The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-27
NEWS OF Hi WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL:

sp0x after the Senate ss.s on fthc iseh Mr..
Quay addresscdthe senate ~ lengsh In refus
tation OF charges made against him by the
newspapers and others throughout - eoun-
try. lie denounced as false the charges that
he had improperly used the funds OF tho
State when Treasurer of Pennsylvania; that
he had dcfraud-d or attempted TO defraud
the widow of q deceased friend: that he had
procured the pardon OF = convict through
threats; that he had attempted TO brtbe Alex
snder r. Tuition. or that he had been engaged
In other shady Transaction which had been
charged against him. Ali he vehemenfly DE.
MED The Senate then resumed considers
ton OF the diplomatic bill The bill vas
finally agreed to. The conference report on
the Notifications bill was agreed to.snd after
appointing a committee To attend the
funeral OF General sherman the Senate ad-
iourned In the House the conference re-
port on the army bill WAS agreed 70 ana the
Indian appropriation bill further considered
Resolutions upon the death of General sber-
man were presented and eulogies Delivered,
when the House adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Ingalls, pre-
sented the credentials of his successor, w
A. PETER, as senator from Kansas. MT
stanford's financial bill was reported ad'
v~r.ely by the Finance COMMITTEE. Inc
consular and diplomatic bill was then taken
up and the Hawaiian cable amendment dis
cussed nj much length. The bill finally
passed. The copyright bill Was then dis
cussed until adjournment hen the
House met Mr.. Thompson tO.). from the
Judiciary Committee, reported a resolution
for the Impeachment Of Judge B~oardman. OF
the Western district OF louisiana The con
ference report on the Qualifications bill vas
agreed 10 and the Indian appropriation Dill
considered in Commit;e OF the Whole he
fore reaching a final vote on the bill the
House adjourned.
AFTER disposing Of routine business the
Senate on the 18th passed about a dozen pen
sion bills and the copyright bill was taken
up. the pending question b ing Mr.. sher-
mans amendment to admit copyrighted
books printed In foreign countries on pay
ment of tnr.f duties. Il was agreed to by D
TO ~. The bill was farther amended and
finally passed by a vote OF Sto IL. and q ICON
ference asked. Pending consideration OF the
Indian depreciation bill q quorum disap
pcared and the senate adjourned. 80. When
the Iioase met Mr.. PaysoD (IIl) was chosen
Speaker pro TEN. A conference WAS ordered
on the District Of Columbia and the academy
appropriation bills. and the House passed
the Indian appropriation bill and In Com
mittee OF the sWhole considered the post
Office appropriation bill. the debate. how
ever. drifted into matters foreign to the bill
under consideration. Adjourned.
AFTER passing several bills Of Q local and
priva,e nature In the senate on the 18th. Mr..
ingalls,. In view of the fact that his senatorial
term was about to expire, rendered his resig-
nation as president pro TEN. of the senate
The Indian depredntion, bill was then
further considered and finally passed with
amendments. The Nicarsg qua canal bill was
then taken up and the senate Adjourned.
Several local bills passed the house. and the
opponents Of the shipping bill indulgrd
somewhat i'm obstructive tactics by demand
ing roll calls The house considered the
post Office appropriation bin In
OF the whole until recess, and at the evening
session the immigration bill was under con
sidcration.
THE senate passed $50 pension bills In forty
i've minutes on the 2Dth and then considered
the Nicaragua canal bill Iby which the gov
eminent guarantees $lUO.oOO.0 CO.. OF the com
pany's four per cent. Donds). Mr.. Vest spoke
at length against the bill. Mr.. Morgan and
Mr.. Edmunds favored and Mr.. Davis opposed
the bill In speeches. Pending consideration
the senate adjourned. The hou Sc, after
some fllibustering tactics, adopted n resoiu-
ton for the immediate consideration OF
business. reported from the judiciary com
mit:ec, and the senate amendments To the
bill for the relief OF the supreme court were
non .concurred I'm and a conference ordered
the speaker on several occasions counting =
quorum. The bill fixing the salaries Of
United States district judges was then taken
up but not completed. Pension bills were
considered at the evening session.