The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-17
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Work of the Sanitary Council at New
Orleans.
John Kelley Sat Down On in New York.
| Congressional
/ WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Senate-Mr.
| Morgan introduced joint resolution
| proposing an amendment TO the constitu-
| ton as section two of article twelve of the
amendment giving congress authority to
| establish rules and regulations tor ceFti-
| flying, transmitting, receiving and open
| ing the votes of electors, and for count
ing such votes by law, for declaring the
| result OF the election, and for the govern
meBt ofthat body while convened. Such
| laws are not 10 be repealed within one
| year before the time fixed for the ap-
| pointment of the electors of any state
Referred 10 q select committee on the
election of president and vice president.
Nsen the doors were re-opeRed sena-
tor Randolph gave notice of the follow
| ing amendment, in the nature of a sub
stitute. TO the bill for the relief of Fitz-
John Porter: Be it enacted, etc: That
the president is hereby authorized, in
his discretion, 10 reinstate in the army
tltZ-John Porter, who was dismissed by
sentence OF court martial, January 10,
1868; provided, however, that such rein
| ftatement shall give no higher rank than
colonel on the retired list; and provided,
further, that said Porter shall receive no
pay, compensation or allowance for the
time intervening between his dismissal
ana his restoration.
HOUSE-On motion of Ryan, of Kan
sas, the senate amendments TO the house
bill, authorizing The secretary Of the
interior To dispose of u part of the Fort
Dodge military reservation, were con
cured in
Mr.. McCook, of New York, introduce
cd joint resolution authorizing the pres
dent Ia place L. s. Grant on the retired
list of the army with the rank and pay Of
general in recognition of prominent ser
vices. Referred
Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri, chairman
OF the committee on banking, introduced
substitute for the funding bill, which
was referred. 1t authorizes the secrc-
tary of the treasury 20 issue treasury
| notes to the amount of 5000, 600, 900, of
denominations not less than SO bearing
not exceeding four per cent. interest, of
which not more than 100000, 900 shall
| mature each year from the date of their
issue. Said notes to be disposed of by
the secretary at not less than par, the
proceeds TO be applied TO the payment
OF the i've anu six per cent. bonds of the
United States maturing in 1880; also
that the sum of S100,000,000 of the coin
| OF the treasury be set apart for redemp-
ton of legal tender notes, and any sur
plus of coin over the above sum in the
treasury. shall be used in the purchase
or redemption, on account of the SINK
ing fund, Of six per cents maturing in
1881
The house then resumed considera-
ton of the senate concurrent resolution
relative 10 the electoral vote.
WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-SENATE-On
| motion of senator Pendleton, so much of
the presidents annual message as refers
| TO civil service reform, non-assessment
of government employees for political
purposes, etc, was referred To a select
committee TO examine into the several
| branches of the civil service, with in
structions TO report at an early day, by
bill or otherwise.
Senator Pendlaton introduced IA Joint
| resolution for the purpose of obtaining
the privilege of opening a road and high
way from the Canada line of the United
States and British America, through
| British Columbia, 10 Fort Wrangell and
| Sitka, in Alaska. Referred
| HoUsE.-Mr. Baker, of Indiana, from
| the committee on appropriations, re-
! ported the Notifications appropriation
bill and it was ordered printed and re-
committed. II appropriates 100000
| for repairing the Notifications, and $50
| Geo for the purpose of torpedocs.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, intro
! duced bill repeating the tax on bank
| checks, medicines, friction matches
bank capital and bank deposits. Refer
red
After some time spent in debating the
electoral matter the house adjourned.
Three Prisoners Killed by an Insane Devil .
! ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.-Information of u
most horrible triple murder, commit
ted by an insane man this morning near
| Chester, Illinois, was received here to-
night. 1t appears that young man
| twenty six years of age, named Louis
| TOcksty, living short distance from
| Chester, became insane few days ago,
| from religious excitement Yesterday
he was taken before the court by a dep
uty sheriff. adjudged insane, and placed
in charge of two guards to be taken 10
the asylum at Jacksonville. The guards
took the man TO Il hotel in town, and re-
manned with him all night. About six
| O'Clock this morning he called for water
to wash himself. One of the guards
| brought him some in basin which he
took and Immediately flung it into the
guards face. He then dashed through
the window Of the room and ran down
a road leading out into the country,
blood streaming from his face and hands
from culs made by the broken glass.
About a quarier-mile from town is the
house of Thomas Ryan, an old
man of siXty-eight years, with whom
lived his widowed daughter, Mrs.
Smith, and her little girl of
twelve and boy still Younger.
Arriving at this house, Tocksty, who had
stripped himself naked on the road,
preached wildly and ordered the inmates
to kneel down and pray, saying they had
but fifteen minutes more TO live. They
all obeyed but the little boy, who es-
capped from the house and ran to the
neighbors and gave the alarm When
friends arrived on the scene they found
Ryan and Mrs. Smith dead, with their
skulls mashed in with an axe, and the
little girl lying headless on the floor
The maniac having chopped the child's
head completely of, ond having finished
his bloody work at this place. he seized
the bleeding head of the innocent child
by its long hair, and swinging il over
his own head, he dashed down the road
He stopped at the house of DR.. Gordon
and entering he found only the servant
girl. He ordered her, as he had the Ry.
an family, to kneel and pray. The girl
screamed, which brought hired man
from the stable, and DIR. Gordon ap
peared at the same time. After a fierce
and desperate struggle, they overpower
ed and bound him with a rope. He was
then taken 10 Chester, his wounds
dressed, and placed in charge of persons
who brought him TO East st Louis to
J night, and took him thence to Jackson
vile asylum.
: Bad Day for Tammany-KelIy Steps Down
NEW YORK, Dec. 10-It was given
oft, and generally believed, that the
anti-Tammany members Of the board
I had formed an alliance with the Repub
Iicans, whereby sufficient number OF
votes would be secured TO confirm the
: : action of Mayor Cooper. A large
force of police was needed TO keep the
crowd IN order, and keep free the ap
proaches to the chamber of the board
which was crowded with interested people
from an early hour. Promptly at moor
the meeting was called to order, and
soon thereafter communication from
the mayor was read, nominating Allen
; Campbell for comptroller in place Of
John Kelly, whose term of Office expired
Tuesday last. A Republican al
derman moved to confirm, and q
Tammany alderman. offered an amend
ment TO refer the nomination to a com
mittec. A long debate followed, and tht
; amendment was lost by nine affirmative
to twelve negative votes. The motion Il
confirm was then taken up, and an ex
! citing discussion took place. When ihl
vote was taken il resulted for confirma
/. ton by thirteen against eight, and AlleE
Campbell succeeds John Kelly as comp
troller Every one now felt that the en-
fsftraf KUf.HaA1 trft anF.rnr-nf3 fItl;t
confirmation rapidly followed of VIM. G.
Whitney. anti TammaBy. as corporation
counsel. Salem II. Wales. Republican
.,rnsid..r.t Of lie tax con. s.ln1