The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-22
CONGRESS,
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience OF the Reader.

h Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience OF the Reader.
AFTER routine business the senate on the Sth
proceeded with the district of Columbia bill.
the question being upon Mr.. McAiillan's amend
ment appropriating 800, 900 FOR the G. A. r. en-.
campment. Mr.. Cockrell's amendment requir.
ing the amount to be paid exclusively out Of
the revenues OF the district was rejected. The
appropriation was then agreed to by Al to 10,
and the bill passed. The bill appropriates $780,
OOO 10 pay for the subsistence OF nonresident
soldiers and delegates who attend the twenty
sixth annual encompment at Washington
After an executive session the senate ad-
lourned until Monday. ..I In the house Mr.. Nc
Crary introduced a bill for Mr.. Springer)
authorizing the holding of an international
monetary congress The house, in committee Of
the whole, took up the cotton bagging bill Mr..
English IN. j. spoke against IL and Mr.. Hemp
pill and Simpson Kan) in favor of it Mr..
Simpson in the course of his remarks favored alb
solute free trade. He had voted for a bill, he said.
that was a disgrace (the Chinese exclusion bill
because the policy Of protection made such q
measure necessary. The bill was finally re-
ported to the house and a recess until evening
taken But little was done at the evening SEES
sion.
THE senate was not in session on the 9Th.
In the house Mr.. Blanchard reported the river
and harbor appropriation bill, and in committee
ia II uol Az TIC I y OuS la o1A -
further considered Mr.. Dalzeu Pa spoke
against II and Mr.. Turner ga } closed the de-
bate in advocacy of it Thu bill was then re-
ported to the house and passed by q vote OF l6'
TO 10. The bill to reduce the duty on tin plate
Was then reported from the ways and means
committee, and after ~eulogies upon the late
Representative Ford, Of Michigan, the house
adjourned.
AFTER three hours spent in executive session
the senate on the 18th vacated the office OF
executive clerk, filled for ten years by James
r. Young. The house cotton ties and bagging
bill was laid before the senate. and Mr.. Stewart
(Nev.) offered q resolution calling on the secre-
tary of the treasury for connected
with the pprchase and coinage OF silver. But
little other business was transacted. -..The
house passed a bill repeating the joint resolution
which authorized the secretary OF war to lease
a pier at the mouth of the Chicago river, and
after considering District OF Columbia business
and passing o few bills the house adjourned.
AFTER the routine business in the senate on
the 18th the resolution offered by Mr.. stewart
in relation to the purchase Of silver and the
coinage Of standard silver dollars, having been
taken up and amended, Mr.. Stewart proceeded
TO address the senate on the subject, taking
strong grounds in favor Of free silver. 7
resolution went over and Mr.. m resolu-
ton for the election OF senators by the people
was taken up. MI. Chandler spoke in opposi-
ton and Mr.. Palmer in favor of it After pass
ing several bills the senate adjourned 49, In the
house the senate amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bill were non-concurred in. A bill
passed authorizing the building or o bridge
across the Mississippi river ut Moline, Ill MIR.
Allen (Miss) asked unanimous consent for
present consideration Of a bill appropriating
$4,000 for the southern food sufferers. Mr..
Kilgore objected and it went over. A confer
ence was ordered on the Indian appropriation
bill, and the urgency deficiency bill passed. 1t
appropriates Il, OLE, 62o. The naval appropriar
ton bill was then considered until adjourn
ment.
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Dolph reported
back the house bill for the exclusion OF Chinese
with q substitute Mr.. Morgan spoke in favor
Of free coinage Ton Mr.. Stewards resolution).
Bills on the calendar were then considered and
many bills passed. among them o bill TO amend
the railroad land forfeiture acts so as to enable
actual settlers to purchase the Land within
three years from forfeiture, and the bill to pro-
vide for q uniform standard OF classification and
grading Of grain: also the bill for the better
control OF and safety OF national banks
also the bill sppropriating 100000 for tn
Grand Island (Neh) public building. Al
iouraed after On executive session. .AftR
passing a bill granting right Of way through re
Indian territory to the Gainesville, Oklahomn
4 Gulf railroad the house went into comM5h1oe