The Red Cloud chief., 1885-03-06

4 Summary Of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL

IL the Senate On the I'D . resolution
va. agreed To authorizing the Coinnifte" on
Indian Affairs to continue during the reces.
Of Congress the Investigation OF lea-ee OF
Indian lAnds. The De. MONIES settlers IliIe
htlI va. then pa.,-d by a vote of 81 10 - and
consideration Of the Pos, once A~ppropra-
ton bill resumed. An amendment offered
by Mr.. Frye approprAtinz ess"o iof shc
f~ransportation OF foreign mails. including
,ran.i, across the isthInur OF Panama char
acierized by Mr.. heck as a Pacific Mail sub
sid . was adopted. The senate retained the
House provision permitting newspsp-r sr!-
cles to he marked without Increase OF post
age. The bill WIS then read a third tim" and
passed. In the House the sundry 'tyil APP
propriaiion bill was reported. The senate
amendments were concurr-d In 10 the House
bin forfeiting the Texas Pacific and grant
The House then went into Committee OF the
whoIc on the Naval Appropriation bill. A.rsr
the bill parsed. An evening session Wa held.
when several unimportani bills passed.
IL the senate on the 2ith Nr. Cullom
prc-.ntcd a memorial from ia. Legislature
Of l!!inoi. frying come quick and .atasfsc-
tory settlement OF the Oklahoma question.
By unanimous consent the bill offered by
SIR. Dawes to authorize the President To
negotiate for the purcha-c of the remaining
right 81 the Seminole. Greek and Cherokee.
Nations OF Indiana 10 these .and- was taken
up and passed. Senator tocArell called up
m. House bin already favorably reported
from the Committee on Military aSair- TO
provide for the settlement OF claims oil ON
Gers and enlisted men Of TN. army. for los or
private property DESTROYED IL IN. military
service O! the United States. After >om.
debate the dill passed. The Senate Insisted
on it, amendments To the agriculture Ap-
preparation bin and "A committee of confer
enc.. was appointed. In the Hour" the
River and Harbor hiil Wa further Considered
In Commute OF the Whole Numerous
amendment, were made and after d scn--Ins
tn. bin all day IL wa- finally reported To
the House. Adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Allison
submitted a conference rcporto on the Army
Appropriation bil and aid the conicrces
had agreed to all differences except that re-
la;ing To courts marital tn time 81 peace. A
TIT between senators followed upon the hnd-
ing- and sentence I'm the lat. Swain Court
Martial. NJ. Allison. from the Committee on
Appropriations. reported the Lcgi>lat vc.
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bali,
and asked immediate consideration The
bill was taken up and ~. consideration con
tsnHcd until al jOurnrncnt. In IN" House
the rules were suspended ana the lbchcletrt
Appropriation Till taken up and passed.
Business under the special rules was then
proceeded with until the River and Harbor
bill was reached, and from that hour until
midnight the House was n scene OF disorder.
confusion ani diiatOry motions. The House
was forced to an adjournment without
action.
IL the Senate on the 18th the Naval APP
preparation hill was reported. senator Hoar
introduced II Pacific Railroad Funding bill
The Legislative Appropriation biil. after fur
Their debate, was then passed. The silver bill
was then taken up. Hnd after debate,
laid aside. Senator Van Wyck offered amend
IncniS To Senator Hoars Pacific Railrosd
Funding hall a. follows: That NO dividends
shall be declared until the interest of bonds
shall have been paid: that the consolidation
of l-o OF the Union Pacific with the hrn>u-
anl Denver Pacific shall not be legn'iYci;
that no stocks shall hc considered legal for
"a l.sai mn 80 aaNs. mid IkIaNH sos
s.on.....In the House the conference
report on the Army Appropriation bill
was agreed To. Thu Post-oficc Appropria-
fiou hill. with th" senate amendments. was
tHk"n from the Speakers table and referred
I" the Committee" ON Appropriations. Mr..
Randall moved "a suspend the rules 80 that
IA" Sundry Civil Appropriation oill might, be-
considered for four hours. which time should
ho occupied IN debate on the clauses relating
To the suspension OF silver coinage and tn.
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Exposition.
The motion was lost. Then Mr.. Randall
mod fird his motion 50 ~ Ia NOV. to suspend
the rules and pass the bin with the SILVER
clause stricken QUIT The motion prevailed
and the two hours debate begun. AT the clos"
of which the bill went over and the HouS.
adjourned.
In the Senat. on the 18th the Naval APP
preparation hill was taken up and read. The
Committee on Public buildings reported
iavorahly the hill making appropriations for
a numbcroi public buildings IN which was
lutlliuf"i ai lfn aTIftiflitlng Fs"p' -
Wichita, Kan. A. one o'clock the unfinished
business. being the Anti-Sii,er Coinage bill,
was laid before the Senate but was tempo
rarity laid aside and consideration of the
Naval Till continued. The h'll WAS slightly
amended and passed. The hill providing for
the sale of the sac ard Fox Reservation In
Kansas and Nebraska passed. \ number of
pension bills PASSED In the House con
sudcration of the Suudry civil bill WAS re-
summed. \ motion To strike ont the clause
making an appropriation Ia the New Orleans
- -, NJ IN e,.nt. $4,000
Tho senate amendments to tn. Legislative
Appropriation bill were non-concurrcd in
and u committee of conference appointed.
Mr.. Willis moved To suspend tine rules and
put upon it, passage the hill appropriating
<,.Hu.Js. to lie expended under the direction
of the Secretary of War, for the continuation
and completion of the works designated in
the lat River and Harhor Till. After debate
tn. motion prevailed ard the ball passed. At
ia. evening session thirty-slN pension bills
passed.