The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-23

c4u vas DGlOf9 549 oGm101EG96s OUT ~ - Il
estimated that about 10, 900 soldiers snd /
hcuses or dependent for support up01 |
charity.
The senate then proceeded 70 the con- |
gi6eration Of the private ca1endaR and |
passed after discussion, by vote Of IS /
80 Is, 3 bill for the relief Of B. B Conner, |
Of Louisville, KY. appropEieting a, 2zS. |
Bills authorizing the construction OF |
bridges across the Cumberland river near
Nashville, acroos thu St. Louis river At
the most aocessible point between MINI
Desosa and Wisconsin, and across the
Mississippi river at Memphis, Tenn,
were reported from the committee On
commerce and passed.
The senate then took up the unfinished
business Of yesterday. belng the bill 70
repeal the tenure Of Office act and with
oct further discussion the bill was passed
yeas 30, nays a.
The senate then took up the special
order, being the bin 20 prohibit members
Of congress from acting as attorneys for
subsidized railroad companies, but as
Evarts had requested that 1t should not
be acted on In his absence il was laid
aside after statement from Edmunds,
defending himself from the charge OF bad
faith made by Beck and stated that In
the committee he had favored the re-
porting back OF Beek's bill adversely.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned until Monday.
THE HOUSE.
On motion OF Cannon of Illinois .
resolution was adopted instructing the
committee on appropriations 70 inquire
into the recommendation Of the secretary
Of the interior for the consideration OF
certain of the offices OF the surveyors
general, making it an order TO propose
reduction Of expenditures by abolition or
consolidation OF any OF these Ct1oes on
the appropriation bill.
The house then resumed consideration
Of the sundry civil appropriation bin.
The bill passed.
Dingley of Maine presented memorials
Of the New England shipping associa-
ton, Ye QuesfiDR that In the revision OF
the treaty with Spain, all American YES
sells be placed on the same footing in
Spanish ports as vessels car
rying the Spanish flag, and that no dis
elimination be made against sailing
vessels. Referred.
Private business being then in order,
the bid for the adjustment OF the accounts
Of the NcMinnViIle s. Manchester rail-
road company came mp as unfinished
business. Goodies Of Ohio moved 60
recommit II to the committee on ways
and means. Lost. Yeas 101 nays 13l.
The bill was passed. Yeas III; NAYS
116; and q motion to table . motion to
reconsider was agreed TO by exactly the
same vote.
A senate bill was passed increasing the
pers;on Of General Ben r. Kelly Of West
Virginia to 800 month.
The house then took recess until z 30
O'Clock. The evening session to be for
confederation OF pension bills.
The house at Its evening session passed
eighteen pension bills and at 10 o'clock
adjourned until tomorrow.
vERMONT's CLAIM.
In connection with the war claim Of
the state of Vermont against the govern
ment for $466, $50 the secretary OF the
treasury has transmitted to congress let
ters from the third auditor and chief of
ordnance alleging an Indebtedness on
the part of that state to the government
Of &643, $50 on account Of equipments
furnished by the government during the
late war for the protection OF It's from
tiers.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Theodore D. Wilson OF New York, 30
be chief OF the bureau Of construction
and repair, and chief constructor OF the
navy, with the relative rank Of cOmmO-
doreI Pay Director james Fulton
IL the iG bureau OF provisions 'A and
clothing and paymaster general Of the
navy department; Pay Inspector Rufus
Park, of New York, to be director of the
navy; Paymaster James e. Folfree, to be
pay inspector of the navy Assistant Pay
master John OOnum, OF Ohio, to be past
assistant paymAster of the navy; Charles
A. Ward, OF Michigan, to be collector Of
BROOKS, Of Oregon, to be collector Of
customs at Puget Sound.
NEW DIVISIONS ASKED FOB.
Supplemental estimates we're trans
mitted 10 congress to-day by the secre-
tary of the treasury requesting that for
the administration Of the business Of the
land provision be made in the sundry
civil bill for one additional chief Of re-
vision on the board of review at salary
of % 900, and that q new division to be
known as the contest division be created
TO be composed Of one chief ct q
salary Of 81 800 and six members at q
salary of o., 600 each. A letter Of the
commissioner OF the land Office il trans
mirted with the estimates, In which he
shows the necessity Of both these di-
visions. At the end OF the fiscal year,
l2,770 contests remained Enacted upon
by the Office because OF inadequate cler-
tca1 force.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-An order will
shortly be issued by the president adding
southern California to the department OF
Arizona under the command of General
GNC46OA ~ AAIIOo Au0 ACAON4oS AAS ACd0-
quarters from Prescott, Ariz La, TO Los
Angeles. This will give GENERAL Miles the
command of the whole Mexican frontier
from Texas to the Pacific. The territorial
extension of limits OF the command is said
by General Miles friends to be sufficient
answer to the charge that he dlsobeyed
orders in the Apache cOmpaIgn.
MRS. HANCOCK's REWARD.
The friends of the late General Han |
cock have decided to purchase residence |
in washington and present It TO Mrs. Han |
cock.
PSEUDO sCIENTIsT.
A swindler who Is apparently man Of |
some ability has been preYing upon the |
people in various parts of the country by /
himself as q scientist con- |
nected with the geological survey and his |
career has now been continued with q |
good degree Of success tor about four |
years. He takes the names one after an |
other of the chiefs of the several scientific |
branches and bOrrOws books and epeci- |
mems from libraries and college |
museums and money from professors |
and Librarians He has examined |
alleged coal, iron and copper mines and |
received money for making favorable re-
ports which he promised should appear IN |
the annual publication of the survey. |
More than once he has promised positions |
in the survey to persona who have paid |
him literally tor the supposed favor. In |
a dozen places he has arranged 10 deliver |
lectures upon scientific subjects and hAs |
after making 40 many dupes |
as possible. He is said TO have fair com. |
mand of geological and pateontologIc |
and to be plausible and en-
taikeT upon q variety Of sub
jects. Recently he has been operating |
under the name and title of Captain Clsr- |
ence e. Dutton, whose fame as . geOlogist |
and writer is well known. Major Powell /
says the surveys has heard from this |
sWindler IS often as once mOnthtor years |
and he thinks it IL time that steps were |
taken to put an end TO his career.
SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
A caucus of republican senator's has |
been called for 80 this afternoon TO ill |
the vacancies on committees.
PENSION BILL.
The house committee on invalid PEN |
sIons to-day amalgAmated the substitute |
for the Blair pension bill, prepared At the !