The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-09
THE NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL PRooEED1sas.
SENATE.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-AllIson pre-
sented a memorial from the Iowa legis-
lature in behalf of a bridge over the
Missouri above Omaha.
Morrill, reported adversely the bills to
establish a branch mint of the United
States at Omaha and to authorize the
payment of customs and duties in legal
tender notes Placed on the calendar.
Morrill, reported fayorably the house
bill to abolish discrimination duties on
tea and coffee and products of the Meth
erlands. Placed in the calendar. Also
favorably the house joint resolution in
behalf of the American company of re-
yisOIs of the New Testament for the re-
turn and remission of duties. Passed.
ingalls, reported from the judiciary
committee the original bill to establish
auniform system of bankruptcy through
out the United States, embodying what
is commonly known as the equity sys-
TEN, and comforting jurisdiction upon
the district courts of the United States,
to hear matters in bankruptcy upon pc
tition.
Teller reported favorably the house
bill to pension Mrs. Garfield with an
amendment To include Mrs. Polk and
Mrs. Tyler. The amounts specified are
5000 a year from September 18th,
1881.
By Davis of Illinois, for Logan, who
was unable To be present-TO provide
for the construction of the Illinois and
Mississippi canal.
The bill directs the secretary of war
to survey, lay out and construct a canal
from a point on the Illinois river at or
near the town OF Hennepin, by the most
practical or convenient route to the
Mississippi at or above the mouth of
Rock river, Illinois, with branch
canal or feeder from Rock river from
Dixon. connecting by most practical
BILE aud convenient route with the maine
line of said canal at the most suitable
and convenient point near the town OF
Sheffield; the canal and its branch to be
not less than seventy feet wide at the
water line, and not less than six feet in
depth, the water with locks not less
than $50 feet in length and twenty-one
feet in width, and with a capacity for
vessels of at least $50 tons burthen.
The bill further provides that the
canal and branch when completed shall
be military, naval, postal and public
highway, connecting the waters of Lake
Michigan and the Illinois, Mississippi
and Rock rivers, and shall be establish.
ed as such to the United States and the
people thereof forever, and no Obstruc
ton shall be placed therein which will
impede or interfere with the uninterrupt
ed navigation thereof.
1t also provides that congress may al
any time regulate, fix and determine the
tolls and charges to be imposed upon
said Improvements when completed.
The bill provides for the appropria
Of z IN -rWly
and prescribes in detail the methods
ofcondemnation, etc., for obtaining the
requisite rights of way.
Garland offered resolution ofinquiry
| addressed to the military copmIttee, a;
| to the propriety of increasing the s Il 600
600 appropriation for the purchase anC
distribution of subsistence stores to aid
| in the relief of the laboring classes il
| the district overfiowed by the Mississip
| pi and its tributaries.
The bill to provide for a commission
on alcoholic liquor traffic was read ;
second time and laid over temporarily
The Chinese bill was taken up anC
| Slater advocated it.
The days discussion concluded by
Dawes being awarded the floor. Allison
immediate deficiency bill, witch wa;
| adopted.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The speaker
| announced as unfinished business tho
| consideration of the consular and diplo
matte appropriation bill, on the passage
| of which the previous question was or
dered on Saturday.
Mr.. Bedford offered joint resolution
reciting the persecution of the Jews il
Russia and requesting the president tC
submit to the car the country's friendly
assurance and ask him to extend to tbs
Jews in his empire the same power fol
| good that his father extended to the
Christians in Roumania. Referred.
Mr. Dingley introduced bill to place
American ships in the carrying trade
on mutual footing with those of Other
countries. This bill abolishes fees
the same as charged in their own coun
try, and charging tonnage on each entry
Mr.. Mckee introduced bill to prin
% 900 copies of the memorial address Of
James q. Blaine.
Mr.. Jacobs introduced q bill provid
ing that oieomargarine and all substi
tutes for butter and cheese be plainly
! marked with their name before they car
be exported.
Mr.. Dibbrell introduced a bill to per
nit farmers to sell their own produc
tons of tobacco and productions of theiI
own tenants without license and asked
immediate consideration. Messrs. Dib
| brell, Hatch, Speer and White. Ky.
supported this bill, and Kelly penn. J
Robinson of (Mass.l and Butterwortf
opposed it.
The discussion became very animated
Mr.. Kelly said he was as much as any
one in favor of the removal of the wal
duties, especially as much SO as the
other side who had made them necessary
but he thought the work OF removing
them should be done in more intelli
gent manner.
The bill was defeated.
A resolution was also introduced Il
print 100000 copies of Blaine's eulogy OF
Garfield.