The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-20
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed Fol-
CoUven,auce Of the Reader.

N Weeks PROCeG0tn8D COuUCueoO v
Convenience Of the Reader.
THE senate on the 9th resumed consideration
Of the resolution Of Mr.. Jones (Ark.) TO pay the
Choctaw md Chickasaw nations for their inter
ests in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation
and Mr.. Dawes spoke in favor OIL MI. German
offered resolutions upon the death OF Senator
Wilson (Md.). After remarks the senate al
journed. -. The Sibley bill was the order In the
house, but II was laid aside and the river and
harbor bill taken up in committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Reed (Me.) and Mr.. Holman dnd.) had q
tilt during the debate on the propensity OF the
latter TO object to appropriations where In
diana was not interested. The committee rose
without completing the bilh and an evening
session was held for pension business.
THE senate was not Ia session on the 7th and
the house transacted but little business The
bill passed donating TO Oklahoma City the
reservation near there for school purposes
The house then went into committee OF the
whole on the river and harbor bill. After
some time consideration the bill was reported
TO the house, and Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.)
moved to lay II on the table, which was re-
tccted. The amendments were then oil agreed
70 but the house adjourned without finally
passing the bill
AFTER routine business In the senate on the
eth Mr.. FRYE reported the house bill 10 encour.
mediate consideration, which was agreed 70.
After some debate the bill passed rs It came
from the house by n yeas to 10 nays. The res
olution TO pay . 000,O0) 70 the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations for their part Of the Chey.
enne and Arapahoe reservation was agreed TO,
and after on executive session the senate I'D.
tourned e. After considering unimportant re-
ports the house took up the river and harbor
bill, which, after several amendments had been
rejected. was pa~ssed-yess, 1885: nays, 6. Dis.
trict OF Columbia business was then considered
until adjournment
THE senate on the 10th occupied considerable
time In the discussion Of the bin TO enlarge the
Yellowstone park. Mr.. Vest said that he
would submit TO the passage Of the bill, not be.
cause his judgment approved Of It. but because
he could not help himself American tourists
spent tlco,O00,00O q yenr In European travel.
and II the Yellowstone park were among the
italian or Swiss Alps every American who
went abroad would visit II and would cross the
ocean for that purpose, but Ms II 10 IN Ameri.
can wonder, Americans went away from It.
Mr.. Berry spoke against II, hut the bill finally
passed and after an executive session the sen.
ate adjourned =. :. In the house the sundrv civil
appropriation bill was considered In committee
OF the whole. The amount appropriated by the
bill Is s25 ib7, 757. against On estimate OF t35, 1893,
@S Pending debate the committee rose and
the house adjourned
In the senate on the nth the resolutions OF
the Methodist Quadrennial conference in re-
gard to closing the worlds fair on Sunday were
rccciNcu' AunOug tHe OillS p1sSeu Werc. luo
bill for the construction Of o bridge over the
Missouri river Ut St Charles: the bill authoriz'
Ing the secretary Of war TO cause . survey for a
ship canal connecting q Erie md the OhfC
river from Conneaut harbor or Pittsburgh. and
many local bills. After on executive session
the senate adjourned d. There were two sur
prises In the house The frst was the striking
from the sundry civil bill the appropriation of
tsa0,00) for the purchase OF q site and the com-
mencement of . new building for n new mint at
Philadelphia, and the second the sudden spring
ing OF the silver question by Mr.. Bland In the
shape OF an amendment 70 the same bill reQuir
Ing the coinage and issue and pavmeht Of appro
priations Of the silver bullion now In the treas.
ury. The amendment was ruled out, but Mr..
Bland said he would renew the amendment
The sundry civil bill was considered In commit.
tee Of the whole until adjournment.
IN the senate on the 18th Mr.. Dawes intro
duced q bill authorizing the president TO pro
claim the %D0th anniversary Of the discovery Of
America October IL, 1907 a general holiday
Mr.. Call offered q resolution, which was referred
requesting the president to open negotiations
with Spain for the the establishing OF IN indie
pendent republic for Cuba. The presidents
message on the subject OF an international bi
metallic conference was taken up and SenatcI
PETER spoke In favor Of free coinage. The nava
Appropriation bill was then considered until I'd
journment. -. III the house Mr.. Oates Gala } re
ported back q substitute for the Watson Pinkcr
ton investigation resolution. 1t provides for or
Investigation Of the Pinkerton detective system
especially the action OF detectives In late rail
road strikes. A long debate followed and IN,
resolution was adopted. The sundry civil bill
was then debated until adjournment