The Red Cloud chief., 1892-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL


Houses tho Past Week..
The Senate was not IN session on the 18th, IL
being Good Friday, and the house met without
a quorum The bill TO promote the safety of
national banks, with senate amendments, was
laid before the house. Referred The bill for
the relief OF the heirs Of H. H Sibley, the in
ventor OF the Sibiey tent, again proved an OBJ
stacle TO the transaction Of business and the
whole day was consumed in its consideration.
AT the evening session private pension bills
were considered.
THE senate was not in session on the 10Th.
and the only business transacted by the house
was the further consideration Of the naval ap
preparation bill in committee OF the whole. Mr..
Pendieton w. Va opposed the bill: SO did Mr.
Holman Mr.. Fellows On. W made an earnest
appeal for q strong navy. Mr. Baker Kan)
spoke against increasing the navy, contending
that the greatest bulwark Of American indie
pendence was IN the happy homes of the people
The house adjourned pending consideration Of
the bill.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th The vice.
president presented a communication from
James r. Young late executive clerk. in regard
to the action OF the senate in declaring his office
vacant. Mr. Vest introduced = bill TO prevent
contracts by the postmaster-geueral with any
company making unjust d:scrimina-
tons against any part OF the country in carry
Ing the mails. Mr.. PETERS resolution request
ing the secretary Of state to obtain formati
concerning the use OF electricity as IA power in
the propulsion OF farm machinery was agreed
TO. The bill to facilitate work in the court of
claims was debated at some length and passed.
Adjourned. In the house Mr. McRae moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill TO adjust
the swamp lands grants, which, after a long
talk was defeated The naval appropriation
bill was then considered until adjournment,
Mr. Boutelle's amendment to appropriate 81.
oU,VU to build two battle ships being rejected.
n fha soma IN ON tho r0Nl a.. LIN
the act approving the funding act Of Arizona
was taken up and q motion to strike out the
provision that bonds shall be payable in gold
coin and amended to read I'm lawful money of
the United States" elected a warm debate, but
was finally adopted by q vote of y yeas to "a
nays, Messrs. Dubois, Hansbrough. Jones
(Nev.). Kyle, Mitchell. PETER, Stewart, Teller
and Wolcott voting with the democrats in the
affirmative, and Messrs. Gray and Palmer vot-
ing with the republicans in the negative. After
further discussion the bill passed as amended.
Senator Hill IN. W voted with the silver men.
The senate, in executive session, ratified the
new treaty with Great Britain on the Behring
sea scaling question. 80. In the house Mr.. Nc
Millin, from the on rules, reported a
resolution setting aside all the orders hereto
fore made granting leave to print in the Record,
which was adopted. A resolution was also
adopted for an investigation as to whether GER
tain officials in Baltimore had violated the
SlNil-scTSlCe law. 1ue NOyeS-EtOchWtll COL
tested election case from New York was then
called up and argued until adjournmnnt. The
report of the committee was in favor OF unseat-
ing Rockwell dem and seating Noyes (rep).
AFTER the usual morning business in the sen
ate on the 10th MIR. Sherman reported that the
Chinese exclusion legislation would not expire
In 1894 and there was no necessity for immedi-
ate action. but he would give senators an OPP
portunity to speak upon the subject Mr.. Nor
gan's silver resolution was taken up and Nj.
Teller made a vigorous speech in favor Of free
silver. Mr.. Teller, during his speech. referred
to talk about his action on the elections bill last
session and said that he had since examined
that bill carefully and declared that he vas
satisfied with his vote against il, as ii was the
most infamous measure that ever passed TIT |
threshold Of the doors Of the senate. At ths I
conclusion Of Mr. Teller's remarks the senst3l
went into executive session -. The house SPENT I
the entire day debating the Noyes-ROckwe1j
election contest and adjourned before reaehir8
o vote.
In the senate on the 2lst bills passed to ere,D
a third division Of the district of Kansas ie
judicial purposes: for the appointment OF CO.,
suls to the Congo Free State: for the reEefbf
St. Charles college in Missouri: PROVIDING ybr
sundry light houses, and a number of NisDte |
bills. The house Chinese exclusion bill PAS
then taken up and Senators Dolph Cha Her |
and FELTON, spoke n favor OF II. Senator her |
man denounced it as against the spirit Of Twill |
unchristian, contrary to the ZIG Is of !
man and a violation Of the treaty with lima. |
THE house was occupied the whole doy in |
debate upon the NOyes-Rockwell cor listed /
case and adjourned pending its consider Atom