The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-16
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Congressional sunlmary.

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and general debate was commenced up /
ON the amendment prohibiting the use of |
troops at the polls as apolice force. Mr.. |
Sparks opened the discussion. He con
fessed that the amendment did not meet |
his views This tame, cowardly amend |
ment did not come mp to the standard of |
legislation that he would have wished, |
and If he had the power he would insist |
on something much stronger than this, |
and unyielding insist on its adoption.
He would wipe out this un-American I'M
Republican statute, which owes its exis-
lance to the era of hate.
Dir. Conger-Win the gentleman state
ON what side the hate and fanaticism
was?
Mr.. Sparks, not answering the question
1T disgraces the statute Book and in
suits the sovereign people of this coun-
try With this 1 am DONE
MIR. Conger-DoeS the gentleman in
tend to answer where the fanatieism was ?
Dir. Sparks-I am not answering ques-
tions.
Mr.. Conger, sarcastically-I venture to
say that the gentleman may answer with
ont being shot on the spot.
The debate was continued by Howley,
who twitted the Democrats upon their
evident intention not to participate in
the debate, sarcastically inquiring wheth-
er they were afraid it would bring about
the nomination and election of general
Grant, or whether the stentorian tones of
the whisper of Gramercy park had pro-
pitiated the discussion?
Mr.. Robson followed with a speech in
opposition to the amendment, contend
ing that it meant the military should not
be subverted to the civil power
Mr.. Kiefer thought this congress would
be known in history as one which shreat-
ened to destroy the government.
Mr.. McCord thought the amendment
was an extraordinary rider, because it
did not pretend to repeal any laws and
contended that the president of the SEN
ate and house combined had not power
to dispense with any law remaining, up
on the statute book. Ii was the highest
tyransical act that the house could as
sumo to dispense with the unrepealed
law.
Mr.. Haskell was not sure but that the
Democratic side was taking the WISER
course in remaining silent. If there ev-
er was anything to be discussed it was
this amendment.
Mr.. Frye entertained the house and
galleries with an amusing speech, taking
for his text the words of Mr., Sparks, that
| the amendment was tame and cowardly.
Mr. Conger rallied at the Democrats for
what he called their cowardice, their
paralysis, their dumbness and unwilling
ness to debate the pending question.
After some remarks by Mr.. Caswell a
motion for the committee to rise was
voted down by the Democrats, who want
ed to force a vote on the amendment or
| to close the general debate upon it this
| evening. AS no quorum voted, and as a
call of the house was imminent, the va
rious propositions looking to a compro.
mise were made, but without success, and
the clerk proceeded with the call of the
roll, to which $50 responded, more than
aquorum.
The committee rose, and on motion OF
Mr.. Frost the bill giving twelve bronze
cannon for the Blair monument of the
association of st. Louis, passed.
Adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., April 12-SEN
ATE-The Geneva award bill was inform
ally taken up for the purpose of allow
ing senator Mcdonald, who has to leave
town to-day, to speak upon it.
When senator Mcdonald had conclud
ed his speech, the Ute bill was taken up
and after the discussion of various pro
posed amendments, the bill was then
read the third time and passed-yeas, 81
nays, 16.
The principal amendments made tC
the bill during the debate were as fol
lows: Striking out the resolution re
garding the giving up of guilty Indians
if the president shall be convinced thai
every possible effort to affect such sur
render has been made, thus making them
absolutely surrender, a condition preced
ent to the payment of the money appro
priated, devolving $4,000 to the indus
trial education of youths; increasing
. Il, "a.
Meeker, Miss Meeker and Miss Price
and from $500 to $500 that of Mrs. FROST
providing that the act shall cease to bt
of effect and the Indians be protected in
their rights, if the agreement is not rati
fed within four months after its approx
al; allowing the settlement of any Indi
ans on United States reservations, if they
wish to go there, and providing THAT NJ
Indians shall be compelled to remove
from the lands claimed in the resolution
under former treaties.
HoUsE-The senate bill passed appro
J priating 100000 for the erection of suit
able posts for the protection of the Rio
Grande frontier.
The speaker laid before the house
message from the president transmitting
the report of the secretary of state rela
tive to Chinese immigration. Referred
The house then went into committee o
the whole on the army bill.
All general debate is to be closed il
three hours.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 13-SEN
ATE.-In the senate the Geneva Aware
Bill was taken up and senator's, Davis
J Hoar, Thurman, Blaine and Carpentc
took part in the discussion pendin.
which the senate went into executive
session and adjourned.
n n
HoUsE.-The army appropriation bill
was taken up and Mr.. Ewing addresse,
the house.
At the conclusion of Ewing's speech
which was frequently applauded by tn
Democratic side and which met with
slight burst of applause ON the Republi
can side when he incidentally alluded +
. General Grant as the possible next pres
dent, a vote was taken on the amend
ment relative to the presence of troops 8
the polls, and it was adopted. Yeas, III
nays, 80, party vote.
The bill then passed-yeas, 11S; nays
U 95-another strict party vote with tn
exception of Nichols who voted in tn
negative.
Mr.. McCoid asked the house to pas
the bill granting pension of fifty do
lars month to the widow of Major GeI
eral Curtis, of Iowa. He stated tha
0 Gen. Curtis once represented the distriC
which he (McCoid) now represented
and had been Colonel of regiment
which he had served, and il was ther,
for a matter of peculiar interest to hin
3 3 The bill was passed, and the house too
a recess until Z 80 p. m, the evening Sc
sion to be for the consideration OF pei
3 sion bills.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10Th
D naFonnrafi. aaDatOr= vxora in q,
day for four hours. The question {
taking up the Spofford- Kellogg case Wa
the subject under discussion, and til
discussion continued with a good des
: of animation and spirit.
Finally the resolution was adopted b
a majority of three, providing that th
!. Geneva award bill shall be taken up frs
! and shall be considered from day to da
I until disposal of, and that then the CHA
: man of the election committee may ca
up the Kellogg case unless meantim
the Democratic caucus shall decide othe
D wise.
Before the exodus committee to-da
: w. p. Ford, of tile Shreveport cotto
! factory, testified that there is plenty
: work for negroes in that vicinity, at frol
!, $12 to $14 per month with board an
I lodging. He had never seen any VII
i lence towards negroes.
e J. c. Hebbard, of Topeka, formerl
/ secretary of the Kansas Freedmen's r
lief Association, did not think it best fl
! the negroes or for the people of the stat
e for large numbers of colored people I
K come to Kansas, because there was n
c particular demand for increased labC
e there: Some emigrants told the wItne:
they had been induced TO come by fal:
n representations of plenty and ease ]
e Kansas, but the majority came becaus
? of i'll treatment and cheating. Two {
? three cOlored men testified they wei
;, well off and well treated in Louisian
II and affidavits of others were TO the san
e effect. Adjourned.