The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-29
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To the EDITOR OF the NEWS
WASHINGTON, D. c., March. o.
The capitol was shaken to its very
foundation by the severe thunder storm
of few days ago, and our legislators
thought that the day of reckoning had
come. The senator's were all brought
to their feet by the sudden thunder
clap, and in horror observed the lightn-
ing playing around the ceiling to their
deliberative chamber, and were SO par
allied by the scene that considerable
time elapsed before business was re-
sumed in its accustomed order.
On the house side the galleries were
crowded, and the members below were
engaged in a heated dabate over the
eight-hour bill when suddenly the peal
OF thunder and fash of lighting
brought every member TO his feet and
caused the crowds in the galleries to
suddenly disappear. The press gallery
was also cleared by the ball of fire
which played aroung the telegraph in
struments and cut them all OF. In
| the rotunda the shock was felt more
| than anywhere else, because the mas
siye iron dome served as a playground
for the lightning and as sounding
board, so that the people in the rotundd
l
dome was falling. Besides the fright,
no injury was done. except destroying
the Geographic instruments, and kill
ing horse to a cab standing at the
senate wing of the building.
1t now looks as If we
will without doubt have the
congress of nations to consider 6
code of Observation-Disclosures, and mode
of arbitration to settle disputes which
1 1. v1n
without recourse to arms. The bill fol
that purpose has already passed the
house and the senate committee hal
reported favorably on it. The conven
ton will be held on April l, 1888, anC
will be composed of twenty-fouf dele
gates from each country to meet II
Washington, but no nation shall hav'
more than one vote in the disposition o
the question. a uniform system o
weight and measures, a common sllve
for coin trade purposes to be issued ant
redeemed by each nation, and other i'm
portant measures will be acted upon b,
the congress.
The house committee on the revision
of the laws has agreed TO report a join
, resolution providing for the election o
, u. s. senators by direct vote of tn
people, the same as members OF tn
; house of representatives. The reSolu
f ton may pass the house, but the indi
a cations are that it will never &c
through the senate.
n Senator Riddleberger is still peggin
q away at his hobby for open executlv
: sessions, and if the change does nc
take place this congress, it will not
for the want of persistency on the PAL
of it's champion. The senator has jus
Q offered a resolution that the considers
8 ton of the fisheries treaty be in ope
q session, and asked unanimous conseL
for the immediate consideration of hi
p resolution. Senator Cockren objected
y and so the matter has gone over for IL
e present.
at the international council of We
men to be held here this week. Mi
II Rose Cleveland is booked for an a.
y dress on the subject, why is Nc
Woman the Equal of Man." It will
MISS Cleveland's first visit to the eli
d since the marriage of her brother, al
is her host of friends here are anticipa
r ing much pleasure from seeing b
again.
The sudden death of Chief Justi
Waite has cast a gloom over boi
D. social and political life at the nation
lie Capital. The death was the result
in a cold contracted a month ago in {
= tending the funeral of Miss Brow
~ who died while visiting the family
T the chief justice. The supreme cot
o. convened at the usual hour on Frid
IN and Justice Miller, the senior justic
. after announcing the death of the
chief, adjourned the court for o
y week. The court room was crow
u ed and profound sorrow prevailed
al the quiet chamber. The senate a
= house both adjourned over out of
spect to the memory of the dlstlnguh
= ed dead.