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

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ported contract between the Central Pa
cific railroad company and the Pacific |
Mail Steamship company, by the |
terms of which contract the Pacific Mail |
Steamship company in consideration OF |
receiving the sum of $4,000 per month |
from the railway company. binds itself to
charge such rates for freight and passen-
gers as may be fixed by the lilyay CON-
pany, and 10 collect the same from the
commercial public Agreed to.
The senate then resumed the consider
alton ofthe bill for the relief of FitZ
John Porter.
HoUsE.-Mr. Scales, chairman of the
committee on Indian affairs, reported
the bill authorizing the president to pre-
scribe suitable police regulations of the
governments Indian reservations and
providing for the punishment of crimes
of murder, arson, rape and burglary on
various Indian reservations. Placed on
the calendar.
Mr. Hooker from the same committee
reported the bill to reimburse the Creek
Indian fund Referred to the committee
of the whole on the state of the union.
Mr. Welburn, for the same committee
reported the bill to prevent the Indians
on the reservations from going into Texas.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Waddell, from the same commit
| tee, reported bill for the relief of set
tiers on absentee Shawnee lands, Kansas.
| Placed on the calendar.
| Mr. johnson, from the Sauae commit
! tee, reported bill authorizing the secre-
| tary of the treasury 10 ascertain and re
port the amount of money expended and
| the Indebtedness assumed by Kansas in
repelling Indian invasion and suppress
| sing hostiles. Placed ON the calendar.
Mr.. Lawson, from the same commit
tee, reported a similar bill relative TO
| Kansas. Placed on the calendar.
Washington Notes.
WAsuINGToN, March G.-The select
committee of the house of representa-
tives on the inter-oceanic canal unanI
mously reported joint resolution with
Recommendation for its immediate
adoption, protesting against the cstab
Iishment of any form of protectorate by
any of the powers of Europe over any o
the independent states OF this continent
indors:ng the Monroe docrinc;'' setting
forth that it is TO the interest and RICH
of the United States to have possession
: direction and control of any canal con
structed across the Isthmus of Panama
and that whatever the nationality of ii
; corporators or source of their capital
that the interests of the United State
and their right to the possession and cor
: troll of the same will be asserted an
maintained whenever in their opinion
: becomes necessary.
I And be il further resolved, That tn
e president be requested TO take steps nee
o essary and prepare for the abrogation {
any existing treaties whose terms are /
conflict with this declaration of primo
Piles.
}, The awards in the regular annual ma
o lettings were completed today ServiC
8 is from 10 to 90 per cent. greater, aid til
u cost from to 10 per cent. less than la
y year.
y canal gave audience this morning to L
Is Lesseps.
u The house committee on coinag
i weights and measures have agreed
e report favorably Mr.. Forts bill to pr
e vide for the exchange of trade dolla
for legal tender silver dollars.
J. Gen. Mcdowell, commanding the mi
a itary division OF the Pacicc, has bee
G. ordered to move all available troops
a. San Francisco to be posted where thu
can be most effectually used IN case the
ie services should be required This Is
N precautionary measure.
n In the case of Clarke, an election jud
-, in Cincinnati, involving the constitute
C. supreme court affirms the law 10 be &C
d. stitutional, and orders the prisoner
lie manded to the custody of Unit
ia States marshal.
PRESIDENT HAYES MESSAGE.
The following message was receiv
j" by the senate yesterday:
&c To the Senate:
eel transmit herewith the report of
ia secretary of state and accompanying
pers, in response to resolution adopt
by the senate on the 18th of FebruS
last, requesting copies of all correspol
w ence between this government and
~ foreign government since February, IL
respecting ship canal across the Is
he mus between North America and Sol
be America, together with copies of a
es- project or treatise regarding the saI
l, which the department of state may h;
est proposed or submitted since that date
rti- any foreign power or its diplomatic r
zen resentative In further compliance W
NO the resolution of the senate | deem
st proper to state briefly my opin
an as to the best policy OF the Uni
in States with respect 10 the constr
nd ton of an inter-oceanic canal by {
route across the American lsthmus.
So policy of this country is canal un
ems American control. Ne cannot cons
are to surrender this control to any Euro
.ial an power or any combination oil Euro
an powers If the existing treaties
lie tween the United States and other
en- nations, or if the rights of sovereignty
PM property of other nations, stands in
ad, way of this policy, contingency VII
bly is not unprecedented, suitable steps sho
)m- be taken by Just and liberal negotiate
be to promote and establish an Amerl
policy on this subject consistently "
rec the rights of the nations 10 be adeC
md by it. The capital invested by corp
A of tions or cluZens of other countries
md such enterprise must, in a great deg
ing look for protection to one or more OF
rti- great powers of the world. No e.
pean power can intervene for such
all lection without adopting measures
and this continent which the United St
5 of would deem wholly inadmissible. If
ing protection of the United States is re
Gull upon, the United States must exer
sucE control as will enable this coul
=. to protect its national interests,
maintain the rights OF those whose
B. vate capital is embarked in the WI
An inter.oceauic canal across the Al
lean Isthmus will essentially change
geographical relations between the
luntic and Pacific coasts of Novia Sc
and between Novia Scotia and the
of the world. Ii will be the great OF
thoroughfare between our Atlantic
-. Pacific shores, and virtually part OF
-. coach line of the United States;
= e merely commercial interest in it is g
- er than that of all other count
7 On While its relations To our power
presently as Il nation, our means OF
on. Tense, our unity, peace and safety
bile matters Vi Pa.ani1un: ~
Il cff,
no., circumstances, fail to assert rightful
',,os troll over work so closely and vi
- affecting lis interest and welfare. v
not out urging further grounds of my {
with ion, repeat, in conclusion, that 1t L
1, IA right and duty of the United Stat
~ of assert and maintain such supervi
'n,or and authority over any inter ocean,
=, - nal across the isthmus that COM
North and South America as will pr
our own national interests. This
E quite sure will be found not only
hfIe patible with, but the promotion of
ona, est and most permanent advan,ag
I, anu lu commerce and civilization.
ireh- RUTHERFORD d. HAY
Executive Mansion, March 8, 1881
the Two hundred and fifty delegates I
er. NJ E. conference, colOred, called O
nate, president to day.
Kan DE LeSSepS mas expressed MS ut
r;er's with the presidents message on the
ition iect of the Inter-Oceanic canal.
nator The court of claims rendered a dec
today IN the case of the 4. T. &c
pres railroad company against the I
SEN States, in which The claimants Sc
.al. recover compensation for transport
enate services rendered by 1t TO the L.
1873 and 1876 These services a
The claimants ordinary tariff rates CHI
rules the public, would be worth SD
ed on The court, however, decided thai
h AL claimant is entitled TO receive for
por:ation, due from the L. 5. o.,
to re. land grant road from March 81, IS
.Linh | nnconnI,er 1 1870 only fifty Ilcr Ger