the provisions of the statutes hitherto
,,n,;od I'm land routcs only rep.rd;p, tbe i'm.
IpIJi,t, trarSnorfa,inn IF du,;,hie Goods
An arncrdpcn w.S o.ion,e5 nrovidipr that
-, - "a, T,,,r,v"nn1J g,r,y,y .bnii n. an
ppu-a,a ,ranscriD, !, E tho nroccoJinyS md
a,at.S of tho two b~uscS of Cnnorcss
A. NIcv iII,n from, m. t,op,nit,eo on cow
,rarcn rnnnr,.d th,. River ana E,rhor hiIi
',i,L Tho mes, ,b,, i, bo nripte,J and 70,
.nrn,a;t,oJ 70 tho committed agraed tn
n Snn,,o ,ron ,ooL mn IN. hill 70 forf.;,
10 ,na,r,aI I,pd Grant of tho AtIpntic &
pa.;fc Ra;Iro,d Cnnn,nv and vent INTO
~namra snSs;on .n,J Sonn adinurnci In
~ uo,,.o tho Sonata h;iI Wa naSSo' auibor.
- III corS, r,,ction nj ;, I,ri,Ir-. across ,ho
Mint,ur; az Whi,a TIoiJ - NJ Rim
pnnt pnads rcnortnd n hin axiny .t two cents
Ut ny y -. ,',,or 81 ,ho trs,,Ss
pnnaa ~ Wr Rrowna Of InSi.n,
,n h,atha unuSa 80 nn
sirnra,;nn ~ ,ha voY;can p.n.inn hin Nth
,ho Sana,a u,pendrnptS hn, III Unusa ,ntn.
,nin.5 - ~. 49, So ..nS;ior 49,
;"baI b,s;nesS Leinc tho hin m forf.it m.