The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-25


United States to provide officers to
guard and scrutiniZe the congressional
elections, fails to adopt its provisions TO
existing laws, SO rs TO secure efficient
supervision and protection. 1t is therefore
returned to the senate, in which it origI-
mated" for their further consideration,
which is contemplated by the constitu-
ton.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, June 1G.
Mr.. Donnelly, chairman of the COM
mittee to inquire into charges of alleged
bribery in the contested election case of
Donnelly vs.. Washburne, submitted re
port, and asked that it, together with the
minority report be printed and recon-
mitted SO ordered.
Senator Window presented to the sen
ate n very exhaustive minority report OF
| the exodus committee setting forth the
caucus which led 10 the movement as as
| signed by the various witnesses who had
testified on this question.
During the session terminated to-day
1877 bills and joint resolutions were of
fered in the senate, and 4,2SS bills ana
Joint resolutions in the house Of repre-
sentatives The number introduced
during the first extra session were re-
spectively 773 and 2,526, making Il grand
G,
introduced thus far during the present
congress.
Al the hour of adjournment to-day, be-
sides great number OF measures not
vet reported from the committees. there
remained about 500 bills and joint resO-
lutions on the senate calendar and about
/ 400 bills and joint resolutions on the
house calendar, including some 300 pen
sion and other private bills, which have
been reported with committee recon-
mendations for passage.
Among the house bills passed in the
senate today were the following:
Authorizing the Secretary OF the Int
riOr TO dispose of part of the Fort Dodge
military reservation to actual settlers.
Amending section 2,a9S of the revised
statutes regarding homestead settlers, by
adding proviso that the settler shall be
allowed twelve months from the date OF
filing in which To commence his resi-
dence upon said lands.
The following statement, showing the
condition of the wheat crop, was issued
by the department of agriculture to-day
The acreage of spring wheat shows a
very slight increase over that of last
year; there is a decline in the average
; in the states of Wisconsin and Iowa OF
nearly IL per cent; in the New England
- | STATES the dTSds dIC III
sofa there is an increase of 1 per cent.
: in Nebraska the increase is per cent
and in California, IL. The, condition OF
+ winter wheat is remarkably good, and is
; o. which is per cent. above the aver
age of last year. Pennsylvania, OHIO
Indiana and Illinois all report above 100
1 Kansas is only 20 on account of drouth.
/ WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE presi
: dent, Mrs Hayes and Webb G. Hayes
: expect to leave tomorrow for Columbus
/ Ohio, where they will spend Sunday
;. From Columbus, they go to attend the
J commencement exercises at Kenyon
/ college!
The closing hours of congress to-day
were attended with less interest and ex
' citement than has ever been witnessed
IL on a like occasion. Congressman ar
:, fast dispensing in every direction, anC
by tomorrow evening but very few will
!. be left in the city. Very many member
J. and senators will attend the Cincinnati
y convention.
e 1t is stated at the war department tina
u the retirement of Adj-Gen. Townsen'
e will be followed very closely by the re
ie tirement of all the staff officers statione,
le here who have reached the age of sixty
two.
Gen. Garfield has arrived and take
Il rooms at one of the leading hotel:
ol Shortly after his arrival large numbe
Ie of senators and numbers of prominen
10 government officers called upon him an
le rendered their congratulations. He ha
y long conference with senators DAVE
is and Hoar, of Massachusetts, and an hou
10 later he called at the white house, an
W was in consultation with the presldeI
H. for nearly threc-QuarterS of an hour, a
70 ter which he dropped in on secretar
II SIorY,,aY, IN biS XUav hack tn his hOte
u As soon as he has completed the a
nc rangement of his affairs here it IS I'll
III purpose of Gen. Garfield to return to h
III home in Ohio, where he will RENAL
nc during the greater part of the summt
he and fall. His Letter of acceptance wi
ng not be made public until after the Gil
N cinnati convention, but during his sta
III mere he Will confer with the Republics
IN leaders and determine upon pr
he gramme for the campaign which will
satisfactory to every element of Il
party. The probabilities arc that til
lct letter of acceptance VIII be the keyno
M of the campaign.
~ This evening serenade was tenderC
~ General Garfield by the national veteri
SC association. The portico of the Rig
.i,, house was tastefully decorated with fla
~ and bunting, and the surrounding stree
- were brilliantly illuminated with C;
' eu cium lights, while al frequent interva
h. rockets and other fireworks were set
W. from the steps of the treasury depa
, ;S 'ment AS the procession filed pa
IN cheers were given for Garfield, and
e the gentleman appeared on the plat.Orl
are accompanied by attorney general DeveI
,ho they were renewed. He briefly return
nIt thanks for the magnificent WELDON
ant making no allusion TO general polite
no and loud cheers were given as he retir
nv, from the platform, and his place W
he taken by other speakers
,on Senator Logan came in for lar
"a: share of applause when he announc
~ that first, last and all the time he h
-, been for the nominee of the Republic
are party.
~ A Democratic Scandal.
MS COLUMBUS, June 17.-The members
the board of state charities met here
day, to investigate the charges agail
axe Superintendent FierstOne and the tr