The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, De. S.-The chair laid
before the senate a letter from the post
master general recommending larger
clerical force aLpostOfhces.
The chair laid before the senate the
naval appropriation bill recently passed
by the house
Mitchell read letter from GEN. Grant
relating to the bill recently Introduced
giving him a pension. Gen. Grant ex-
pressed hope that the bill would be
withdrawn, as under no circumstances
could he accept the pension even if The
bill passed both houses and received ap-
proVal by the president.
Mitchell stated that he had Introduced
the bill because he was chairman OF the
committee on pensions aud the president
had recommended pension for Gen.
Grant. He (MitchelD bad always felt
Gen. Grant ought TO be placed where
he was when. to accept the presidency,
he laid down the great office he won in
the war. In Difference to Gen. Grants
wish Mitchell withdrew the bill.
4 message was received from the
house announcing the inconvenience
of that body in the senate's amendments
to the bill FORGETTING the unearned lands
granted the Atlantic s. Pacific railroad,
The chair appointed as such committee
Morgan, Blair and Plumb.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Blair-For an appropriation to
promote a Colored Peoples Worlds
exposition to be held in Chicago. 1t re-
cites that,
Whereas, In the opinion of the gov
eminent of the United States an expost
aG ~ TNFnHnHfS
of the colortd races of the world, to be
held at Chicago. in September, 1885, IS
OF national importance and intended as
one means of cultivating thorough
knowledge of the arts and trades among
the colOred people, and to create among
them a stimulus 20 industry and show
the results of the colored peoples pro
gress in agriculture, manufactures and The
science of forestry and horticulture, and
to Introduce among them improved ma
cbinerY, and furnish to the government
information as to the wisdom OF the lib
ertY and acknowledgements OF Its colored
citi zens; therefore,
Be it enacted, That $500. 600 be sppro-
prlaied to said exposition. It is also
provided that j. W. Thomas of Illinois,
Daniel johnson of Mississippi, Philip
Joseph of Alabama, w. Wyatt Hender-
son of Illinois, Joseph n. Moore of Ten
nessee, and T. Thomas Fortune of New
York be created board of commission
ers for the disbursement of this amout,
and that they shall give bond OF $500.
600 conditioned upon the faithful per-
Torrance of their duties. Part of their
duty, the bill further provides, shall
be to audit the accounts OF
the exposition and turn into the
United States treasury, within sixty
days after the close of exposition the
$4,000 appropriated by congress or q
portion of that sum, which shall remain
IN the exposition after its indebtedness
| is paid. The board IS also to report on
the number OF exhibitors, etc, at the
exposition.
By Ingalls-To amend the revised
Statutes so "a to make the day of the
Inauguration of the president of the
United States q legal holiday in the
District of Columbia.
Allison submitted q JOINT resolution,
which passed, extending the time fixed
for the submission of the report Of the
Joint commission appointed to consider
the organization of the signal service
| and other bureaus Of the government,
HOUSE.
Keifer of the committee on approprla-
tiUns reported the military academy
| appropriation bill; referred TO the CON-
mIttee of the whole. The speaker laid
before the house letter from the post
| master general asking appropriation OF
| 100000 for railroad postal car service,
| for the remainder of current fiscal
| year; referred. Bills introduced, and re-
terred. BY ToWnshend, PROF o,iDg con
stitutional amendment providing trest-
les shall be made by and with consent
of the house as well as the senate, and
| by Moultoa to amt nd an act making q
| loan TO aid the celebration OF the Worlds
industrial aud cotton centennial eXpOsi
ton. It directs the secretary OF treas
urY to demand from the president anC
treasurer of the Worlds industrial anC
cotton centennial exposition bond will
good and solvent security of double
the amount for the return of the loaI
made by the United States, and in cas-
such bond is not forthcoming before th'
opening of the exposition he is directed
to take possession of the entrance to thu
exposition ground and appoint bonded
officers custodians for the purpose o
collecting entrance money paid for ad
mission: to be applied as a sinking funC
tor liquidation OF said loan.
By Ryan, TO open ~ homestead settle
ment certain portions of Indian Terri
tory. By Buckner, to suspend the coin
age of standard dollars. The speake
SAID that under the rules the bill shout;
be referred to the committee on coinage
weights and measures. BuckneF asket
that it be referred to the committee Of
banking and currency, and the bill wa
referred as indicated by the speaker. b
O'Neil, of Missouri, to increase the nun
Der of lighthouse districts on the Missis
sippi river By Robinson, of New YOFh
| fnr hn nf
moDies to Jefferson Republican sim
plicity. BY Cox, OF New York, resolu
ton respecting an opinion by the attorne
! general whether the provisions of tn
eight hour law apply TO letter carrier
| Also q joint resolution proposing an az
preparation of 800, 600 for the compile
/ ton of the pedestal of the statue Of Lit
erty Enlightening the World" the gIi
, of the Deople of France.
= By Warner, TO prevent the contraC
! ton OF the currency. It provides thu
2 whenever the volume of national ban
| currency falls below $303. 31S, 964, b
= the surrender and cancellation of nation
al bank notes, the secretary OF the tres
I | ury is authorized and directed to issC
: U. 8. notes, in denominations as near |
D may be of the bank notes surrendere
and cancelled, redeemAble in coin in Ii
same manner as United States nOtee or
| now redeemabIe, in sufficient amount
i msinialn the volume of paper curreDc
!. including national bank notes, gree
}. backs, and notes authorized by the .
:. count to q to al of $3.50. 000. 900.
By Ellis, appropriating $4,000 Il
= erecting g monument to the officers az
= men who perlshed in the Greedy ezped
ton.
John BrattOn, successor of the Ia
! rf
q INA. took the oath of Office, and u
: house then resumed consideration
the interstate commerce 6ill-
Findlay advocated the bill of the col
e mittee, especially the section providiI
% for q commission.
y O'Neil of Pennsylvania said the "a
d r. ad companies desired proper fegisl
ton and had sought it in state legisl
lures Various states had lave reguli
ing railroad transportation, and he q
q not see why congress should seek
II bring into the hands of the nationsl &C
lr eminent the control of these Corporation
u He favored the commission only for {
e purpose of obtaining Information
IL Warren of Ohio maintained that I
Al time had come when the general govel
ar ment should assume The regulation
TO inter state traffic on railroads. Unres
ouable preference to certain shippers q
unjust Discrimination against 9th,
was q most crying evil perpelrafed
s. the railroad composites. and steps sHoI
he taken TO eradicate that evil.
81 Rockwell and Rice Opposed Egs
tie substitute.
ed Pending further discussion the m
", ter went over.
81 The senate j. int resolution passed,
ey tending until the first Monday in JaE
ary the tune within which the joint CO