The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT
WEEKS DOINCS OF
AL LAWMAKERS.


ment of justice.
Representative Maxwell has intro
duced q bill TO amend the laws relating
TO Indian depreciation claims.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
has decided to appoint George Is. Col
ton of David City, Neb., bank exam
liner.
Judge Stark has presented a petition
of the business mems association of
Wymore praying for the passage of
the bankruptcy bill.
Representative Mercer has intro
duced a bill to extend the time for the
construction of the bridge across the
Missouri river between Omaha and
Council Bluffs to July /, 1902.
Secretary Bliss has recommended TO
congress that an appropriation of 800
600 be made to continue irrigation
work on the Navajo Indian eserva-
tions in Arizona and New Mexico.
Judge STROBE has presented petitions
Of citizens of Lincoln and Table Rocl,
in favor of the annexation of Hawaii
beligerent rights to the Cubans,
against interstate gambling, etc.
Representative Stark has introduced
q joint resolution to provide new and
better guns for the Nebraska national
guards and will cndcavor to have the
resolution referred to the militia com.
mittee Of which he is u member.
Carroll ID. Wright. commissioner OF
labor has been elected a member of the
Institute of France. He has also been
informed that he has been elected an
honorary member of the imperial acad.
envy of science of Russia.
The proposed cut in mail deliveries
In the large cities of the east, which
was to become operative on February
/ in order to avoid a deficiency In the
present appropriation. will not be.
come operative at that time. 1t has
been decided that the best interests OF
the service require that the pro-
posed reduction be held in allegiance for
a time at least.
A table has been prepared by Chief
Mechen Of the free delivery division OF
the post Office department, comparing
the cost of the free delivery service at
fifty of the largest postofices for the
fiscal year of ls0O-'9l. 1t shows that
the percentage of increase in the cost
of'frce delivery during the six years
covered by the table has been 24.6 pei
cent, while the population has in
creased 1859 and the gross receipts
have increased 2S.4s per cent.
In the presence of the entire Cali
fa,,, ,.a,l 1.1..zn I,.a;..
McKenna of the supreme court anC
Mrs. Leland Stanford an other ladies
President Mckinley, at ll:0s Saturday
night touched a telegraph key at the
White house and opened the Californi;
golden jubilee at San Francisco. Mes
sagcs of fluctuations and congratula
tions were exchanged between the
president and Mayor Phelan of Sar
Francisco and officials OF the Californi;
jubilee association.
The determination was reached by
leaders in the house Saturday that tn,
Teller resolution for the payment O
bonds in silver passed by the senat,
should be disposed of by the house OF
Monday in order hat the attitude OF
that branch of congress might b,
placed before the country Immediately
This conclusion was reached after nu
merous conferences between Spcake'
Reed, Chairman Dingley, of the way
and means committee, Messrs. Dalzel
and Henderson of the rules committee
and other influential members of tn
house.
Senator Thurston has introduced
bill to authorize the holding of a spec
ial term of court at Omaha before tn
regular May session. The bill was re
ferred TO the judiciary committee. l
is not thought that it will be favora
bly, reported as the committee is know
to be averse to such authorization
and have refused to grant such bill
passage when they have appeared TO
other states.
petition of tifty-five citizens of Salin
county, Neb., protesting against tn
enactment of a general banking law
senator Allen, a petition of citizens {
Valentine, Neb., in favor of a bill I
cede to the city certain government
land lying adjacent; Representative
Mercer a bill to pension MILAN Gros
of Blair at S25 per month.
An antitrust bill, explicit in il
; terms and naming "A penalty of $1,000
I fine or from two to fifteen years. in
prisonment, has been introduced in TIL
house by Mr.. Greene of Nebraska,
makes it n felony to monopolize {
combine or conspire with any Other
to ~monopolize any part of the trade
commerce among the states, or wit
9 foreign nations, and the making {
every contract, agreement, or con
t biIation entered into by any persons
= firms, corporations or combinations
persons as a trust or otherwise, To r.
strain trade or IN or limit
control the output or price of ar
I article of commerce. The bill confer
jurisdiction on the several circuit 8n
district courts of the United Stat,
and any state court having commp
law jurisdiction and f~orfeits to Il
, United States property owned undo
, such contracts, etc, and in course
, transit into a state or to q foreig
country.
The free homestead bill, giving ov'
1000, 900 acres of public lands II