The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


COno1nDs
Tun Senate transacted no business q gos.
erat importance ON che 18th. Beveral public
~buildtn9e bills wore reported. a bill passed
for . railroad bridge across the Missouri
river In Nebraska senator piumb addressed
the Senate on his resolution relating 70 che
Lease os certaln islands In ALASKA, and the
Senate adjourned upon being noti1sd d che
p~fcoeedines In she 1louse regarding che death
Of Representative Kelley. -. In thc House .
report was made by tho committee invsset.
eating the siloott dcfalcation and Q bill
offered arprcprlatIng s7syoou n cover ths
defalcatiOn. a minority report was also sub.
m'ttsd. Undes the call Of states msny bills
and ros0iutIOns wese offered. The Okla.
IONA TOwnsIte Bill was then considered IN
Committee of the whole until adjournment.
II chs senate on the itth the blll 20 declare
trusts and combinations In restraint Of srude
unlawful VA reported and placed on the
calendar. Tho remainder Of che session vas
occupied In debating Senator Cali's rcsoiu.
Hon IN relation 20 che claims Of Florida I'm.
der the swamp land grant. In which Senators
Gall. Plumb and DOlph q part. %. After che
Introduction ut severai bills tho House RI.
fused 60 70 Into Committee 81 the whole on
the Oklahoma Townsite bill. but considered
the bill apprOpriatinR o7s.OW to cover the
siicott defsication. No scsiou Wss reached
before adjournment.
IN thc SENATE on the 18th Senator sherman
Introduced = blu 60 provide for q permanent
National bank circulation. The senate thos
took up senator nOrgan's resolution regDg.
nislnx the United states Of Brasil and sns.
Tho resOluti0n went over. several BILLS
passed, among them the bly, relating 10
hOtnesteads In the Indian TS<ritOry; for the
settlement At claIsns u the RATS u Missouri
Tor payment to militia dnf1ng the rebellion,
and authorising the ce1AtructIon Of = bridge
over b Missouri rivfr within One mile ri
the mouth III the kHRhas river. =. The House
stinH e7s.0 TO ySlmburse members who Lost
~ ehS Silcote nefalcatiOn. n when = vote
was reached Mo bin vas defeated by IN yeas
70 10 Maya The House then adjourned.
II She 96nate on tho ieth senator Hale
seporte,/ adversely thc bill requiring ths
sup rlIAendent Of ths Census Ia ascertain
what ecrccntaRe 0t tho people owned theis
sarp1s, che number of farms under mortgage
ay0 amount. senator Buffers bill 20 provide
ybr chs emigration Of cOlOred people then
tainc up and Benat0r Butler addressed the
senate In support Of u and was replied 20 BY
senator uoae. Adjourned until Monday. q,
The whole acssiOn Of tho l10us WAS occupied
In tall ur0n . ~resolutiOn In regard IN lOcns.
lng h 70 Worlds GHis In is@2. tho night being
virtually q bctwscn tho East and ths West
Ths frlcnda u each section wcre 20 neal equal
thae the House reached no definite result bs.
lorc adjournment.
JnR senate was noe In session On tho 18th.
80. The House again ooh mp ths pending
question At adjournment, tho motion to 70.
consider the vote on che substitute for ths
report ~ tho Worlds Fair location. The mo,
tiOt, To table prevailed by ltt to Ia, and the
original motion Tor . select cOmmittee 10 hs
called the Worlds fais CGnnmittsc prevailed
The House then considered In Committee al
Tbs whole the Oklahoma Tovnsits bill wasll
adjournment