The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-26

The morning hour having expired the |
house went into committee of the whole /
on the deficiency appropriation.
Aired hot discussion of the bill follow
ed in which Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, criti-
cised severely the purpose of the Demo |
cratic party to refuse 10 appropriate for /
special deputy marshals, but appealed, |
in conclusion, to the Democrats TO pre- |
vent disasters, which their party leaders |
were bringing upon the country, and eX |
pressed his belief that such vote would |
be had on this bill as would set at rest |
the poor dregs of the extra session. He |
paid his compliments to his colleague, |
Mr.. Mcmahon, in handsome manner, |
and that gentleman in turn took the |
floor as the apologist of the staevout |
policy of the extra session. Amend |
ments TO the bill were offered by Nc |
Mahon, Clymer and Regan, and after |
some debate on the question of point of
order, the committee retired in order to |
give the chairman an opportunity to ex-
anime the rules bearing upon the point
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 1S.-SEN-
ATE-rhe senate proceeded to consider
the house bill for the establishment OF a
title in the Hot Springs question, being
on substitute reported by the senate
committee.
The public lands bill was explained
by members of the committee, and pend
| ing debate the senate went into execu-
| tive session and soon adjourned.
HoUsE-The morning hour having
been dispensed with, the house went into
committee of the whole on the special
deficiency BILL and pending spirited
| discussion thereof, in which different
| proposed amendments to the bill were
| debated, and in which Messrs. Garfield,
| Cox. Springer, Davis, Keefer and others
took part. the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 19.-SEN-
ATE were submitted
as follows:
From the secretary of the interior
Transmitting certified copies of patents
issued to the Indian tribes of the Indian
Territory, and the amount of lands
| granted to railroad companies in the
territory, and a copy OF the report of the
commissioner general and office, on the
subject. Referred.
Senator Anthony presented the memo
rial of Susan B. Anthony, asking for the
removal of her political disabilities.
Miss Anthony complains that while the
privileges of men for the removal of dis
abilities have been granted, such privi-
leges have been denied women. She
asks that her petition receive the same
consideration as if her name were Sam
: ! uel ID. AHlnOUH-
Senator Plumb introduced a bill to
provide for the allotment of lands in sew
crafty TO the united Peoria and Miami
tribes or Indians in the Indian territory.
Referred.
F The clauses authorizing an appeal
from the decisions of the Hot Springs
+ commission to the court of claims, were
stricken out on motion of senator Davis
thus making the commission awards fin,
Al. IL ~
time and passed.
It's principal provision is that a reduc
p ton of five per cent. of the assessment be
/ paid by the occupants to secure their Il
= ties.
, HoUsE-Mr Wright, chairman of the
, committee on the labor depression, re
| ported joint resolution requesting the
o president to give notice to the Chinese
a government that it is the desire of the
United States government that the claus
: es between the two countries which al
4 low and permit the immigration of sub
: iects and citizens of the two countries bt
a abrogated and annulled. Placed on the
@ calendar, and majority and minority re
ports ordered printed.
On the special deficiency bill a spirit
ed debate sprang up in regard TO tho
q election laws.
n Mr.. Ewing appealed to his Democratic
! ed them by the gentleman from OhiC
n (Garfield) and to modify those bad laws
i so as to make them non-partisan i'll char
q i-lcter. LII ii were not accepted the cry o
Il Qualification would go up in all tn
n northern states from every hilltop anC
# valley.
= Mr. Hawley rose and declared in al
a excited manner that the Republican
party rendered no compromise. 1t re
an1 -ifaH no xK-nr1 n
promise.
Mr. Springer's amendment to GaI
fields substitute, providing that genera
is deputy marshals who performed dutie
# in regard to elections shall be appointet
If by Judges of the circuit court, wa
e adopted, as was also the amendmen
,e providing that deputy marshals shall no
i receive pay for a longer period thai
e. three days during any election.
% Mr. Ewing said that the election law
h having been declared constitutional, the.
| must be so treated pro temp0re, hecaus
ie the peoples demand rested on a cOnsti
" tutionai question The decision was oil
d tanned by a party division of the tribunal
q But for a time, at least, these laws mus
is be treated as constitutional.
o A hot debate ensued, in which the d.
A. mocrats denounced what they termed tn
ii outrageously partiZan character of tn
h law, which, in turn was ably defende
d by the Republican members. Pendin
t. this discussion the house adjourned.
/" Washington Notes.
m WAsuuNGToN, March 17-Secretar
y Sherman telegraphed the assistaI
treasurer at New York to accept the So
II 000, 600 offered today.
ID A dangerous twenty dollar u. 5. trea
e. ury note has made its appearance in tn
10 west, of the series of 1875. The lette
s, ''C'' and printed or imitation fibre papC
e shading under the words UNITED States
a is darker than in the genuine note, br
re the general appearance of the bill
II, good.
of FOR THE IRISH.
is More supplies having been tendere
is for the relief of Irish sufferers that can
IT. conveniently loaded on the United State
er ship Constellation, Secretary Thompso
&c said to-day that il was probable he woul
es cause the arms of the vessel to be remo'
IS ed in order to make more storage room
ed and if the Constellation, with such add
er tional space, cannot carry all the SUI
lie plies offered and another cargo can
IT obtained, a second vessel will be sent
Is Ireland.
to THE UTEs.
i'll Ouray this morning, before the hou:
it committee on Indian affairs, testified
d, the Spanish language as to the fac
bs which had come to his knowledge
es reference to the White River massacr
nd He stated that prior to the trouble whiC
nj had arisen between Agent Meeker and Il
ed Indians, relative TO the ploughing up
or their pasture lands no dissatisfactiO
at. had been felt by the Indians toward Ii
nd government He knew nothing perso
ct ally about either the fight with Thorn
re burgh or the killing of Meeker and b
employees, nor did he know how man
70 Utes had been engaged in the transa
ey ton; he did not know whether any bI
on the White river Utes had been impl
Ia Gated.
rd A special meeting of the house cor
ey mittee on claims held a meeting to-df
ny TO receive the'repOrt of the sub commi
re tee upon the claim of Gen. Sutler, fir
MS discoverer of gold in California The T
of port favors the appropriation of $4,000
at to satisfy Gen. Suffers claim, and W;
er unanimously adopted by the commits
ut and was ordered to be reported to Il
lst house.
to- WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Unit
ey States Consul at Paris says cattle may
is exported to some parts of France wi
he profit.
in The Star route and fertilization bill
w as passed by the senate, have been reft
red to the house sub committees.
Commissioner Williamson, of the ge
eral land office, holds that the claim
the Atlantic & Pacific railway compaI
to have the lands along their lin
through the Indian Territory surveys
IN and patented to them under the act
he July %, 1866, is without foundation
&c warrant.
The house committee on Indian affai
Of resumed the examination of Ouray, b
be failed to elicit any satisfactory inform
set ton in regard to the fight with Thor
IT burg. the Meeker massacre, or the subs
IN quent i'll treatment of the captive WON,
ng of tile agency by the Indians. He d
ar not deny that they might have be
on treated, as alleged, but asserted that
knew nothing of it. Mrs. Ouray W