The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Congregational Proceedings and Other
Items Of Note

SENATE.
.WAsHINGroN, June 30.-The senaCt
met at IL q. m, with less than dozer
senators present and resumed the CON
sideration of the river aud harbol
bill.
An amendment directing a survey
for a ship canal to Lake Michigan nea1
Chicago, was agreed to, as was also
one directing the secretary Of war to
locate a canal from the Illinois liver at
HenDepin to the Mississippi river at
the mouth Of Rock river.
The latter amendment caused con-
siderable debate as to whether its
adoption committed the government
to the construction of the canal.
Some senators held that it did and
others cOntenLed that 1t did not,
The following amendments, among
others. were also agreed to:
Increasing the appropriation for the
Mississippi from the head of the
% 600, 600 to 81, 500, 900; increasing the
appropriations tor the canal at Cas-
cade, Oregon, from S175, 900 to $500, 600;
for the mouth of the Columbia river,
Oregon, from $3.50, COO TO $500, 600; in
creasing provision for an eXamina-
tion and survey (but making no apprO-
priatiOnl of the Usage river, Missouri,
with a view of constructing one lock
and dam.)
The last amendment to be acted up
on was the insertion of a provision
abolishing the Missouri river commits
sion.
Vest spoke of the utter decay of
commerce of rivers and canals, there
not being q single steamboat on the
Missouri river between Kansas City
and st. Louis; that was something be-
yond the power of congress to prevent
because time was the great element in
commerce. He recognized, however,
that canals and rivers were immeaSur-
ably valuable factors in checking the
exorbitant rates of railroads and there
fore he favored them. The amend
ment was agreed to. The bill and
amendments were then reported from
the committee of the whole to the SEN
ate and the amenements on which sep
arate votes were not asked were agreed
to. Separate votes were demanded on
the Hennepin canal amendment
and the amendment abolish
ing the Missouri river COM
mission, but there being no
quorum present no further pro-
gresS was made with the bill and the
After the doors were reOpened the
conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was
presented and agreed to; the only
question between the two houses had
been the senate amendments for the
appointment of q commission to visit
and report upon the upper Congo
basin. The result of the conference
Is a substitute for the amendment
appropriating S4,OOO for the salary and
expenses of a commercial agent at
Bona, in the lower Congo basin, with
authority to visit and report upon the
resources of the upper
Congo basin and its openings for trade
with the United States.
Private pension bills were taken
from the calendar and passed, all of
them house bills, except one senate
bill, increasing the pension of the wild
ow of Major General G.. X. Warren to
e1O0 per month.
The senate then adjourned till Mon
day at IL a. m.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June S0.-Speaker
Carlisle was in the chair when the
house met this morning.
On motion of Stone, of Kentucky,
the bill for the payment of the Fourth
of July claims was taken up and
passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole springer, of Illinois, in
the chair) on the tariff bill.
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, moved to
increase the rate of duty on fia1 seed
and Iinseed oil from 10 to Is cents per
gallon. Agreed TO.
Perkins, of Kansas, offered an
amendment fixing the rate of duty on
flaxseed at 20 cents q gallon after JAN
uary 1, 1889. He commended that the
reduction from 25 cents 1.-THE existing
duty to % cents would render the
growth Of fiaxseed Improbable to the
farmer of the west. He thought 1t
was a reasonable request that change
of duty should not go into effect until
the farmer had gathered and disposed
of the crops which had been planted
while the existing rate was III effect.
The amendment was rejected by a
vote of so to 76.
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, offered
an amendment increasing from to
cents per pound the duty on licorice
paste or rolls. Agreed to.
On motion of Breckenridge an amend
ment was adopted fixing the duty or
licorice juice at IS per cont ad valOrem
"
the rate of duty on bichmate of potash
| from 81 cents to cent per pound. He
urged in support of his amendment
that bichmate of potash was controlled
by a trust in the city of Baltimor'
which had secured the control of every
bed of ore in the country.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, followed IL
the same strain, and declared that Il
there was an absolute trust in thu
country it was that which controlled
| the production price of bichmate o
potash. The amendment was rejected
| "a to IS.
| After q long DEBATE the amendment
offered by Farquhar, of New York, in
creasing the rates of duty on acetats
of lead, white lead, orange minera
and red lead, was rejected.
Bayne, of Pennsylvania, moved T.
| increase from ] cent to cent pc
pound the rate of duty of sal soda
Lost.
Burrows, of Michigan, moved to re
store the present rate of duty on by
drate of cauSaic soda. Lost.
The china section was passed owe
informally to be hereafter reverted Il
On motion of Bynum, Of Indiana
the duty of glazed or enameled tile
was reduced from so to 45 per cent a
J valorem, Notwithstanding the earneS
, protests of Buchanan and Lehlbacl
of New Jersey. After disposing {
rose and the house adjourned
: General Harrison Receives More Delegations.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 30.-A deleg
: tien representing the Marquett club