The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28


WASHINGTON, an. 2t.-The chair lald
before the senate Z letter from the secEe-
taFy Of the treasury suRResaIOas for an
improved plan for regulating protests
and appeals In customs cases. me letter
appropriately referred 20 the bill INTRO
duced by Van WICK 60 prevent demonl>
uzation Of American coins by certain
persons in the United States.
HOUSE.
A number Of executive communities.
lions were laid before the house and
appropriately referred. Among them
one from the secretary of the treasury
submitting account of investment OF
sinking fund Of Missouri Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads, and recon-
mending such modification &C
of March z, 1878, as Will authorize the
secretary of the treasury 70 invest said
sinking fund In other than government
securities
WAsHINGTON. Jan, 23-Herbert
of Alabama, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported back Bo0telPs
resolution calling on the secretary Of the
navy Tor information relative TO the al.
legged erasures of certain inscriptions
and the dismissal of Union soldiers at
theNortolk navy yard, with an amend
ment extending the inquiry of dismiss
ais made at the navy yard and light
house district at Norfolk durIng the
terms OF the immediate predecessors OF
the present secretary of the navy.
Herbert stated that the resolution was
substantially the same as that originally
offered by Boutelle, except it was some
what broader, anu demanded the pre-
vious question. The Republicans re-.
resisted this, but on its zdmis-
sion were out voted 81 TO "a
TelleTs were ordered. The body of rep.
resentatives reiralned from voting
aud upon the announcement Of
the result Ill was told
Perkins of Kansas raised the point of or.
| der that no quorum voted. 1T Is evi
| dent, then, }" said Herbert, shat the gen
| tlemen do not want their Interrogation
| answered; withdraw the report" Ap
| plause on the Democratic side
Mr.. Boutelle objected.
| The speaker held that as the repor
was made to the house by order of tn
committee it could mol be withdraw
without leave of the house, (applauE'
on the Republican side)
Reed suggest that the gentlenal
from Alabama allow the amendments u
be offered by my colleague.
Herbert declined and moved Call
the house.
The Republicans opposed the motto
for call of the house, but it was order
ed by vote 153 TO l23.
The call disclosed the presence of 81
members, there being 90 absentees, an
on motion OF Herbert. resolution va
adopted directing the serkeant-at-a arm
TO arrest and bring To the bar of To
house such members as vel
absent without leaYe.
Reed moved that all further proceed
ings under cali be dispensed with an
called attention to the fact that theI
was an unusually full attendance
) members.
l Reed suggested that the committee G
( naval affairs hau 1ided an amendmeE
, to the resolution which debate wOul
! show to be a mistake and entirely futil
Herbert replied that his SIDE of Il
2 house was entirely willing to accept Il
i consequences of any mistake whiC
? might be made by amending the resolJ
B ton.
I Reed insisted that the house had Il
D right to debate any question coming b
D fore it, and it was not for any man
D any set of men to decide whether pr
vision was a proper one to be answere