Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-11
NEWS Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
On March 81, after reading the journal
the Senate went into executive session.
When the doors were reopened resolu
ton, heretofore offered by Senator Allison
was called up and agreed to by a responding
resolution providing for the renting of suit
able rooms at the capitol tor such Senate
committees as have no rooms.
Allison then called up his resolution pro-
viding for committee OF seven Senators to
sit during recess to perfect measures to re-
duce the contingent expenses of the Senate
After remarks by Plumb and Sherman crit.
cising the House of Representatives for al.
ledged extravagant expenditures the resolu.
ton of Senator Allison was adopted.
Senator Salisbury then presented re,
port of the Committee on Postofice and
Post Roads, setting forth that the commit.
tee was not in anywise responsible for the
publication of the paper purporting to be q
further report on the postal telegraph
question, and which contained newspaper
criticisms of the Associated Press.
On motion of Senator VanWyck, the
Senate took up the report made by that
S6uLicihdu lIOIu bhc SOlhhitlcc OA N lSSlS-
sippi River Improvements, providing for
the repeal of all resolutions passed since
March 8, authorizing the Commission to
act during the recess of Congress. The
resolution led to general discussion of
the whole subject OF the expenditures OF
this Congress compared with the expendi-
lures of previous Congresses, and of the
Senate as compared with the House. The
discussion took wide range, and at its
close the resolution was laid over until to-
morrow.
The senate then went into executive ses-
SION, and soon after adjourned.
On April l, after reading the journal, the
Chair laid before the Senate several COM
munications which he had received relative
to the failing health of General Grant, and
asked if it was the pleasure of the Senate
that the Secretary should read them.
Several Senators RESPONDED in the AFR
native, whereupon the Associated Press
bulletins were read from the Secretary's
desk.
Upon motion of Senator Sherman the
Chair was authorized to- appoint the COM
mittee provided for in Senator AllisOn's
adopted yesterday, to cit during
the recess and take into consideration the
contigent expenses of the Senate.
The following Senators were named:
Allison, Plat, Plumb, Miller Of New York,
Cockrell, Harris and Payne.
Upon motion of Miller, of New York,
the Senate then went into executive session.
In the Senate April 2, after the reading
of the journal, the morning bulletins re-
lating to Gen. Grant were read from the
Clerks desk.
Senator Morgan offered the following
for which he asked considera-
ton:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the In
terror be and he is hereby directed to fur
nish for the information of the Senate,
copies of all papers and correspondence
filed in his Office since the fourth day of
March, 1885, relating to an appropriation
of $500, 900 for the Cherokee Nation of Indi-
ans, and the alleged misappropriation
of q portion thereof.
Senator Ingalls objected to its present
and IL went over. for the
day.
On motion, the Senate, at 1910, went
into executive session.
At 4 o'clock the doors were reopened and
the Senate resumed to legislative session.
Senator Saulsbury's resolution to sup
press the spurious report from the CON-
mittee on Postoffices and Post Roads, was
called up and adopted.
At four o'clock and twenty minutes this
afternoon Senator Sherman moved that the
Senate adjourn sine die. Carried. In an
the result the Vice President
said: Senators, disire to express to you
my obligations and thanks for the kind
ness and support have received at your
hands. The Senate stands adjourned with
outlay"