The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-17
CONGRESS-.
Epito,ne os the Proceedings % Both
Houses the Past Week.

houses tne Past Wcek.
THE senate was not IN session on the "a :.
AFTER some morning business the house went
Into committee OF the whole on the post once
APPROPRIATION Dill Inc pending amenoment
was that oncred by Mr. Blount OF georgia re-
ducing ny sz'sisVU the appropriation ior trahs.
porthtioh py raiiroao routes ana browning tnat
me acknowledgement DO authorized 70 re-
auJus. inc compensation 10 DC Paiusiter Juiy'
1888, ior rnhsportatoh Oh thc mall on rairoau
routes oy reducing the compensation 70 Ill rail.
roaos ior INC transportation OF mall Ten per
cent rom INC rue estaohsneu o tnc pMsls OF
inc AVERAGE Tclsnt nheo auu "iioweo ov tneaes
OF June ~, lte helected-oa 70 IA Pending
scuon ,he eohH''tee rose anu 'he mousse aa'
'ou,nou
The sehate was not IN session on the itn....
Inc post ohlce appropria.ion OH was before
.ne mousse oh mouoh OF mr.. henderson,, OF
No,tn Oaronha' nh amenumeht was auoptco
su,nor'.lhg inc os'n"*ter.eehcrs 10 PROVIDE
LOT 'ne rsnsportauoh OF omciai matter 10 any
sovernhont uepartment over raiiroads or py
.Ap.ess oouip's,lcs w.en ne .sn no 30 nv q saw
NY Vo,ne so,e,nnen. anu wItnous ue.rlmeht 10
inc puphc se,'ee me conimittee then arose
unu repon,so uhep ! 10 inc mousse and u was
pssseu /" Ii".en anu,opuon ohh was theh
prouent up soon ai.er which came the sensa-
uonai ne" NAV. MI, Dla,ne nao resigned Inc
house "es ~ more OF less CONFUSION hno I'D
1ourneo "ithout action on tne Dill
CHARACTERISTIC dullness prevailed In the
senate on the 9th. The consular appropriation
Dill was Drought IN ana laid aside, ana Mr.. Vest
hauresscu inc empty penchcs on the bill TO
place Wool on the free list No action was
taken .'Ihe mouse passed the Hatch antiop-
lion Dill, Inc senate amendments to the river
ara harbor Dill were non-concurred In and con-
lerees appointed a bill was passed appropriate
ing sbo,OU FORT pedestal for a monument to Gen.
W. sherman. The senate amendments to the
navy Din were noh-concurredin Bnls were also
DuSSVu uumlttlnK New MEXICO 0nu ATtZOnA tn
tne uignity OF htatehoou. Inc legislative ap-
proprlntlou pm WAS prought IN ana passed un'
uer suspension Oh Tue rules a RESOLUTION was
introduced Gazing Ior the ADJOURNMENT OF con-
sress on mohoay' Juiy@ hcterred
THE diplomatic appropriation bill was be
lore the senate on the Ith Mr.. Hale explained
that the amendments recommended by the
committee on appropriations as to ENJOYS ex.
traordinary and ministers plenipotentiary were
simply re-establishing the status under the ex-
isting law. Those amendments were oil agreed
to, including the following: Increasing from
s2o'oD 10 s3o,OUV the Appropriation for the com.
mereiai bureau OF the American republics; In
creaslng from soD,oo TO sso,Uo the appropria-
ton 10 meet unforeseen contingencies In the dip
lomatic ana consular service, ana striking out
the provision mat pnrt of the amount shall be
paid In settlement OF any claim OF any foreign
power inserting an item Tor t0o'OoO Tor the
snare OF the United states In the expense OF o
preliminary survey for q continental railway;
inserting an item OF soO,OOo In addition to NO.
Vo HERETOFORE appropriated for the information
III boundary line survey between the United
States and Mexico, increasing salaries OF
consuls-genera ut London, Paris, Havana ana
Rio Janeiro from s60U TO 5000. The bill
was then passed The agricultural appro-
priation bill was reported In the house. The
urgent dcfcfency bill was considered In COM
mittee, but without action the house adjourned.
IN the senate on the 9Th Mr.. Call gave no tice
OF his intention TO addres IS tho senate June Is
on his resolution for IN investigation as to
whether railroad companies interfere with the
| election OF United States senators. The PEN
sion deficiency bill was laid before the senate
and referred TO the committee on appropria-
tons. e. The house was In committee Of the
whole on the agricultural appropriation bill
On the committee rising the bill was passed.
Mr. McRae again called up his bill amending
| tho not NJ Gaptamhcr 10 1907 forfaitipO certuiu