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

WASHINGTON, an. 26.-SENATE-Sen-
ator Bayard announced his intention to
speak on his resolution tomorrow.
On motion of senator Ferry, Wednes-
day of this week was set apart for eulo-
giles on the life and character of the late
senator Chandler.
The vice president LAID before the SEN
ate a communication from the secretary
of the navy, in answer to the senate les
olutiOn, stating that the interes,s of the
country and the naval service require
that the Pensacola navy yard be put in ?
state of efficiency, and to estimate q
cost ut $G76, sol, $S6,709 of the amouHEs
being necessary for rebuilding the nls-
riue barracks destroyed during the war.
Senator Carpenter called up bill to
provide for Furnishing persons who steal
horses, mules or other property from the
Indians. 1t provides that such persons
may be guilty of felony, and may be i'm
prisone,s not more than five years, in 3
erection of the court where convicted
| The bill gave rise TO long discussion,
and was finally re-committed.
Senator Morrill,, from the committee
on labor, reported favorably on the sen.
ate bill appointing u national education.
al association, to investigate the report
upon any educational subject without
compensation when called upon by any
one on behalf of the government to do so
| Placed on the calendar.
| HoUsE.-Among the bills intrOdu o.
and referred were the following; =
! Misunderstanding that the numb
| of Justices of the U. 5. supreme court be
| increased to twenty-one, divided into
three divisions, and presided over by a
| chier Justice and two associates; the
chief justices to be appointed by the
president fiom the associate justices.
! The following bills were introduced
and referred:
BY Valentine-For the appointment
of commission to ascertain and report
losses sustained by citizens on account
of Indian depredatIons.
By Winer-For a monument to +. )
Key, author of Star Spangled Banner
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-SENATE.-
Pendleton, Ingalls, and Cameron of Penn
sylvania, presented the petitions of eX
| soldiers and sailors, for the passage ui
the Weaver bill, to pay such persons the
| thedifference in value between greenhacks
and gold.
Senator Cameron desired to say, in
presenting the petition, that he believed
| every one of the signatures was u forgery
Consideration was then resumed ofthC
joint resolution introduced by senator
| Bayard, to withdraw the legal tender
power of United States notes, and the
balance of the day was spent in its dis
cussion.
HoUsE-Mr. Goodc, chairman of tn,
committee on Yorktown celebration, re
ported bill approprlating one hundred
thousand dollars for monument a
Yorktown, and TO make all necessary ar
engagements for such j centennial ami
versary of the battle of Yorktown a
shall be fit, to give historical significanc,
to the occasion. Passed.
A bill passed setting apart for parl
purposes, certain lands in California Oh
which are growing redwood or yer.
large trees.
1 Mr. Cook, from the committee on pos
offices and post roads, reported back til
bill declaring all public roads and higl
ways post routes, and authorizing tn
postmaster general to put postal servic
on all such routes when the publ
necessity may require.
Mr.. Ryan, from the committee o.
public lands, reported the bill for til
relief of certain actual settlers on KaI
sas trust and diminished reserved land
in Kansas. Passed.