The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22
Proceedng. OF Cengress.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH Is.

"WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is.
Mr.. Merrimon introduced q bill to
egulate the counting of the presiden-
ial vote, and urged its consideration.
rhe West Point bill was taken mp, and
IN amendment by Mr.. Blaine, that the
en- cadets at large shall be descend
lnts of ex-uion soldiers or sailors, was
Ost Is to 80. An amendment by Mr. |
Sargent to limit the number of cadets
1t large to ten, was adopted. The
bill was then passed. The Hot Springs |
reservation commission was continued |
to February 1, 1879, and it was auth
Orized to lease the springs to the Hot
Springs Mountain Water Company, on
certain conditions, aud the bill was
then passed. The House bill to per-
init persons charged with crimes to be
witnesses in United States courts,
passed.
The House passed the diplomatic
bill, after voting down
an increase of salaries from $4,000 to
ST., 800 to the ministers to Great Brit
ain, France, Germany and Russia.
The bill to authorize the New York
Herald expedition to the north pole,
was passed.
THURSDAY, MARCH II.
The Senate granted the widow of
Admiral Wilkes a pension of $50 per
month, Mr.. Gordon introduced a bill
for a narrow guage railroad from Bis
march to the Black Hills.
The House discussed the whisky tax
bill, and finally passed it lis to 1l6-
FRIDAY, MARCH Is.
The Senate did not appear to be in
session.
In the House Mr.. Robbins, from the
committee on ways and means, report
ed substitute on the bill to promote
the deposit of savings in the treasury,
and the refunding of the national
debt, which was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole. The bill pro-
vides that for the purpose of refund
ing the outstanding 6 per cent bond
into bonds bearing q lower rate OF in
terest, any person may deposit at any
postal money-order office lawful mon
ey of the United States, in sums not
less than one dollar, and shall be en-
titled to receive therefor a postal
money order on the treasury; that
when such money orders shall be pres
ented to the treasury at Washington
they shall be entered to the credit Of
the depositOr. When such deposits
amount to $50 they shall, at the op-
ton of the dep )sitor, be convertible
into four per cent bonds. The an
nouncement was made that j. Z
Leonard, member from Louisiana, hac
died, and the House after agreeing to
devote Saturday to private business
adjourned.
Saturday was devoted to speech
making.
MONDAY, MARCH 18.
The Senate debated the Pacific rail
road sinking fund bill, passed the Hous'
fertilization bill of $4,000 for fort
and torpedoes, and the bill to plohioi
members of Congress from becoming
surety on certain bonds.
A number OF new bills were intro
duced in the House, and one, a bill t
make silver coinage equally free wit
gold coinage, was voted down.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10.
The Senate discussed the Pacifi
railroad and timber land bills, an
passed the bill to make certain con
tracts with theUue Indians in Colorado
In the House, the committe
on civil service reform rendered
majority report that doorkeeper Pol
was unfit for that position, Bills I
reduce pay of jurors in United State
Courts to 81 per day, and to fix pay c
U. S. Marshal's at So, 600, Chief Deput
Marshal's at 50, 500, other deputies 5
per day, and to appoint Gen. Sherma
of the Smithsonian institute, passed.
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