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


morning hour expired and the matter
went over.
Consideration was then resumed of
the bill ratifying the Ute agreement and
pending debate the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-After various bills had been
reported and referred, the house went in
to the committee OF the whole, Mr..
Springer in the chair, ON the army ap-
preparation bill, the pending amendment
providing that no contract surgeon shall
be employed until all the commissioned
surgeons, eXcept-those put on duty at
soldiers homes, or detailed for the pur-
pose OF preparing medical and surgic-
al history of the war or upon examining
boards, shall have been detailed to duty
with the troops, was rcjected-SS to 81.
WASHINGTON, d. c. April S.-SENATE.
The joint resolution reporting favor
ably TO lending government flags To the
knights Templar encampment at Chica-
go, passed.
The discussion of the Ute bill was
then resumed, pending which the senate
adjourned
HoUsE.-A large number of bills were
reported adversely from the committee
on war claims, and laid upon the table.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole upon the army appropria-
ton bill, and after a protracted debate
upon point of order in the discussion
OF the bill, Mr.. Atkins moved that when
the house next went into committee of
the whole, general debate should be limi-
ed to four hours.
With this motion pending, the house
adjourned
WASHINGTON, April 9.-SENATE-On
motion OF senator Cameron, of Pennsyl-
vania, 1t was resolved that when the sen
ate adjourned today, it would be To meet
Monday next.
The house bill apprOpriating $4,000
loE the erection of Il public building at
Paduch, Kentucky, passed.
The house resolution for the printing
of 100000 copies of the report of the
commissioners of agriculture for 1879,
passed.
Senator Logan submitted resolution
requesting the secretary of war TO fur
nish the senate with any facts that may
be i'll his possession in reference 10 the
recent mutilation of one of the cadets at
West Point and pending a spirited de
bate OF the measure, during which the
barbarItics practiced at West Point in
the past were severely ceasured, the
morning hour expired and the resolution
went over.
The Ute bill was then taken up, and
after protractcd discussion thereof, in
which senator Plumb took an active
part, it was unanimously agreed that dc
bate should cease at 3 p. III. Monday, and
that the debate on the amendments shall
then proceed under the five minute rule,
and that the bill shall be finally on be-
fore the adjournment, Monday, of the
executive session.
Adjourned until Monday.
Nothing of interest was done in the
house.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April THE
President nominated VIM. A. Newall, of
New Jersey, Governor OF Washington
Territory.
WASHINGTON, April = The case of
Jessie Raymond against Senator Hill
came up in the circuit court in this dis
trict upon the motion made by Senator
Hills counsel that the case he stricken
from the docket on the ground that the
suit was instituted by the plaintiffs at
torney without the plaintiffs consent and
against her protest.
The court took the papers, and later
in the day Mrs. Lockwood appeared
with Miss Raymond, and the latter swore
to the affidavit; that she had authorized
its prosecution, and that her claim for
damages was a just and true one.
The court took the motion of Senator
Hills counsel under advisemcnt.
1t is reported that the Donnelly-Wash-
burne case will be presented by the COM
mittee on elections, and representative
Manning expresses the intention of i'm
mediately calling the matter up in the
house with the view of an early vote
upon the case.
The Democratic senators in caucus to-
Il Il e. !,
the SpoffOTd- Kellogg case 90 over until
next session, unless necessary public
business shall be so expedited as to admit
of its consideration without prolonging
the present session far into summer.
The adjutant general has the follow
ing from general Schofield: All the ca
diets disclaim any knowledge whatever
of the attack on Whitaker, though ex-
animation has shown that he received no
injuries except slight cuts from which
he had bled somewhat freely 4 court
of inquiry has been appointed to asccr-
tain the whole truth, if possible.
a LETTER.
The following letter has been sent to
the committee on elections: Gentlemen,
permit me to earnestly request that you
order an investigation into the authorship
of certain anonymous letters addressed to
Hon. VIM. Nj. Springer, chairman of
your committee, dated March 4, 1880,
mailed March 8, 1889, and in which an
offer is made to pay Springer $1,000 if
he will prevent the Democrats from un-
seating Washburne. Springer has made
the extraordinary and unwarranted
charge that the letter was written
by n friend of mine with my
knowledge and consent, as the let
ter on its face purpOrts TO be an
attempt to corrupt the action of mem
Der of your committc. 1t is due TO that
gentleman, it is due to Mr.. Washburn, it
is due to the honor and integrity of the
committee and OF the house, that Spring
er be offered an opportunity to prove
this charge or retract it, and also TO dem
onsuate who did write the letter in ques
ton, and for what purpose it was writ
ten. 1t is obvious that any man who
was base enough TO write or to inspire
the writing of such letter is unworthy
to hold q seat on the floor of the house
and if the members who have been favor
ing me believed that was thus guilty, |
should not expect their further support.
l therefore most earnestly, but respect
fully. request that your committee Will
60 to the very bottom of this matter.
Truly yours, IGNATIUs DoNSELIY.
WAsHINGTON, d. C., April 9.-The De-
mocratic senators continued 'to-day the
caucus of yesterday and meet again to-
morrow.
The general sentiment continues IN
favor of giving precedence to the Geneva
award bill and such appropriation bills
as may be ready for action after il shall
have been disposed of, thus leaving the
Spoiiord-KellOg case to take its chances
of Of obtaining consideration this session
or go over to the next, just as the condi-
ton of the public business may render
advisable.
The matter was discussed at length by
the different senators, a majority Ofwhom
seem to be IN favor of postponing the
consideration of the case in favor of more
important business.
In conclusion Senator Bayard and
some others thereupOn remarked that
their understanding was that the com
mittee were to inquire whether or not
the case was res ddjudicat and that the
question whether Kellogg's title was
open 10 dispute, and was thereafter 10 be
determined by the senate as its ccnven-
fence and upon its own judgment, al
though as above state the majority of
these persons at the caucus were evident
ly in favor of giving other business the
precedence over this case. In this case
the minority who insist upon it prompt
consloefation are 50 urgent IL IS still
very possible that they may carry their
point.
Kansas Elections. Returns from Different
Parts of the State.
BURLINGTON, Kas., April AT the
city election yesterday 400 votes were pol
led The temperance ticket carried BY
"a majority. The success of the prohi
bition amendment next fall Is assured in
this county.
EUREKA, Kas., April THE city ell
ection passed off with more than usual
interest, the issue being prohibition or
snti-prohibition. The anti-prohibition
ticket was elected throughout by about
fifty majority.