Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE.

- tSAA INC ColLlhlttte on nnHnce, re-
ported with amendments the senate bill TO,
lhe lntercnange OF subsidiary silver coin
ana United States notes. Placed on the
calenGar.'."oenator Coekroll offered an
amendment to the river and harbor appro.
pfia''on b!il providing Tor board Of enci-
Letfs To devise some method of deepening
lhe enamel OF the Missouri river and inn
proving It's navigation. Referred ... Con.
sluefalon was resumed Of the army appro.
pIiau0n bill. An amendment to strike cut
OF The house bill the provisions forbidding
lhe use o. troops at elections, and making il
penai ctlense to do SO, as above stated, was
reached, and il was agreed to without dis.
cussion. Adjourned.
In the sanate, on the 24Ih Mr.. Beck
submitted an amendment to the bin making
an appropriation TO pay arrears Of pensions,
Whlch proposes 10 suspend the operation Of
all laws providing for sinking flnd and
applying the surplus revenue in the treas.
ury alter paying current expenses to the
payment OF arrears Of pensions. Referred.
''''' The army appropriation bill was consid.
efed and, after action was had on several
amendments, the bill passed Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 25th, the vice.
president submitted a telegram from the
California constitutional convention, thank.
ing congress Tor the triumphant passage of
bill restricting the immigration Of Chinese.
",',, he senate then proceeded with the
consideration OF the deficiency appropria.
ton bill The amendments proposed by the
committee on appropriations were greed to
az follows; Approprat!ng Sj2,Sj2 TO pay the
Denver Pacific railway and telegraph COR.
pany Tor carrying the mails; $1,000 for the
widow Of the late Bayard Taylor $1,000 for
the widow Of Justin Colburn, late con-
sui general 10 Mexico; SlQ,LC0 for the con.
ungent fund Of the senate, 10 be applied
toward dcirayiug the expenses Of sush in,
yestlgations ana inquiries 0s have already
been @nd may hereafter be directed by the
senate during the forty filth oonuess, Ad.
j0urned.
la the senate, on the Goth, Senator
Elmunds reported bin to protect the con.
stitutiOnal rights Of all citizens, and to pun.
ish any violation Of the same. Placed on
the caIendar.oS SeuUtOr C0nCver introduced
a bill amepdatory Of aud supplementary to
the act to incorporate the Texas Pacific
railroad company. Referred d..rSenat0r
Bayard, from the conference committee on
the bill to amend the internal revenue laws,
submitted Greport, which was agreed to, and
the bill passed. The bin making an ap.
preparation to pay the claims allowed by the
southern claims con migsOH was discussed
until the expiration Of the morning hour
when it was laid aside without action, and
consideration was resumed OF the deficiency
appropriation bill...The bill having been
considered in committee Of the whole, was
reported 10 the senate and the amendments
made IN the committee COucurred in, with
the exception Of that one appropfiating
$2i,i3O Tor detecting and bringing to tIia
and punishment persons guilty OF violating
the internal revenue laws, or conniying at
the same..."At the evening session large
number OF pension bills were passed, and
the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr. Spen.
Ger, from the committee on commerce, re-
ported the river and harbor appropriation
bill with amendments. Placed on the cal
eudRr...lhe census bin, as amended by the
house, was referred to the census commit.
tee"..,Ihe senate resumed consideration of
the bill making appropriation for the pay
mept OF arrears OF pensions. Mr.. Dawes
submitted an amendment providing that in
no case shall arrears OF pensions be allowed
and paid from a time prior to actual disabi.>
ity. Agreed to,...Mr Withers called up
house resolutions in memory OF the late
Beverly B. Douglass Suitable remarks
were made upon the lie and character Of
the deceased by Messrs. Withers, Thurman,
Hereford aud Ransom, and the senate, as a
further mark of respect to his memory, ad.
journed.
In the senate, OF the 28th, & communi
cation from David 7. CorbiH, contestant for
seat from eouth Carolina, ia which he
withdiaws, WAS read and laid on the table.
...T The census committee reported back the
bill to provide for taking the tenth and sub
sequent census and as amended by the
house, and recommended that the senate
non concur in the house amendments, and
ask for q committee of After
passing a number OF private bills en- the
calendar, the bill making au appropriation
for the payment OF arrears Of pensions was
taken up. The committee inserts the fol-
lowing clause: That public notice to be
given for the called bonds authorizing the
refundng of the public debt shall hereafter
he not less than ten days nor more than
three months, at the'dscrellnn the seCre
tarY of the treasury. Mr.. kirkwOOd sub
mitted M amendment, SO as to provide that
pensions snail commence from The date Of
the death or discharge Of the penon on
whose account il ia granted, where appIica-
ton shall be filed prior to the LIST OF July,
1850, instead Of January LIST, 1880, as pro.
posed by the committee, after that date the
pension to commence from the time oftilns
the application. Adopted. Adjourned.
HOUSE.