The Red Cloud chief., 1885-03-13
THE O R AT LARGE.
4 Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGREGATIONAL


IL the Senate on March = a communica-
ton was received from the Secretary Of the
Inscrior In response To an inquiry from the
Ssnsfc calling for copies Of certain reports
0f Inspector. Of the Land Office. which re-
poSfs. ~ was stated. exposed great land
frauds in New Mexico involving the Infegr1fy
Of the Register Of the Land Office IN santa Re,
and persons IN still higher places The runory
civil bill WAS reported and ifnfneIIatetJ
taken up for consideration, and tbs ~hoIe
day devoted fo the bill. An Amendment Wa
made sppropslating lSy6G for apublic buiid-
ing mt Forf Scott. Kan. and after ml"n'Sh.
the biil was read . third time and passed. a
conference report on the Indian hpprnprih-
ton bill vas submitted. In the HOUSE
Mr.. Randall. from tbe Committee on Apiropf-
Aiions. rsTyorted tzck the Naval hpproI'ria-
ton hill wnh the senate amendments. recon-
nrnding concurrence la sorne and non-con-
;urrcncc In others. Mr.. Mills moved 10 rn-
pend the rules md and adopt the resolution
that the committee appointed =" arfahp'
for the inaugural ceremonies having de-
ciincd 10 give 10 Representatives 'oherrN-
their proper place. we VIII neciihe - tah'
mari in amy of said ceremonies at The Cap
ifoi A." This provoked - lengthy discussion
but was voted down. The Iowa contested
Cisction case of Frederick vs. wilson was
then taken mp ana the fun comfhehceh-
After sitting until fou~ O'Clock IN the morn
ing q recess was taken until nine O'Clock
THE Senate On the ID, In session Of the
day before, refused To rcceie from it, amend
mcnfs TO the Indian Appropriation bill and
also Insisted on its amendments Ia the sun
dry CiyIl iiiL. After further debate on the
Indian bill tn relation 10 the Oklahoma lands.
che Senate adjourned. and the legislative
siay 0f the III commenced. and fhe General
Deficiency bill was taken up. The house pm
continuing AN appropriation of ss.DD.op Tor
river and harbor Improvements was slight!y
amended and passed. \ resolution OF thanks
TO Hon. George r. Ednunds, President OF
the senate, was unanimously adopted. The
Eenaic then agreed To the new conference
on the Indian bll. aud adopted the House
provision tn regsrc To the Oklahoma lands.
Thi. provision fayors the opening or the
land. To SCI; t!cinenf. The House bill for III:
rfurn of fhe Chinese indemnity FUND was
passed without debate, and the House
Tn.npisn bills taken up for pa.-agr..-.in
the House n new conference committee
s,as appointed OH the Sundry Civil bill. The
1ousc refused 20 concur I'm the S"nnt"
amendment To the Post-ofhce appropriation
hill relative TO the ocean mail transports
The report of the tornuiittec on the Pension
Appropriation bill YVES adopted. The House
nnaily reccdcd from its disagreement To all
tcnate amendments, aud a. finally agreed 10
the bill uppropriatcs $G,.tg.s1. The De
fbcicnry Appropriation bill was received
from the Senate. The Senate amendments
were non-concurrcd in. and n new commit
tee appointed AT midnight tnc conference
report ON the Indian NpIropr. alton bill was
Submitted and agreed to aftwo O'Clock IN
the morning the House was still discussing
the di-agr. emcnt on the Post-ofhce Appro-
pTisfion bill.
In the Senate on the eth a COMMITTEES
wns appointed 10 act with "a like committee
from the House to inform the President that
the two Houses were ready 10 adjourn. A
ucSSngc was received from the House that
that bod, had passed the senate hill author
ixiug the President To place one person Gen
srai Grant on the retired list OF the army.
A communications WIS received from the
President nominating Ulysses ;. Grant tn he
General cn the retired list. with fu!i pay al
such rank. and in open Senate the noInina-
ton wac unanimously confirmed. The sen
"a ....ta. from 4 . npNG nxltnEIt \ fhls DDSt-
Office Appropriation bill, The House having
agreed To all except one amendment. The
final conference report on the ieNcicncy
hull was agreed To. The President
Of the United States. Prc~tdcntclcct
and Vice Prcsideut1lcct having entered
thc chami'er. the rro sidInu officer admins
tered the oath of Office to Ntcc-Pr'sidcnt
Hendricks and nd journcd the Senate sine die,
and Mr.. Hendricks immediately called Ito
order I'm extra session The House, HNt'r
ls.ing In session all night. nnnIlS agreed! To
all the appropriation bills on which the two
houses had been di.sgrecing. and after pass
ing u vote oi THINKS Ia Speaker Carlisle, the
l.ii retiring General Grant was called
,np nnd. passed. The Iowa contested election
ra-c was decided In favor of Frederick Al
twelve O'Clock the House adjourned sine dic.
EXTRA SESSION.
In extra session on the 9Th the Sennte
unanimously confirmed tho Presidents Cab
met nominations. Senator Van Wyck offered
n resolution that the Secretary of the In
terror Ice directed "a inform the senate
whether patents have been issued for lands
granted I'm 1S1t To the New Orleans. BATON
Rouge x Nicksburg. popularity known as the
backbone railroad. IL 80 Cor what mum
l~.r 81 acres. TO what corporation or
ind ivgaual. whose receipt was taken for
the same. when signed. whether I'M
usual means were used tn hasten the
preparation and execution of said patents;
whether the clerical force employed worked
nights and SUNDAY 50 they might he COM
pluicd before March {. what day they were
rtely for the Signature OF the President.
what NECESSITY existed for any special ever
ton 10 SecBrc their completion and sigma
surc before the ith day Of March, and whether
snythiny was don" To- project actual settlers
fr their rights to such lands. Also whether.
previous tn the i;h of March. anything was
done ar written IL regard. tn any other I'M
earned land grants. The resolution went
over To Monday. To which day the Senate al
ipuru,f-