Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-06-01

Providing that the claims Of miltIamen and !
men not enlisted 70, pensions on nccount OF /
disabilities received IN battle wish the rebels /
or Indians shall be valid il filed preyjoug In 4
July 1882. BY Mr. Ellis: 70 protect inte,. |
national and domestic commerce. pmong its |
provisions is one empowering the Texas and |
Pacific railroad to extend its line from Font :
Worth to the Rio Grande ST or near El pa,o /
".."l lne house went into committee of the /
whole on the army appropriation bill.
when the committee rose several district
bills were passed, and the house adjourned
On the 2lst the house went into com.
mlttee OF the whole, Mr. Springer in the
chalr, on the army appropriation bill.
Alter aspeech by MIR. Boone, in favor Of the
transfer OF the Indian bureau to the war
department, the committee rose The
general debate on the army Appropriation
OH was ordered to he terminated with to.
nights session, and the house took a recess.
In tue house on the 22d Mr.. Wilson
offered a resolution authorizing the select
committee TO investigate electoral frauds in
any state where it has probable cause to
believe that such frauds were prscticed.
Inc resolution was ADOPTED without division
..,... Mr.. Springer chairman Of the committee
OtDiTttlEul. [.
submitted report which ho stated set forth
ten articles Of impeachment against O. 3.
bradford, late viCe.COnsul al SHANGHAI.
China, and concluded with q resolution that
he be lmpeached at the har of the Senate.
lnasmuch as two members Of the committee.
Messrs. DunnCil and Bundv, had grave
doubts as to whether Bradford was an i'm.
peachahlc officer, the committee recon.
mended that the whole subject be referred
to the committee on the Wdini rv. So
ordered. Adjourned.
The house on tha 0gA wo,t irtoo oo,,
nittae nf tbo ,h, W. .,
ton bin, Mr.. Springer in the chair The
amendment being to fix strength Of thearmy
at 25,0UO instead OF 10000 men. Agreed ta
-ll5 10 lOI The following democrats voted
with the solid republican vote IN the aili rma.
tive Cutler, Patterson, Williams, Mich
Robertson, LaJ, Wigg.nglOn, and all Texas
members except Reagan who voted in the
negative After disposing of twelve pages
OF the bllL the committee rose aud the
house adjourned,
In the house on tho pI,b ,,, tho
evpiyation of N. no,nin, G'.n. ,h, h,,'11
Won't in,n nor,r,ittoa I,o t''J NJ
Snripge, IN tho abaf, ~, r.a "'' ,, ""u',' ~
nrjo,ior LuI WHINE ao,i,, ~ Ufl,,'o,'
adiouyrcd
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In the senate on the 10th the following
bills were introduced and referred: BY Sen
ator Christinncy, to organize the court OF
claims and to extend its Jurisdiction TO take
IN all claims from before congress and the
departments for adjudication: by Senator
M'Millan to provide for the construction OF
bridge across the Mississippi river at Fort
Smelling, Mnn,....".The bill to amend the
one hundred and third article OF war, 50 as
" P!3NiuV VHaI no pt'So" snNi ne lrltu auu
PuiinueW Ps..s, a, 'or any oHrH't ny 'ouft,mNfual
!. Suou uNg"'o "pS c1u,nll'lto H'oie 'AaH '"o
ier%'r, Vi' 'u s"5p VI ue'etuo 'niet !c1ts,
oeaT'e tl.e urfa'gnhenV o' suen person lor
- SUN -ontn'e"aS Pas'gu.''.'' senator IocAIel
IN niU'e" u PoS,pohe '.e p'huiHg orueF, me
III " ltpe', ~, !Ie SpecIe resumption aeI ahi
.aAe az ''e e,I W.. utuof'"n- 'he pFesI1gn' o.
Vue cn'Ieu 'ta'eS 10 "PP"Iu' James HhIeiuH
p''Eauleige1trail p' III the h'tu states army
on 'Hc tS'ired It''' senator Eumuhds de>
Senator Cockrell was agreed to yeas, 50;
nays, %. Senator Sargent submitted the
| following amendment az an additional sec.
llon lH"L ult president y heFebN duJhUr'
| lied to appoint Ulysses :, Grant, late gener-
al commanding the armies Of the United
| States, general on the retired list o, the
| army with the tull rank, pay and allowance
of that grade. except that the general So re-
| tired shall not be allowed forage for horses,
or commutation therefor, or aides.de.camp
yo o'uer SSI ogeis @ Up,r5 a Same" r1 RI, hv
favored tSe amsndm,nt II was ,Ssn anrasd
to-.yeas e RI $o ''I' nays os ' SsTStnr GontImr
| to,l: tLs donr ,o .ro,l nn ,bo Sbi,Ii,tiii
but welded TO Senator uamlin, and tbg
IN the senate on jhe 2lsl senator