The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-25
The Formal Presentation of the obeiiss
TO Nav York City.
Congressional.

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TO New York City.
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Congressional
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1T.-SENATE-Mr.
Voorhees, offered resolution which was
agreed I'D, iBsirucIIng the Judiciary ca,m-
mIttee Ia inquire into the best method OF
protecting innocent purchasers from inl-
positions pracuced by fraudulent vend-
ers OF patents and patent rights, and IT,
port by bail or Otherwise.
The senate resumed discussion of the
fun ling bill With the generally under
stood purpose OF disposing of the bill /
to- lay, even ii night session was nec-
ess ny.
Mr.. Pratt spoke in favor of the So |
rate.
Mr. Pugh favored per cent. and Nj |
Voorhees, eulogiZed the greenback and |
advocated provision TO protect 1t from |
destruction in the operation OF the bill |
A debate ensued, in which several SEN |
ators took part, when, at 4 :45 p. M, a |
vote being called for, Mr.. Ferry moved |
to amend the amendment of the commit |
tee, fixing 3 LIZ rate for long bond by |
inserting the words not exceeding"
thus applying the sliding scale provided
for treasury notes 10 the long loan; re-
jected-12 to 40. A vote was then taken
on the amendment of the committee,
fixing the interest rate at 315 instead of
per cent as fixed by the house amend
ment rejected, ayes %, noes 80. The
next amendment of the committee, max
ing the bonds payable semi-annually,
was agreed to without objection. The
next amendment was to create u $50 in
stead of $40 loan.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to amend so as
To make it $50 loan; not agreed to.
ayes, "A; nays 43. The pending amend
ment then prevailed without objection.
Amendments substituting the term
TREASURY notes" for certificates, as APP
piled to the short loan, and inserting the
words mot exceeding" before the amount
| three hundred millions of such notes,
aud providing for their issue in denom-
| nations of SO, or some multiple of that
sum not exceeding $1,000, were agreed
| TO without a formal vote. The next
| amendment was TO fix the interest of the
| ITO loan at not exceeding 80, instead of
| the per cent. rate passed by the house;
| lost, ayes, 81; noes, 81. Amendments
providing that the treasury notes shall
| be payable semI-annually, and that those
of less denomination than 500 shall be
registered, were agreed TO without de-
bate.
The next amendment was on the
fourth section allowing the secretary
I lTOiA litilC ~ tAulC " assist luS pIOSCSS
of refunding by purchase or by paying
off at maturity bonds from funds in
| treasury The amendment provides
that this shall be done temporarily, and
that a resumption fund of gold and
| silver coin shall not be permanently re-
Guced. Adopted; ayes 26, noes 10.
Mr.. Voorhees, house resolution au-
thorizing the placing of books and me-
mentoes in the possession of the govern
ment relating to the ASSASSINATION of
4 President Lincoln, in memorial hall
National Lincoln monument, Spring
field, Illinois. Passed.
The funding debate was then resumed.
The amendment to the bill was one TO
strike out the fifth section, which makes,
of the new bonds, only one receivable
as security for national bank circulation
on government deposits, and cOmpels
the banks TO exchange per cent. for those
now issued. The committees amend
ment adds a substitute for these two Sec
tons, and 6. First, relating to the
payment of new bonds. and that inter
est thereon shall cease at the expiration
of thirty days from publication of such
+ notice, while the other section provides
for the deposit of none but United
States interest bearing securities as col
/ lateral for government deposits.
, The remainder of the committees
i amendments relating to the fifth section
, was then rejected, and the section re
! stored as agreed To by the house.
The next amendment of the committed
being two new sections relating to tht
payment of loans in amounts to be de
termined by the secretary of the treas
e ury, etc, making bonds receivable fol
circulation, and providing that only in
terest bearing securities of the United
) States shall be receivable as collatera
!, for government deposits, were agreed Il
}. without debate.
This disposed of the committee amend
ments. After some further action, tn,
:, committee of the whole rose and report
ed the bill 10 the senate. 1t was ordered
printed, and the senate, at II :30, ad
journed.
HoUsE-The speaker announced tn
l. regular order TO be the consideration o
amendments to the river and harbor bill
o Mr.. Robson moved 10 commit tn
bill to the committee on Judiciary will
instructions TO report It back with al
amendment combining the expenditure
thereupon appropriated to rivers, hal
bors and streams within the martini
and admiralty jurisdiction of the Unitet
s. States; motion defeated-yeas IS, nay
152 The bill then passed-yaes 16s
n nays SIS.
Mr.. Cox moved to proceed with tn
1, consideration of unfinished busines;
ii the apportionment bill.
g Mr.. COnger raised a question of cor
e sideration in favor of the agriculture
1 appropriation bill, but Mr.. Cox's motio
n prevailed, yeas 143, nays 90.
II The apportiDnment bill having bee
E. taken up, Mr.. Cox gave notice that h
p should call the previous question Sal
e urday at ~ O'Clock.
d WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1S.-SENAT
Is Credentials of Dyck and Miller, sena
'r tors elect, were presented and filed.
1t Bills were introduced and referred b.
d Senator Vest TO incorporate the intel
y oceanic railway company.
Is Consideration of the funding bill wa
h resumed and the amendments made il
the committee of the whole were re
IS ported in their order, separate vote Of
/ each having been demanded by Senate
l. Edmunds. Separate votes upon til
> amendments recommended by the f
e nance committee were reserved unit
x the bill had been gone through will
y Finally all amendments made in tn
J. committee of the whole were agrees
a TO as reported.
n The fifth section of Conkling's pre-
J. vision making per cents compulsoril!
e receivable by banks for circulation wa
II retained in the bill; ayes, 32; nays, 30.
n A motion by Senator Bayard revers
i ing the amendment of the finance com
e mittee making the interest rates Oh
n bonds 81 per cent, was defeated; ayes
90; noes, SO; the rate therefore remains
n 3 per cent. The bill then passed; ayes
e 43; noes, 20. All Democrats voted aye
n also Plumb and Saunders.
The senate then took up the distric
/ appropriation bill, which passed.
It appropriates nearly $3,50O,000.
+ HoUsE-The nlotiQn to proceed t.
C business on the house calendar for tn
+ purpose of taking up the Fitz-John POI
e ter bill was defeated-yeas ia, nays III
= The house then went into COMMITTEES
E of the whole on the agricultural appro
!. priatiol bill.
= After some debate, bat without action
e the committee rose. and the house ad
n journed until tomorrow.
: WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 19-SRN
!, ATE-The credentials of Camden, Jack
Y son and Fair, senators elect, were pre-
( scented and filed.
c The regular order, being the calendar
I was postponed and the cattle disease bill
establishing bureau of animal industry
= was taken and discussed at considerable
i length. 1t met with opposition from
f numerous senator's, who earnestly advo
l Gated a law for this purpose. but con
: denim the present bill as crude and full
/ OF imperfections. The debate indicated
f that the pending bill could not pass, the
prevailing opinion being that it would
i be better 10 wait until the mex
! congress for such a law than tc
2 put through q measure 50 imper
!. feet. Senator Johnston, chairman OF thc
G select committee which reported the bill
states that DO intends to get the commit
tee Together before noon Tor the purpose
of amending the bill so as TO cover tht
defects complained of
! HousE-Mr. Carlisle, from the way,