The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
The Ways and Means Committee to
Solve the Surplus Problem.
Vengeance Threatened Against any
Who Seek to Defeat its Aims.
The Thosbs-Carlisle Contest Case
Postponed One Week.
List Of important New House Com
mittees, Etc.

ways ana means says CuaI no VIII
call the committee together without
delay and will proceed at once to the
consideration and formulation of q
tariff reform bill, having in view reve-
nue. reduction as well. 81 do not think
said he THAT it will be necessary to
allow any protracted hearings OF
manufacturers or others interested in
this class of legislation. We have
ample material on hand Of that charac-
ter from which source all necessary in
formation may be obtained. These
hearings, if granted will only
cause delay. The condition OF
the country and treasury is such that
it requires immediate action upon
the question of the reduction OF
the revenue. The president asks
it and the secretary of the treasu-
ry urges it and I shall do all can to
carry out their wishes The chair
man added somewhat emphatically: II
any efforts should be made to defeat the
measure which we think will cover the
ground the parties engaged in it will
suffer-"
THoEBE CARLIsLEs CONTEST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-There was a
a full meeting of the house committee
on elections to-day to agree upon line
of procedure in the Thoebe-Carlisle
contested election case. The con-
testant, Thoebe, was present with his
counsel, Messrs. Sypher and Steever of
this city. No one formerly represented
the speaker.
Mr.. Sypher began the presentation
of Mr.. Thoebe's case Immediately
after the committee had been called to
order. H0made long argument re-
viewing the preliminary declarations
and urging the Importance of the COM
mittee going into the disctrict
it to be the duty of the committees He
said that Mr.. Carlisle had himself &C
on the night after cleo
ton, that he was defeated, and that
Mr.. ThOebe was elected. Mr.. Thoebe
followed Mr.. Sypher, and spoke briefly.
He said he came out of the shop to ap-
pear before the committee. that it
might see and know him, and that he
might have an opportunity of max
ing a personal statement of the
facts in the case. He was
questioned by member of the
and at the conclusion of his
said that if the case was de-
cided against him he would retire to his
Mr.. Thoebe claimed that on the night
of election Mr.. Carllsle's defeat
was so evident that conference of his
friends was held and a decision
reached to hold back returns until they
could be fixed up SO as to give him a
majority. This wac done and done
so boldly and clumsily that the returns
showed that changes and
interpretations had been made, and
made in the same handwriting in diff
ferent precincts. and the fraud was
manifest. Thoebe and his attorney
charged it was notorious in the vicinity
that the friends of Mr.. Carlisle had in
duced the attorney originally employed
of gathering evidence. Mr.. SypheI
claimed 10 have affidavits in support OF
his charges. The committe took a
recess until 1:3O. After recess Mr.. Sy-
pher on behalf of Mr.. Thoebe, presented
in the form of written resolutions out
lived in his speech of the forenoon. He
said he preferred that the committee
should adopt the resolution appointing
a select committee to visit the contested
election district and report its findings
to the house. The committee at 2
O'Clock went into secret session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Presi-
dents message concerning the right OF
way for railroad purposes through vari-
GUS Indian reservations, also relating
to trespassers on Indian lands and to
timber trespassers was presented and
referred to committee on Indian af-
fairs.
Among petitions presented was one
by Mr.. Platt in favor of the prohibition
of the liquor traffic in the District OF
Columbia, one by Blair in favor OF
national prohibitory constitutional
amendments, one by Hoar against the
admission of Utah as state so long as
its local power is in the hands of the
Mormon priesthood. Also several in
favor of the Blair educational bill
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
BY Hoar-To provide for the world e
exposition at the national capital In
1892, and thereafter permanent ex.
position of the three Americas, in
honor of the four-hundredth ami
versary of the discovery of America
Referred to select committee on CEN
tennial celebrations.
By Dawes-To establish a postal
system.
BY Platt-For the formation and
admission into the union of the stats
of North Dakota.
The senate took up the Blair edu.
The bill having been read in full
Cameron moved that when the senate
adjourned to-day, it adjourned to meet
Monday.
Blair called for the yeas and nays
suggesting that the senate might very
we'll devote tomorrow to the consider
alton of the bill. The motion was
agreed to-yeas, 43; nays, 10.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIN the house
the following bills were introduced anC
referred:
By E. B. Taylor, of Ohio-For til,
preservation of the woods and forest.
of the national domain adjacent TT
the sources of navigable rivers; also
to restore the rate of duty on imported
woods.
By Stewart, of Georgia-AuthoriZ
ing national banks to take liens on rea
estate for loans of money.
By Snyder, of West Virginia-Ap
propriating So, GOO for the enlarge
ment of the public buildings a
Charleston, w. Va.
The speaker then announced tn
standing committees of the house a
follows:
Stone, of Missouri, offered a resolu
ton directing the committee on Judi
ciary to investigate the facts touchin
the Imprisonment of the judges of tn
county court of Saint Clair county
Mo. Referred.
Then, on motion of Randall. tn
house, at ITO, adjourned until Nor
day.
Randall stated that he made motto
| in order to enable the committees t
organize and elect their clerical forcs
and, if possible, prepare for the bus
ness for the beginning OF the week.
THE MORE IMPORTANT COMMITTEES I
| FULL.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Among Ii
| important committees announced b
Speaker Carlisle in the house tO-ds
were the following:
Invalid pensions-Watson, of L
diana, chairman; Pidcock, OF Ne
Jersey; Shipman, of Michigan; Yode
of Ohio; Lane. of Illinois; Lynch,
Pennsylvania; French, of Connection
Walker, of Missouri; Thompson,
California; Morrill,, of Kansas: Sawye
of New York; Gallinger, of Ne
Hampshire; Spooner. of Rhode Islam
War Claims-Stone, of New YorI
chairman; Bliss, Of New York: Lawle