The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-02
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lost, ayes, %; nays, SO.
Merrill from the committee on educa-
ton and labor reported favorably with
amendments perfeciing in its minor de
tails the bill To establish All educational
tund and apply a portion of the pro-
ceeds OF the public lands to public edu-
cation and toprOvIde for more q complete
endowment ana support of colleges
Tor the advancement of scientific indus-
trial education.
The latter portion of the morning
hour was occupied in the discussion of
the proposed new order of business and
at l O'Clock the consideration of the
Sherman per cent bond bIll was re-
sumed Alter the discussion of the
amendment of DAVIS, of West Virginia,
striking out the time feature OF the new
bonds and making them payable at any
time at the option of the government il
was carried, ayes IS, noes I'll.
The senate then took up Vests amend
ment which makes the proposed issue of
$2OO,OOO,O0O of per cents. the same
basis for an increase of circulation by
any national banks now in existence as
f9r the circulation of any national
banks hereafter established
Pugh submitted amendments as
follows: First, making more emphatic
the provision it shall apply only 10
banks hereafter existing, or increasing
| the capital fund, or striking out the pro-
viso which forfeits tae charter of a ma
tional bank if it keeps bonds ON deposit
after they have ceased to bear interest;
Second, making sections 515 and 5160 of
revised statutes (Which vests amendment
re-enacts) apply only to the new 3 per
cents.
The discussion which followed was
no 4fnin toll ~ hv, .fE
Pugh, Beck and Hawley, when il was
agreed TO defer the vote unit. the amend
ment as proposed be amended together
with sections repealed and re-enacted
thereby could be printed Upon the
agreement the bill was informally laid
aside.
Pending the motion for an executive
session, Ferry introduced bill grant
ing pensions to certain Union soldiers
and sailors of the war of the rebellion
who were confined in sn-called confcdcr.
ate prisons
Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 26.-Upte-
graft presented the petition of 10000
citizens of Ohio asking for the establish
ment of an alcoholic liquor commission.
Referred.
Page, from the committee on immigra--
ton and labor, reported bill To regu-
late, limit and suspend Chinese immi.
grafton. Ordered printed and recon-
mitted.
Cox offered a resolution calling on the
president for the correspondence between
the state department and United States
minister at st. Petersburg relative to the
expulsion Of American Israclites from
Russia and the persecution of the Jews
IN the Russian empire. Referred
by Brown, OF Indiana, from the com
mittee on invalid pensions calling on
the secretary of the interior for inf0rma-
ton as to what appropriation will be re-
quircd annually to pay pensions during
the next % years, if all claims for pen
sions arising from the war of the rebel
lion shall be adjudicatcd within a seven
years period, terminating June 18th,
1888, and if at the end of that time the
survivors of the war with Mexico shall
be pensioned at eight dollars month.
Adopted
The house then resumed consideration
of the report of the committee on ac-
counts, designating The committees
which are entitled 10 employ clerks.
Springer called up the senate bill grant
ing an additional pension TO the widow
of President Lincoln. Passed.
A resolution from the committee on
foreign affairs requesting the president
to obtain from the British government
list of American citizens imprisoned
in England was taken up and Robinson,
of New York concluded his speech. He
finished by expressing the desire to Of
fer his resolution published sometime
ago condemning the action of the Unit
ed States government in salniing the
British flag at Yorktown but Orth re.
-fescd to 1ield@foF thatspaEp0sS.A---s
The Robinson matter went over until
tomorrow
The house then took recess till even
ing. The session being for debate, only
six members were present. Speeches
were started but the speaker asked to OBJ
tain leave to print them in the record,
after which the session adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan 27-Townsend, of
Illinois, offered "A resolution reciting the
charges of certain residents of terri
tories known as MormODs who are in
citing the Piute and Navajoe Indians in
Arizona TO outbreaks and lawlessless
and calling upon the secretary of the
interior for any Information upon the
subject on file in his department
Adopted.
Caswell, Wisconsin, from the commit
tee on appropriations reported the post
office appropriation bill and said he
would call it up Wednesday.
Prescott, New York, from the COM
mittee on census reported the apportion-
ment bill.
COlerick presented d minority report.
The bill was made the Special order for
Tuesday
Adjourned till Monday.