The Red Cloud chief., 1892-12-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CLEANED BY Telegraph ana Man.
CONGRESS-.


TN second session Of the Frfty.sccond con-
grcss assembled at noon on the 9th. The sen.
ate was called TO order By Vice, President Nor
ton, seventy sena tor being present. Mr..
Proctor appeared as the successor OF Scna-
tor Edmupds, Of vermont. and was sworn
In. "A committee to call on the president was
appointed aud o short recess taken. Upon
r~eassembling the president notified the senate
that no would send IN his message Tuesday
.... The house was called to order ut noon and
the chaplain offered prayer A committee
was appointed to Join a like committee Of the sen.
ate and inform the president thai congress was
ready for business. several new members that
had been elected TO MI vacancies were sworn in.
Mr.. Hooker. OF Mississippi. introduced q bill
TO change the limo OF the meeting Of congress
TO the first Monday In March after election and
MI. Durburrow, Of the worlds fair committee,
introduced 4 bill TO open the fair on Sunday.
Mr.. Payne IN. " presented the petition OF
John ] Davenport chief supervisor Of elections
for the southern district OF New York, for u
hearing before the bar OF the house Of repre-
scntativcs. "he having boon denied n hearing
by u committee OF the house" IL was referred
TO the select committee to investigate the ad.
mintstration OF the United States election laws
In New York After the committee that called
on the president reported tho house adjourned
WHEN the senate met Mt noon on the 9th the
presidents message was received and read. Al
tuo tDHNluSiouo VI lnt Ethbifk tnt WIVES u htN
sral states were received md placed on file
Senator PETER presented a petition FROM citi'
xcns ofiKAnsas In regard TO the alleged combine
OF millers and elevators TO reduce the price OF
wheat -. Soon after the house met the presi
dents message was received and read Tho
death Of Representative warwicis of Ohio, was
then announced and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 9TH the treasury report
was received. also q message from the presi
dent transmitting information as TO the agree
ment with Great Britain In regard TO maintain
ing naval vessels on the lakes Mr.. Hill intro.
duced . bill 20 repeal the act OF July 4, 1879, Ill
rccting the purchase OF silver bullion, and the
Issue Of treasury notes thereon. Several rcso.
lutlons were referred. Tho announcement oi
the death OF Representative Mcdonald, Of New
Jersey. WINS received and the senate adjourned.
LIN the house d bill. In effect repeating the
law which provides for u reduction In the force
OF the engineer Officers OF tho navy to i'O, wa
brought to the attention Of tho house, Should
the bill become o law the number Of officer,
received q majority vote, u motion 70 reconsider
was intcrposed and no final action was taken
The remainder OF the day was consumed In Thu
consideration OF n long senate bill relative {,
public printing and binding.
IN senate. held n brief session on the 9Th. 4
petition from the Chicago Woinan's club for
repeal u the Sunday closing provision In tn
worlds fair act was received. Tho senate bill
for u bridge across the Mississippi river abov'
New Orleans for the southern Pacific railroad
was passed. and In Executive session the treat,
with Chill was ratified and the senate adjourne,
until Monday 80. In the house the annual rcpor
Of the secretary Of the treasury was received
anu referred to the committee on ways nm
means. No objection was raised to the furthe
consideration OF the bill relative to printing
and binding. and this consumed the remninde
Of the afternoon. Without disposing OF the bill
the house adjourned.
Inc senate was not In session On the 9th E.
The house passed the printing bill MIR. Catch
ings, from the committee on rules reported
resolution amending the rules so IN 90 provid
TINT husinoss coming over Us unfinished fror
one session Of congress may be considered In
medintcly IT the meeting OF . subsequent scs
sion OF the same congress Adopted. Tho FOL
lowing committee appointments were nj
nounced by the speaker to all vacancies: Ju
dietary, Fellows IN. W: public buildings an
grounds, Dretz Qnd.): enrolled bills, Scot
Qll), chairman; naval affairs. Brown (Md)
military AFFAIRS, German mich }; education
McLaurin Is. c.; enrolled bills, Ohligcr 90
invalid pensions, Cadmus IN. J); militia, Sip
| (Pa.); war claims, Hillborn Cali; expend
lures In the post once department. Sipe pa
militia, McLaurin Is. c.. Adjourned unit
Monday.