The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-10
WASHINGTON VIKINGS.
Closing Scenes in COnGress-The VghIs-
key Investigation. Sc.
THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.

Closing Scenes In COnGress-The Vghis
| key Investigation. Sc.
THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. s-President Al
thur accompanied by his son, Secretary
Folger and Attorney General Brewster
arrived at the capital at quarter pas
two O'Clock, and proceeded to the presi
| dents room, where Secretaries Lincoll
and Chandler were already in waiting
The president was kept busy for half al
honr or more signing the various bill
| submitted for signature. All bills pre-
scented to the president were signed anC
reported back to congress before adjourn
ment.
AS soon as the senate adjourned many
of its members visited the PRESIDENT.
room, and an informal reception tool
place and congratulations were ex
changed upon the termination of the
long session.
The senate, though in executive ses-
sion an hour and three-quarters con.
firmed only one nomination, that of Mrs
Mary H. G. McCauslin, postmistress
at Provo City, Utah. A greater portion
of the session was taken up in reading
and discussing the treaty with Mexico
The following are among the nomina-
tIons which failed to receive favorable
action by the senate: Postmasters-
Geo. Mckee, Jackson, Mississippi; Nor
ris G. Hutchins, Maysville, Kentucky ;
Mrs. Elizabeth Porter. Russellvilie,
Kentucky; James p. Newconb, San
Antonio, Texas. The nomination which
was of the greatest interest was the
nomination of the Utica postmaster
ship.
The number of printed columns oc-
cupied in the congressional record by
the honse is 9,223; senate, COOS; num-
Der of hours of sessions of the house,
1905; senate, 1888; executive sessions of
the senate, 50 hours.
DISMISSED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Son account of
reduction in appropriation for salaries
of light house keepers will be dis
missed.
THE WHISKY INVESTIGATION
The report presented to the senate by
Window, chairman of the select CON-
mittee appointed to investigate the al
legged improper use of money TO pro-
mote or defeat the bonded spirits bills
states that the committee obtain
ed much valuable information as
to The condition of the whisky
trade and the methods employed
to obtain relief from over production,
but they did not find that any money
had been corruptly employed to pro-
mote the passage of said bill. The re-
port quotes q former address delivered
by the president of. the national distil-
lers' and spirit dealers association at
Chicago in October, 1881, and comments
that il was not an unfair inference from
this express declaration that the mission
of the association was, among other
things, TO promote the enactments Of
friendly national laws in connection
with the appeal for more money.
The convention, the report notes, was
in full sympathy with the purposes and
recommendations of its president The
next month very heavy assessments be
gan 10 be made upon many distilleries,
which were continued until April last.
when they had reached an aggregate Of
over 100000, some houses being
assessed as high as $4,000. This large
sum was proven to have been used en-
tirely to promote the expectation of
spirits, and thereby prevent q ruinous
fall In prices in the home market, and
the committee was convinced the pro-
ceeds of said assessments were not used
TO influence legislation.
The committee have no doubt, hOwev-
er, that this large assessment coming so
soon after the declaration of the Chicago
convention of its purpose to raise money
to promote friendly legislation and