The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-31

for ships and for rapid FIRE machinery
guns. and saws il will be seem that con-
gress. by the passage of the bill, will
bave taken the last step necessary to
render the government abruptly indie
pendent Of the world in the mat
ter of building and equIpping q
navy. It has been the constant aim
of the committee and of the depart
ment to provide for ships the best of
their classes and guns equal to any in
the world.
The reception room of the senate
wing was crowded this morning with
representatives ST the National Wo-
mans Suffrage association, which has
closed its annual session in this city
and their friends, who come to pre-
sent their arguments in behalf Of the
proposed sixteenth amendment to the
constitution granting women the
right OF suffrage. Addresses were made
by several women prominent in the
cause and Miss Anthony in closing the
subject said the woman suffragists had
made their first appeal to congressin
1865 and had since appeared before
seven different congresses. She warned
the committee that unless they secured
favorable action either upon the six
teeAth amendment or an act declaring
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ment5 confer the right of suffrage
upon women, they would be coming
here regularly tor twenty years more,
or as much longer as is necessary to
secure their wishes. The delega-
ton today contained representatives
from Minnesota, New York, Kentucky,
Ohio. Indiana, Pennsylvania, Nebras-
ka, Maryland and Massachusetts.
Chairman Herbert. of the house
committee on naval offairs, today sent
the following letter to Secretary Whit
ney: Il have the honor to acknoWl-
edge the receipt of your letter of Janu-
AIRY %, calling attention of making an
appropriation of 800, 600 for the har-
Dor of Page Pago, Samoan islands.
There has been no meeting
was received and no formal action has
been taken, but speaking for myself, L
have no doubt of the wisdom of prepar-
ing by decided action for whatever
emergencies which may arise, aud such
is the feeling of the individual mem
beers of the committee have been able
to consult, An appropriate representa-
ton will be made to the house of repre-
sentatives. In accordance with the sug-
gestions of individual members of the
committee | request that there may
be transmitted to it sny recent reports
| from the officers of the vessels station
ed at the Samoan islands showing the
condition of things and the request of
the department for the announcement
of a definite policy, referred to by you
as part of the records of the depart
| ment.
General Charles II. Grosyenor the
president of the National Union league
has called meeting of the national
council to be held at the Ebb:tt house,
Washington. Saturday March 2. at 8 IA.
N. This meeting will be attended by
prominent Republicans from all parts
of the country and measures will be
considered calculated to uphold the in
coming national administration and to
strengthen the Republican party,
especially in the south.
The remains of the late Representa-
| tive James n. Burnes left tonight on
the TAO train over the Pennsylvania
railroad for the home of the deceased in
st. Joseph, Missouri, under the escort
of the joint congressional committee
and the son of the dead congressman
Representative Morrill,, of Kansas, went
as member of the congressional com
mittee in the place of Representative
Perkins. There were no funeral ser
vices here.