The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Nicaraguan Bill Ready for the
Presidents Signature,
EQUAL SUFFRAGE WORK.
A Joint Resolution Against bldg
nent of the Right to Vote.
COMMUNICATING C0CERELL.
Ia wiley Pats Him on the Back for
Work on the Military Bill.
COMMUNICATING COCKRELI

ence report on the bill to incorporate |
Maritime Canal company Of Nicara-
qua, were presented by Sherman and |
was agreed to. The bill now goes to
the president for his approval.
The credentials of Mcpherson for
his new senatorial term was presented,
read and placed on file.
Blair, from the committee on wom-
an suffrage reported back fayorably
joint resolution proposing a constitu-
tional amendment to prohibit the de-
NAL or Infringement of abe right to vote
by the Unitad States or by any state
on account OF sex. The joint resolu,
1ion was placed on the calendar and
Cockrell said that minority report
would be made hereafter.
COckrell from the committee on mill
tary affairs reported substitute for
the house bill to remove charges of de-
sertion from soldiers of the late war and
of the Mexican war, who afterwards
served faithfully till the expiration of
their term Of enlistment. He explained
that it was a general law, intended to
cover all classes of worthy and deserv-
ing soldiers, while not breaking down
the distinction between deserterS and
true soldiers. 1t was d continuance of
similar acts of 1882, 1884 and 1887, and
it was unanimous report.
HawIey complimenLed Cockrell. an
ex-confederate officer, for his laboriouS
action in regard to the bill which he,
Hawley, said was entirely satisfactory
to the military committee. The sub
Stitute was agreed to and the bill
passed, and a conference committee Or
dered. HaWley, Henderson aud Cock
rell being appointed conferees on the
part of the senate.
Chace offered a resolution which was
| laid over, calling on the postmaster
general for statement of changes in
postal clerks since January l, 1885.
On motion of German the senate bill
to suspend the operation of section 5574
of the revised statutes in relation to
April Is, 1889, was taken
from the calendar and passed.
Plumb asked unanimous consent to
| take up for consideration the house bill
to quiet title of the settlers in the Des
MONIES river lands in Iowa, but
| Hiscock objected in the interest OF
| EvartS, who was not present and de-
sired to oppose the bill.
On motion OF Allison, however
unanimous consent was given to take
up the bill tomorrow morning unless
Evarts should still be absent.
motion of George the senate bill
to provide for writs of error of appeals
to the supreme court of the United
States in all cases involving the QueS
tion of the jurisdiction of the courts be-
low was taken from the calendar anC
passed.
Chandler instructing the committee or
appropriations to make an investiga
tion in relation to the longevity anC
mileage and sea service" claims o.
| naval officers was then taken up.
Cockrell expressed his regret that TIT
fourth auditor and the treasurer of thu
United States had permitted thei
names to be used by firm of Washing
ton claim agents as shown in the circu
lar read yesterday by CullOm. HI
thought that these officials had com
mitted very greivous blunder ant
error. He sent to the clerks desk ant
had read another Washington CLAIM
agency circular Offering to obtail
special acts for the benefit of person
having claims for pensions. This Gil
cular, he said, was simply an attemp
to get fee of so without the possibil
, ity of rendering any equivalent.
Jones. of Arkansas, stated a cas-
which had just come to his knowledge
A constituent of his who had been
United States marshal thirty-five year
ago had credit of 1895 on the book
of the treasury department and tn
senate had passed a bill for his relic
which bill was now pending in tn
house, having been favorably reported
He Jones' had just received a lette
written to his constituent by Wash
ington claim agent, Offering to hav
the bill put through at once if he re
Ceived half the amount. This, Jone
said, was plain attempt to rob.
there was any way of putting an en-
l to that infamous practice. it should b
D resorted to Immediately.
I Cockrell proceeded to give some othe
instances of dishonest attempts on tn
part of Washington claim agents an
t declared that there never had bee
t such imposition practiced on any elias
e as had been practiced on soldiers of tn
, | late war and their widows and orphans
D He attributed much of the success c
2 claim agents to the fact that the gov
P eminent officials did not adjust az
i counts and hunt up and pay the claiu
/, ants. but on the contrary suppresse
: and concealed the facts. At the clos
: of Cockrell'S remarks the resolution
U went over till tomorrow without actor
The house amendments to the senat
bill for survey for an avenue froI
:, the aqueduct bridge to Mount Verno
was cOncurred in.
e The house amendment to the senat
e bill as to the cutting of timber on Il
q dian lands was cOncurred in.
o The senate then resumed consider;
. ton of the legislative appropriate
r bill, Mi. Frye saying that he yielde
funding bill. because he was obliged T.
+ the pending question being on HaV
h ley'S amendment to give an addition;
q clerk of class three to the civil serviC
= ! commission.
Chandler hoped that one of the fir
, acts of the new administration woul
. be to get rid of the disreputable an
incompetent postal clerks appointe
since March. 1855. The parallel ca!
Mr.. Arthur's administration THAT {
= the extension of civil service rules
is clerks of the department of agricu
q ture) had applied to only about or
L hundred cases, as against $500
these postal clerks.
= Cockrel argued that the difference
N numbers did not affect the prihcipl
RI He supposed that the senator fro
l. New Hampshire would call the one ca.
re petit larceny" and the other ca.
- grand larceny"
- Allison expressed the belief that Il
civil service law. so long as it Temaine
&c on the statute book should be fair
20 carried out. He commended, hOweve
|. that its extension to the postal ma
a clerks last December was not an eXte
~ sion by the commission itself, for Il
q commission was practically not cor
mission since October last, when one
its members was confirmed as commi
. sioner of Indian affairs, while anoth
D of its members had paid no attentiC
d, to it since then.- He thought that Il
g, new administration should be allow
p to make rules for the extension of Il
no law to the postal mail clerks.
We Teller defended the last administr
d. ton in regard to the fidelity VII
lie which it had executed the civil sc
vice law.
German replied to Allison and arsu
that if there was no civil service COZ
,r- mission now the fault was not with t
IN president, nor with the DeInocra
party, but with the Republican n
US lority in the senate which would I