The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-SESATE-Fhe
resolutions of the Louisiana legislature
declaring that Kellogg was not elected
senator, and that Spofford was, and
should have his seat, were ordered print
cd and referred.
Senator Wallace introduced bill to
prohibit the arrest of election officers on
election days. Referred.
Senator Cockrell presented a memorial
from 5000 citizens of Missouri, asking
an amendment of the patent laws. so as
to protect innocent infringers of patents.
HoUsE.-The following bills were in
trOduced and referred:
By Young-Creating department for
manufacturers, mechanics and miners.
/ By Kitchen-TO remove the duty on
iron or steel
BY RIce-To establish board of CON-
missioners of inter state commerce.
BY Misunderstanding that the term
Of Office of the chief supervisors of cleo
ton shall be two years; also prohibiting
the arrest of election officers on election
day.
| By Kiefer-For a commission of en-
| quiry into the cause and for the proven
| ton of contagious diseases among do
mestic animals; the commissioners to
have $4,000 a year; one of them to be a
veterinary surgeon, one practical stock
| raiser, and one . business man, familiar
with live stock.
BY Buckner-To reduce the duty on
| printing and other paper also for refund
ing part of the six per cents of 1881.
BY Clardy, of Missouri-To give the
St. Louis arsenal grounds to the city as
place of public resort.
/ By White-To reduce and reorganize
the army.
Bliss offered a resolution giving the
use of the national museum in the Smith
sonian grounds at Washington,
to the national democratic convention.
Referred.
All the states and territories having
been called, the speaker said he had been
notified of several motions to suspend
the rules to be made by the committees
he therefore recognized the ffrst-Ryan
| to submit such motion on the part OF
of the committee on public lands. Ryan
thereupon, from the committee on public
, lands, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill creating and additional land
district-''the Southwcstcrn'-in Kansas
Agreed 10, and the bill passed
RELIEF FOR EXoDUsTERs.
>. Mr.. Conger, from committee on ways
5 and means reported back bill for the re
t | lief OF colored emigrants. Passed.
, This bill provides that all charitable
contributions for the relief of cOloreC
persons who have emigrated from theil
;, homes to other states shall be admitted
, free of duties. The act to take effec
9 Immediately, and remain in force unit
February 1st, 1881.
DEFICIENCY BILLs.-CLosE PRINTING rs
INNATE.
The deficiencies in the annual appro
4 priations for the various departments o
5 the government for which deficiency ap
!. preparation bills are asked, aggregate
%5,779, 53G, and ncludethe following as tn
principal items; For the star service O
e the postofiice departments, So. 600 900 70
/ the payment of claims certified by tn
G treasury department, 1902 561 deficienc
d. estimates included in the regular annua
= letter of the secretary of the treasury
81 los, 23f; 70 cents deficiency In publ
II pr ntInge $450, 600 deficiency appropris
Is tions folSexpenses in the United State
E courts; A395, 000 estimates from tue seer
= tary of the treasury for amounts refunde
. in custom cases; 100000 deficiency
. postal service; $307, 24S Indian servic
$135,0o0; railway mail service, $55,00'