The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-23
THE NEWS
CONGRESSIONAL.

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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Mr Logan's
bill was referred to the committee on
education, and the senate proceeded with
the consideration of the post office ap-
Preparation bill
MIR. Plumb, in explaining the amend
mcnt increasing the fast mail service ap-
/ preparation to $3.50, 900, said that hither-
To the service had worked to the almost
! exclusive benefit Of New York news
/ papers and persons having communica-
tions with that city. The committee, he
| said, felt il more in consonauce with the
interests and wishes of the people to add
| to the appropriation in order that Chica-
go, St Paul, Cincinnati, st. Louis, New
Orleans and Boston might enjoy the
benefit of those facilities in common
| with New York.
The amendment was agreed to after
the debate.
Mr. Edmunds offered an amendment
restoring the Thanking privilege to sena-
tors and representatives on letters or
packages containing only written or
printed matter weighing over two
| ounces.
Mr. Ferry opposed the amendment on
the ground that it would lead TO a re-
rival of the abuses which existed undo
the old franking laws.
After short debate the amendment
carried; yeas, 40; nays, ID.
The senators voting in the negative
were Ceekrens Coke, Conger Farley Fer
| ry, Hili(Col.), Mcmillan, Mcpherson,
Money, Pendleton, Salisbury and
| Hampton.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion, and at :55 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 1.-THE
| bill for the protection of Notifications
was passed.
The tariff commission bill was taken
up and Mr.. Pendleton addressed the
| senate urging that the present system
| should be amended at once, as it was
| irregularly, unjustly and unfairly made !;
intricate and veXatious in its operations.
Mr.. Morrill, also delivered speech in
support of the bill in which he CRITICS.
| ed the Democratic policy on the tariff
| for the past two years.
The senate went into executive session
| and adjourned at 5 40 p, m. until Mon
day.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Mr. Taylor
| (Ohio). successor to Garfield, delivered
his first speech in the house, speaking
against the Chinese bill. 1t was deliv-
cred extemporaneously and listened to
with marked interest, the members from
both sides gathering about and standing
during the entire hour of delivery,
warmly applaudIng him, and many per
sonally cOngratulating him at the close.
He opposed the bill as it was unnec-
essary and dangerous, and only justifi-
able on the grounds of selfdetense. If
they were voters, he claimed, this bill
would not meet the support it does. The
claim that they come into competition
with and injure the labor of the country
was cheap and baseless. They had
built roads where no other labor could
be had, and reclaimed lands which none
other would attempt. 1t is doubtless
true that they did not come here desiring
to remain, but by coming here and Civ
ing a large amount of labor for a small
sum of money and going back with the
money and leaving the labor. had they
wrOnged this country? aft there is a
right that is sacred,' said the speaker,
ait is that man may go where he
chooses to labor for his bread" You
talk of their leprosy, their other forms
of disease, and yet you employ them to
wash the clothes you put upon your
body. Your employ them in your
house. Let them alone. Don't en-
ploy them and you will, yourselves, shut
them out and drive out those who are
here. What will it be next? l sound
the alarm to the foreign born popula-
ton of the country! 1t is a strike at
their privileges Where Will it end
Who can tell. Let those who remem.
Der the scenes and prejudices of 1854
answer. You are sowing the wind you
will reap the whirlwind, as the ways of
God are Interchangeable.
Mr.. Blount followed claiming that
the system of slavery under which the
Chinese came here was one of the
greatest objections to their coming and
that this system is reOrganiZed and en-
couraged by the Chinese government
A resolution was adopted directing
the committee on foreign affairs to re-
quire Shipherd to produce copies of all
the correspondence he had with any
parties touching any attempts TO induce
the United States government to re-
cognize the Peruvian company.
A resolution was also adopted re-
quiring the President to indicate to the
Nicaraguan government the necessity
for a convention between the countries
touching the adjustment of Nicaraguan
claims.
Adjourned at $40.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-The house
spent the entire evening in private bills,
rejecting several private claims for re-
lief.
A bill was reported from the ways
and means committee amending the
internal revenue laws. 1t was the Car
with the clause which reduces the
tax on whisky stricken out; also,
one relating to the importation of
French liquors and the rights of vine
gar makers to distill their own low
wines; the amount of bond required of
distillers is also increased. The bill, in
brief, makes no change in the tax col
lected on whisky, but extending the
bonded period to five years.
A communication was read from the
secretary of war in response to a resolu-
ton of General King, of Louisiana,
stating the number of persons thus tar
relieved in the overfowed districts to be
about $1,000, to whom 713 900 rations has
been sent. The supplies on hand will
last in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louis
lana until the Goth, and in Tennessee
and Missouri till the 30th. The suffer
ers are estimated as follows:
Missouri, $4,000; Illinois, 1000; Ken
lucky. 800; Tennessee, 5000; Mississippi,
80, 600; Arkansas, 10000; Louisiana, %,
900.
Relief has been granted as follows:
RatiOns-Illinois, 5000; Kentucky, 15.-
600; Tennessee, 1900; Mississippi, $50,
600: Arkansas, 10000; Louisiana, 21G,-
600. No more aid will be needed in Ill
inois or Kentucky. Secretary Lincoln
says that Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennes-
see and Missouri will need aid for thir-
ty to sixty days yet. He has no data on
which to estimate the needs of Louisiana.
Adjourned at 4:30 until tomorrow.