The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-04

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and the bill passed.
Mr.. Cox gave notice that he would to-
morrow call up the superintendent bill.
The house then went into committee
| Of the whole on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. There was no general de-
bate on the bill, which was Immediately
read by sections for amendment.
Several of the amendments were ruled
out OF order, and. seventeen of the
fifty-three pages of the bill being con-
| sidered, the committee rose.
| The resignation of w. A Field, rep
resentative from the Third congressional
district of Massachusetts. was laid on
the table.
The senate amendments 10 the post
route bill were concurred in.
Mr.. Thompson obtained leave 10 have
| printed substitute for the spportion-
ment bill. Gxing the number of repre-
sentatives at 3i5.
Recess until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, d. C.. Feb. 23.-SEN-
ATE-Mr. Kirkw0od, from the minority
| special committee on the subject, report
| ed bill for the relief of the Poncas.
Tabled temporarily.
MIR. Butler addressed the senate upon
! his proposed amendment to the river
and harbor bill for the survey and ex-
animation of routes for the Blue Ridge
canal in the interest of water Transports
tion to Charleston.
The following senate bills passed: To
extend the time for fling claims for
horses and equipments lost by officers
| and soldiers of the United States amend
| ed by extending the time two years, and
thereafter barring all such claims,
whether by civilians or soldiers. To
graduate the price and dispose of the
residue of the Cherokee strip of lands in
Kansas.
The fertilization appropriation bill
was taken up.
The amendments of the senate COM
mittee were agreed to, and the bill read
u third time and passed.
The senate bill for new buildings for
the congressional library was taken up,
and Mr.. VOORHEES, explained the amend
| ments proposed by him. The amend
ments made in committee of the whole
| were concurred in and the bill passed.
Ayes SO, noes IS.
|. Pending consideration of the library
bill, Vice President elect Arthur en-
| tered and made the acquaintance of many
senators ON both sides of the chamber,
| who were introduced to him from time
to time by Mr.. Conkling. He subse-
quentlY occupied the seat of Senator and
ex-Vice President Hamlin, adjoining
that of Mr.. Conkling. Meanwhile Mr..
sence on account of sickness, and was
congratulated by Democrats as well as
by the Republican senators on his con-
valescence Later he was engaged in
conversation with Gen. Arthur.
HoUsE-House met in continuance of
Tuesdays session and Immediately went
into committee of the whole on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
Pending action on the measure the
committee arose.
The session of Tuesday ended and
Wednesdays session commenced.
Mr.. Blackburn reported back the post
Office appropriation bill with the senate
amendments, recommending concur
renee in some and inconvenience in
others; agreed to. Mr.. Cox called up as
unfinished business the apportionment
bill. Mr.. Conger raised a question of
consideration in favor of the sundry |
civil bill. The Republicans, with one |
or two exceptions, refused to vote on
this question, the vote standing yeas, |
1913, nays, 5, in favor of taking up the ap |
portionment bill. A point of no quorula |
was raised. Mr.. Frye said that the Re |
publicans were to have had conference |
last night, but it had been necessarily |
postponed, therefore they were not in !
condition to proceed with the apportion- |
ment bill at present. If the gentleman |
from New York would allow other bus |
mess to intervene the Republicans would |
meet this evening. and it would then be |
determined whether his business should
go on or not.
Mr.. Cox suppose after this no dila- |
tory motion will be made ?"
Mr. Frye-"I do not say that"
Mr.. Cox-"I will yield to the gentle !
man from Maine on his suggestion, and
trust to his honor TO put the bill
through.
Mr.. Frye and Conger stated they had
notheard the last remark of the gentle
man and would not, therefore, consider
any agreement made.
Mr.. Cox then gave notice that he
would call the bill up tomorrow after
the morning hour.
The house then again went into CON-
mittee of the whole on the sundry civil !
appropriation bill.
After the adoption of some amend
ments and the rejection of others the
committee rose and the house took re-
cess until z 80 in the evening, the session
being for consideration of district bust
ness. The Republican caucus was an
nounced to take place Immediately.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 24.-SENATE
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the senate received in mournful
silence the announcement by Senator
Cameron, OF Wisconsin, of the death of
his late colleague, Matthew II. Carpen-
ter. Senator Cameron stated that at
some convenient time hereafter the sen
ate would be asked to consider rcsolu-
tions to commemorate the life and pub
lie services of the dead senator. After
expressing his own sorrow for the loss
of his colleague and friend, and allud-
ing to the profound sorrow which the
people of Wisconsin would feel In the
death of their most gifted and dis
tinguished reprepresentatiVe, Senator
Cameron offered the following:
Resolved, That the senate has heard
with profound sorrow of the death of
Hon. Matthew H. Carpenter, late senator
from Wisconsin. That committee of
five senators be appointed by the vice.
president TO take order for superintend
ing the funeral of Mr. Carpenter, and
that as u mark of respect by the senate
for his memory, that his remains be re-
moved from Washington to Milwaukee,
in charge of the sergeant-at-arms, and at
tended by said committee, who shall
have the power to carry this resolution
into effect. That the secretary of the
senate communicate the foregoing TO
the house of representatives, and that
as an additional mark of respect TO the
memory of the deceased the senate do
now adjourn.
Senator Pendleton in seconding the
resolution spoke of the deep sensibility
! with which he was sure every member
of the senate had received the notice
just made and their full share in the SEN
| timent and sorrow expressed in the reso-
lutions adopted.
The senate then adjourned.
The late senator's chair in the senate
is draped in mourning.
| HoUsR-Representat Baker report
| ed back the fertilization appropriation
bill, with senate amendments, recon-
mending concurrence in some and nom
concurrence in others. Report agreed
| to.
Representative Cox demanded the reg
ular order, being the consideration of
the apportionment bill.
| Representative Burrows raised the
| question of its consideration. At first
| the Republicans refused to vote, but up
on the second roll-call at Representative
| Conger's suggestion, cast their votes in
the negative. The result was-yeas,
| IA; nays, So; so the house determined
to proceed to the consideration of the
superintendent bill.
The Republicans Immediately pro-
ceeded to dilatory measures. Some of
them escaped the vigilance of the ser
geant at arms, and absenting themselves
from the house, spent an hour at the
Presidents reception. The doors were
finally closed, the members put under
surveillance, and at 1 O'Clock a. m. the
house was at a stand-still with no pros
pect of coming to an adjournment.
| Where the Money Goes.
TOPEKA, Feb. 25.-There is trouble in
the state of Kansas, the cause whereof
is the legislature of the state, owing
to the fact that the expenses attend
ant upon the present session have
| been so great es to create a de-
f1ciency of about $73, 600, for which
there is no money in treasury to pay,