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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-Yest reported
fayorablY bill for public buildings at
Jefferson City, Missouri.
The following bills passed.:
To provide for the sale of lands of the
Miami Indians in Kansas.
To amend articles of war imposing
Limitation of two years fIom the date
of the endorsement against the prose
cution for desertion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE motion
of Edmunds to take up the anti-polyga-
my bill out of its regular order was de-
feated, ayes, 2f; nays, %. and a consid-
Grafton of the calendar proceeded with.
WASHINGTON, D G., Feb. l3.-Senator
Vest reported favor bly, the bill for a
public building al jefferson City. Mis-
souri,.
Dir. Dawes called up the Pendleton
comp tive eXHuInatu"n hill aud delIv-
cred ,et speech on civil service reform,
aud >p h unit 5 o'clock. He CON
mrnd,d iae system Ia vogue in the
Nv 70. K p"s office aid urged its gen
eral adoption. The evil of The present
system or appointments, he SAID, had
assumed such gigantic proportions thai
the present concern for our institutions
demanded change in the direction
sought by the bill.
Mr.. PendleIon explained certain pro
visions of the bill, which had been critI-
cized by Mr.. Davis and contended that
the appointment of the commission that
il calls for would be to the interest of
the impartiality and for the benefit of
both OF those who make and receive
these appointments.
The senate went into executive session
at 3 :12 and adjourned at 6:15 p. N.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-At % p. m.
the privileged morning business having
been finished, the calendar became the
regular order of business, under the
Anthony rule, until 5: 80 O'Clock.
Mr.. Edmnnds called for the yeas and
nays on the motion TO go into executive
| session, stating that he wanted to again
test the sentiment of the senate in re-
gard to the immediate consideration of
the Utah bill.
The motion was lost by vote of IS
to 90
The polygamy bill was then called
up and given the precedence OF other
Mr. Edmunds referred to the i'm
portanee of the measure, and said he
would ask the senate to dispose of it to.
morrow.
| Adjourned at 40 p N.
HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. ia resolution
was adopted calling for information rel
alive to the alleged encroachments upon
! Chicago harbor.
Herne Deene introduced a bill pro
posing a constitutional amendment
limiting the number of members in the
! house to 325.
WASHINGTON, Feb 14-WIllitts, from
the committee on Judiciary, reported {
bill to prevent persons living in bigamy
or polygamy from holding any civil
Office of trust or profit in any of the ter
Iitories of the United States, and from
being delegates to congress. Referred
| to the house calendar.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 13.-II
the House q resolution was adopted call
ing for information concerning the per
| lis of American missionaries in Persia.
4 bill was favorably reported from
committe on agriculture making tn
head of the Department of Agriculture
a cabinet officer, and organizing bureau
of agricultural products, animal indus
try, lands and agricultural statistics, thu
duties being to gather facts and figure
relating to these subjects.