The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 29.-Pen.
dleton presided over the senate to-day.
Harrison from the committee on mill
tary affairs reported adversely the bill
introduced by GILLIAN to facilitate pro-
motions throughout the army by Felir-
| ing from active service on their own ap-
plication, officers who served in the war
of the rebellion.
On the calendar, Sherman from the
committee on library reported q resolu-
ton approving the order of exercises pre-
pared by the Washington monument
commissioner and charging the officers
of the senate with authority for carrying
out the same. Agreed to.
The senate then went into executive
session.
The suspended vote last night upon
Vance's motion to postpone further con-
siderstion of the Nicaraguan treaty was
concluded in executive session to-day,
and by very narrow majority the mo-
ton was defeated.
Combinations to day: Lucius H.
Foote, California. minister TO Corea !;
Colonel Saul r. Franklin, rear admiral.
HOUSE.
Clay introduced the concurrent reso.
luton objected to yesterday TO the as
sembling OF the two houses for the pur-
pose of counting the electoral vote !;
| agreed to.
The speaker laid before the q memo
rial from the national monument associ-
! alton of Kakota asking congress to ap-
propriate land or money in building q
monument at Mitchell to commemorate
the homestead law referred.
Deuster, from the committee on for
eign affairs, reported bill 10 prevent
and punish the prosecution under
| against foreign governments.
On the house calendar, Rosecrans,
from the committee on military affairs,
reported bill to establish a branch OF
| the soldiers hGme in California.
Cobb, from the committee on public
lands, reported a bill to donate Short
Greek Lake to the state of Missouri.
Keller from the committee on ways
and means reported a joint resolution
providing for the admission, free Of
duty, of articles from foreign countries
to be placed on exhibition at the worlds
exposition of arts by the colored race tc
be held in Chicago.
In the committee on the whole, Tucker
from committee on judiciary reported {
resolution instructing the committee OF
appropriations to include in Its sundry
civil bill items of appropriation of 500,
600 to pay Halldtt Kilbourne on accoun
of q judgment recovered by him agains
]. G. Thompson. paying Thompson 81,
$50 and Shellabargsr and Wilson tor pro
fessional services. Printed and recon
mItted.
Willis moved the house go into com
mlttee of the whole for the purpose @
considering the river and harbor spPro
priation bill. Agreed to-yess, 150
nays, 102.
SENATE.
Il WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 80
Hoar. from the Judiciary comittee, re
ported favorably the resolution provId
ing tor the two houses of congress to as
semble in the hall of the house on Fet
ruarY 18th to count the electoral vot,
Hoar called up the house resolution sin
, liar in import and after amending it
correspond with the senate resolution
was agreed to. The amendment IL
, creases the number of tellers.
Hoar then asked unanimous cOnseL
, to take up the Pacific railroad bill.
He die not wish to push the bill to
= vote day, but would like the bill
; accompany the report and read, whe
i he would make short statement On th
subject and then propose to let the hi
stand over till to morrow. The bill an
the report were then read.
3 Beck presented q memorial from
D number of naval officers, protestin
. against the passage of q resolution Civ
j ing the thanks of congress to CommsI
!. der Schley and Lieutenant Emory. Th
e memorIalists say the resolution woul
9 advance these gentlemen one grade, an
!. this advancement would affect all of
q GERS now standing above them in til
? list. They say: while not willing
! detract from the merits OF these mo-
/: excellent and worthy officers, we wOuI
), respectfully represent that their servIct
|. In the Greedy expedition were not of Il
character which entities them to sue
marked distinction and advantage ovt
their comrades"
4 HOUSE.
a Communication from Speaker Ca
/. Isle designated Blackburn as speak'
pro tenn tor today.
The chair laid before the house & con
# munIcatisn from the secretary of Il
navy IN response to the house resolutiO
d calling for information concerning Il
recent collision of the Tsllapoosa; T
d ferred.
The secretary states the steamer vi
It on her regular freight Il cruise.
d ToWnshenu reported the po6tomce 8
}. preparation bill, which was referred
d the committee of the whole.
" The house then went into committ
II of the whole, Hatch of Missouri in Il
e chair. on the private calendar.
" a Terrible Explosion.
d PTTTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 31.-Three e
plosions of natural gas occurred tn
9 morning near Thirty. fourth street {
Pennsylvania avenue. Six people a
1t reported killed, twenty injured and 8
& to eight houses wrecked.
>. Natural gas is responsible for anoth
n terrible explosion which, at this HOT
b seems to involve not only the wreck
81 houses, but serious loss of life al
v manning which Will follow the victim
). to the graves.
ir Shortly before 10 O'Clock there was
q alarm given on the big bell in Municip
10 hall. It was of such an irregular chs
70 acter that even Chief Evans, who as
"a rotunda hall at the time, was at q 10
n to know where it came from. In
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