The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-23
d WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary OF the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL


II the Senate on the 18th u petition was
presented from Bclva Lockwood praying
Congress to see that the voter cast for her
A bill was reported fayorably from commit
tee authorizing the President To Use eiyt!
and military force 10 remoy. aud destroy
Illegal fences on public lands. long
resolution calling on the President for
certain documents relating to tn. public
history az the Executive Department
OF tJc Confederate states. being papers
bearing on the sherInsn-iisvis controversy.
The matter rnally went over. Adjourned
In the House several lDcnl bills ps>-sd. and
bills were introduced, wbeu the House went
into Committee Of the whole ON the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation Biil. the de-
bate on which continued until Adjournment.
Is the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Dolph.
from the Committee on Public Lands. re
ported fayorably the House bill repeating
the Presumption. Timber Culture AMI Desert
Land acts. Mr.. Fdmunds introduced a bill
authorizing the President Ia appoint ana
place on the retired Est any ten persons
from among those who had been Generals
commanding the armies of the tuiicd States
or beneraiinN hfcf IN said army The sen
ate took up and discussed the Sherman
Davis resolution which finally passed. Con
sidcration OF the Interstate" Commerce bill
was then resumed and the debate
continued until executive -cS-!on...-.-
The Speaker laid before the Hou~. n mos
sage from the President. Transmitting the
report of the Government Directors OF the
I MON Pacific Railroad. Also "A coInmunicH
ton from the Secretary Of the Navy a. tDthc
cause OF the death Of Naval 'udct ~tTang.
The communicative stated that there l. no
reason TO believe hc died from cruelty. \
number Of bills passed. one being an act Ia
cNtand the laws OF the United States over
certain unOTganiZed territory south of the
state line of Kansas. Mr.. Brown, OF Indiana.
announced the sudden death of Schuyler Col
FAX. ormcrl Speaker Of the House. and in
trOduccd appropriate resolutions. which the
House passed and then adj
Is the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Allison.
from the Committee ON Appropriations. re-
ported IA bill which passed providing for the
compensation aud expenses of special elect
oral messengers to bc sent To Iowa and ore
gon for the returns al the late Presidential
election IN those States. senator EdInund~'
bill To place General Grant on the retired
list, with full rank and pay Of General. passed
after a short debate; yeas ~. nHysr. Several
Democrats poke in favor of The till. The
Naval Appropriate bin also passed. De-
bate was then resumed ON the Interstate
bill. ~ncu the death of Mr.. tolfnN was an
nounccd, and the senate adjourned. 90. In the
House IA bill passed appropriating Sl,JU To
g IA special messenger TO Iowa and oregon
Tor the electCra votes of those states. Tn
der special orders the House proceeded To
the consideration Of business reported from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. and the
French Spoilation bill and Chinese In
dcInnity bill passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Miller,
Of California, introduced n bill to increase
the pension Of the widow of General George
III. Thomas from $50 to $I.UD "A year. The
Senate then proceeded To the consideration
of bills on the calendar and then went into
executive session, and senator Sherman
spoke in favor OF tn" Nicaragua trcHiy.
....Thc House, under special order. pro-
cceded To the consideration of the McPher-
SON Funding bill. Before reaching n vote on
the hill the House adjourned. which IL IL said
is 4 practical defeat OF the bill.
~ the Senate OF the 18th petitions were
presented from cigar-Inakcrs protesting
against the ratification of the Spanish treaty.
The Interstate Commerce hill was then
taken up and the debate continued until
adjournment ......-.In the Hou~. MIR. Cobb
reported the conference disagreement OF the
bill Ia forfeit the amended Atlantic Il Pacific
land grant. Mr.. COBB stated that the differ
cncc between the two Houses grew out OF an
amendment placed upon the hill ny the Sem
ate. The House refused To rcccdc and an
other was appointed. The Senate
amendments 10 the oregon Central and
Grant bill were concUrrcd in. The House
then went into Committed of the Whole ON
the private calendar. The committee re-
manned in session several hours considering
war claim bills. but no final action WAS
reached. An evening session was held for
the consideration of pension bills.