Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-05-18
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

lhe act OF March 3, lS1l, to incorporate
the Texas Pacific Railway Company,
changing the title to that Of the Texas
and Pacific Railway Company, and
making provision as to issuing mort.
gage and land grant bonds, etc. A bill
prepared by the Commissioners Of the
Centennial Celebration of the Declara-
ton Of Independence, To- he held at
Philadelphia, was introduced, incOr-
porating q company for the erection Of
exposition buildings, etc. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, with instructions to report as
incorporators the names 0ftw0 persons
from each Congressional District, four
from each State at large and two from
each Territory.
APRIL 80. 49, Senate. - The House
amendments to the Texas Pacific Rail-
road Bill, were concurred in. The
President was authorized to appoint Il
commission to inquire into the dcpre-
dations committed 10y Indians and
Mexicans on the frontiers Of Texas.
Consideration of the Deficiency Bill
was resumed, and, after a few unim-
portant amendments, passed. The bill
to remove the duties on tea and coffee
were passed, 1t provides that CD and
after July next, tea and coffee shall
be placed on the free list and no
further import duty Shall be collected
from the same. All tea and coffee
which may be in public stores or bond
ed warehouses on said lst ofJuly, shall
be subject to no duty on entry thereof
for consumption, and all tea and coffee
remaining in said stores ON the LIST of
July, on which duties shall have been
paid, shall be entitled to a refund Of
duties paid,
Y0usc-Discussion Of the Tariff Bill
was resumed but no important action
taken. A bill was passed providing
for the issue of United States bonds III
all cases where bonds were destroyed
or defaced without default on the part
of the owners, under such rules and re-
strictions at the Secretary ofthe Treas
ury may prescribe.
MAY l.-Sendte.--A bill was passed
repeating the provisions of the Army
Appropriation Atcs of l072-prohibit-
ing promotions in the staff Of the
army. The Naval Appropriation Bill
passed, with an amendment that the
pay of the Chief Engineers in the navy
for the next fiscal year shall be the
same as that now fixed by law tol
Naval Constructors.
H0,mc.--Bills were passed rs follows
Regulating the mode ofmaklngpnV
contracts with the Indians. 10 au
thorize the United States Circuit Cour
for Kausas to make partition OF the
reservation Of Miami Indians, I'
provide for the sale of certain lndial
lands in Kansas. 70 provide for th'
removal Of the Kansas Tribe OF Indians
to the Indian Territory, and TO dispose
of their lands in Kansas to actual set
tiers only. The Tariff Bill was a'
batcd till adjournment.
MAY 2.-Scn0tc.-Mr. Sumner pre-
scented remonstrance OF Wehdel
Phillip. and other citizens Of Massa
chueetls, against the repeal Of the elgllt
hour law, and stated that he was II
full accord with the remonstrance
Various local bills were introduced
but no action taken.
H0pse.-Thc bill for the distribution
of | 600 brccch loading rifles and 700,
OOO cartridges to settlers in expose
localities of Montana passed Ihe III
of the organization Of the Indian icr
ritory of Oklahama was poSpohed vi
next December. Bills were passed 10
removal of the Flathead and othe
Indians from Bitter Root Valley, Mon
tana, to the regular Indian Reserva
. tion fin Montana; to confirm to tn
Grcat and Little Usage Indians the re
servation of the Indian Territory; t
abolish bridal relations of the MAN
Indians in two years, after which lndl
vidual members of the tribe to be clu
zens of the United States.
NAYS.-SendtC.-The Committee o
Pensions reported bill increasing p
, twenty per cent. the present rates {
nonsion to those persons permanent
disabled by the loss Of both eyes or wv
limbs and also those permanently an
totally disabled from manual labor D
} the loss of one hand or one foot III
) pcnding question on the Post-ol'ic
Apnropriation Bill was on the ameh'
n,rnt increasing the Pacific mail sui
t sidy to one million dollars. The ameh'
t mont WAS discussed at length, al
r amended so as to authorize the fos
: moster-Gencral to contract with III
} lowest bidder for carrying an addltloh'
monthly mail for ten years from the Il
!, of October, 1873, at u compensation III
: TO exceed the rate per voyage now pa
}, under the existing contracts IL WI
! then adopted. =.
House.-The day was spent IN I'll
+ cussion on the tariff.
u MAY 4.-SeRdte.-Sumncrs blll II
|. MIXED schools was taken up, and o
S posed by Mr.. Bayard, as utterly III
y y necessary and mcolled for, nd,oppos'
u by the people chiefly to be affected
. II He said Charity does not dcmal
'S S if. Justice either to the black or WIN
= : does not demand it. 1t is as UNJUST
- II is uncalled for. 1t is mere acl
!. visionary zeal. He believed 'hoI u
! mixture of the two races would