The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-14

of indiana.
Severe Weather in the East-Bernhardt's |
Boom at St. Louis, &c.
Kansas CITY Live Stock Market
Special to KMPoRIA DAILY news.
KANSAS CRY, Jan. 10.
CATTLE-Receipts moderate. Feeling
the same as for the past few days, and
prices unchanged.
Hoos-Market active, receipts fair,
and selling for $4.3O to $500 for good.
WHITE & HOLMES.
Congressional.
WAsHINoToN, d. C., Jan. S.-HoUsE
MIR. Briggs, of the Third district of
New Hampshire, took his seat.
Representative Morey, of Mississippi,
of the committee on postoffices and post
roads, reported back bill regulating
the rates of postage on second-class
matter.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole on the funding bill, and af-
ter long discussion rose, and Repre-
sentative Wells reported from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs the Indian APP
preparation bill, which appropriates
$4,526,O00. Printed and recommitted.
The speaker laid before the house, for
the third time, the report of the post
master general in regard to the Thanking
privilege, but it was not received.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10.-SENATE.
Senator Logan introduced bill to au-
thoriZe the appointment of General
Grant on the retired list of the army.
The bill was read at length upon the
request of Senator Conkling.
1t provides that in the recognition of
the eminent and public services of Gen.
Ulysses s. Grant, late of the army and
ex-President of the United States, the
President is authorized to appoint him,
by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, to the retired list, with the
rank and full pay of General of the
army. The second section authorizes
the President, when he shall consider an
emergency has arisen requiring the SER
vices of General Grant on active duty, to
assign him to any command commensu-
rate with the rank of General.
Referred to the committee on military
affairs.
HoUsE-A bill was introduced by Mr..
Price declaring silver certificates the
same legal tender quality as coin for
which they were issued.
BY Mr.. Buckner = Requesting the
| president to open negotiations with Next
CO or Central American states for the
purchase and cession to the United
States of the territory for the voluntary
colonization of the cOlored population
OF the United States.
Mr.. Goode, Chairman of the Commit.
tee on Yorktown Celebration, reported
back the joint resolution authorizing
and requesting the President to extend
to the Government and people of France
an invitation to join the Government and
people of the United States in the observ
ance of the centennial anniversary of thu
surrender of Lord Corvallis at YORK
town, Va. Passed.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 11.-SENATE
Reports were made on military bill!
by Senators Window and Cameron, anC
Senator Bayard, from the Committee OF
Finance, reported favorablY the Hous,
bill to amend section 50, 24O of the Re
vised Statutes, so as to authorize charg,
for melting or refining bullion when q
or above standard.
HoUsE.-Mr. Blackburn offered re
solution providing for the appointing O
u committee to investigate the charge o
abuses of the Thanking privilege. Adop
ted. And the House went into commit
tee On the Indian appropriation bill
Pending its discussion, Mr.. Ryan mad
motion providing that all advertise
ments for contracts shall be made a
least sixty days before any such contract
are awarded. The committee then ros
and reported the bill to the house. TIL
amendment adopted by the committe
relative to Indian commission was II
jected. Yeas, 100; nays, 10. The bill
then passed.
The speaker laid before the house
message from the president, transmit
ting copies of the correspondence relat
ing to the invitation extended to tn
French Republic by this government t
. send one or more delegates to repre-
, sent it in an international congress c
electricians, to be held at Paris Septen1
Der 10. The president recommend
that an appropriation be made for tina
purpose.
, The message was referred TO the con
mittee on foreign affairs.
| Adjourned.
The Kansas Legislature-SummaryO of II
Organization.
, Topeka, Jan. 12-The senate CONVEX
ed yesterday shortly after noon, bein
called to order by Lieut.. Governor FIJI
! ney, who commenced his duties as pr
siding officer with all the quiet ease an
modest dignity usually acquired by Ion
service in the chair. Thirty-six senator
: answered to the first roll-call by senate
: Riddle, temporary secretary; and THIRTY
: nine were soon after sworn as senator
4 by Chief Justice Horton.
Prayer by Rev. Allen Buckner.
The senate then ratified the previoU
3 action of the Republican caucus,
5 completing its organization in the eieC
! ton of all the caucus candidates. SEN
q tor Benedict having acted as Chairma
i of the caucus, made the following non
nations:
Z Secretary, Henry Brandley. of Cha,
l county; Assistant Secretary, E. n. Wa
e nant, of Marshall county; Sergeanta
T Arms, Ed. r. Smith, of Linn county
q Assistant Sergeantat-Arms, John A. Flu
ton, of Brown county; Doorkeeper,
r G. Bruce, of Atchison county; Assistal
Q DoOrkeeper, j. II. Finch, of Allen cou
i ~; Postmaster, w. Il. Garlick, of Wya
dotte county; Journal Clerk, w. I
Kretsinger, of Miami county; Dock
Clerk, G. H. Graham, of CoffeY count,
Chaplain, Rev. Allen Buckner, of LyC
i county; Pages-Clarence Fleischer,
/ Atchison county; Earl Brown, of Clor
u county; Sidney Matheny. of Rawlil
county, and w. E. Douglass. of Butt
county.
6 When the election had progressed
e far as the Assistant Sergeant-at Arm
G Senator Funston moved that furth
l. elections should be by acclamation. 4
discussion was to be an evident resu
TO save time the senator withdrew q
n motion. All the officers so elected we
# chosen without opposing nomination
It or votes.
o. All the elected officers present can
forward and took the oath of Office.
!. Senator Buchan offered the followin
d ReS0lred, That the rule of the last sc
,r ate be made the rules of the present sc
il ate, until further ordered. Adopted.
i. The rules of the last Senate were ado
ted for the time being.
Adjourned till 2 p. N. to-day.
er HousE.-The first half days session
" the Nineteenth Legislature of the Hou
to of Representatives of the State of Ks
re sas was partly completed yesterday aft
noon, by the election of Hon. J. B. JoE
son, Of Shawnee county, as Speaker
Is the House; Hon. n. Green. of Ril
= county, Speaker pro ten. Writ W. w
y ton, Chief Clerk G. L. Hubs, of Xii
E, ley, Assistant Chief Clerk; c. F. Host
~ Ter. of Cloud county, Docket Clerk Fri
s. G. Hunt, of Winfield. Journal Clerk, a
- VIM. Higgins, Sergeant-&t-Arms. The
was comparatively little opposition, a
the gentlemen elected were the same 1
u Republican caucus nominated in I
:. morning. All the officers were elect
81 except the assistant sergeant-at-arn
NC doorkeeper and two assistants, postm
ter, chaplain and eight pages, all
-, which will be elected this morning.
:. Eleven Of the twelve members fri
" the new counties, about which there
Is been dispute, were admitted by an I
W animous vote. The member from She
q dan county was not admitted becaI
~ that county did not cast $50 votes at
late election. Printers are all hopi
that the organization win be complies
ny in time to get the message to-day.
= The Treaty with China.
ne SAN Francisco, Jan. 10.-The C
Al tomorrow will publish an intervi
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