Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


In the house, on the llth, the speaker
announced the regular order to be motion
to lay on the table the motion 10 reconsider
the vote by which the house On last Friday
refused to pass the bill for the relief Of w.
II. Newman and l.. A. Van Hoffman, known
as the Alexander Mil bill A motion to lay
on the table prevailed-yeas l26 nays ll9
which dispOses of the bill.....Mr. Aiken
moved to amend so as to reduce the pay Of
cadets from $40 to $500. lie criticised the
action Of the appropriation committee in
several of its appropriations. IN conclusion
he said that West Point was an incumbus on
the people of the country. ii the people
knew for what the two hundred and seventy.
five thousan dollars was appropriated an
nuallv, in less than thirty days the house
would be flooded with demands TO put West
Point under the hammer or give ii to New
York. He was bold enough to say he would
vote for either proposition. The amendment
was rejected and without further action the
committee rose and the house Adjourned
The house, on the 18th, went into a
committee of the whole, Mr.. Blackburn in
the chair, on the military academy approprl>
alton bill....Soon after the committee rose
the senate and house met in Joint conven'
tion and received Mr., Carpenters OF Sign
ing the Emancipation Proclamation" Mr..
Garfield made the presentation speech. The
yicepresident announced the object tor
which the two houses had convened having
been accomplished, the senate would retire
10 its own chamber. The senate thereupon
retired, and the ceremony closed, Ad-
jOurned.
The house, on the 18th, went into
committee of the whole, Mr., Blackburn in
the chair, on the military academy anpropri.
alton bill. The debate closed, and the CONS
paratiyelv prosy business of the bill was
resumed. Mr.. Reagan's amendment was
rejected and MIR. Clymer's agreed to, and the
bill was reported to the house, but without
final action the house adjourned.
In the heuse, on the 14th, consent
being given, the speaker laid before the
house communication from the secretary
of the treasury, inclosing a copy OF a letter
10 him from the commissioner OF internal
revenue, setting out that the internal rev.
enue receipts for the current fiscal year. in
cluding Yesterday MS cOmps ed with the
same time last year, have suffered decrease
of Si,969, ,21S, and suggesting as cause OF
this decrease the agitation OF the reduction
of the tax on spirits and tobacco. The secre.
tary urged upon congress, in anticipation OF
the same rate of decrease continuing during
the next fiscal wear, reduction OF the appro-
priations TO be made for the service OF the
government during that fiscal year, or an in'
crease of taxation in such form as il might
deem best The letter from the commits
sioner of internal revenue recommends the
massage of a resolution in regard to tobacco
similar to that passed some time ago, in
regard 10 the tax on distilled spirits and de-
clare a reduction of taxation on that article
ineynedient. Referred to the committee on
ways and means .. The house then pro-
ceeded TO act on the military academy bill.
All amendments reported from the commit
tee we're agreed to, and the bill passed d";''
The house then went into committee oil tne
whole on the state OF the union, Southard IN
the chair, and took up the bill granting pen
Sons TO soldiers and sailors OF the Mexicm
war and other wars. Mr.. Herbert addressed
tbe committee in advocacy OF the Oil, ana
Mr.. Powers spoke in opposition to It, AT the
close of Mr.. Powers speech the committee
rose Mr.. Carlisle introduced Dill 10
nrescribe the time for the payment OF the
lax on distilled spirits Referred Inc house
then adjourned
Tn the house, on the 10Th, at the ex.
riration of the morning hour the house went
lmto n committee of the whole, Mr.. Hooker
in MI tbe chair. On the private CALENDAR the
sScnnd bill on the calendar was one which
snnlies SySJ the appropriation of $4,000 made
NV an net of congress to pay certain southern
mo;t IT, contract rs. Without action on the
hin liT" the committee rose and the house ad'
journed.
SENATE,
Tn the senate, on the 18th, a large
,rmber of petitions from all parts OF the
country % in favor OF the sixteenth amend.
ment To the constitution prohibiting the
states ,teh rom disf anchipg persons on account
of % sex were presented and reterred'''' Az
N the 'Im conclusion Of the morning business the
spnate s@O ne, umed consideration OF the silver
Slil Mai and Mr.. Davis West va.) spoke in favor .
thereof , =. After action on few minor mat
tsrs t Mr.. Davis took the floor and spoke in