Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-10

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In the House, on the lst., number Of
bills were introduced including the follow.
ing: By Mr.. Schleicher: To aid the Wash
ington, Cincinnati and st, Louis railroad to
construct narrow gauge railway from tide
water to St. Louis and Chicago BY Mr.,
CabelI Authorizing the secretary OF the
treasury to pay owners the value OF cotton
and tobacco seized by the government since
April 10, 1855. Mr.. Schlei1her offered reso'
luton calling upon the president FIR all in
formation relatipg to the Mexican border in
Texas avid to any reGcnt invasion of the ter
lttory Of the United States by incursions
from Mexico. Adopted. Mr.. Ewing called
up his motion TO reconsider the vote yester
day, recommitting td the committee ON bank
iprand currency bill to repeal the third sec"
lion Of the resumption act. Mr. Carnes In
Quired whether any discussion OF the bill was
to he allowed. Mr.. Ewing replied that 1t had
been the desire of the committee to nave
ample discussion Of the provisions OF the
BIZ, but asst was in the mortting the oppor.
tcn,Ges for discussion and management OF
the bill were very much restricted BESIDES,
there was some probability, at leas', OF an
early adjournment by congress. The com
mittee had, therefore, instructed hlm TO ask
the unanimous consent to have the discus
sion continue to-day until o'clock, with the
understanding that the previous question
/ should be demanded on TIE passage OF the
| blk A discussion followed and the morning
hour having expired, the matter was then
passed over Under these tactics OF the OPP
| position to consume the morning hour each
! dav in dilatory motions, action on the DlIl
can he POSTPONED indefinitely. The blll mas
no status in the house except during the
morning hour, and in that respect is IN the
same position that the Bland silver bill was
in the last congress, and Eioopers civil rights
bill during the previous congress The only
alternatives in a parliamentary sense would
be to have the hlt again reported anu re-
rerred TO comm t o. of the whole on the state
of the union, where it would be open to IN
definite discussion and amendment, or else to
pass it Under suspension of the rules; hut
| that would require majority of two-thirds
Mr. Springer offered Il resolution for the hna
adjournment of this extraordinary session
ON the osth of November. Referred. Ad
iourned.
In the House, on the Srd, Mr.. Banning
introduced bill to fix the pay OF the letter
carriers. Referred. MIR. Hanna offered
the following resolutions, which were sgreeo
to unanimously: Resolved, In view OF the
| sad intelligence of the death OF Oliver L
| Morton, late distinguished senator IN tht
congress of the United States for the state o.
indiana, that the speaker of this house as
mark of respect for the memory oil the mar
whose death is the nations loss, appoint
committee of seven members to repreSen
this house at the funeral obsequieS. lie
solved, That as q further mark Ut reSPec
this house do now adjourn. Adjourned
In the House, on the 3rd consideration
was resumed on the bill for the repeal OF tn
resumption act. After discussion as TO th'
pronosed terms for the management and con
sidcraion of the bill, Mr. Kelley proposed Il
offer resolution making it the special orde
for Tuesday next and until Thursday TN
fifteenth, when the previous question was t.
he ordered, but Mr.. Willis objected a5so
lute'v on the resolution being received, mas
much as he regarded the bill as an assaui
npon the national credit. After MIR. Willis
objection the remainder of the morning hou
was used up in voting on motions to ADJOURN
and the bills went over until the next morn
ing hour. Mr.. Clark introduced bill for tn
reconciliation of silver and the recolnagee
standard silver dollar. Referred. by MI
Finley: Amending the constitution so as I
elect president and vice pre- ident by
direct vote of the people BY Mr.. Town
head. Authorizing the coinage OF Sllve
dollar. Adjourned until Monday.