The Red Cloud chief., 1888-04-13

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the laws of the United States and Of the
Territories should be, until changed by an
act Of Congress or of q Territorial Legs
lature, the same as though the act had
not passed. After discussion the amend
ment as modified, on motion Of Mr..
Hawley, the phraseology Of the bill
was thus amended, and the bill
was passed. Yeas 81, nays 81.
1t reads as follows: THAT the
act entitled, ian act to re-
strict the ownership of real estate in the
Territories to American citizens ETC., ap-
proved March 8, 1851, shall not relate to or
in any tanner affect the title to mineral
lands or mining claims in the Territories of
the United States, which may be acquired
or held under the mineral land laws Of the
United States, nor to mills or other reduc-
ton works or property, used in the produc-
ton of metals from SAID mineral lands or
claims, but as to all such mineral lands,
mining claims, mills, reduction works and
other property, the laws of the United
States and of the Territories shall be, un-
til changed by act Of Congress or an act Of
the Territorial Legislature, the same as
though said act had not been passed."
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton Of the unfinished business, the bill to
provide for the admission OF the State Of
South Dakota and the organization Of the
Territory of North Dakota.
Mr.. Butler addressed the Senate pro-
testing against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
bill the Senate proceeded TO executive bust
ness. and when the doors opened al
jOurned.
HOUSE.
When the House met at ii las yesterday
mOrning-the legislative day of Wednes-
day last still COMMUNICABLE. Phelps, as 4
privileged question, submitted the confer
ence report on the bill authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at Memphis, Tenn. the Senate
amendment repeating the Bird &c charter
existing being agreed to. The report was
adopted.
Mr.. BlOunt, of Georgia, asked unanimous
consent to report the Post-ofice Appropria-
ton bill, but q demand for the regular
order from Reed, of Maine, operated as an
objection, and the seventh day OF the con-
test over the Direct Tax bill was formally
opened.
Motions for recesses for 10, Is, % and %
minutes were submitted by MIR. Breckin-
ridge, Of Arkansas; Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa;
Mr. Anderson, Of Illinois, and Mr.. Oates,
of Alabama. These were further supple
mented with motions to adjourn until
Thursday, until Friday and until Saturday.
. After that there was no change in the
deadlock, NO concessions having been made
by either side of the controversy, and all
talk of q compromise having ceased. II
was generally thought among members
that the present condition Of affairs would
continue until Tuesday next-the day when
it was intended to call the Tariff bill
when q determined effort would be made to
break the deadlock.
Late in the afternoon q vote was taken
upon a motion to adjourn in order that .
test might be made Of the strength Of the
combatants. The affirmative vote was 81
exactly the number who voted In q similar
manner yesterday. The negative vote fell
from 156 yesterday to 146 to-day, the
falling of being accounted for by the fact
that q number of leaves Of absence had
been granted from the ranks Of the sup
pOrters of the bill. Subsequently the Ser
geant-at-Arms appeared and stated that all
the members who were reported as absent
had returned to the House except such as
had been excused or were out Of the city,
and the House, having received his report,
relapsed into q state Of lassitude.
Mr.. Parker, of New York, was the firstto
claim attention with q parliamentary in
quiry. 1t was, he SAID, the custom of the
House to send out special committees for
purpose Of investigating the causes and
effects of great railroad strikes. he de-
sired to know whether it would be in order
for the railroad companies to create . COM
mittee to investigate the causes and effect
of the strike now existing IN the House of
Representatives. The Speaker pro tenn.
was not Of the opinion that the inquiry pre-
scented was Q parliamentary n and Mr..
Parker resumed his seat with his question
unanswered.
At $50 the Sergeant-at-Arms appeared
at the bar of the House having in custody
Mr.. Lawler Of Illinois. who was sub
iected to much badinage by his fellow
members as he formulated al excuse for
having been absent. He had been, he said.
at home, answering his correspondence, in
the expectation that the situation in the
House would remain unchanged.
Mr.. E B. Taylor moved to excuse the
gentlemen on the payment OF . hne Of ten
dollars. He said that he felt that the time
its power TO have its members present
whenever necessary. He regretted that
the gentleman from Illinois was the party
before the bar Of the House, because he did
not think that the gentleman was any
more offending than many others; but It
seemed to him that . man elected asa
member Of the honorable body he'd bis
business here when the House was in ses'
sion and had no business elsewhere. He
protested against the idea that the matter
Of being present wal one Of personal con.
ven,euce md not Of duty. and he protested
most seriously against the manner IN