The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Man
CONORuaslONAI.

II the eenate on the xh NJ. Carlisle 00ere(
arss6autl0n. which Was agreed "a, calling a
b President for copies a thu eOfrespoed
enee With Brasil IN regard % tic Impogs9elce
of certaia prOdncts . cnAsished 6peNo~oI
~ taken up. whIc6 vas Mr.. BlsIDo noei0a
70 reconsider vote ~rec0mmitiSuk the bill
% adjust the aec0unts oe lsb0ress q
the eight hour Law. The motion 70 recon
PUJdef was disagreed 90 and the Senate pro
ceeded % consider the eopyrtxhs bill untt
recess. No Qu0rum appearing ~ evening
session the Senate ad~tOurned....A stormy
debate occurred In the House On the ordss
| Of business and the sundry civil bill "a
I taken up. debated 1t soneSensth and passed
Senate massachusetts, 70 the Sost1cattoas BIN
were nca -coacurred In and thu 8oose a..
tDurned.
nm eeuass passed Q number Of bills q q
private or local nature on the losh and then
considered at length the naval appropria-
tion bill. pending which eul0gies up0n the
late Representative walker. Of 0i0soust.
were delivered and the Senatea dtOurned....
The House passed . bill Increasing the PEN.
sion Of the widow Of General Custer 20 500
Der month. Thu army and pension oppF0-
priatiOn bills were sent TO conference. The
House then considered the legislative ap-
preparation bin In Committee Of the Whole,
and during the debate Mr.. Dalzeil pal Sc
verely criticised the notion Of the secretary
Of the Navy In r~cprimanding COmmander
Rciter for his action In the Bxrrundia killing
and the denial Of Q court Of inquiry to Reiter.
without completing the bill the House ad-
iOurned.
mi senate on the nth adopted several
resolutions calling on heads Of departments
for information, and after passing one or
two local bills resumed consideration Of the
naval appropriation bill which was finally
passed. The copyright bill Was then taken
mp. but laid aside informally. The Joint
resolution continuing the laws Of Nebraska
over Oklahoma until July, 1891, passed. also
a number Of local bills and the senate ad-
jOurned 80. The House passed the Senate bill
to establish q record and pension ONCE In
the War Department and then went into
Committee 0f the Whole on the legislative
appropriation bill. Adjourned.
AFTER routine business the Senate on the
18th csumed consideration Of the copyright
bill, but as Senator Sherman was absent, and
his amendment was pending. the bill was
temporarily aid aside and the District Of
Columbia bill was discussed and passed up
on third reading. Many bills Of q local char
ncter and several pension bills passed.
Soon after the House met IL went into Com
mittcc Of the Whole on the Legislative appro-
priation bill. During the debate Mr.. Cieve-
lands anti free coinage letter was sent up to
the clerks desk by Mr.. t;rOsvenor co. and
read. and the Pension Office was again under
fire. AdtOurned.w Without completing the bill
THE consular and diplomatic apprOPria-
ton bill was reported to the Senate on the
18th and placed ON the calendar. The copy
right bill then came M for further consid-
Grafton. the pending question being Senator
S~herinan's amendment. which will admit to
this country foreign editions Of books copy
righted upon the payment Of regular tariff
duties. The amendment, after q lengthy
discussion. was adopted by 7s 70 II. A mes
sage from the President announcing the
death Of Admiral Porter was received and
h Senate adjourned. Soon after as
.scmbiing the House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. the civil service clause being under rom
sidcratiOn. The bill, after a long debate
finally passed. The death Of Admiral Porter
WAS and the House adjourned.