Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-02-10

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IN tie senate on the Goth, Mr.. Robert
son called up Mr.. Gordon's resolution 90.
knowledgmg the Hampton government IN
South Caroliun ae 'hG legal government, and
pade an address supporting the resolution,
The chair laid before the senate q message
from the president of the United Stutesgiv.
ing his reasons for approving the electoral
bill. After it had been read, Mr.. Conklng
said: 4" | move This important and wise mes
sage be printed and lie on the table"
Agreed to- The chair also laid before the
senate a message from the president, trans
mitting the proceedings Of the commission
appointed to examine the whole subject OF
reform and reorganization Of the army Of the
United State. Ordered printed and lie on
the table, Mr.. Sargent, from the committee
On privileges and elections, submitted areport
Of the subcommittee which recently made
an investigation in regard to the election in
Florida Ordered printed and lie Oh the
table. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the Goth, a large
number of positions were presented asking
the adoption Of the sixteenth amendment to
the constitution of the United States, pro.
hlbiting states from disfranchisiug persons
on account of sex. Senator ChriStancy in
presenting the petition, said he wasiu(ormed
that there was not a single drunkard, gambler,
or person OF vicious life, among the peti.
TONERS, and that he believed the statement.
His observations in Michigan, where over
torty thousand votes We're gwen for female
suffrage, satisfied him that the people adyO.
eating this Amendment we're among the
most thoughtful and intelligent people Of the
country. Consideration was then resumed
of unfinished business, it being the bill to
amend the Pacific railroad acts so as to pro-
vide for a sinking fund for the settlement OF
the Indebtedness due the government by
the said companies, and senator Mitchell
continued Iris argument against ;he bill. The
senate at haIf.past three o'clock in the after.
noon proceeded to select five members Of
that body to represent it on the commission
authorized by the electoral count bill 1t
was ordered that each senator be called and
that he rise in his place aud announce the
names OF the five senators whom he desired
to serve on the committee. Senator Cragiu
nominated Edmunds, Morton and Freinghuy.
sen. Senator Stevenson nominated Thurman
and Bayard. The roll was called, ana at the
conclusion oI u' .om.'@, ,nt e H,eSIugn' li9
been cast, OF which thrty-liyc were neCc,Sa-
rv to choice, and that Edmunds, Morton,
Freinghuyseu, Thurman and Bayard had
received the unanimous vote of the senate,
and had therefore been chosen ms members
Of the electoral commission. The chair laid
before the senate message from the preI.
dent calling the attention OF congress to the
necessity Of continuing the board Tor test.
ing IRON ana steel, and recommending an
appropriation OF lortY thousand do'latS to
continue such board. Ordered printed,
The senate then went into executive Ses-
sion, and when the doors were reopened at.
lourned.
In the senate. on the 3lst. at the eX-
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was resumed OF the uninlSheu business
/ The bill to amend the Pacific road acts, so
nc n oroote a sipling fprd for tbe Hnuido.
/ tion of the Indebtedness due the Govern.
mont was taken mn and senator Thurman
,a,'t;nnnd lie odlraes in favn. of tbn irdi.
ciar, cnmnittec's renort senator Rngy and
! Slor,,or fnvor,d tho hiII ppudipg Iisrrs.
.;on tLo senate wont INFO evncutive session
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1 In Ihe senate on Ile ISL senator "o"-
| ertson presented resolutions which he said
v-ore adortcd ot a rnosg meeting of white
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anu eoiore" o'''"suS At ''"' u VI 'o"' '''o''o'
on January 10th. and asked that they be
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.G,S." ,a rosoim,;ons lux ns foilowg BesoIycd That
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III .nT 81 ,hoi,. i; Jo,nocrotic oI,,hs and
.Ti''V ''I hnn%raJ I'D and .owent"'tiv wbo cast
NJ hnl,,,tn fn. Gar WoSa iI.n,rtnn anI
bo INITIATES IN his ticket did So ~ socnra
to their native state an honest government
and home rule, ana TO iree nef IRON me
I'e.ns se,u,, ssad fro, nn, ,a''S
and infamous gcalawags. Senator Sargent
here objected to the further reading, as the
resolutions were not Gouehed IN reSFectlul
language. snort oepate Ioilo"ed5 aller
when senator sargent, at lhe request OIL
senator Patterson, Withdrew ms once
uon, ana the reaulnS oil Ihe resolutions was
concluded lhey deny tnai mere was any
intimidation on lhe part OF WHITES toward
the blacks, ana support the hampton gov
ernment Inc resolutions were lheh refer
red, senator SALISBURY presented very
long printed petiuon, signed by the bank
ers, merchants clergymen and Others oil Ne"
Orleans IN regard to the comdiiien oil ahair'
IN Louisiana, IN WhicA tne Kellogg govern
ment is charged with ncompetehcy, ant
they appeal to the country not to believe
the statements OF fraud and violence charge,
against the people OF Louisiana. Referred
Senator Window called up the house bill ap
propriating S2O,OOo Tor the relief OF the dies
titute poor OF the District OF Columbia
Passed--yeas, 45' nays, 8. After an execu
tive session, the senate took recess unit
, 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
In the senate on the ID recess hayin
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