The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
FRESH CALAMITY.
The Statement Made that chronological
Experts Are TO Be introduced
in the Guiteau Case.
The Trial of the Assassin Resumed-Gui-
teau's Mouth Flowing with Ac-
customed Exuberance.
The Announcement of the House Com
mittees by Speaker Keifer.
Another Financial Fraud-Frederick A.
Palmer. Auditor of the City Ac-
counts of Newark. N. j.,

Palmer, Auditor OF the City Ac-
counts of Newark. Nj,
Confesses to Having Embezzled About
Si25.000 During the Past
Three Years.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 19.-SENATE |
On motion of Senator Allison, author
ity was given for printing the testimony |
to be taken and the papers produced in |
the investigation by the committee on |
appropriations of the accounts for the |
expenditure of appropriations by the
executive department.
Senator Williams introduced a bill for |
the establishment of bureau OF animal
industry, and to prevent the expectation
of deceased cattle, and the spreading OF
diseases among domestic animals Re
ferred.
Senator Sherman introduced bill 10
facilitate the decision of cOntroverted
questions in customs revenue cases, and
amending the laws in relation to reve-
nue. duties. Deferred.
Senator Sherman, in connection with
the same matter, submitted resolution
directing the secretary of the treasury
TO communicate any information in the
treasury department respecting the or
ganization of q special court fer the trial
of customs cases, or for transferring such
cases TO the court of claims; and also
his opinion upon the expediency Of such
measure. Adopted.
BY Senator Hoar, to fix day for the
meeting Of the electors for president and
vice president; 10 provide and regulate
the counting of votes for the same, and
decisions in questions arising thereon.
The bill is identical with that intro
duced by Senator Edmunds during the
last congress. Referred
At the expiration of the morning hour
the subject Of presidential succession
came up, and Senator Jones, of Flor
| ida, resumed the argument. He held
that under the constitution there
was no such a thing as temporary in
ability. He asserted emphatically that
when once the vice president entered the
| presidential Office under such serious
inability as to justify that step, he holds
1t irrevocably for the balance of the
term.
After a short executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19-On motion of
Mckinley the senate bill granting the
| franking privilege to Lucretia r. Gar
| field was passed. The call of states was
resumed and the following bills were in
| troduced and referred:
By Richardson to apply the proceeds
| of sales of public lands to educational
purposes.
The call was interrupted 10 allow the
| oath of Office to be administered to
Deuster, of Wisconsin, and was immedi.
ately resumed by Atkins to abolish the
taxes and restrictions on the sale of leaf
tobacco in the hands of producers; also
to reduce the tax on manufactured to-
haccO
| By House, to extend the provisions of
the pension arrearages act to pensioners
under the special act of congress; also
| to eQualiZe bounties.
| By Whitthorn, to declare certain acts
high misdemeanors. 1t provides that
willful disregard or violation of any of
the statutes of the United States by any
officer, agent or employe of the gov
eminent shall be high misdemeanor,
| punishable by fine not less than 800
nor more than $40, 900 and imprisonment
not lesst han two or more than ten years.
BY Simonton, to abolish duties Oh
salt, wooden blankets and agricultural
| implements, and to reduce the duty on
all other dutyable articles ten per cent,
except on diamonds, gold and silver
| jewelry and silk, on which the duty shall
be increased twenty per cent; also to
repeal the arrears of the pensions act.
| By McMullan-TO levy and collect in
come tax; also, to make the trade dollar
legal tender.
By Reagan-To regulate a inter state
commerce; also. to allow the pur-
chase and register of foreign built ships
| owned by United States citizens; also, to
pay certain southern mail contractors.
BY Culberson-Tor repeal the tax on the
manufacture and sale of tobacco and
matches.
By Mills-Concerning capital and
otherwise Infamous crimes.
Bills were also introduced to provide
for drawback of 10 per cent. on all
| goods hereafter imported by American
built ships, owned exclusively by citi-
zens of the United States.
To abolish the report tax on tobacco.
For the admission of Dakota, New
Mexico and Washington Territories into
the Union as States.
| A bill was passed which provides
that in the District of Columbia, when a
legal holiday falls on Sunday it shall be
observed the following Monday.
| The Utah delegate case was postponed
till January 10th.
| Mr.. Haskell called up the resolution
providing that the rules of the forty
sixth congress shall be the rules of the
present house. Adopted.
Mr.. Hawks introduced bill for the
protection of the person of the Presi-
dent of the United States. 1t provides
| for punishment by death of q person
who assaults with intent to kill the pres
ident of the United States. If it shall
be shown that the assailant was ire
sponsible at the time of the assault, he
shall be confined in an asylum for the
insane. Referred.
| By Springer-Amending the laws rel
| alive to commission on Mississippi
levees. Springer's object is to place the
/ commerce and improvement of the Mis-
| sissippi river in charge of q special
committee which will consider aud re-
| port on all measures to carry on the
work under the direction of the Missis-
sissippi River Improvement Commits
| sion.
By Updegraff-Fixing the time for
| counting the vote for President and Vice
President, and providing for contesting
| their election.
By Anderson-Foz the appointment
| of a special C committee On transportation
routes 10 the seaboard.
The Speaker laid before the House
message from the President transmit
| ting communication from the secreta-
| ry of the interior relative 10 the applica-
ton of the Chicago, Texas 81 Mexican
Central Railroad Company and the St.
Louis s. San Francisco Railroad Com
pany for the right of way across the
Choctaw reservation, Indian Territory;
| transmitting q report of the secretary of
state in regard to the necessary modifi-
cation in the present system of counsel
| Jurisdiction of the United States in west
ern counties; transmitting a communi-
cation from the secretary of state setting
forth the expediency of organizing a
class of supernumerary secretaries of
legation.
Adjourned till Wednesday.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Pen
dleton, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported adversely on the bill
| authorizing Lieutenant Commander
Charles d. Sigsbee, of the United States
| Navy, to accept O decoration from the
Emperor of Germany. Indefinitely
| postponed.
Senator Butler offered u resolution in
| structing the committee on civil service
and retrenchment to inquire into the ad-
visibility and propriety of providing by
law for the compensation OF D. s. dis
| trict attorneys, assistant district attor-
neys, u. s. marshals, deputy marshals,
1 collectors of customs, collectors of in
ternal revenue, deputy collectors and U.
8. commissioners by paying them fixed
i salaries, to be regulated and graded as