The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-04
THE NEW S..
Congressional Summary.

lie said he did not propose to push the
motion further and asked for vote.
/ Senator Lamar, in favor of the motion,
said he presumed had General Grant, at
any time when general of the army,
asked 10 be retired in accordance with
his rank, no one would have objected.
The policy of the government in retiring
its great generals and admirals was, he
thought, a proper one. 1t meant that
such officers should devote their lives 10
| their great duties, and in return the
| country should secure their honorable
and adequate independence. So far from
Directing to il he was willing 10 extend
the principle. General Grant ought not
to be deprived of retirement because he
has left his place as general to become
president at the call of the people. He
(Lamar) favored the bill as an expression
of the popular will that our most en-
Inent general should be secured a CON-
petence. He opposed the provision of il
requiring the beneficiary to do active
service when called upon.
a vote was then taken and Logan's
motion was rejected-Yeas. %, nays %.
| The party vote, except that of Lamar,
/ with Davis, of Illinois, voted aye with
the Republicans. The vote was identi-
q with the one of yesterday on the
I Ne subject, except that Mcpherson,
.
Bruce, then absent, to-day voted aye.
On motion of senator Pendleton bill
for additional expenses of the tenth CEN
sus, passed.
Consideration was resumed of the In
dian land in severalty bill, and Pendle-
ton addressed the senate in favor Of the
bill.
A long debate was had on Senator
Hoar's amendment to the bill, which
! K1I 49, Ia.
ton, Vest, Morgan, Cooke, and others,
but without action, the senate went into
executive session, and when the doors
re-opened the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The senate amendments to the
military academy bill were cOncurred
in
The bill providing for the deficiency
: of $162 600 in the appropriation for in
terest on the $50 loan of the district of
Columbia, passed.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for a
monument commemorative of the battle
of Saratoga, passed.
Mr. King gave notice that he would,
Wednesday next. call up for action the
resolution on the inter-oceanic canal.
The house then went into committee
of the whole upon the postoffice appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Brigham offered an amendment
requiring railroad companies to carry
in mail cars, safety heaters, saws, axes,
and other implements to be used In case
of an accident. Adopted.
Mr.. Clardy moved to amend by in
creasing the appropriation for special
facilities on trunk lines from 1000 to
$45O,OOO. Rejected
Mr.. Davis, of Colorado, offered an
amendment TO authorize the postmaster
general to pay to the colonies of New
Zealand and New South Wales so much
of the cost OF overland transportation of
British closed mails to and from Austria
liza as he may deem just, and not
to exceed one-half of the sailing cost,
and appropriated 100000 for that pur-
pose. Mr.. Davis advocated the adoption
of his amendment, and referred to the
Importance of maintaining friendly rela-
lions with these colonies. During the
past year the exports to this colony
amounted to $4,000, 900, while the i'm
ports from it amounted to only 81 ,000,-
900, and it was policy for the United
States to continue on friendly terms with
{ that colony.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes,
81; nays, 26.
The committee then rose and reported
: the bill to the house, when it passed.
, Mr.. Bicknell, who has charge of the
senate joint rule for counting the cleo
toral vote, arose, but before he could
, make any motion Robson moved to ad
journ. The Republicans voted solidly
in favor of adjournment, and being rein
: forced by few Democrats, carried the
. mGtion-yeas, 104; nays 102, and the
s house adjourned.
+ WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-SENkTE-Sen
r ator ingalls, submitted resolution a:
: follows:
' That the senate be ready TO receive the
: house of representatives in the senate
chamber, on Wednesday, February 8, al
5 IL m, for the purpose of being present
. at the opening and counting of votes fol
! president and vice president of the Unit
/ ed States, and that two persons be ap
pointed tellers on the part of the senate
a to make a list of the votes for president
and vice president of the United States
e as they shall be declared.
/ The result shall be delivered to the
+ president of the senate, who shall an
! nounce the state vote, which shall be en-
J. tered on the journals, and if it shall ap
S pear that choice has been made agree
I able to the constitution, such entry OF
, the journals shall be deemed sufficient
declaration thereof.
e Senator White objected to assent &c
r consideration, and the resolution was
v laid over.
o Consideration of the lan1 in severalty
I bill was resumed, the question being up
2 on Morlan's amendment adding a pro
n yiso to the amendment of Hoar, confer
e ring citizenship upon Indians taking
e lsnds in severalty under the provisions
of the bill.
. Senator Hoar's amendment was reject
: ed-yeas, IL; nays, 90.
Senator Plumb moved to amend the
, 4th section, which provides for the issue
> of patents for land in the name of allot
ees, and that the lands shall be inalien
. able and free of taxation for 25 year,
by adding proviso that the lands may
q be leased for term and under such con
ditons as may be prescribed by the sec
= rotary of the interior.
: Senator Dawes opposed the amend
ment as making the Indians landload
!, with tenantry, as designed TO utterly dc
i stroy the bill.
= Senator Plumb asserted the obliga
ton of the government to make the In
dams self supporting, and objected Il
E the bill as it stood as creating a landed
= aristocracy among the Indians and en-
!, aiding them in their shiftlessness Il
lock up the vast domain against cult
o walton, thus making constant source o
e irritation between them and the com
a munities by whom they were surround
y ed.
I n DS
= tween Senators Plumb, Dawes and Hoar
n upon the record of Massachusetts, in tn
4 early history of the country in co2nec
ton with the alleged extinction of tn
Indians within her border.
,. Senator Herman moved an executive
- session, which after some further discus
= sion was agreed to.
n HoUsE-Mr. Bicknell called up til
g resolution proposing joint rule TO
a. counting the electoral vote A season
II of fillibustering ensued, in which tn,
], point of no quorum was raised by Nj
!e Conger, and sustained, and the nous
D. finally adjourned without action on tn
:; resolution.
?, Senator Dawes presented a petitio
1t signed by John WEIGH, Bishop Simpson
81 Rev. Joseph Cook. Wendell Phillips an
is $4,000 others, besides churches, bene'
lie client and other societies, representing i
5, all more than $4,000 citizens. prayin
g congress to observe treaties made wit
d Indian tribes and in the future to d
er justice to remnants of that people.
bulky package enclosing the petitio
" was conveyed from the senator's desl
Is where il had attracted much attention
II TO the vice-president's table and with a
n accompanying letter from the India
"a treaty keeping association of Philade
u phia 1t was referred to the committe
A on Indian affairs.
On motion of Senator Window Ii
senate took up the naval appropriate
bill. Window stated that the amens
ments of the committee that the d.
is amount added to the bill as passed
OF the house was $3.50, $50, making the tot.
~ as reported $14, 720, 7S7. which was $31
ID 543 less than the estimate, and $3I4.9s
n In excess of the bill last session.
in In committee of the whole, the ament
* ments of the senate committee wei