The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-11


anti-thirl term committee of one hun
dred, appointed ut St Louis, May g, re-
joicc that the duty assigned them dIsap-
peared with your nomination, which
they heartily approve, and extend their
warmest congratulations to the states
man this day called to lead reunited
party to the fruItiOn of its highest aims.
(Signed.)
II. ii. Hitchcock, +. Prcctorous, G. 4.
rinkleburg, 4. L. Eaton and r. f..
Raumbour.
NEW YORK. June S.-The nomination
of James A. Garfield for president will
be honored by salute in City Hall
Park.
WASHINGTON, June s--The following
telegram has been sent To Chicago:
WASHINGTON, June x.
To Hon. James 4. Gdrfei,i, ChicagO, H. q,
Il congratulate you with all my hear.
upon your nomination AS president of
the United States. You have saved the
Republican party and the country from
n great peril and assured the continued
success of Republican principles.
(Signed) JoHN SHERMAN.
SARATOGA, n. Y, June ga national
salute is being fired in honor of Gar
fields nomination.
AUBURN, New York, June S.-The
nomination of Gen. Garfield was receiv-
cd with great rejoicing; one hundred
guns were fired
CANANDAIGUA, n. y, June S.-Thc
nomination of Gen. Garfield was receiv-
cd with great enthusiasm here and a
salute is being fired in honor of the
event.
gathered around the bulletin boards to-
Hox, md the aNnifaRfNn2,f f,fn
when the 35th ballot was announced
showing fifty votes for Gen. Garfield.
The excitement increased rapidly and
when on the Both ballot he was shown
to have gained the nomination the
crowd broke into wild cheering. The
cheers IN front of the Western Union
Office were heard far above the din of
Broadway.
MEMPHIS, June S.--The nomination
of Garfield was received here with salts
faction by Republicans generally The
expression Is that he will harmonic all
elements OF the party and poll the full
Republican vote. Grant was the choice,
many Democrats thinking he could east.
ly have been defeated at the ballot box.
SheTman's friends in the city show the
greatest eXultation over the result.
Congressional Summary.
WASHINGTON, June 7.-SENATE. The
senate bill reducing the price of public
land within railroad limits from So 80
10 $l.25 per acre. Passed.
Senator Herman made a speech in sup
port of the resolutions unseating KEEL
lOgg.
Senator Mcdonald obtained the tiooI
and Will speak upon the resolutions TO
morrow. He gave way for other bust
ness.
The bill rcfunding duties on the i'm
ported altar to the Notre Dame Univer
sity. Passed
The bill abandoning the Fort Sedge
wick, Nebraska, military reservation
and restoring it to public domain. Pass
ed
Senator Beck, from the committee or
appropriations reported with amend
mems the civil appropriation bills
and will call 1t up tomorrow PLACED
on the calander.
The house bill prohibiting govern
ment suits against timber trespassers Oh
the public lands, prior to March 1st
1879. and enabling defendants to suit,
now pending To settle by acquiring title
to lands under existing laws, was calleC
up. The section reducing from $3.50 Il
$1.25 per acre lands whose prices were
raised more than twenty years before
the passage OF this act, on account %
grants of alternate sections for railroad
purposes, was stricken out. AS thu,
amended, the bill passed. Adjourned.
HoUsE-The senate bill ratifying tn,
Ute agreement, with the amendments q
the house committee thereon passed, IL
to 10.
WAsHINGToN, ID. C., June S.--SENATI
The house amendments tn the bill rat
flying the Ute agreement, were ORDERED
printed.
The Kellogg resolutions were inform
ally laid aside, and the sundry civil ap
preparation bill was considered.
HoUsE-Mr. Tucker. from the com
mittee on ways and means, reported tia,
joint resolution authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to cause q duty of thirty
five per cent. advalorem, to be levied Oh
all articles designated as cut hoops
hoops full length, hoops cut and punch
ed, and barrel hoops, which shall ID
shown to the satisfaction of the secretary
TO have been ordered under bona .fde anC
absolute contr acts made and entered in
to prior to March 18th, 1880, and which
shall be imported into the United States
prior to January LIST, 1881, and Temittinl
any duties in excess of thirty-five pc
cent. advalorem paid since March IL
1880, ON such articles.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison, of Hi
nois, the bill passed placing the rate q
duty on barley malt at twenty-five cent
per hundred pounds.
KallOch'i in Court.
SAN Francisco, June BIN the Neil
son libel case Mayor Kalloch appeare