Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-02-08

ments to the constitution, were taken up,
and Senator Morgan advocated his substitute
of January GOTH He argued that the exc
cutive was Hhply the right hand Of the
judiciary to enforce its decrees Before
Senator Morgan concluded his remarks the
senate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned.
In the senate, on the 3lst, Mr.. Voor-
hees, from the committee on pensions,
reported resolution instructing the scores
tarV Of the interior to repor, the additional
clerical force necessary in the pension Office
and pension branch of the surgeon generals
Office, to secure to applicants prOmpt ex-
mination OF their claims and the speedy aud
efficient transs ction of business of pens
siOners. Agreed to."".Mr. Shields was ap,
pointed member of the committee on
railroads and enrollej bills, in the place of
his predecessor, Armstrong After execu.
tive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Wright's
bill, loaning $500 to every man not worth
$500, desiring to take advantage of the pros
visions of the homestead law was taken up,
and after discussion was defeated-yeas 22.
nays 2l2.....M Mr.. Haskell moved to suspend
the rules and pass a bill authorizing the
secretary Of war to erect headstones over
the graves OF union soldiers inte red in prir
vate, village or city cemeteries. Agreed
to.....Mr. Whittborne moved to suspend the
rules to pass bill for the erection Of the
following bulldogs, the amount opposite
the respective places to be the limit or total
cost or that which amount is herewith
appropriated; Custom house, Augusta Ga,
10000; court house, Oxford, Miss, $780,.
900 court hoase, Key West, Fla, 81 0OO0
court house, Lynchburg, Va, $3.50 0;
nostofice, Montgomery, Ala, $3.50 0OO post.
office, Brooklyn, New York, $25O0JO; cour.
house, Lacrosse, We; $65 900; court house,
Erie, Pa, $3.50 600 court house, Greensboro,
n. c, 5000 court house, Council Bluff,
Ia, $4,000, Agreed to, Adjourned.
In the house, on the 2Sth, the bill to
restrict immigration Of the Chinese was
then taken up. The bill passed--yeas 155
nays n. 1t provides that no master of
vessel owned by any citizen of the United
States shall take on board at any foreign
port any number OF Chinese exceeding
fifteen. with the intent to bring them to the
United States, under penalty of 800 for
each passenger in excess OF fifteen, such
penalty to become a lien on the vessel 5000.
The house then went into comui'tee of the
whole on the postotfice appropris ton bill,
Mr. Baker moved to increase the appropris~
ton tor mail transportation by railroads from
$S,715,000 to $9Q00,000. Adopted-yeas 50,
nays rs. Mr.. Chalmers submitted 40 amends
ment increasing the appropriation for
transportation on steamboats, from N60,0G0
to 5000 900. Agreed to, and the committee
rose 1.-The nj hit session on the levee bill
was postponed and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 29th, the post
office appropriation bill was considered in
committee of the whole. The committee
rose and reported the bill to the house. The
first Amendment was that increasing the
appropriation for the clerks in the postofic,
from So, ,46 900 TO $3600,00O 1t WAS adopted
The sHen6ment increasing from $l,9000O0
to S2,0O0,00) the appropriation for payment
Of letter carriers was also adopted. The fo.A
lowing amendments were then agreed to:
Increasing appr0pris.ion i1r trsnsportinn
on star routes from $5,6000o0 to 50 100000;
for railroad tranSporton IS 7 500 to S.
900,00C and for steamboat transportation
from $750,0O0 to SO 000O. The house then,
without final action on the bill, took recess
until 7;30..".. The evening session was given
to consideration of reports from the com
mittee on commerce.
In the house, on the 30th, the postofiice
appropriation bill passed after many OF the
amounts were increased ..... The motion TO
go into committee OF the whole op the army
appropriation bill was defeated .....A number
Of bills were introduced and referred and
the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 3l.t, Mr U0nger,
from the committee on judiciary, reported
bsck bill IN reference TO the proceeds Of
the sale OF captured and abandoned pro
psrty. Printed and recommtted.. ..,.On
motion of Mr.; WhitthOrne, the senate amend
ment to abolish the United States 70 unteer
navy was concurred in,....The senate bill
Was passed for the erection Of military
post at Ell PasO, Texas. Adjourned.