The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04
FORrY-NINTH CONGRESS
HOUSE.


WARRINGTON, Feb 7.-ImmediaIeIy
| upon assembling the house, under 9
previous order, went INTO committee of
The whole, Crisp of Georgia in the chair,
tor general debate on the state of the
union.
CandlOr OF Georgia submitted an
amendment against the suspension OF
silver coinage and commended thst there
was no sound basis for the prediction
made by gold bugs that continued COIN
age of silver would have the effect of
driving gold out of the country.
L4nham of Texas spoke In support oil
the bill previously introduced by him to
disapprOve of the act of the act of the
Legislature of New Mexico preventing
the introduction of diseased cattle into
the territory. arguing that 1t was uncOn-
stitutiOnal and that it lDteriered with in
er-state commerce
Mr.. Weaver of Nebraska discussed
the silver question and pre-
dicted that the efforts of the
olIgarchy assisted by the executive off,
GERS of the nation, TO double the peoples
burdens and cripple the business of the
country by the suspension of silver
coinage would prove unsuccessful, now
that the attention of the people had been
attracted to the question. He favored
unlimited coinage, and asserted that If
the whole yield OF the mines was coined
annually 1t would be twenty years be-
before the per capita circulation of the
United States would be equal TO that of
France, and this calculation, he said,
had been made without an account of
any Increase in the population of the
country.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 26-Morrison of
ported q substitute tor HoTuback and
Pulitzer resolutions, directing inquiry
in the Pan Electric Telephone matter.
The substitute Is as follows:
Res0LUed, That s select committee
consisting of nine members of
the house be appointed, and when
so appointed the committee are hereby
directed at as early day as possible TO
make inquiries into expenditures on
the part OF the government incurred rel
alive 20 the rights of the Bell and Elec-
trio Telephone companies to priority
patents, said inquiry 10 include all in
vestigstions of companies that have
sprung out of the Pan Electric company
or for any other purpose.
ana also 70 make full
inquiry into insurance stick known as
the .PGn-Eleciric Telephone stock, or
cations springIng out of the Pan. Electric
company TO any pers1n or persons con.
nected with the legisletiec, judicial or
executive departments of the govern
ment of the United States 10 whom, when
add for what consideration said stock
was delivered, also as TO what opinions.
decision Of the orders had been made
by, and officers connected with the gov
eminent and by whom, and ell circum
stances connected Herewith or arising
therefrom, and said committee is
further authorized and directed
TO ascertain AID report whether
either of the telephone companies herein
mentioned as officers. agents or en-
attempted TO influence officials or Ofi1cIel
action by or through the public press,
If such, by whom and in what manper
such influence was exerted
or attempted TO be exerted,
and what newspaper ar newspapers so
used or attempted to be used by them !;
said committee shall have the right 60
send for persons or papers: to admInis-
ter the oath to sit during the session Of
the house; 70 employ q etenographeT;
incur any and eli such necessary
reasonable expense As may
be required for the purpose
C0uQuCGug the 1uyo3uGob4OB not 20 eX-
coed the sum OF $4,000. which shall
be paid out OF the contingent fund of the
house on proper vouchers certified to By
the chairman and one other member of
the committee and msy report at any
time.
After brief but excited debate re-
ferrIng TO which Gibson of West Viz
ginia eriiIzed Pulitzer, whom he &C
cused of shrinking behind the columns
of his newspaper 20 attack men instssd
Of attacking them on the floor of the
house, the resolutions Is reported from
the committee, were adopted.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 After the
Transaction OF the routine Of business,
Mitchell Of Oregon obtained the floor 70
deliver q speech on the bill recently in
trnduced by him 20 provide for the an
ofall treaRiea permitting the
immgeFetioa Of the Chinese to
The United States. As Mitchell
Was about to proceed, Hale said il was
% lats yesterday when George com. d
plesed bis speech on the educaas0n bilIt
hat be (Halel had not thought II worth
zhile 20 interfere with the Consideration
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