Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE.


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In the bonso -, ooi" .pl a.,
COLL or 60 ''o' " Vu9 I'm, under tb'
and rof"s.o3 ,'.,lS " noInoef OF Dus vera received
crima. Nm, iieG,'.'',oy Mr. bayne-Io punisl
states Ni'l'nS H. 70 'ne com oil the United
of tho whoil nc mus went into committee
Mr. po'ritt1N "iV'9 IN on we appropriation biH"n,
taieni w., = alIef crlLcslng the poor
sion with Canada gave hjqijona jSns !. osnlHls Si
missions, consuates etc. and tbo, ottaoii !
the president for the character of jS
appointments, declaring tAat nona ~ t,,a3,,
were well made, and many sho,yeJ o, bon
partisan service had bean rpwardnd fo,',',, III
Bayard Taylor, Lee and hgsson cana ~ fo, -,
their share Of adverse criticism, Adionrra5 ~ aJ'
Tha hcrso ~, .t..,an ''o -
r,ittno af 80 1,,' W tHe l~Ih, went INTO COM
Va WV nnole gu the diplomatic and
oU'sula' appropriation DILL Without action
E"ra IT. ,ue ioiuiItee tAeh rose and the
'0p'' 1u'"u'1"".
IN the house, on the 18th, after the
introduction and reference of a few hills
the mouse went into committee of the whole
Mr.. Cox N, Y in the chair, on the dinlo'
matte appropriation bilL After further
discussion, and adoption or rejection Of
amendments, the committee rose, and tbe
bill and amendments were reported to Tho
house. All amendments were copcprrpd
in, and the bill passed ....Mr. Wood rN Y
moved 10 take from the speakers tahle fba
senate bill to aid in the Polar expedifion
hr;af discrsy;on s,;,,S' tb boiuou nenheu' Alter
voted down, and the bill passed Adjourned
In the house on tbo 11tL NJ D,rho,,
from the ronn,ittoa o a - u nam
donqrtnopt NJ ;rstioa ,':,, ~ ~ Vae
ing to throe tronsonT vPJ,reu 9'll INT
tbo oo,nne,ont;o,, ~ oIasl-l ~ " uV,ioiS
ana oi"c,t oon,s VI u1v' Ho 81 tiIo ulslrlGI
hath ofi;onq posSod irSa o,'I psi,ot uos'e
yeas IFS. nays 116-the bill extending to
three wears the time for withdrawal from
bond OF distilled spirits.a.Mr Foster, from
the committee on appropriations. reported
the bill appropriaing thirty thousand dollars
for the contingent fund Of the house, Passed.
Adjourned
In tbe boroo nm tho 15,L on u,a.;..,
- ht. w uii' i;"u,o' "a, ',o io'n' oil HioIioil
o'r. to,u.ulio" STsS'on was Sei
"pt.S Io' fii'"'S gHslneSs"''H ~, contested
tbfrJ I;stIio, t'3 VJon Vs. r,eio' rom 'e
aae;JoJ 1t t -p"sa"cI,"Se!l'' was thei'
Oo"Si"'i GU NJ ni'el Soine discussion the
tbo" =, T., C,i., ,i,f,1 % ~ io "utl'
munication before the house lie then then
handed the clerk and had read a TELEGRAM
from the secretary of sta.e. announcinG the
death, in Havana, of yellow fever of Hon /
T., Leonard. of Louisiana. ON motion of M,
Ellis the house adiourued in resrprt IN the
memory of the late IN doe Leonard
,c, =, n, ,
-" 'ho llouev, VA 'he lo'l, MI w Nau-
"el., e'alfi1ah oi coluilltlee on poS'oHceS |
ana postfoads, reported 'Ack the Dlil pro- |
wong Tor the claSslncatloh OF msll matter |
ana rates OF postage thefeon' fllhted ana |
rGcoinmllted '",,Mf' IlaiiheiS introduced |
plll lor the fehel OF the NicksDurg and |
Merluloh fallfoad company. helerfed"...,
lhe speaker, IN pursuance oi an order made |
yesterday, called committees tor reports OF |
private nature, by vote oil yeas II, nays
lih inc mouse determined TO Gonhne the
genera debate TO ~ inmates, ana then went
into committee OF the whole, ME Cox IN. ~
IN the chair, upon the bll...,lhe commit
tee rose and reported their action to the
report OF the committee was
concurred in without discussion, so the Ell
acting clause OF the bill was struck out.
The house then again went into committee
OF the whole, MI Cox y. ~ IN the CHAIR
on the private calendar, and the latter
passed the two bills. THURSDAY next was set
aside for the confederation of the bill re-
ported by Mr., Roberts yesterday lorrefand>
ing the national debt Adjourned.
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The senate, on the lIth, resumed
henS f yoig,aV Se h referrm~ GP'C tRe claim of Bsn
IfoiiI5sv % to M the ronrt of claims which was
discussed ot lengtb and Mr.. Thurman sub.
m;ttsj y motion to r4rommit to the com.
o,ittee ] on claims Pending the discussion
,ho sepota Jn ojiourned
INV ''n"'' "''' '''''' ,,, ,,,. .,
In the senate, on Ihe IZtn, Dill III 8ld
IF the polar expedition, designed by James
Gordon Bennett, passed unanimously with.
out debate...."Ihe house bill for the relief
of VIM A. Hammond, late encouragement
was taken up, and Mr., Plumb spoke in
opposition. The bill then passed without
Yeas, 55 naHs,l~Nr. Plumb.
.""On motion OF Mr.. Thurman, the bill
reported by he,committee ON judiciary in
'egard to the Pacific railroad sinking fund
was taken up, and he spoke at length in
avor hereono.."The senate went into ex-
,cutive session, and when the doors we're