The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-04-05
Conversational.
WEDNESDAY, March 81.


The Senate debated the Pacific
railroad and diplomatic service bills.
Amendments to the latter bill, rails
ing salaries of leading ministers to
ST., 800 per year, and raising other
salaries and making appropriations
which the House had stricken out,
were adopted and the bill passed.
The House passed stringent act
to prevent the introduction of con-
tagious diseases into the United
States, and then voted on the minor
ity report, 120 to 119, of the commit
tee on elections in the Msssachu-
sets case, declaring Field (Rep)
elected to the seat. The Speaker
voted in the negative, thus tying
the vote. Ben Butler voted with
the Democrats in the negative, and
nine Democrats voted with the Re
publicans in the affirmative. Ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, March %.
The Senate railroad committee re-
ported bill to incorporate and give
right of way and station grounds to
the National Pacific railroad and
telegraph compay, from Cheyenne
to the Pacific ocean, via Fit. Lara
mie, Deadwood, Fl. Fetterman, Hell
ena, and through Montana to the
ocean. A bill to allow Gen. Shields,
of Missouri, $50 pension per month,
was passed. Mr.. Paddock called up
the Senate bill to amend "An Act to
provide for the sale of a portion OF
the reservation of the confederated
and Missouri and Sac and Fox OF
Missouri tribes of Indians in the
States of Kansas and Nebraska,
which was discussed briefly, amend
ed and passed.
The House seated Dean, Demo
Graf, of Mass, 124 to 123, the speak
er and Ben Butter voting aye. Mr..
Dean took the iron clad oath. The
House refused, LOT to I23, to con-
slider the case of doorkeeper Polk,
FRIDAY, MARCH, 30.
Senate not in session.
The House passed a bill of $780,
600 to pay claims approved by COM
missioners of elaine. Mr.. Stephens
introduced bill favorable TO the
metric system. House went into
committee of whole on private
claims and adjourned.
No business Saturday.
MONDAY, APRIL 1.
Senator Ingalls, introduced bill
to use the MOffet bill punch in the
District of Columbia. The bill to
regulate the advertising of mail let
tings, was amended and passed.
Mr.. Mitchell reported q bill to ex-
tend time of completing Northern
Pacific railroad for eight years. Ad-
journed.
In the House Mr.. Stephens intro
duced bill to have all excess OF
500, 100000 coin in the treasury
used to redeem greenbacks in sums
of 81 600 and upwards. Mr.. Hartzel
introduced joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment forever
prohibiting payment of rebel war
claims. The bill to prevent depre-
dations on timber land passed, as
amended by the Senate, 1S4 to Al
A motion to suspend the rules and
pass a new bill allow all pensions to
date back to death or discharge, and
sbolishing the five years limit o.
application, failed 14S to Sc. No
two-thirds.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2.
The Senate amended the military
bill SO the colored men could enlist
in any branch of the service, and
discussed the Pacific railroad bill.
The House voted, 40 to 70, to
E take up the majority report of com
mittee to discharge doorkeepel
Polk, and Mr.. Harrison, democra
of Illinois, spoke in favor of the re
port, arised great interruption from
his fellow democrats, Adjourned