The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-30

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OF such grants in such cases. If any
where there has been partial cor,
pllance with the terms or conditions q
OF grants, to what extent ha
there been such compliance. an,
10 what extent is there a lust cause TO
declining the forfeiture of the grants. and
what reasons of justice equity, or pub
TIC faith, or public policy are there
why congress should abstain from de
caring such grants forfeited, in whole on
IN part: In cases where states or com
pahleS 10 which grants have been made
Ior the benefit OF railroads, and where
the just cause of forfeiture exists and
where the bona fide convevances have
oeen made to purchasers for the full
Vaioe, what proportion, rs near as NAV
De- OF the lands SO ganted have been sold
10 such purchasers, and what further
ieSlslailon, II any, Is necessary to insure
10 such persons their full EQUITABLE
rights to such lands. Adopted.
HoUsE.-After some miscellaneous
business, consideration was resumed of
the bank reserve bill, and a demand for
tle previous question was seconded-IOO
~ 20 40; Inc mann question was then or
dcred, and an hours debate began.
AT the close of the discussion of the
amendment, the only one To be voted on
requiring banks TO keep their reserves
IN their own vaults, it was reiected-33
to 20.
The question then required on the en-.
crossing and third reading of the Hill
On division the vote stood 33 TO 40 and
Inc yeas and nays were ordered This
vote resulted-yeas 20, nays l5S, and the
bill was killed.
The house then went into committee
oil the whole on revision of the rules.
MIR Sin Ui1fnn oSlya1
petition from 500 soldiers of Illinois.
read. ~ ~
MIR, McMahOn. evidently mistaking
the purpose of the petition, objected,
Subsequently he Withdrew his objection
and the petition was read.
MI Frye, in the course of his speech.
referred to the salary grab, which led to
the remark from Cox, New York: II |
dld not vote for it, and did not take the !
money, II you are looking at me-
wanted it.
Cox-I made the only speech against
trouble.
Frye-Maine was in trouble "A lit
tie while ago. 4 host of Fusiouists
Democrats and Grecnbackers. like the
barbarous tribes Of the north. in ignor-
ance and barbarity, come down on the
good old state of Maine and ATTEMPTED TO |
slaughter her, but, thank God, they have
gone home, and thank Him further, they
never Will come back. Applause on the
Republican side
Cox never will say anything against
'our brother-in-law-nev will. loud
md continued laughter all over the
house. Cox's allusion was to Governor
JarcelOn
frye-I had supposed that for Dem
'crat like my brother-in- law to marry a
'ood, respectable woman for a wife
would have led to Il change of heart. | l
IN sorry that | have something to say [
gainst him myself He did not expert. I
nee a change of heart. He is loco POGO Y
till. [Laughterl I
CoN-The Republican party used to
IKE care of brothers-in-law Laugh f
'r.J l don't know but that my friend r
llSht have kept up the custom. Laugh !
Mr.. Frye then proceeded and conclud. v
his speech in favor of revision. v
Mr.. Cox closed the general debate in b
q hours speech, in favor of revision, Il
ld during his remarks turned his atten-
on TO Horr, of Michigan, who had re-
'ntly referred to him In a humorous ~
'eech. He asked that gentleman why n
lould the spirit of mortal be proud ., .
ny should there be proud flesh in the Ia
)useg If Goliath or Dan Lambert ~
ere here, would they twit man like ~
mself about his size? When some n
'dy asked Falstaff what he was about -,
! ! Oh rs SAID, two yards" Laugh b
r. There was no disability under the | =
W in mans being small; the consti.
ton forbade a man being a member
ldcr a certain age, but it did not saw
ut man had to be six feet high or -,
70 yards IN girth. Laughter at the ex- re-
nse OF Horr, who is large, stout manO M
e, Cox, represented large men, fighting 7,
en-; they had never taken his altitude; cC
q the gentleman (Horr) should moi a
We done 1t. His constituents had new
thought that blubber was intellect
ut meat meant manhood, or that LAYERS he
lard over abdominal muscles made ~
adstones and Disraelis TI.aughter.l e. g,
akespeare had said that flesh and If
Illty went together, and that the devil In
yer would have FalStaff damned lest
= oil IN him should set hell on fire. Il,
aughter.I II he Cox were called up: 81,
to write the gentleman's epitaph, he tb
ould, borrowing from the sweet Singer Ice
Michigan and Lord Byron, put it in ri,
'se words: Here lies the body of W. w.
1gressman Horr; it's grease, Greece in
living grease no more Shouts OF WI
lghter. W.
After some remarks in reply to Ker- IL
D. Cox closed his speech. -,
he committee then rose, and Mr.. ao
cker moved that Horr be allowed six n.
n minutes tomorrow to reply to Cox's sat
,ech. SCI SCI
Ir. Bragg objected. o cr'
Ir. Horr-Then l will 90 on to-mor- in
under the five-minute rule. l do n lrl
think it will take over five minutes ne
10 the job. [Laughter.l Ito
Adjourned ao
House, Jan. 4.-The house went into
lmittee of the whole to hear Mr.. Horr's
ly to Mr.. COx's speech of yesterday. ne
Horr, after good deal of sarcasm, abb
and up by the following epitaph pre- mo
ed for MIR. Cox's tombstone: ed
cath this slab lies the great sam Cox. but
o was wise as an owl and brave as a, OK e,.,
NIX 1t not strange his turning to dust -,
ne swelled and he swelled till he finally alS
bust. 7
where he has gone, or how he fares, SIN
ouy KNOWS and nobody cares. -
Wherever he is, be he angel or elf gCa
ure, dear reader, he's pulling himself All
he delivery of these lines was follow ing
~ roars Of laughter, which were re- los
bled when Cox did not make anv re- HI
ms
djourned till Monday. =