The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-03

Spanish dispatches claim thai many
Cuban leaders are offering to surrender,
and that the rebellion Is nearly crushed
out.
Congress Is going to create the Office
of Assistant Attorney General, and
Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, Is a candi-
date for the salary.
In Ottawa, Canada, Monday, Hon.
Edward Eames, President of the 1st
National Bank, and a highly respected
citizen, started for his bank in good
health, suddenly felt bad, went home.
laid down, took fit of dying, and
died.
The Senate has requested, and the
House granted, joint committee of
conference on the question as to which
body has the right to originate bills to
repeal any revenue tax. Probably the
Senate intends to teach the House
thing or two.
The House has passed resolution
that our government shall demand full
damages for the destruction of the
steamer Oneida by the collision TftsA
the British steamer Bombay, in the bay
of Yeddo, Japan. The details of that
outrage we all remember, and if John
Bull don't come down American blood
will be apt 10 boil over.
In New York, Monday night, four
persons were sufTocated by gas, which
escaped from defective pipe, in the
building No. / ,497 Third avenue. The
corOner's jury censured Chas. Maeller,
the owner of the building, for neglect
ing to provide caps for the gas pipes.
The best way would be to hold his nose
over one of the open pipes about ten
minutes. III
The House Judiciary Committee has
reported ON the petetion of Clara Wood
hull and other New York ladies for the
right TO vote, under the 14th and 18th
Constitutional amendments. The Com
mittce lodges the question, by saying
that the women are not under these
amendments subject TO Congressional
action, but must look to the several
State legislatures. Let them look, OF
course.
Sometimes a huge government swim
die is exposed in Congress. Such an
event happened Monday, in the House,
and created quite n scene. The expos
ure was made by Dawes, of the apprO-
priation committee, and Beck, of the
special committed to investigate the
"Charpenning mail contract claim
The matter appears to seriously affect
Postmaster General Cresswell. The
claim referred to, for nearly $780,
600, was engineered through the last
session of Congress by Cresswelfs law
partner, and Crcsswell attempted to pay
the money on what turns out to be a
fraudulent report of the House postal
committee. The history OF the case is
this. Some 10 years ago, Mr.. Charpen'
ming had two contracts for carrying the
mails, for which he was to be paid $lO6,.
600. He was paid in full, at that time
and should never have received another
dollar. But in 1857 he got Congress to
authorize $4,000 claim for damage,
aud got the money. In 1866 he got S50,-
600 more on the same plea, and on the
last day of last session an adrOitly fran
ed resolution was put through" under
which Postmaster General Cresswcl
awarded him some S45O,OOO. Luckily
however, there were no funds applicable
for tho purpose. But for that over
sight, Charpenning and his associates
would have gobbled that little amount
also. After learning these facts the
House promptly voted to repeal thu
said claim, and save the treasury from
being robbed the third time. For de
vclopmcnts exposing the workings o
the lobby, the debate is said to have
been richer and racicr than any on re
cord. But it also shows how steadil!
the peoples money filters through Con
gress into the capacious pockets of tn
professional patriots at Washington.