Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-06-22

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! y offered an amendment for the establish,
meut OF bonded warehouse for the exnort
OF tobacco. Adopted. 900. Mr. Atkins. from
the conference committee on the Legislative
executive and judicial appropriation Bill
reported disagreement, and siRtei ,I.ttbo
, rock upon which thcv had split had hpan in
regard TO the pay Of The senate enIrIoras
and on this point the house coufe,eag we.e
directed to yielt-Yeas ~ nays 81 The
lePoE, Of me conference committee w.s then
adopted, aud the SPEAKER appointed the
sane conference committee.
SENATE. Z"
In the senate on the llth, conside-a-
ton was resumed on river and hsrbor hin
ond Tor improving the mouth of Red river
IL was agreed to increase the amount from
Soo,oOO 10 $4,000; also appropriatiug $40.
o.,V to the improvement Of the L'Auguills
ilFer, and striking out the 100000 for i'm
proving White river above Jscksonport to
increase from 100000 to $4,000 the amount
appropriated for the Mississippi river al and
near FicEsburg and the harbor Mr.. Win.
dom submitted an amendment providing for
a survey Of the sources of the Mississipni
river, with view to construct reseryoira
etc. Agreed to. Mr. Morrill, submitted an
amendment to the second section of the hin
Alrectlne the secretary Of war, at his dis.
creHon, TO cause examinations and survayq
and estimated cost Of improvements proner
to be made. Agreed to. The bill having
been considered in committee Of the whole
was reported to the Senate, and t6a amarJ n'sp'I
mentS made in committee concurred in. Tba
hlll was then read third time and passed
l." IuT i. senate On 'he Zth inst, the
hoU'e b'!l making appropriations for the
p'yWeht OIL cams reported and allowed by
I9e commissioners OF cllims under the act
% coH'fess ol March 8, together with amend.
WehtS extending the Tune for taking evidence
ana submitting claims, in cases now pend
InS, uuuI mafch 10, 1879, and also extending
Ine term Of of'i2e OF the commissioners Of
.l"i'ha Unlil harch 10, $50, was passed, Il
Is PROVIDED t1at nothing IN the act shall be
so construed as to extend the time for filing
G4"iAl7 otlore me SAID commission, or to eu.
la.se Il7 JunsIlcuon, or to authorize the
h'ihS oil new claims. The house bill max.
ing au appropriation for the payment of
c!"'h' reported ana allowed by the commits.
sioners OF claims under the set known "a
the southern claims aci,.... The senate bin |
10 provide Tor the appointment Of district /
j'Isea 'or lne western districts Of Ten.
hessse, aud the house bill authorizing the /.
pay LtAt oi me claim Of Tennessee for keep. |
,42 talted states prisoners passed d.....Mr. /
v ooflesS presented 81 petition from Peter |
Iooper praying Tor Che repeal OF the specie |,
.e- uhpnon act, and demonstrating against |
.he proposed adjournment of cOngi es; until I
ONE legislative measures Tor financial relief /
l4l been passed. Referred.
In the senate on the 18Th inst Of Lo
expiration Of the morpinr bonr % se,s,o. a, ',r
Voorhees, moved to take up the b!ll to repeal
he specie resumption act, which led to
'seusiIon The motion was agreed to-
'gas 80, nays q, aud coo-iderati5n Of the
Dill proceeded. Senator Ferry suggested to
endtor Voorhees, that Dee so modify his
amendment O, to provide that liUitei States
lo.es sh4.L pc receivable thereon as coin in
'aFment Tor four per cent. bonds, etc, and
was SO notified, Senator i,rry explained
nat the theory of the bin was to break
Town al! d.stInt.ions between greeuUaCks
ud com. The Dii having been considered
u committee Of the whole, was reported TO
ne senate aEd pa%ed-yeGs IS, nays Is. The
Hu, as passed, is as follows Be Il enacted,
tt, That trnu alj after the passage of this
set United States notes shall he receivable
he aame as coin in payment OF four per
susum bonds, now authorized by law to be
'Nue1 and ON anj after October /, 1873, |,
"d notes shall De receivable for duties on
npore,
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1T, '.' tt'I OH thS IAN, bha
oH HI''l'egts ans elections re.
~. 's', ""'e'sel! on lhe JOINT resolution
L" P.I'n5 !u "'neH"Ineht TO lhe constitution,
$50 Az. m U''''''s I!' q'S'rHnrnlSement OF per,
,.,,. W., Vu @'Couel OF sex 3lr. btyard sub.
,,sI '''uyiiIE report. me house Il
,',.,Iol.@' .ne 'araI"il@ Ship Canal com.
'''"! w. '",,S'.uti "Io GPefats canal from
rev Items 20 'ne Uuli 0i MEXICO through
~ ~ anus ana waters OIL the United States
u" y" S'"4s sdlG company the night Tor that
VA W. 'fseu ','''' mF' NathtNa entered a
D,'"'i ,,, ~ Iet'nsi'er ,hs vote by which the
s.HTT n'ur Jpiu' resolution was postponed :
n''1 r.. december heGt, on Wednesday last. |
,'', tne senate theh TOOK up the seaate bill {
gol'hY !i1.5 d O'afo 10 De known as the Pacific
i.!ca 'i!uiu coLllnISslou' Nr. thurman sub I
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.e secretary OF the mt interior on,or before the
January 1879. Agreed to,...A message {
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