The Red Cloud chief., 1885-03-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
4 Summary Of the Daily News
CONGREssIONAL.

| EXTRA SESSION.
| II tho Ecnafeo on the 9Th the ~res!gnations
OF Senator's Bsyars. GsrlAn; and Lamar. who
had accepted Cabine: appointments. were ~
\ cslvei. III. credentials Of yr. Hll. appoint
cd to rl tho temporary sacancy from N.~
! Hampshire. y~rs presented VT van "ycs
resolution in r~!.t on to the backbone Land
| Gram, then came up for debate. Mr.. Van
| WICK urged the resolution IN . lengthy
! speech aud senator Teller defended Us &C
ton. n. Secretary ofthc Interior. ia issuing
the patents.
TaE only matter Of interest transpiring
In the Senate on the 10Th Wa the 70 sOlu,on
offered ~ Mr.. Hoar that Mr.. Bisi'
lie sworn IN, who was appointed by
by the Governor of New Hampshire 10 NJ
the vacancy made by the 81 p!rIng az IA.
term on March 4. III. Legislature o: the state
power Of the Governor To- appoint uu,i.T
such circumstances va. fully discussed. Mr.
bar wass.oTn IN
II the Senate on the llth. owing 10 the
absence Of Senator Teller. further acton
! on Mr.. Van wyck's "i;acktone Grant" r.so!u-
ton wa postponed. Ar. Van Wyck offered
a resolution thnt the Secretary al the In
terror and the Attorney General Of the
United States be directed respectively tD
take such action "a each may deem nsc"--
sary To prevent any sale or transfer by the
Atlantic & Gul: Transit Company. or any
p"r-on- claiming lands described IN the act
approved May l., i<ti. entitled An act
granting public lands In the States of FLORIDA
and Alabama TO aid the construction of
certain railroads in said Stat"-." - far n
lay on the lin" o! said railroad between " ado
and Tampa Ray. Florida. until congrcS- -hail
have authorized the same. The resolution
went over. After "A short executive session
the senate adjourned.
! IL the Senate on the 18th Ar. Mauder-
son offered IA resolution, which he asked
might be printed aud lie or the table. calling
upon the Sec~Nary Of State for such ia
formation a. the department NAV have -
garding the rumpr"d attempt Of General
Rufus Barrios, President of Gauicrnala, To
seize on the territory, or destroy the inf.g-
TIty of the Republics OF Nicaragua, Hon
dura-. San Salvador and Costa RlsH, and re-
port what steps are being taken 10y the GOV
crnmcnt 10 preserve the right. OF the United
States under existing or pending treaties,
also to give what Information the department
may have Of any interference or paTtic!pa-
ton in the present difficulties In the Central
Americas Republics by any European power.
\ long dchate cnsurd on Mr.. Van Wycks
resolution. offered the day before. directing
the Secretary Of the Interior and the At
forncy General to take steps TO prevent the
sale of lands granted Florida TO aid In the
construction Of railroads in that State. No
executive session WAS held.
IL the Senate on the 18th the new Com
mittcc on Coast Defense was announced
consisting of senator Dolph. Chairman. and
Mcpherson and Fair. The vacancies on other
committees made by retiring Senators were
filled. Senator sherman declined 10 serve ON
the Finance Committee. senator Ingalls,
offered a resolution calling upon the Prcsi-
dent for Information In regard to the occI-
patton Of Oklahoma and what action was he
ing taken In that regard. After IL short exc
Oaijiye session, adjourned.