The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. Son
motion the Valentine bill was
passed, granting right of way to the
Fremont, Elk Horn s. Mis- ouri Valley
Railroad across FIT. Robinson military
reservation in Nebraska. The house re-
sumed the consideration of the inter
state commerce bill pending the
question being on an amendment Offer
ed By Hammond TO an amendment Of
tered by Perkins, providing for a COM
mission providing such commissioners
shall not be appointed until the 9th OF
March 1885. This amendment was
agreed TO Z TO II. Perkins amendment
as amended was lost, yeas 90. nays 1874
Randall. from the committee on ap-
preparations reported q bill making ad-
ditional appropriations for the naval
service for the fiscal year ending June,
80. 1885 Randall gave notice that he
would cal! It up tomorrow.
In regard t. the senate bills intro
duced by Allison relating to the fees OF
pension claim agents and attorneys,
Allison said he introduced the bill in or
der that II be referred to the committee
of pensions and carefully considered in
the committee and in the senate. It was
said that under the legislation of last
year the claim agents were depressing
the pension applicants; If so the fact
should be ascertained at the earliest mo
meHt and q remedy applied. He eX-
pressed the hope that the pension com
mittee would be able TO report speedily
on the subject Ii the present bill did
not reach the evil the senate should be
informed of that fact.
The inter state commerce has passed
the house: Yeas, 1885, neye, 10.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The Senate bill
has passed directing the transfer of one
Of the vessels OF the Greedy relief expedi
| ton to the treasury department for 6 rev.
enue cutter tor use in the waters OF
Alaska, AMI authorizing the detention
of the other two Tor use In the navy
as surveying vessels or other
| wise. 10 submitting the re-.
port Cameron said the revenue cutter
| now in Alaska was insufficient for the
| purpose of the government.
Mcpherson inquired whether there
| was any intention on the part of the
| government to return to the Englisl
| government The ship presented to thG
| United STATES for the purposes of th'
| purpnss of q: the Greedy relief expedI
on.
/ iSt4AAS0 AA4C 10 v
! as il wuuld st md without the passage o.
this bill the secretary of the navy woulC
be required to sell all the ships forming
| q part OF the relief expedition.
HOUSE.
| By vJte of 81 to 80 the house refused
to postpone private business in order Il
take up the naval bill. A large numbe
of private blIls have been reported anG
| placed on the calendar.
Curtin, from the committee on foEeIgS
affairs, reported q resolution calling fo
1 Information from the executive relative
to the arrest of T R. MoYnahan
an American citizen, by the govern
ment OF Mexico; adopted. Curtin aIst
reported the resolution calling on Ia,
/ president for Information relating 70 ths
/ Congo conference; adopted
| Stevens. from, the committee on In
dian affairs, Tepor ted back the bill fol
the allotment Jf lsnds in seYeralty r
| the Indians
O;Nelll of Pennsylvania presented the
resolutions of the board of trade of Phil
adeIphia, asking the passage of ihs
Lowell bankruptcy bill: referred.
The house then went in committee 81
the whole. Cox of New York in the
chair. on the private calendar.