The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-12-29
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.


fact that the unrecOnstructed States have
de6nilively rejected the offer made, by
Congress in the constitutional amendment
The introduction by Senator Ross, of
Kansas, Of resolutions declaring the
amenement rejected, and requiring the.
Reconstruction Committee 10 report on
the expedlepcy of establishing legal gov
ernmenls for the seeded Territories, to-
gether with the distinct deDials by Sen
ators Wade and Wilson that any S0uthern
State had the right 70 admission upon
the mere adoption by it of the amend
ment, chow that the constitutional amend
ment will hereafter be regard in Con-.
gress as rejected compromise, not As a
continuing policy of reconstruction. 81 3 =
Mr.. POmeroy introduced bill to Sc
cure the speedy construction of the
Southern branch of Union Pacific rail
road and telegraph line, and to secure tc
the Government the use of the above for
military and postal purposes. Itprovides
for the issue of six per cent. bonds, of
one thousand dollars each, to run twenty
years, en- the completion of each twenty
consecutive miles. The road is to run via
Fort Riley and Fort Smith, the valley of
the Neosho, and Grand and Arkansas
rivers.
The territorial project, will. it is, be-
lieved, be postponed until next Congress,
when the Radical Senators will in sIroa--
ger force. There is fear that the pro-
ject would fail in the present Senate. Four
Republican Senators are counted on from
Colorado and Nebraska next Congress.
+ The Printing Bureau of tile Treasury
Department is now engaged printing 5
per cent. consolidated bOnds.l also frac-
tional currency, in denominations of ten,
twenty ives, and 6fties. The demand is
large and urgent all over the country for
the latter. The three and FIVE cant notes
are no longer printed aele 1891 sis
The House Committee on Territories
has under consideration several bills re,
ferred to them. providing for the reorgan
ization of the Southern Slales.e A ma
! jority of the committee favor some such
arrangement, Nnd during Christmas hol-
idays Gen. Ashley. lhs Chairman. will
prepare bill in accordance with their
views. qyl sar-... -ua5=. 70 --
1t is understood that Hon. Francis
Thomas has prepared bill guaranteeing
a republican form of government in Mary
land, which be will soon introduce in the
House. The object Of teconstrucLion is
to prevent the Southern portion from ex !;
srcising a preponderating influence over
the Westsrn part of thu State. sg49=-r
Y The South Car DINA Legislature have
deputed committee from that body TO
proceed to Washington. to confer. with
leading Republicans of both HOussss and
ascertain whether, in case they adopt the
constitutional amendment, they win adj
NIT representatives.. sre 49,, -.
4 Mr.. Wilson offered a Joint resolution
\ directing the President to instruct the
I officers of The army end navy, and of the
\ H.#
Freedmen Bureau 70 prevent and pro-
hibit corporal .puniabment for crimes
aud misdeme anors in lately Eebellieas
States, until their civil governments shall
have been recognized aud ratified by Oon-
grsss. 0rdered'iO be printed. ,s' -. : : !,
| The Senate Judiciary Committee has
decided to report against nearly all the
nominations made By the President du
ring the recess, of District Attorneys
4 and harshals' 5lsY Ell. b lle7 54-I
/ Tue Republican Association, at = reg
ular mseting, passed a resolution declar
ing. that, in its Judgement. the organiza.
ton of an xiliaries to this society, COM
posed exclusively Of eOlorsd opsrsOnsI is
j neither e2psdieBt as matter Of policy.
! nor consistent With our Kepublican, prihi.-
4 ciplss, which make no distraction. on ac-
count of race and COLOR u ssEn Is1sss.
4 The bin for = genearls iipcresss Of sal
aries of the clerks in the varions depart
ments shas q faint prospect Of passage.
i The Senate had 8 lengthy session on
tbs admission Of Nebraska. Sumner
was determined TO prevent any sction.
while it vas very evideOtnot atWo thirds
vote could be had in tie favor. It now
sssms generally conceded that theelnosI
which can Be hoped for IL a majority
vote. and as the President win 20 doubt
veto it, the next move Is 10 adopts pro-
viso returning 10 the LegislatuEso to
mend The conditions, Is Ras doneewilh
Missouri in 1891. 80 lape7 1slsae
In the Senass the Jndioiarys Commits
tee have decided 10 concur in tbs H6dss
biz providing for the assembling Of Con-
81 grsss on The Alb Of March next. This
settles the matter. $50 .nolrsl's res
!. Mr.. Wsshefly. who. Asads ths. eozmit-
tee from Che South cssolina LegislssGrs.