The Red Cloud chief., 1892-07-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed FoI
Convenience OF the Reader.

Convenience OF the Reader.
THE senate was not in session on the 9th
and when the house met q motion to adjourp
until Monday was defeated because Of the lack
Of n quorum No business was transacted ara
an adjournment to next day followed.
THERE was no session OF the senate on tbe
25th. -. Before the reading OF the Journal In the
house Mr.. Watson, Of Georgia. made the pc.nt
that there was no quorum present and the
house adjourned after the shortest session on
record-it lasting Just one minute and q hal'
IN the senate on the 9th a communication
was received from the secretary Of the interior
with q list Of Indian depreciation claims aggre-
eating s25,0 Oo. 1000. The house bill amending the
general census act was passed. Mr.. stewart
offered q resolution. which was referred, d.
recting the committee on mining to inquire and
report as to the average production Of geld and
silver bullion. Mr.. Hale offered q resolution that
the committee on finance be directed TO inquire
into the eject Of u policy tariff for revenue
only upon the labor and industries Of the United
States, which went over. Adjourned q. .. In the
house Mr.. Sayers CTex.) asked consent TO WI.
cate order for the yeas and nays on final pas
sage on the deficiency appropriation bill, but
Mr.. Watson tGa.) objected. The bill was
passed, yeas 1876, nays I. Mr.. Wheeler SUBJ
mitted the conference report on the military
academy bill. The conference report was not
agreed to. Mr.. Oates. from the committee on
judiciary. reported the bill to establish o uni
form system OF bankruptcy. The house then
accorded the floor TO the District Of Columbia.
but In the absence OF u quorum no progress
was made and adjournment was taken.
THE presidential campaign was fairly opened
IN the senate on the 2eth when Mr.. Hale's reso-
luton asserting The benefits resulting from the
republican policy OF protection came up and
Mr.. Hale advocated the resolution and Mr..
Vest spoke In opposition. The debate was
purely political and at times spicy. The reso-
luton went over and the conference report on
the army appropriation bill presented and
agreed to- The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed and the consideration Of the legis-
lative appropriation bill resumed ... In the
house the committee on rules bestowed all the
tine remaining this week among committees.
The house sanctioned the arrangement. and i'm
mediately embarked upon the first OF special
orders, which was the consideration OF pension
business. Several general pension bills were
passed, ard after backing up the confcrees on
the army appropriation bill In the refusal to
yield TO the senate u point at issue relative TO
the Union Pacific Railroad Co, Is transporta.
ton. the house adjourned.
Thu scuate on the Goth agreed to the confer
ence report on the diplomatic appropriation
bill, and passed the legislative appropriation
bill: also the pension bill In executive SEES.
sion the nomination OF John w. Foster for Sec
RETRY Of state in place OF Mr.. Blaine. resigned.
was received and confirmed. The senate then
resumed its session and passed the post office
appropriation bill. After taking up the FREQ
coinage Dill ana nRreelnH Wnen u vote ShOulu DO
taken the senate adjourned. -. In the house Mr..
Hatch Mo reported back the agricultural APP
preparation bill with senate amendments and
asked that II be non.concurred In, which was
agreed TO and another conference ordered. The
house also disagreed TO the conference report
on the army appropriation bill and asked an
other conference. The amendment disagreed
TO was that OF the senate striking out the pro.
viso prohibiting the use OF any money appro-
priated for the payment Of transportation OF
troops and army supplies over any non.bonded
lines owned, controlled or operated by the
Union Pacific or Southern Pacific systems
The conference report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill was also disagreed to.
IN the senate on the 30th conference reports
on the naval, District OF Columbia and agri-
cultural appropriation bills were agreed to
Mr.. MCPHERSON objected to the arrangements
made during his absence for q vote on the free
coinage bill, which called out some severe re.
marks from Senator Morgan. A motion to re-
commit the bill to the finance committee was
pending when the senate adjourned as was also
On amendment to MIR. Stewards substitute,
which would seem to confine the free coinage
privileges Of the bill to the product OF American
mines after the bill becomes u law. A Joint
resolution extending for fifteen days the appro-
p~riations for the government passed. ... In tho
house the Joint resolution extending the appro-
p~riations fifteen days passed. The republi cans
then proceeded to flibuster against the tin
plate bill. and their efforts were succe ssful in
preventing Its consideration. The District OF
Columbia bill was sent back to conference and
pending consideration OF the conference report
Oh the agricultural bill the house adjourned.