The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
oleaosA ~ telegraph and Mall
CONORgSsfONAl.

THs Hcnate on the 2hth considered In
secret session . resolution offered by senator
Stewart calling o n the President for inforsua.
ttcn received aimee the 9Th - IN the action Of
the Chinese Government On the recent treaty.
In legislative season Senator Sherman. resoiu.
ton for On inquiry into The relations bctwccn
the United States and Canada and Great britain
was taken up and Senators Morgan and Dolph
proceeded 10 discuss II. The Senate passed \
large number Of private hills, among them ia
private pension bills, one Of the latter bcing q
hill granting . pension Of ta,s0 TO the widow of
0cncral Sheridan. -. In tho House the fssoiu.
ton was adopted providing for IN international
commission 10 determine nil questions concern.
Ing tho boundary limo between the United
statcs and Mexico. The hill TO regulate the
course ~ the Naval Academy was taken UP.
amended and passed. Adjourned.
In the SENATE on b nth the bill reported
ny senator uoWr on February o last u prO'
vide for inqucsts under National authority vac
taken up and senator George spoke IN opposI.
tiOn IN the bill. and II went over without action.
Senator Daniel addressed tho senate on the
resolution 10 refer tho rrcsidcnta mes.
sage. aud after appointing u committee Of
conference on the Deficiency hill the Sen
ate adjourned. -. In the House imsns.
diateiy after tho journal was road
Mr.. forney tAis } presented the conference m.
port on tho Sundry Civil bill. Laid over sor q
day. Tho bill reported from the Committee an
Public Lands forfciting certain lands granted 10
tho Northern Pacific rond passed. The Hennte
amendments 70 the General Deficiency hill we're
non -concurred In. The Senate joint resolution
npprOpriatinR elm. 0O 10 prevent the spread u
yellow fever and cholera was reported and
passed. Adjourned.
TRR Senate on the 9th non .cOncurred In
the House amendments 10 the bill npproprtat.
Ing eln.0O TO Md yellow fever sufferers. and
asked for u conference. Senator Call offered u
resolution looking tn such Legislation 10 will
prevent tho introduction nnd spread 81 tnfcc
tiOus diseases. and rcnd u letter from Mayor
Hewitt In relation 90 the subject. The confer.
encc report on the Sundry Civil b u was agreed
to. The resolution offered ny Senator Cband.
Ter 20 inquire into the Louisiana ELECTION
caused u lively debate, and finally % pcrponal
TIT between Senators Coke and Spoobcr. Al
journcd until Monday -. The House adopted
the Conference report on the Sundry eva bill.
and adjourned without completing any other
business.
THE Senate was not In session on tho
gsth 80. The House ordered % conference N the
ioint resolution In MD ~ yellow fever sufferers.
The report of the special committee which Ia.
vcs'ieatcd tho charges against Representative
S'ahlneckor. Of New York. IN connection with
the library building was presented. The com.
mittcc unanimously reported the chargaA not
sustained and fully cSoncrai.d Mr.. Stahinn her.
a lot OF private bills passed, aud ut tho ovfning
session thirty one pension bills passed and the
House adjourned until Monday.
NEITHER House Ut Congress was In SEES.
sion on the s9th.