The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-10

while the bill so regarded was pending
il congress, created the impression upon
the minds of many persons not adj
vised as TO the use to which was 10 be
made of the money that there was some
connection between the assessment and
the proposed legislation. fheTeport says
that $43, 600 additional was raised in
Louisville by liquor dealers and distil-
lers TO influence Legislation in their in
teresI with the declaration that Louis
vile should raise $4,000, seemed to
warrant the inference that 4 very large
sum was contemplated from dealers and
distillers of the entire country, bns the
evidence before the committee showed
that other localities did not respond so
literally as Louisville had done, while
by the evidence of Shuefeidt, president of
the national distiliers and liquor dealers
association, to whom the $4,000 was
remitted, Il was shown that this sum
still remained in his possession to aid in
securing reduction OF the tax on whis.
ky 10 50 cents per gallon.
By the same witness it was also shown
thai $500 were raised elswhere to be
used for any purpose the witness saw fit
10 secure the passage of anti-prohibi-
tory.lews or anything in that line.
The report in conclusion says, IT was
also proven the Kentucky distillers' as
sociation had agreed to pay Col. G. c.
Wharton, an attorney at Louisville, 3d.
900 for his services IN connection. with
the passage of the bonded extension bill,
and that 81 0G0 had been paid to him.
The evidence showed that Col. Whar-
ton prepared a bill and made agree
ments before committee of the house
of representatives, but did not show that
anything was done by him inconsistent
with the character of an honorable attor-
ney. Other small contributions were
proven, amounting to several hundred
| dollars, to pay the expenses of persons
who visited Washington to promote the
| passage of the bill, making total of
over $13,0 600, which the committee found
had been raised TO promote friendly ma
tional legislation in various ways, but it
has not been proven that any part of this
money was corruptly used for that
purpose.
In the process of investigating imputa-
tons were cast upon certain very reput-
| able journalists by A. G. Buell., which
your committee take pleasure in saying
were wholly unsustained by evidence
THE MISSISSIPPI
! The select committee from the house
| to examine contracts, applications, ap.
preparations, work and etc, for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river or.
ganized and agreed that it will meet in
Cairo early in November and proceed
with the work.
The committee appointed to inquire
into the decline of American shipping
is as follows: Page of California, Cand
Ter of Massachusetts, Robson of New
Jersey, Dinsley of Maine, McLane OF
Maryland, and Cox of New York, or
the part of the house, and Vest of Mis-
souri,, Miller of New York, and Congel
of Michigan, on the part of the senate
The president has decided to MAKE
his trip to New York by water. TIT
United States frigate Dispatch has beer
placed at his disposal, and he will prob
ably start Thursday.
The cabinet held short session to
day, and considered only measures re
quiring immediate attention.