The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
THE NEW S.
Congressional
SENATE.

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| Congressional
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 16.@The
chair was authorized TO fill the existing
vacancies in standing and select COM
| mittees, which will be made in accord
ance with the program of the Republi-
can caucus.
A number of bills of minor importance
were introduced.
Bills were introduced and referred for
| the suppression and prevention of pleurO-
| pneumonia in native cattle; to authorize
the erection of a statute of Chief Justice
Marshall; by. Senator Camden, for fur
| ther appropriations to continue the i'm
provement of the Little Kanahwa river
in West Virginia.
At IL 30 this afternoon the resolution
for the select committee on woman's suf-
| frage came up as unfinished business of
the morning hour.
Senator Vest resumed his remarks in
| opposition to the resolution, humorously
| arguing on the subject, aud moving that
| it be- referred to the committee on revo-
lutionary claims, as the female suffrage
party was the most revolutionary party
| in the country. He therefore moved
mittee. Motion rejected, 81 to 81; par
| ty vote. except Davis, of Illinois, John
son and Jones, of Florida, and Ransom,
who voted mo"
Mr.. Bayard moved the reference of
| the resolution to the judiciary commit
| tee and consumed the remainder of the
morning hour with his motion, and the
subject went over.
Mr.. Voorhees, then proceeded to adj
dress the senate upon his silver reSOlu-
| ton.
on the committees as proposed by the
caucus.
Mr.. Window takes the Craftsmanship
of the committee on foreign relations;
Mr.. MILLER, of California, of the COM
mittee on the revision of laws, and Mr..
Sewell, of the committee on enrolled
bills.
Mr. Window also takes Mr. Edgerton's
place on the committee on education
and labor and patents; and Mr.. Van
Wyck takes Edgerton's place on the
committee on pensions.
The others are merely changes of
membership between different senator's.
Mr.. voorhees, opposed the PROPOSE
ton of the president to retire silver GER
tif1cates as a contraction of the cur
rency. He reviewed the history of the
| old United States bank, and condemned
| the present national bank system.
At 2:15 p. m. the senate went into eX-
| ecutive session.
| VARIOUS NOMINATIONs.
The name of Benjamin Harris Brews-
ter, of Pennsylvania, for attorney gen.
eral was sent to the senate to-day almost
Immediately after the senate was called
| to order.
rSha ,,o,o1no,;o,, ~ J.,b,, Ado.,s
of Kansas, to be pension agent at st.
Louis, was also sent in.
The nomination has also been sent 10
| tbs senate of Geo. w. Howe for collect
or, at Cuyahoga. Ohio, and Wallace r.
Finch, for surveyor of customs at La
| Crosse, Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-The senate in
| executive session to-day confirmed the
| following nominations for postmasters:
Indiana-G. G. Merrifield, Mishawka:
| VIM. Conner, Franklin, G.. w. Gordon,
| Auburn; VIM. j. Huff, Monticello; N.
THE HOUSE.
WASHING TON, Dec 16.-The Speaker
announced the following special commit
tee on the expenses attending the illness
and funeral of President Garfield: Tay-
| lor, Poland, Cox, New York;, Joyce,
Leftover, Bedford, Blackburn, Page,
Springer, O'Neil and Shelly.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Hubbell
| to amend the act to reduce the duties on
imports and reduce internal revenue
taxes. Referred.
By Mr.. Willetts, to regulate the suf-
| frage in territories and to fix certain
qualifications tor office; also to provide
for oaths ofjurOrs IN trials for bigamy in
| the territories; also to the CRIME of
bigamy and proof thereof; also, to re-
organize the legislative powers of Utah
also, granting pension to the father of
the late Gen. Custer
BY Mr.. Lord, repeating sections of the
| revised statutes relating to tax on banks
and bank notes and national banking
associations; also, to repeal the tax on
bank checks; also, to repeal the internal
revenue tax on medicines, perfumeries,
| etc.
By Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan relating
to the recovery of damages for infringe
! ment on patents.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Chalmers,
| (Miss) for the payment of the public
debt and TO stop the manufacturing of
money by corporations, provides for the
issue by the government of $3.50, OOO, 600
of United States treasury notes similar
to greenbacks, which shall be prepared
for issue, and that any bank shall be re
/ lieved from tax on its deposits whenev-
er it exchanges its national bank notes
| for them. It also provides that when
| ever the treasurer receives 81 200 in
bank notes he shall demand payment
therefor from the bank issuing them, Civ
| ing an option to redeem them either in
legal tender or bends. If in money, the
money shall be applied to the redemption
or purchase of bonds, and if in bonds,
such bonds shall be cancelled Section
five provides that the treasurer may pur-
chase gold or silver bullion whenever it
may be necessary, and shall always keep
| in the treasury thirty per cent. of the
| amount of treasury notes and coin GER
tificates outstanding in gold and silver
coin, the surplus above this to be used
in buying bonds.
MIR. Cox, IN. " introduced bill to
promote the life saving service; also an
apportionment bill, placing the num-
Der of members of the house at 307; also
award; fraudulent statistics as TO the ar
rest of American citizens in ireland.
Mr.. McCOok, IN. 7. bill for erection
of statute to General James A. Gar
field.
Mr.. Robinson. IN. " bill to reduce
letter postage to one cent.
Mr.. Scales, North Carolinal bill to
repeal all revenue laws and to abolish
all tax bond offices enacted by them.
MI ouCC, Viii 10
peal the duty on salt and TO punish GER
tain crimes relating to coinage
Mr.. Stephens. Georgia. bill to regu-
late the promotion of midshipmen and
cadet engineers
Mr.. Townsend, Ohio bill appro-
priating $50 900 for the relief of Mrs
James A. Garfield.
Mr. Neal, (Ohio) bill to incorporate q
Garfield Hospital; also one TO punish
bribery and trading at elections; also
one to suppress gambling in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Mr.. George, (Oregon) bill providing
for military and scientific expedition
to Alaska.
Mr. Kelly, Pa-) bill to redeem and re-
fund a portion of the bonded debt; also
a resolution relating to woman's suf-
frage.
| Mr.. Watson, Pa) bill to regulate
interstate commerce.
/ Mr.. ShalIenbergeT, (Pa) bill to facili-
tate convictions for bigamy or adultery
At 30 O'Clock D. m, $50 bills having
been introduced, Mr.. Dibble 6. c.
offered q resolution of respect TO the
memory of Hon. II. p. O'Connof, and
the house then adjourned till Monday.
Beck on Presidential Succession
WAsHIHGToE, d. c., Dec. 14.-At the
close of the morning hour Senator Beck
spoke of the serious difficulties and con-
II F-,air1s, fflzoIxx "a ariaa from the anfo1ea.