The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-18
NEWS q THEMEK.
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TMR Senate a}}Imbled ss noon Decsm.
bes : With erowd& galleries ND the walls
of the chamber Qkped In mourning out Of
respect % the NE Dsy OF the late Wee Pres.
dent. yGenerl 1(Cook. Secretary Of the
Senate, called TIE Ddy together. and prayer
Vas offered ~ q lpiah Rev. D. Huntley.
sfte1 which 6enat$ kdnunde offered Q RS.
oiut1on deciarfnG}DsaGor john ehermsa
President pro teDf An smendneut 20 sub
stttufe the name Qcenato1 Ishsm @. Harris
waA voted dovn ssssct porsv vote, and
without divtstonI Senator 6herRaa vas
chosen ~ the o. Of vince ad0inistercd
By senator Edmu3s. A committee VS. ap-
pointed TO wait up1n the President and . re.
cess AIKEN until aDgpooA Al the afternoon
season 6enston Logan, Of uiinoSs. and
Blair. OF New HtPshire sworn in
Senator voorheesb6ered seeoiuttons Of re-
spect 70 the mem$y Of Wise President Hen
dricks and the SCI hte adjourned. -. At noon
the House va Cd led 70 order BY Clerk }. n.
Cisrk, WITH eDi memben present. Mr.:
Tucker nomink& Hon. Joun q. Carlisle, Of
Kentucky. for teaker and Mr.. Cannon nom
mated Hon TlSnas y. Reed, Of Maine. A
ballot resulted Carlisle. III: Reed. EB. Mr..
Carlisle vas de&Ared elected and the oath
administered. committee was hen sp-
pointed 20 act Vh the Senate committee to
wait upon the President and notify him
that the two HOPES were Organized. ResO-
buttons on the doth Of Mr.. Hendricks were
b introduced I'd the House adjourned.
In the 6enate ! the sth after the read
Ing OF the Presf4nt's message many bills
were introduced&among them . btu BY
senator Roar to ptvide for the performance
Of the duties OF he once OF President In
case OF r-noval btdeath. resignation or In
ability. teh Of HesIdent and vice-Presi-
dent: by 3nafOr 8muDds. e. NJ . % for
the meetst Of the Electors OF the President
and Vice Il psideRt- and the decision OF ques-
tons arise there4n: by Senator EDgalls.
making An ppropS4 Ion for the purchase Of
two sites end de erection of two
military 1sts the Southwestern
frontier O}kansa1 by eenator Plumb.
10 prevent acQu&itiOn OF real property
by aliens: o. enatOfT est, for the cOnStruc-
ton OF sew brides. among hem two
across the >eissipH at 81. Louis. Senator
Plumb intro vced byteQuest q joint resolu-
ton proposiI an ambdment to the consti-
tuition OF the &ited Sites In relation to the
manutectute sale u Intoxicating liquors
In the Hoe aftsS the reading of the
message, the q b Of ". ElwoOd. Of Illinois,
was md thdHOuse adjourned.
In the Senattn tho 9Th numerous bills
were i~ntroducet he mDre important being
a bill to reimo"\ the SEVERAL States for in
tercst paid yr loans: 10 prohibit the
mailing OF nesbpers containing lottery
advertisements: &prevcnt the introduction
and dfnusion OF an and Infectious
diseases III tne y ID States. and TO promote
the generai sahi welfare OF the people.
MI. ingalls, ihtr. Ted a bill to provide for
the sale 81 Jiongiuk TO the prairie
band OF fot aiomie Ind ans in
l khnsab- MI TN q bill to forfeit
the unearned granted to the
Atlantic a. facfy Railroad Company
to aid In the co uctjon OF n railroad
and telegraph Inc vugh the States of Ms
souri, ana Arkansasf The Pacific Coast. and
TO restore the SAM settlement: also "a
provide for contesS surveys of prgya,c
land grants A bi las also introduce
ny MI: van WICK 70 unpateDtcd lands
owned 10y railroad connies: also for the
reief OF scttIer- ana 0rhasers of the pub
| lie domain In NcbrnsFk a Kansas In tho
| House the dag was NV deyotcd IN dis.
GUESSING rules. and III penkcr finally mn.
pointed the SoWsh'.tc.J Rules. as follows:
Inc speaker. messES& Rndall. Morrison,
Reed and HiscOck. xrdcr 10 give the
committee time TO dSder the various
propositions referred the House adj
jourued until Saturday,
In the Senate on theJ Mr.. Edmunds
introduced a bill to provko Tor the establish.
mcnt Of a postal telegraIkpd EXPRESSED n
desire to have u brought vote a ouickhr
as possible. Mr.. McPh&n nrcscnfcd n
Joint resolution of h l. Xatnre of New
Jersey recommending q sional Ino,I,ry
into the fitness OF q pOrti$ the T.rr,torv
of Alaska for 4 penal colt Nor long term
or llte-terin conNic's MrHh u rOduc
q bill to repeal the law OF last session
prOvi01nG lor Tue eett'cy OF claims
OF OfSccrs and enlisted ukf the arms
for loss OF private prOpef csfroycd IN
the military service of IN xitcd States
Mr.. Plumb introduced q bill I'm IN home
stead settlement certain pOfS or the In
dian Territory. This II Qomn bill Oi
the last Congress. Mr.. PluInlso INTRO
duccd q bill TO Improve h cxncy of the
militia: also Q bill making Vmiditjonsi
article OF war, II prohibits q NO an the
sssay. The President seut IA vScna,c nil
the nominations made by h my,n sSn -
cess. Thc Senate went into IT,.
sion and when the doors opefxstsu =
until Monday. The House WI, :'""s
sion. Y' III cs-
NEITHER House was in sesA ~, -.
llth.