The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
Congressional Summary.

ATE-lne Vice pTeSlucuI pTSSenIeQ u
from the president, transmitting
an agreement between the secretary of
the interior and the Ute Indians, and
its ratification. Referred.
Senator Thurman, from the committee
on judiciary, reported adversely the SEN
ate bill to reimburse several states for
interest paid on war loans, and for other
purposes. Placed ON the calendar.
HoUsE.-Mr. Regan asked and obtain
ed leave to have printed resolution
which he offered as u substitute for the
of the committee on the In
teri Oceanic canal, in which he set forth
the importance of the L. s. having such
political control over the enterprise as
will give security to our political and
interests.
Bills were placed on the calendar APP
propriating $4,000 for the relief of the
poor of Ireland and to restrict Chinese
emigration; to prevent removal of In
dams from the States into the Indian
territory; to prevent the holding of pen
sions from pensioners under the act of
1861.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 11.-SEN-
ATE-Senator Sharon presented q peti
ton from newspaper proprietors, for
reduction of the duty on paper. Refer
red.
Senator Wallace introduced joint
resolution providing for the enforcement
of the eight hour law. Referred.
The bill for the reclamation of arid
and waste lands passed. 1t authorizes
the secretary of the interior to contract
for the sinking of two artesian wells on
the plains east of the Rocky mountains,
the wells to be in the center of a reserva-
ton of four square miles.
ha ha Of nf Eis1 TAhn
Porter was then taken up, senator Jones,
of Florida. having the floor. After
protracted discussion, senator Davis CIV.
Va.) moved to lay the Porter bill on the
table. The motion was agreed to by q
uioG u0ce vote, and the bill was laid on
the table subject TO be called upby ma
jority vote.
HoUsE-Mr Kelly rose to q question
of privilege. He sent to the clerks desk,
and had read, an article from the Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin of the 10th in
slant. detailing an alleged excited con-
versation between Nathan Mckay and
himself He desired to say to the house
that for the first time in nineteen years
he had been corruptly approached for
the purpose OF controlling his vote on
the committee of ways and means and in
the house, and declared that no such
scene as was described by the Bulletin,
had ever occurred in the committee
room in the presence of any member.
Mr.. Vance, from the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, reported
back u bill to punish certain crimes re
latIlg to coins Of the United States.
Placed on the calendar. Also, a bill
providing for the exchange of trade dol
lars for legal tender dollars, and to stop
the coinage of trade dollars. Placed on
fbea oalanAar
The regular order being demanded.
| the house resumed consideration of the
| political assessment bill.
After hour was consumed in various
| attempts to come to proper understand
| ing concerning the order of discussion,
vote was then taken on laying the bill
on the table, and resulted-yeas, 112;
nays, 1872; SO the house refused to table
the bill. This was a strict party vote
with the exception of Messrs. Aiken
FELTON, and Moore, who voted with the
| Republicans in the affirmative.
The house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March, 12-SENATE-
A bill was introduced by senator Teller
| to enable Colorado to select land under
the acts of July I'd, 1862, and July 23d
1866, making grants OF land for the ben
eft of agricultural colleges and mechanic
| arts.
I Senator Morgan asked unanimou.
consent for the present consideration o
| his resolution for a special committee OF
the inter-oceanic canal, and it was takeI
up.
The bill for the erection of public
buildings at Denver was under discus
sion when the morning hour expired.
Senator Allison demanded the regula
order-the house bill making appropria
tons for Notifications and other works
of defense for the year ending June 80
1881.
The senate committee reported amend
ments increasing house appropriation
for the repair of works of defence from
100000 to $150,000, and for the arma
ment of the sea coast Notifications, in
Guiding the conversion of smooth Dor
cannon into rifles, from $3.50, 900 to $500
600; an appropriation of $4,000 for tol
pedos and torpedo experiments is lef
unchanged The amendment was agreet
to, yeas, Al; nays, IL. The bill the
passed.
On motion of senator Wallace, tn
Star route deficiency bill was taken VI
The senate then adjourned until Mon
day.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-HoUsE.-A
bill authoring the secretary of the inter
ior to deposit certain Indian trust fund
in the United States treasury in lieu c
investment passed.
The morning hour was dispensed witt
Mr.. Mcmahon reported back the dc
ficiency appropriation bill from the az
preparation committee.
The committee recommended a
amendment appropriating 100000 fo
the payment of fees and expenses of [
S. marshalls and their general deputie
for the fiscal year, thus making the tots
amount appropriated by the bill 81 ,265
53O
The bill was referred to the cOmmitte
of the whole and without coming to an
understanding relative to the length {
debate.
Mr. McMahon's motion to go int
, such committee passed, and after
warm and protracted discussion, I'll
committee rose without taking action O
+ the bill
: The following bills were introduce
and referred:
BY Mr.. Covert-For the suppressiO
of pleuro-pneumonia in neat cattle.
? By Mr.. Peales-To accept and ratii
the agreement sumbitted by the Ute L
: dams for the sale of their lands in Col
RADIO and appropriations of $4,000
Adjourned until Monday.
Washington Notes.
| WASHINGTON, March 12.-The con
D mittee on appropriations decided to il
f corporate in the special deficiency bi
2 5000, 900 to pay Z. s. marshals and de
? uties without any proviso or restoration
[ The house committee on public lane
e agreed to report favOrably Mr.. Ryan
r bill to graduate the price and dispose {
the residue of the Usage Indian trust an
diminished reserve lands in Kansas.
Judge Harlan, of the U. s. suprem
: court, issued a supplemental order 4
: day enjoining the Wabash railway con
pany and the American telegraph con
: pany from connecting wires with I'll
: railway stations, from doing public tel
graph business offered at railway station
and from doing anything in any WIS
conflicting with the existing contrac
between the railway company and IL
Western Union telegraph company.
full hearing on the merits is set down fl
the 10th of May.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Seer
tary of the Treasury says he intend
every week, to invest all the revenu
: less actual expenditures, and propo
: tionate share of accruing interest of til
: public debt in the purchace of 5 and
I per cent bonds in public offers in Ne
D York.
} The House Committee on War Claim
5 decided to report adversely upon thirI
claims, amounting in the aggregate abo'
I 81, 0O0, 600.
: Geo Jones, of the New York Time
( | and Erastus Brooks of the Express, mad
= arguments to-day before the Ways an
e Means Committee for the removal
e duty of 20 per cent imposed on woo
pulp. They claimed it was owing to q
( advance of from 25 to so per cent in Il
: price of pulp, and the combination
= paper manufacturers chiefly in the we
: that the price of paper had advance
e from five and one half to six cents d
D pound (the price last year, to nine an
D one-half to ten cents now charged.
: The senate exodus committee to-ds