The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-27
wAsHINeTONs DESERTED APpEARANcE

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and Other Topics.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.,-Nearly every
thing around the Capitol building
presented holiday appearance to-day,
and many senators and representatives
who live within days travel, more or
less, from the National Capitol have
availed themselves of the opportunity
offered by the adjournment of Congress
until the second proXimo to go
home. Between one hundred
and one hundred and twenty-five MEM
beers of the house have already left
here and others are expected to leave
on later trains. Only one of the five
candidates for speaker Mr.. Reed, of
Maine) has gone home. The other
four will probably remain in the city
during the recess. The only indica-
ton of any work being done in the
house side was in the appropriations
committee room where Messrs. Ran
dali und Ryan, members of the sub
committee in charge of the sundry
civil appropriation bill, were engaged
in hearing statements from
several officers of some of the executive
departments in relation to the portions
of the bill relating to their respective
bureaus. The senate chamber pre-
sented deserted appearance, as did
the house. The only evidence of the
work was in the room of the committee
on finance, where Senator Allison con-
stituted himself a subcommittee of
one, and gave a hearing to Representa-
tive Gear, of Iowa, who made an argu-
ment opposing any change in the exist
ing duty OH cane for chairs. About
fifteen senators have left the city and
more will leave this evening.
Fourteen boys employed as pages in
TTWaff tod faf tn oh tav
made happy to-day by substantial
| remembrance from Senator Stanford,
| of Colorado. He presented each boy
| with a crisp new five dollar bill, with
| the wish that each might enjoy a Mer-
ry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The secretary of war has awarded
| the contract for furnishing 81 500, 900
worth of steel for forgings for eight ten
and twelve inch high power guns to the
being the lowest and within the statu-
| tory price.
The bill to incorporate The Military
| Order of America" introduced in the
| house last week by General Joseph
| Wheeler, names forty-three incorpora-
tors. Thirty-seVen~ of these are well
known citizens of the District of
Columbia, one of Maine, one of New
York. two of Maryland, one of Tennes-
|
States troops at Denver, Colorado.
] Thirty-eight are ex-uniOn soldiers and
| five eX-confederates. ThiTty-five are
members of the loyal legion, eleven serv-
ed as privates during the war of the re-
belliOn. Every rank in the army from
sergeant to major general is repre-
| sented. Section of the bill provides
that in view of the great truths that Al
mighty God, the ruler of nations, mas
1 nannnnTnh 2fnEaG
America in the blood of more than a
hundred battles, made of enemies in
/ war friends in peace, and that the
participants of the late war of the
rebellion will soon be mustered
on the far shores of the infinite,
the objects, purposes and powers of
said corporation shall be, and the same
are hereby limited, to the erection and
| provision of a memorial building at the
national capitol that shall be suitable
monument to the Valor, patriotism and
fidelity of the American soldier and
sailor since the days of George Wash
ington, and the establishment therein
of a war museum and library to perfect
the fraternalIsm of AppotomaX and
the memories of the heroic dead, and
strengthen the renewed bonds of union
between the states, to educate theil
children so as to forever insure the
nation from the perils of an
other civil war from any
causes, and to promote purposes frater
nal, charitable, loyal and historical. in
no sense partisan. The order it is said
will consist: First-Of the men who
were regularly enlisted or mustered in
either of the contending armies during
the war. Second-Of their sons who
have reached a required age. Third
OF such patriotic citizens as desire tt
contribute to its success. One-half OF
all admission fees and liked dues from
members to go to building fund tC
be used for the erection of the
memorial building until completed
and then for the creation of the
war musum and library. 1t is not pro
posed to ask congress for anything
more than perpetual charter and per
mission to erect the building upon one
of the public reservations, and one
copy of the books sent by publishers to
the congressional library. 1t is antic-
ipatad that every state in the union
will in behalf of the men each sent
to the armies contribute literally.
the senate tariff bill will probably
change the plans of the house ways
and means committee. They did moi
expect the bill to come to them until
very late in the session, if at all, and
were calculated upon pigeon hOling il
in committees. There was some dis
content at this prospect among some OF
the Southern men representing dis
tTicts that feel oppressed by the in.
ternal revenue laws. As long as il
seemed improbable that the senate bill
would pass the senate in time for any
sort of revenue action by the house. this
discontentent found little voice, but
now there is a growing demand that
something be done. The men repre-
sentiDg the tobacco districts insist or
the repeal of the tobacco tax, besides
the democratic members of the ways
and means committee are not satisfied
with the way their CO leagues in the
senate are letting the bill go through
1t is not improbable, therefore, that
/; they will take up the bill when il
comes to them and prepare
la critical report upon i
/. with recommendation of non
concurrence. They are not quit
decided as to their course. and imme
diately upon the bill being receives
: from the senate Mr.. Reed or Mr.. Nc
Kinley will move that the house concu
, in the senate amendment, 1t may b
that this motion, instead of being me
with motion to refer it to the com
!, mittee, will be antagoniZed with a me
ton to non-concur, and send the bill t
a conference. This would bring abou
direct vote on the senate bill. If
gOes To a conference the chances of tn
bills being reported back with "a
agreement are about as narrow as Pc:
sible,
q The same paper says: 1t may be de
, initely stated that the committee {
q southern republicans of the house Wi
not present any name to Mr.. Harriso
for a cabinet appointment They wi
Is merely urge the desiIability of SON
IN southern man going into the cabine
= There is one thing they are going I
- undertake that they think of vital in
IL portance TO the party in the south. an
he that is tn turn down the men who haI
III about Washington as profession
ST southern republicans. They beliel
~ the success of the party q
ar ponds upon their ability
es clear away the suspicion tn
r. the men who went south just at Il