Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-06-15

ig tayo- Of that introduced by him some time
ago, amondstory Of the Texas Pacific nal.
roAd act Mr.. L5mar briefly replied, and
IA we'd that the Texas Pacific bin be made a
fpecitl order for the first Wednesday after
the hrsi Monday in December next, butsuo.
5rquHntlY withdrew il at the redue,t OF Mr
SoAG!mg who suggested that several sena,
tors were absent who might desire to be
hesrd upon mat motion. He then gave no.
tce thai he would submit the motion to-
mofrow.",.Ihe senate then resumed con
I5eraton Of the post route bill, and dis
cusaiOn in regard to the BraZilisu mail sub
Idy was continued. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 9Th, after long
discussion, the senate, by yeas 50, nays %.
iooH up the army Appropriation bill, After
debate the amendment Of the committee On
Increasing the army to % 900 was agreed 10
yeas 80, nays 10, as follows: Yeas-Alf-
son, Anthony Baruum, Bdyard, Blaine,
Bruce, Burnside, Butler Cameron IWsT
Clrstlancy, Coke ,Conkling, Conover, Davis
llIL) Dawes, Dennis, Dorsey, Edmunds,
Ferry, Gordon, Grover Humlin, Hoar, Rowe,
lagalis, Herman, kirkwoOd, Mcmillan, Mar.
eg, Mitchell, ABrell, Oslesby, Plumb, Rol-
J Es, Sargent Spencer, Teller, Wadleish and
Walldce-39. Nays--Bailey, Beck Cockrell,
Eaton, Eustis, Harris, Hereford, Hill, John
sion, Jones ltla.l Lamar, McCreary Mes
Donald, herrim0n, Ransom, salisbury
Thurman, Voorhees, and Withers--l9. Ad.
journed.
In the senate on the 7th, Mr.. Davis
lIll.) called up the senate bill to amend the
act OF May Is, 1872, to provide for furnish,
ing trusscs to disabled soldiers Passed ,..,
After the morning business the senate re,
sumed consideration Of the army appropria.
tIOn blli.,,.Digcusyion as to the lawful use
Of the army was continued at some length
by Messrs. Edmuuds, Hill Wallace, Merri.
mon and others. MIR. Hill submitted an
to strike out OF the section az
above quoted the words as posse CONT
eIus," aud Mr.. Teller submitted an amend~
ment TO strike out the words " for the pur.
pose OF executing the laws" Pending dis.
cu-slon the senate adjourned.
a the senate on the 9Th, on motion of
Mr. Mathews, the further consideration Of
the Texas Pacific railroad bill was postponed
till the first Wednesday after the first Mon.
day in December next. In submitting the
motion Mr. Mathews said after consultation
with the friends of the measure he had con.
ciuded not to submit the motion but to make
It aspeclal order for that day, as he had
previously announced. BY \ vote of yeas
55 nays 2, 4 bill was passed modifying the
contract with Jas. B Eads for the construc.
ti0u oi jettIes ut South Pass, mouth Of the
river. The negative votes were
given by Messrs. Burnside and Howe. The
bill provides that the payments to Mr.. Ead
snall he advanced, upon certain conditions,
~ monthly nstallments, mot TO exceed in the
aggregate $500 goo, and also provides for
commission Of five army engineers t0 exam.
Inc the work ...,A resolution recently intro>
juced by Mr., Gordon, calling upon the
Of agriculture for information
III regard to sheep husbandry and wool pro
iucion in the southern states, was agreed
Consideration OF the army appropria-
.Dou bill Was resumed, anl the discussion
lpon the 10Th section OF the house bill for.
bidding the employment OF the army as
posse Comtatus, was continued. The bill
layi1g been considered in committee OF
lie whole, was reported TO the senate, and
he amendments made in committee Of the
whole Concurred in in q separate vote which
vas demanded by Mr. Merrimon, on the
amendment providing for commission to
consider the eXpeiieGcy OF transferring the
indian bureau from the interior To the war
department., and it was concurred in-yeaS
A, Uays O. The bill was then read a third |
Jme and passed. Adjourned