The Red Cloud chief., 1886-03-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
IL the Senate on the 25rd Mr.. Var WICK
reported favorably from committee the bill
to confirm entries on the public iands. The
bill passed apprUpriAfinR syAOO to erect q
Grant monument At Washington. The Edu.
cation bill then came up. and Senators GRAY
snd PUNT addressed the Senate I'm oppOsi-
ton and Seusfor Call In It's favor. After q
short executive session the Senate adjourned.
-. In the House Mr.. Morrison. Of Illinois,
from the Committee on Ways and Means. re.
ported . joint resolution directing the pay.
ment OF the surplus In the Treasury on the
public debt Nr. Elieberry. OF Ohio. from the
Committee on Invalid Pensions. reported Z
bill granting pensions to all invalid soldiers
or widows or childrep who are dependent
upon their daily b Tor support. The bill
Atlantic 4 Pacific IA lroad Company was
taken up and an amendment adopted provid'
ing that forfeited iands shall be subject 10
entry under the homestead law only. The
bill then passed. Adjourned.
Ii the s;enate on the 24th the bill passed
Tor the relief Of settlers and purchasers Of
land on the public domain in Kansas and
Nebraska. The Educational bill came up rs
untin shed business and was discussed unit.
the senate went into executive sess on. 49, In
the House the bill passed to annex the north
ern part Of the Territory to Idaho To Wash
ington Territory. The Henncpin Canal hill
then came up and after some debate the
House, In committee, took up DISQUALIFICATION
Tax bill and the debate continued. The bill
finally passed and the House adjourned.
In the Senate On the 18th among the bill,
introduced was one by Senator Edmund
providing for the inspection of meats for
cxpOrtat on and prohibiting the Importation
OF sdul'eI.s:ed articles of food. drink, etc.
The Educational bill came up and was de-
bated at length. The Senate then resumed
consideration o! the bill TO provide allof-
ments Of land in scvcraitv To the Ind ans.
The bill finally passed and IN" senate ad-
.0urned. -. In the House the debate or the
Henncpi n Canal hill came up in regular or
der. and several members spoke. Then the
Pension ADpropr alton bill was taken up IN
Committee of the Whole and n lively debate
followed. Mr.. Morgan reported the bill To
incorporate the Atlantic = Pacific Shin rail
way Mr. Wheeler reported che Military
Academy Appropriation bill. The estimate
for lss. il $+l.0.5. MIR. Blount reported the
POst-ofhce Appropriation bill. Adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Mitchell
spoke IN favor OF his bill abrogafIng ali
treaties permitting the Immigration of
Chinese, at the conclusion of which debate
was resumed on the Education bill and CON
tinucd until adjournment in the House
Mr.. Morrison reported n substitute for the
Hanback, resolution on the Pan Electric tel
ephoDe matter. charging the powers of the
special committee. The resolution was
adopted after some debate. MIR. Docacry re-
ported back the resolution requiring the
POst-of'icc TO asccria n whether
additional Legislation il necessary To prevent
the monopoly of telegraph. C facilit c-, and To
secure to the Southern. Western and Pacific
States the benefits of competition. which was
adopted, and the House adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the
9Th. and the House went into Committee of
the Whole for general debate on the state OF
the Union. The leading subject OF DEBATE,
however. proved To lie the all-ahsorhinR sill
vcr question. When the committee rose the
House adjourned.