The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-21

took possession of the istmus the
United States would be bound to do
what the present administration had
done two years ago and send down
vessels of war to make the transit free
and to protect American citizens from
impending danger.
Hit. Of Illinois, urged the impor-
tance of the measure. The question
being on ordering the bill to q third
reading.
Kilgore, of Texas. raised the point
of no quorum. The yeas and nays
were ordered. but pending the roll call
the hour of 12:45 arrived and the mat
ter was laid aside temporarily to allow
the house under the special order to
consider the resolution instructing the
house confereeS on the territorial bill
as to the method they should pursue in
arriving at an agreement.
The pending motion was that to Ia
bic the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the house agreed to that por-
ton of the resolution directing the con-
ferees to so amend the bill as to provide
for the admission of South Dakota
under the Sioux Falls constitution Ey
proclamation of the president without
new vote being taken on the question
of division. The motion to reconsider
was tabled yeas IA, nays 100. That
portion of the resolution instruetiDg
the conferees to provide for the admis-
sion of North Dakota, Montana and
Washington by proclamation was
agreed to.
The house then took a recess the
evening session to be for the con-
sideration of private pension bills.
50 WASHINGTON Nn.au
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The appro-
priation committee of the house Crap
pied the revenue problem in earnest
this morning with little opposition.
The committee decided to consider the
CowleS internal revenue bill, although
certain democratic members took care
to explain that their consent given to
consider the bill did not bind them to
vote for it. When the formal reading
of the measure was completed the
| members began to express their views
and suggest alterations. The commit
tee was obliged to adjourn by reason of
the meeting of the house, leaving the
bill pending. Just what the re-
suit of its consideration will be
no member felt warranted in
predicting beyond the statement
| that the measure will be surely re-
ported back to the house in some form.
members of the committee are pretty
widely divided in regard to the policy
they shall follow and that while the
republicans are not entirely solid they
are in much better shape than the
other side. 1t seems probable that the
bill will eventually be reported favor
! bly, by the committee but with
| important amendments striking
out the "mooushine sections" or
| inf fn fn
the rigors of the administration of the
internal revenue laws. The bill will be
| further considered tomorrow and may
then be finally acted upon. So far as
| the committee is concerned it is learned
that the vote by which the committee
resolved to consider the bill resulted,
yeas 8, nays 2. Later on the question
was put: Shall the customs revenues
| be considered in connection with this
bill and was decided In the negative;
yeas l nays IL. other members having
| entered the room since the first vote.
President Pro TEN Ingalls, today laid
before the senate two petitions of cltI-
Zens of Albuquerque. New Mexico, de-
noupcing as misleading and false the
allegations contained in a memorial
recently presented to the senate pro-
testing against the admission of the
| territory as a state. The petition says
l
territory recently assem- bled at Santa
Fe, which declared in favor of admis-
| sion, voices the sentiments of an
overwhelming majority of the people
on the SUBJECT, and declares that the
signers of the memorial do not repre-
sent the sentiment of the actual resi-
dents of Albuquerque.
Senator Palmer, from the committee
on agriculture and forestry, today re-
| nOrtA6 faUnrahlV an amendment, fn the
agricultural appropriation bill, giving
the commissioner of agriculture $780,
600 with which to continue the expert
ments in the production and manufac.
ture of sugar from sorghum cane and
beetS.
A reunion of the paymasters of the
army who served during the war of the
rebellion will be held here at the Ebbei
house on March 5, 1889. The address
of the secretary is Colonel Thomas H
Gardner, No. 1905 + street, Northwest
Washington, D. G..
1t is said at the state department
that as there is not the slightest Wisf
or desire on the part of the president OF
Secretary Bayard to embarrass the in
coming administration with respect II
its Samoan policy. 1t is not at al
likely that the present administration
will arrogate to itself the selection o.
: the American representative at the
proposed conference at Berlin or thai
it will take any action whatever which
might tend to commit the next admin
iStration.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The senate
committee on territories to-day talked
over the Oklahoma bill and the aTgu
mentS that had been made pro and cor
on the measure without coming to {
conclusion. Another meeting will b(
held Monday morning, at which tim'
the arguments before the COMMITTEES
will be in print, and then a report viii
be decided upon.
: A bill introduced by Senator Spoonel
today provides that a system of farm
eTs' Institutes shall be maintained as {
part of the agricultural department. a
superintendent of institutes is to bt
appointed at an annual salary of Sc,
} 600. Meetings of the Institutes shall bt
regularly held in the agricultural sec
tions Of the country, at which expert
mentS, lectures and discussions pertain
ing to agriculture shall be conducted
The proceedings of these institutes are
TO be published and authority is given
the superintendent of Institutes to hire
} lecturers at fair rate of compensation
for the time actually employed. ThC
annual cost of this system of institutes
is not to exceed $4,000 exclusive OF
permanent socities and the printing OF
the reports of the institute meetings.
The indications are that the Okiaho
} ma bill will be favorably reported tt
the senate in substantially the same
form in which IT came from the house
The Star tonight says that the com
plaiDant, DR.. Rogers, in the Pan Elec
trio case of Rogers against Garland
Intends To summon President ClaVp