The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-04-05
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Items OF Note.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 3.-Af-
ter spending two hours in secret ses-
sion on Riddleberger's resolution to
consider the treaty with England in
open session. the senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bond purchase
bill. A substitute ~ Spooner was
adopted.
Beck offered an amendment, as an
additional section. providing that
wherever the circulation OF any por-
ton thereof, of any bank not in
liquidation, shall be surrendered and
shall not be taken up by other national
banks, the secretary of the treasury
shall buy at the market price an equiv
alent amount ofIsilver bullion in excess
of the minimum monthly silver coin
age. which shall be called and used as
provided for in the silver coinage bill
of the 28th of February, 1878.
Stewart proposed an addition to the
amendment, and Beck accepted it,
providing that nothing in the act shall
alter or repel the silver coinage act OF
1873.
a long debate ensued, which
was participated in by Beck,
Plumb, after which, without action
on the amendment offered by Beck
land with Spooner's substitute for the
| bill still to be reported from the COM
mittee of the whole the senate ad-
| journed.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
| WASHINGTON, April 3.-In the house
to-day the discussion over the senate
direct tax bill became quite warm, and
was engaged in without regard to par
| ty distinction. Taylor, of Ohio, Heard,
of Missouri, Hopkins, of Illinois, and
Elliott, of South Carolina, favored the
measure: while Oates and Wheeler, of
Alabama, and others approved it.
| The investigation into the alleged
| insertion of improper matter in the re-
| bellion records has been closed by the
house subcommittee, which has been
/ examining into the subject and the
next step in order is the preparation of
the report.
| CONGRESSIONAL POSITION ON THE
| STRIKE.
| House committee on commerce has
| agreed to Anderson's substitute for
Whites resolution providing for an in
vestigation of the Chicago, Burlington
| & Quincy railroad strike, by a special
committee of five to be appointed by
| the speaker. The resolution declares
that the locomotive engineers now en-
ployed by the Burlington are incOmpe-
tent. and that the claim of resumption
of public duties by the Burlington is a
fraudulent pretense, and gross i'm
position upon the public, placing in
imminent peril, both life and property.
The committee is directed to go to the
scene Of the strike and call for wit
nesses and papers and investigate and
ascertain what is necessary in way of
legislation to protect the Interstate
Ommerce.
TILE ESTIMATES INSUFFICIENT.
| WASHINGTON, March 31.-The post
master-general has transmitted TO the
house through the secretary of the
treasury, revised estimates of postal
expenditures for the next fiscal year.
Clerk hire will be increased to S., $780,
600 and add a special item of $50 OC
for unusual business. Expense OF
rent, fuel and light will be increased
to $780, 900, and a separate item Of
S25, 600 provided for extraordinary al
| loWance. The estimate for free deliv'
cry has been increased to S6,0O0,OOO.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., April, 2.-Tht
committee on ways and amend
: ed the tariff bill this morning. The ad
> ditional provisions slightly increasing
r sugar duties so as to equal the net re-
. duction of 20 per cent in existing duty
) authorizing secretary OF treasury Il
r classify as wooden, worsted cloths. anC
? guarding against interference with ex
. isting treaties. Republican minorit.
| report was presented and leave glvel
| to file. The bill will be reported a
soon as MIR. Mills reaches the capitol
The report is about twice as long a
= that prepared by the majority. L
opens with severe criticism of TIT
action of the majority in so compiling
q the bill that the minority was no
s given information of the fact that
J. was in preparation. 1t charges tn
v majority with sectiOnaliSm in that it
It of southern production, sugar and ric
v and those very slightly, while it make
). | wholesale slaughter of everything pro
o. duced in the north and northwest. Re
= port declares that the republican PAL
n ty favors tariff reduction, but woul
d have this made only with due regar
N to interests of manufacturers, Labor
81 ing men and producers generally, an
after full hearing of their opinions
n the actions of the.majority in respet
n to wool is pointed to as a direct sla
\ of the party of the south to til
A. north.
Public land committee of the hous
has decided to report bills forfeitin
about 40, OO0, 900 acres of Northern an
,e Southern Pacific railroad Ian
"A grants.
S6ENlC6 OOu1InlSS1OuOI EuROEGS
is very indignant over the publishe
n report that the family of the late Chi
Il. Justice Waite is in great financial di
70 tress. The Post this morning pu
f. fishes an interview with him on I'll
IL subject. in which he says that viii
n the reports are absurd, he fears tn
"A they may be believed by unthinkiI
le people. He says that Judge Waite
an sons are well to do, and whateV
L ,<,.- GakI tot r.
To the family is not likely to want
al anything.
nj The Danish government has issu,
at orders forbidding until further motto
b. importation into Denmark of pork
a. other raw products of hogs.
a. p. McMains, of New Mexico, has g
= into temporary trouble. He appear
>; at the capitol early this morning wi
ris his arms full of circulars signed
7 himself as agent for settlers, chargi
We official corruption against the comm
n sioner of the general land off
se Williamson Secretary Lamar. Pre-
dent Cleveland and the 81
RENE court in connection wi
the Maxwell land grant. VIII
ia distributing them at the e;
= front of the capitol his pistol went
OF not known. He was taken in chal
Is and sent down to the police court to
ass charged with carrying concealed W
IN. pons and with distributing doeumel
m contrary to law. His circu
n is coherent and aside from its int
m perance charges bears no {
IA ueHco oa c1allAlneoo.
We The following items are taken fl
he the public debt statement issued
nv day:
~ Total interest bearing debt, 81 o
~ GEO 677. debit hearing No infarosf "a