The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mall.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Cleaned by Telegraph ana Aol.
CONGRESSIONAL.
BUr little business was transacted In the
Senate on the 18th. In executive session q
John F. Phillips, VI Kansas City, was confirmed
A United States Judge for the Western district
Missouri, and ex-senator Thomas 8. Maxey
for the Western district Of Texas-.....The
House did but little business, . quorum being
more easily found At the bulletin boards to hear
the news from Chicago thar in the halls OF leg
islati0n.
THE Senate on the 25th proceeded with
the consideration Of the Legislative. Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill, but .
quorum not being present adjourned the
House resumed consideration OF the Public
Land bill. and not being able to secure =
quorum adjourned.
In the Sena,e on the 9th. after routine
business. the River and Harbor bill was taken
up and considered until adjournment. The
features Of the House proceedings were the
passage Of the Land bill and renewal OF the
consideration Of the Tariff bill. Very little pro-
gress was made and at I've O'Clock the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th the Pension
Committee reported back eight vetoed pension
bills with the recommendation that they pass
The Army Appropriation bill Was also reported,
and the River and Harbor bill considered at
some length. Senators Sherman. Aiiison.
Henderson, ColQuitt a2d Berry were appointed
a committee TO attend the Cincinnati Centen-
NAL Exposition. The Army Appropriation bill
was then considered until adjournment. The
House took up the Tariff bill and its considera-
t,On drifted into . political debate. The con-
ference report on the Diplomatic bill was
agreed to and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the 18th further consid-
ered the Army Appropriation bill. but failed
to reach . vote on its passage. A Joint resoia'
ton extending certain appropriations tnirty
days passed. %. After . conference report me
House went into Committee OF the Whole on
the Tariff bill and q long debate ensued. The
House agreed 70 the Senate joint resolution ex-
tending certain appropriations thirty days and
at the evening session passed twenty'seven
pension bills and adjourned.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
The President was formally notified on
the 10th of his denomination TO the Chief
Magistracy.
The motion of censure of the Salisbury
Government for its action under the Crimes
act In Ireland was defeated in the British
House of Commons ON The 10th by go to
a73.
TIE President has nominated Oscer E.
Rea, of Dakota. to he register OF the q
office at Bismarck, ID. l.; William D. Ny
ers, of Missouri, to be agent for the Indians
Of the Kiowa, Comanche and Wichita
agency, in the Indian Territory.
NINE Government officials OF Seoul,
Corea, have been beneaded in the streets
by the populace. Foreigners have taken
refuge at the Consulates. The outbreak is
attributed to Chinese instigation.
THE recent Presidential election in Mex
leo exhibited no opposition worth mon.
rioning to the present incumbent General
DiaZ-
CONGRESSMAN GRoUr has been unani
mously renominated by the Republicans OF
the Second Vermont district.
The New York Prohibitionists' meeting
at Syracuse adopted . platform and nomi-
mated q State ticket, headed by w. Martin
Jones, Of Rochester. for Governor.
TIE President has allowed the act tt
allew the Paris, Choctaw & Little Rock
railroad to go through the Indian Terri
tory to become q law without his sigma
,ure.
A CHICAGO dispatch saying that General
| Harrison nae selected Colonel Dudley a
mis- personal representative on the Rspub
! lear National Executive Committee Is de
MED by the General.
REPUBLICAN Senators have expressed ar
| opinion tha the vetoing power so extern
sively used by the President il . danger
Gus abuse Of his p~rerogative.
The contemplated removal OF General
| Sheridan from Washington was postponed
| temporarily because of rain.
The Democrats of the Second Kansas
! district have nominated John 7. Burris, oil
Olathe, to run against Funston.
TmE Democratic committee OF notifca
| ton wal ed upon Judge Thurman At Co
| lumbus, O., on the 2Sth. In his reply the
Judge highly praised the administration
| Of President Cleveland.
A MASS meeting was held in the Acad
envy Of Music, New York, on the 18th, Il
| ratlfy the denomination Of President Cleve
land. Hon. John G. Carlisle was the prin
cipsl speaker.
TIE State convention Of the Iowa Unior
Labor party recently chose Presidentia
| electors and nom mated the following Statl
| officers: Secretary OF State, J. u. Vincent;
| Auditor, E. n. F~arnsworth; Treas
urer. James Rice; Attorney-General. J. NJ
Williamson. Congressman Weaver q An
| derson were indorsed ~ candidates for re
election.
The Republicans OF tho Twentieth Hi
nois district have nominated g. W. Smith
to succeed George R Thomas.
STATE SENATOR d. 4. HALL has been nomi
mated for Congress by the Republicans o.
the Third Minnesota district
WILLIAM II. BARNUM, Of Connecticut
has been reelected chairman OF the Demo
| cratic National Committee.
The official canvass Of the vote OF tn:
Oregon Congressional election resulted q.
follows: Hermann, Republican. 81, so
John n. Geary. Democrat, 2 .4l3; Georg,
NJ. Miller, Prohibition, 1874. hsrmann''
plurality. 7,407.
THE Secretary Of State has o~ficially
| called the attention Of the British Minister
to the case Of the American ship Bridge
water, uulawfully seized BY the customs
| ofacials Of the Dominion Of Canada . yea
ago and detained for eighty-one days q
Shelburne.
THE second meeting Of the Republica,
| campaign was held in the metropolitan
| Opera House at New York Of the 18th
| The National ticket was ratified. Roswell
g. Horr, Of Michigan, and Robert g. 1nger
soil were the principal speakers.
THE President bas accepted the resigna
ton Of Lieutenant Emery b. Taunt, Of tn