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

49, 49, Sssu $3.50 Ise SAlat Stelx,
SS;nro~o,a - A1ylor aAis'
A MI.s 90. - -,
Ihe senate also passed a bill author
l1.ag 'ee sec[e.sLy OF war 70 ADJUST aud
s soeeIe 1 soe acGount tos arms, etc. De-
x1S..s Ic Ss tSlIisoly Vi AionIahs anu the
CS1ueo o'asos.
o1atSI gave notlSe toss on monday
neAs Nc "Suio taHe up anu press 70
pa.sAge OH, oln ueclaLl1G Ioftelheo the
uheeIneu IAnc gEanted IN ala OF me
cons4uc1ion Oi tne oregon Centra rail-
ro4Q.
1he eelecs. commune OF the senate
Wste conunoeo, ana the presiding
onlc9L gwen power 70 MI txlsung va
Son Sles u s0Tu = EaAy cCcuI tHls week.
a message pelng received from the
president, Inc senate went into executive
session. eno soon aolourned-
Lne tollo"lng D11s were introduced
IN the senate To-Day ana referred.
BY MiAson-ProVlding that railway
postal clerks shall hereafter be appoint
ca Tor probationary term OF from three
~ ~ I nn.S,1n. .noa - s.s LecoLo Oh service
factory. nermanent snnoin1ment ShaIl
be made. subject to removal for cause
By Dolph-MakinR Portland. Ore
and Port Townsend, w. r.. ports b
which the act IN relation to the imne.
diate transportation of, dutisble Goods
| applies.
By Miller Of New YOrk-Authorizinp
the president 10 place BFevet Major Gen
eral William A. AYeriil on the retired
| list of the army with the rank aud nav
of colonel. Also q bill providing the
words, Confederate cruisers" in the act
re-establishing the court of commission.
ers of Alabama claims shall be construed
and held to include for all purposes al
said act any and ali vessels, officers and
crews of vessels and organized exbedi.
tons acting as such by the authority OF
| the late so called confederate govern.
ment, or any officer, by which the vessels
or cargoes of loyal citizens of the United
States were captured or estrayed on the
high seas, and that the act be construed
| to include any waters within the admir-.
atty Jurisdiction OF the United States. II
| further provides that any case alread v
heard involving the question, sconfed.
crate cruisers" shall be reopened and
reheard upon due notice.
WAsHIEGroN Dec 1.-The foI,ow,no
| In -, ,,,,--',,,. -. -,
,1S 'oO onO to'o1i0o'
by MISUNDERSTANDING pension to
SenefSi 0rAnt.
by 1iDson-For the erection oil pub
iic ouiddlng At Ne" Orleans TO cost
$IOO,UOO'
cameron OF feansyiVania submitted
the IoII0wln8' which ne desired TO lie
over ana De Prlnteo;
whereas, Inc shipping trade In Amer
ican VessI Is Is depressed aud export .rade
In American products languishing for
want OF market that might be reached
II shipping was IN the hands OF citizens
OF the united states therefore,
resolved, inat tne committee on
nnance pc ana Is hereby directed 10 IN
qulre Wnetnef IL De ezpedlent TO expend
the surplus revenue o! Inc United States
OF any portion tnereoI, Tor the purpose Of
revlVlng shipping ana export trade by
allowing rebate from the tariff duties
on foreign goods imported in ships built
ana owned In the United states, and by
| allowing premium on American
Rrouno products ana articles OF Amer1
can manufactures exported in American
vessels and report a bill or otherwise,
Cameron Will call up the resolution al
an early day.
Hill submitted the following:
Resolved, That In the existing de.
| pressed condition OF the Industrial inter
ests OF the country, and In the presence
OF the great tall which has taken place
L
iaporers anu the price OF the procucts OF
farms, WORKSHOPS and mines, the recon
menoatlons OF the president and the
secretary Oh the treasury that the com
| age OF silver collars ana the issue o.
sIver Cetllncates DC prohiolteu' are cal
cuIateu % create alarm anu thereoy az
grSVSIe the 1lncGItY OF the SITUATION
anu tnet 10 tue eno mat the puDllc mlne
may DC quleteu oy the assurance that u
tne totaI volume OF currency is not u
DC enIargeu IN correspondence WIN tn'
increasing population anu exchanges O
the country, 1t snail not at least b'
reduced 1y suspenolng the coinage o
siIveE ooilars. tne senS!e declares lt'
optnLon ~ ue sn al! ~ EoIiu JASON eAisC
Ino DIESEL! s,' tle IoI LnposioS an.
new anu duuitIonal IestriCIlohs uPOl
eltner tue coinage OF silver uOllar
OF the issue OF SILVER certihcates
LnS [es resi- ~ IV was iaau over anu ail
VIII SHn1 ~ up az tnS nLst opPoLLunity
a osii plosLuns iol noslonai lesIta,
Ion Oh INTERSTATE GoultneEce was maze
specIa! oEuer Ior thursday next. ate
e1ecutNS session. the senate aoJourh
Gu unIli "ionoaJ.
HOosE'
"AsHINSToS: Dec. 4-No ahenu
menus were oHsreo anu no ulscussiol
nao on the hahoaiI Dlii, merely maxim
orlei statement that the total appropr
atlon 10 supporI the naVyior the curIen
nscal year was $lo Ooo,I oo' reouctio
7 Oh 5000 rom tnS APPROXIMATION 9
the previous year. no commlttee ros
anu tne OiL Passeu, anu tne mouse II
suueo inc cOhslueFation Oh the Invest
CATION OF the commercial oil.
seymour, meme OF Tie commerce
committee, supported the Dill OF IN
was so strict as to interfere with laws
trade.
: Long, announcer member OF the comml
= tee, next addressed the house, aftlrmin
. that legislation on the subject OF int
state transportation was Desirable. an
| demanded that the question should b
) discussed and considered with car
There was no subject at which the I'm
J passloned orator cooId nre MS gun VII
] louder report for so small load OF poV
, der than the railroad system. He favo
! ed the establishment OF an lnter-sta
commission, which should have snpe
; vision OF interstate commerce
refers clteo Instances OF wrongs Pc
=; petrated by railroad companies upo
the producing classes OF the country Z
unreasonable charges for freight tran
poriatlon anu declared tnat remeoi
J, legislation on the subject was 1mFer
9 lively demanded such remedial LEI
lslation was contained In the proVisiC
: bill under consideration. he strong
I favored the commission plan.
i At the conclusion OF Peters remark
/ the subject went over until tomorrow
! 1t was ordered that when the hou
adjourned TO- morrow 1t would be
: meet Monday next.
Adjourned.
HOUSE;
: Bills introduced and referred:
Z BY Dunn, to provide Tor an ArKahs
o river commission.
T. by morrison, relatlYe u surplus re
+. enue. text as folloWs: BE Ii enacV
}; that the secretary OF OF the treasury
and is hereby authorized and directed
Is apply the surplus revenues at any TIN
l. in excess OF 81 ,OOO, 100000 not otherWi