The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-13
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WAsHIEGToH, Dee. o. Hoar presented
joint resolution 10 The legislature from
Massachusetts. ops sing convict labor
on public works Of the Uaitcd States.
Blair presented JOINT resolution to
the legislature iF.in New Hampshire,
opposing further land grants TO rail-
ways anu renewal ~ f0Efeit land grants
Butler introduced bill to repeal the
/ internal revenue laws now In force, and
to abolish the int .rnal revenue bureau.
Other bits were introduced as fol-
lows:
| By Culioiii. ip raTganize the legisla-
| tive power at C:ah.
| By Walker. indemnify ing Arkansas for
swamp aud overflow iauis sold by the
/ United States siEce 1851
| Also authorizing Ihe replacing OF the
| federal building at Font smith.
Also to donate part 81 the abandoned
military reservati'sn at Fort Smith for
the benefit OF the public schools at that
/ place.
Also the adjourned claims of Arkar-
sas against the United States
Merrill read prepared address on
coinage, giving his we'll known views ON
the silver question at great length.
| Morgan offered u RESOLUTION, which
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| ON Indian affairs t. establish q MILITARY
academy vest of the Mississippi river
| Tor the training and education of indian
youths and men up to the proper age as
soldiers, and TO admit them when quail
] fed INTO the regular army.
Hoar introduced a bill Concerning
federal elections. which provides for the
| use of patented ballot box and count
ing device. It requires all bAlluling and
| counting of ballots TO be done in open
meeting, which shall not be adjourned
till all the ballots are counted. It will
be in charge of an officer, which officer
shall be United States marshal or su-
| perYisOr, who shall be custodian of the
/ general, who shall have primary charge
and responsibility of such boxes.
Co1over, of Wisconsin, offered bill
To provide for the appointment of anOth-
| or circuit judge in the Seventh Judicial
circuit ct the United SIatee.
Logan one Ia provide for granting
| public lands e. soldiers and sal loTs OF
| the late war.
CockreIl, To provide Tor the appoint
| ment OF a special committee Ia visit the
| principal countries of Central and
South America for the purpose of col
| Letting information looking To the ex.
tension of American trade and COM
merce, and TO strengthen friendly and
advantageous relations between the
United States and other nations.
Blair, a joint resolution proposing
| constitutional amendment regarding al
cOhOlic liquors. The proposed amend
| ment prohibits the manufacture or sale
of distilled alcoholic intoxicating
liquors except for medicinal, mechani-
cal, chemical or scientific purposes, or
use in arts in any of the states or terri
tories, and the importatiOns OF such
liquors except for the purposes named,
ana the bill provides that should the
| amendment not be ratified by three
fourths of the states by December, 1890,
| it proposes to take effect as an act Of
congress at the expiration of ten years.
The message was received from the
| president.
The senate went into executive SEES
sion and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Objection was made to the passage of
a resolution for the immediate appro-
priation of $4,000 for printing the
records of the United States supreme
court and it has been referred TO the
committee of the whole.
The contested election case of Garri-
son VS.. Mayo, has been referred to the
committee on elections when appointed,
| with instructions to report the legal
| questions involved therein.
1t has been ordered that when the
house adjourned, it be to meet Monday.
Jones submitted the customary resO-
buttons announcing the death or Thos.
Il. Henderson of Alabama, aud respect
to his memory.