The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-16
THE NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENarE

] SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb S-Eest, in a brie
, speech, said he had been a confederate
honestly and earnestly. with his wholt
soul devoted to the success of that cause
which surrendered at Appomattox He
mentioned this piece of personal history
. in order that he might state in the most
emphatic manner anu ia his place that
he had accepted the full and legitimate
results of that surrender, without quail.
ficatiOn, evasion or Limitation. All he
had ever asked, all people should ask,
Is that they might be believed TO have
been honest In their devotion to the con-
federacy, and honest in their statement
that they accepted all the legitimate
consequences OF its defeat. One of the
inevitable evidences and legitimate con-
sequences of the success of the union
army was the payment of pensions and
bounty TO those whose valOr and heroism
gave vistory to the Union cause PEG
pie who would not reward the sacrifice
of life and limb for nations life would
deserve to- be stricken from the map
of Christendom. He (VesD had been
a member of the Confederate
senate, and If, in the providence OF God,
his cause had succeeded, he would have
| voted to the survivors of those gallant
| brigades, whose tattered gray was hurled
4 w Lee anu 81 dCkSOU dSd10SI Tue mon
I lines, every dollar of money, every acre
of land, until their just demands had
been satisfied. Standing here to-day in
| the presence of victors and vanquished,
/ l declare the cOnfederates accept cheer
| fully the result which leaves them only
| the consciousness of honest motives, on
/ ly a history of unqualified heroism, and
| they accept at the same time the further
| result which gives TO the soldiers of the
| Union what has been awarded them by
/ a grateful country.
Maxey said, of the members in this
congress who were in the confederate
| army, an overwhelming majority voted
| for the arrears law, and did so upon the
| principle so elOquently stated by the SEN
| ator from Missouri, Vest. He was sur
prised the other day to hear a senator
from Kansas Qngalls) charge that the
| introduction OF resolution in the house
repeating the law, by former cOnfeder-
ates, was suspicious circumstance. He
believed this, however, to be in accord
ance with the Republican side, to i'm
puen the motives of the minority. He
believed with Vest, that if the confeder-
acy had been established, the gallant
soldiers who fought under the stars and
bars would have been libt rally pen
stoned.
Some discussion followed participated
in by Hoar, Allison, ingalls, and Butler,
upon the prOprlety of making a decla-
ration in regard TO pcnsioning soldiers
of the Mexican war more specific in
view of the existing provisions Of the
law.
Ingalls, finally asseDted To a suggestion
made by Butler, to allow The resolution
to lie over until tomorrow, adding that
he did so upon the understanding that
uDtn unnlH thau hn fakpD nnnD
Allison then asked whether the I'M
Outstanding was binding, and the chair
replied that 1t not being the order of
the senate IFS effectiveness was doubt
full.
The resolution was then laid aside in
formally.
The remainder of the day was occu-
pied in the passage OF senate bills not
objected to, one of which was 10 estab-
lish ports of delivery at Kansas City and
ST. Joseph, Missouri.
After an executive session The senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Mr. Pendleton
presented the petition of leading men of
Pittsburg, asking that system of COM |
petitive examination be allowed in max
ing appointments TO subordinate eXecu-
tive offices, and that no removals be |
made on partisan grounds.
By Grover-Providing for organiZa-
ton of the district of southeastern Alas |
ka and civil government therefor.
Harris moved to lay aside the regular
pointing Ned s. Brown, Jr-, to perform
the duties of chief clerk of the senate
while the present chief clerk of tie SEN
ate performs the duty of secretary.
Brown, said Harris, when mentioning
the proposition to him, remarked that
he thought there would be no serious |
opposition to it from the Republican |
side, but as indications were now APP |
parent that the Republican members |
were adverse 10 a change, he BROWN |
would vote against suspending regular |
business at this time.
Mcmillan demanded the yeas and |
nays, and the resolution was defeated by |
a party vote by tie; yeas, % nays, %. |
President pro tenn Davis voted with |
the Democrats and Brown no with the |
Republicans.
Malone also voted no with the Repub- |
licans.
The resolution declaring that the pen |
sion arrears law ought to be repealed |
was taken up.
Call submitted an amendment pro- |
viding pensions for needy and disabled |
survivors of Indian wars prior to 1845, |
l1ioNh SACON oAAo
Seminole wars.
The discussion was interrupted by
the arrival of the hour fixed for eulogies
upon the late Representative Michael P.
O'Conner, of South Carolina, and when
these were delivered, the senate adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-Lapham in
troduced bill to establish a United
States mint at New York
At 3 40 the senate went into execu-
tive session, and at p. NJ. adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9,-Hewitt intro
duced DILL fixing the day for the meet
ing OF electors for president and vice.
president and providing for and Feguia-
ting the counting of votes for president
and vice-president and the decision of
questions arising therefrom. Referred
Mr. Smith, of Illinois, sent to the
speakers desk for publication in the
Record, letters and documents from
Paris, France, favoring the introduction
in this country of inoculafioR to prevent
pleuro- and other diseases
among cattle.
WASHINGTON, d. C, Feb S.-A bill
was reported for the erection of a public
building at Fort Wayne, Ind.
The bill authorizing the postmaster
general to adjust the claims of postmas-
ters for loses by burglaries, fires or other
| unavoidable cause has passed. The
Limitation clause is fixed at fifteen years.
The consideration of the arportion-
meut bill was then resumed, Mills sub
hitting an amendment fixing the num-
| Der of Representatives at 302.
Bayne of Pennsylvania, membeS on the
| census deferred bill, reported, by CON-
mittaP while Col Rich and also a
| member of the census committee, Of