The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-12
Washington Notrs.

TELEGRAPBIC.
| Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 3-Thc senate
committee on appropriations to-day took
action on the house bill To provide for
| the Star mail service An amendment
! proposing an increase of the amount
| granted by the house, from 81 $50, 600 to
| $4,000. 600, was lost by tie vote, under
| stood 10 be as follows: Ayes, Blaine,
| Booth, Wallace, Window; nays, Beck,
Davis, (W. Na.), Eaton, Withers-4
| Allison, the ninth member, absent, at
! tending another committee.
Tammany's Trials.
NEW York, March 3.-An effort is
being made 10 take the Erening Express
! from the control Of iFSmHxsny Ia!l. A
| great rush Tor proxies Is aoW going on,
and ii the scheme is successful, the Elk
press viii no longer be Tanmany or
| gan, but viii urge Tildcn ON The Dcmoc-
racy as the only available presidential
candidate. Kelly controls nearly one
! half the stock.
Naughty Nihilists.
| ST. PETERsBURG, March 3.-Gen. Mel
ikoH, chief OF the new supreme cxccu-
| tive commission, was fired at by a Young
man with a revolver, this afternoon, when
| alighting from Il carriage AT his residence
| in Grand Mascala street General Nell
| kOlf was not hurt. The man was immc-
diately seized by Cossack. The bullet
passed through the back folds Of general
Melikoif's cloak. The would-be assas-
SIN fired when quite close to MelikOG
Mackay's Purchase
| SAN FRANCISCO, March al ". Mac
/ l-nEr ha faT 1,r
has purchased from j. c. Flood the lat
! ter's entire interest in the Comslock
/ mines and mills. He declines to state
the exact consideration, but intimates
| that it is over i've million dollars He
! has the greatest confidence in the Com
| stock Flood will henceforth devote his
attention to his San Mateo property and
| TO banking.
Better Hopes.
| ST. PETER sBURG, March 3-There is
| much reason TO hope that with the ap-
/ pointment of general MelikoT thecourse
| of Russian life Will be turned back to its
normal channels of development, with
out the employment of any more harsh
| Or incompetent measures.
Brief Cablegrams.
MADRID, March 3-The army for 1889
and 1881 has been fixed ut 10000 men
| for Spain, IS, 900 for Cuba, 10000 for the
| PHILIPPINE Islands, and 1895 for Port
| Rico.
CoNsFANTINoPLE, March 3.-Col Col
Garner was shot recently while in com
pany with chief Iragomon, of the Rus
| sian embassy, and has died of his wounds
The assassin escaped.
Congressional Summary.
! WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 4-SEN.
ATE.--Senator Vest from the committee
on territories, reported bill to establish
a United States court in the Indian terri
tory. Placed on the calendar.
Bills introduced and referred:
! by Senator Blair-To provide for the
| payment of pensions to widows and
minor children upon the death OF pen.
sIoners totally disabled by wounds re-
ceivcd in the service.
Senator Morgan introduced joint
resolution in which il is resolved:
That the Indians born in the United
States, and subject to the Jurisdiction
| thereof, are persons within the meaning
of the constitution of the United States
wherein they reside, and are subject 70
the jurisdiction of the government of the
| United States.
On motion Of senator Ednunds il Yves
referred to the Judiciary committee.
/ The senate took up and passed upon
| the bill making additional appFopria-
! tions-$1 ,3JO, 000-for the support Of Ger
tian Indian tribes for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1880.
The morning hour having expired, the
senate resumed the consideration of the
bill for the relief of Fiiz-John Porter.
Senator Logan continued his remarks
in opposition to the bill.
National Fiat Convention at st. Louis
ST. LouIs, March 4.-The national
union Greenback labor convention met in
| Masonic hall, at noon today, and was
called 10 order b. Hugo Pryor, of Ohio,
secretary OF the national executive com
mittee. Twenty states were represented
| by about two hundred and fifty delegates.
/ Lafayette Chlsley, Of New Hampshire,
was made temporary chairman.
Hugo Pryor, OF Ohio, addressed the
/ convention by invitation. Among other
| things, Pryor stated that his wing of the
| party has now nearly ten thousand clubs
| in well working order, and claimed two
million Greenback votes in the country.
The chairman At the committee on Gre
deniialz reported two huRdre and twelve
delegates present from Pennsylvania, New
| Hampshire, Arkansas, West Virginia,
! Georgia, Ohio, Nevada. Michigan. In
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ken
lucky, Mississippi, Texas. Kansas, Ne
braska, Missouri. Rhode Island, Tennes-
see, Colorado and New York.
a letter was read from Briton A. Hill,
of st. Louis, advising the convention 10
adjourn to Chicago, and unite with the
convention 10 be held there in
June MF. London, of Missouri,
representing twenty-three Greenback
editors, delegates to the convention, de
sired to read resolution opposing all
divisions and scis.ns IN the party, and
recommending an adjournment of this
convention to Chicago, June 9th, that a
conference with the national Greenback
labor convention, which assemblies there
on that day, may be invited, with view
OF uniting the whole party in one con-
yentIon- This met with determined
opposition, some members saying IL
/ should 60 to The committee on letters
and communications, while Others