The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-25
SENATE.

public land.
SENATE.
After the transactions relative to the
morning business the senate proceeded
to the consideration of the bills on the
calendar
Morrill, called up the house bill per.
mitting national banks to change their
name, location and capital by a vote of
two thirds of the share holders. The
bill makes these changes subject TO the
approval of the comptroller of the cur
rencY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. sS%@s.orrtscn Of
Illinois, from the committee on ways
and means. reported a joint resolution
directing payment on surplus in the
| treasury.
In the committee of the whole, Mr..
| Hewitt OF New York obtained leave 10
file the minority report.
The report which accompanies the
JOINT resolution Gays: On the 30ih OF
January, 1886, as shown by the official
statement OF the assets and liabilities of
the treasury of the United States, there
was IN the treasury and United States
repositories, including the amount held
| for redemption of United States notes.
| and not including minor fractional dol.
lar coin classed as assets, not the available
SUN Vi SIAV,OCO,oOS. ~ IN excess OF all
| other liabilities than redemption of said
United States notes; he believed that
this sum was largely In excess of the
sum required for the purpose for which
| it was held, and that considerable part
thereof should be applied to the pay.
ment OF the interest bearing debt of the
United States, now payable to the end
that all public monies shall be used TO
tighten public burdens, and not unneces-
sarly held to lure agents and repre-
sentatives people into improvident
wastetul expenditure.
Tucker of Virginia, from the CON.
mittee on judiciary, reported bill pro-
vidIng that no person shall be held TO
answer Tor any crime whereof punish
ment may be the loss of liberty, except
on presentment and indictment of grand
jury, except IN cases arising in land or
naval forces or in militia, when in actual
service in time OF war or public danger.
House calendar.
EllsberTy of Ohio from committee on
Invalid pensions reported a bill granting
pensions to all invalid soldiers, or wild
ows or children who are dependent
upon their daily labor tor support. !
Committee OF the whole.
Buchanan of New Jersey, from the !
committee on claims, reported bill for |
INC IGA4cI vi the SURVIVORS OF the SAplOf-I
Ing steamer Jeanette AID the widows |
and children of those who perlshed ia |
the expedition. Put on the calendar
The morning hour was consumed in |
consideration of the bill TO annex the /
northern part of Idaho Territory To the |
Territory of Washington, but no final /
action was taken. The house then pro.
ceeded to the consideration Of the bust /
ness on the calendar.
Bill forfeiting unearned land grants |
of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad COM
panY was taken up on motion of Holman 1
of Indiana. Amendment adopted 1
shall be subject to settlement under the |
homestead law only.
A substitute offered by McRea of Ar
kansas on behalf of the minority of the i
committee, WAS rejected anG the bill &
passed without further revision.
On motion of Morrison it was ordered /
that Saturday of each week be devoted /
to general debate in the committee of /
the whole on state union. and on motion |
of Morrison the house adjourned.
SENATE.
Among The bills reported favorably
from the committees and placed on the l
calendar was one by Van Wyck, from /
the committee on public lands, to con- |
firm the entries of public lands made |
under the public land laws of tho |
United States.
Among the bills introduced aud APP. |
propriately referred was one by Ed. |
munds to facilitate the administration |
of the laws IN Alaska. Edmonds ex-
planned that persons appointed to office 4
la Alaska could not give bond in that /
territory, and the bill was intended to
enable such persons to give bond in /
states from which aDDointed
Morgan offered preamble resolution
Which at his request was ordered printed 1
and laid on table for present purpose,
which Is to show that the senate judi 4
ciary committee has not the authority L
TO arraIgn the attorney general as il did /
in Its recent report aud accompanying
resolutions, in regard to the refusal of
the attorney general TO transmit TO the Il
committee certain papers in regard to
the removal of officers, which was asked /
for by the committee. Preamble says,
referring to the recent judiciary CON-
mlttee on resolutions, If said resolution 4
Is adopted as being true upon fact, and Il
as matter of law, will thereby /
announce the prejudgment of /
the majority OF this body without /
any trial according to law; that the at
torney general of the United States is /
guilty and condemned for wIliully COM
HtiltthG tue On0u5c III the COutluCt VI HIS Il
office which is in violation of his Off /
cial duty, and is subversIYe of funda-
mental principles of the government of 1
the United Ststes The attorney geDer-
al is only amenable to the condemnation |
OF the senate when settling with the /
chief justice of the United States as g /
court of impeachment to hear and give /!
decisions upon articles of impeachment
presented by the house of representa-
tiYes.