Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
CONGRESSIONAL.


memorials and bills were introduced and
referred. Among them were the following:
by Senator Vance: To amend as much OF
the civil appropriation act OF 1878 as pro
vldes for the pay OF mail contractors In the
sou hern states before the rebellion. By
Senator Morgan: 70 amend the constitution
In regard to appropriations. By Senator
Ingalls,: For the payment OF the Indian war
bombs Of the state OF G ,lifornia, and a bill
TO establish a judicial district in the Indian
Territory. Senator Carpenter introduced a
bill TO amend the revised statutes In regard
to the election Of Uoited States senators
The bill Is designed to remedy a defect In
the existing law which was recently brought
into public view by the New Hampshire
case...... The senate resumed consideration
OF the army appropriation bill, the pending
question being on Senator Blaine's amend.
ment prohibiting the appearance within a
mile OF the polling places OF any person
armed with a deadly weapon OF Any kind.
Its discussion was continued until the close
OF the session.
In the 70 ,ate, on the 10Th. a note was
received from vice-president Wheeler. stat
ing that owing to unay oiiable absence, he
would be unable to preside ever that body
for a few days. Senator Bayard then OF
fered the following: Resolved, that in TIE
absence of the vice PRECEDENT, senator A G.
1nuFmdu D6 anu NO 10 ucfCDy ChOSCh pAcbi-
dent Of the senate pro tempore. Senator
Anthony moved as a substitute the name Of
Thomas w. Ferry. ID sagfeed to-l8 to %
sand the resolution passed 1.-The fol
low ng bills were introduced and referred:
BY Senator Plumb: To provide for the
speedy completion of a line OF railroad and
telegraph between the ports of the lower
Mississippi river and the southern frontier
of the United States, and to aid in the con,
struction of the same, and for other pur,
poses ......T The army appropriation bill was
then taken up. and 8 nator l. pgan addressed
the senate. He was folio we'd by Senator
Beck, and before his speech was finished
the senate sdjourned.
In the senate, on the 10Th, Senator
Kellogg introduced a bill providing for the
establishment of a steamship mail service
between the United States and Brazil. Re.
ferrei.... The 5enats then resumed consid.
era,ion of the ar.oy bill. Senator Beck
continued his remarks from yesterday. At
their close the scns.e went into executive
session, and wner the doors reopened ad.
joulnet.
In the senate. on the 18th, the army
appropriation bill was taken up, and Sena'
tor Randolph spoke in its favor. After ex.
ecutive session the senate adjourned till
Monday,
HOU
In the house, on the 18th, considera>
ton was resumed of the legislative appro
priation bill, the pending amendment being
that increasing TO two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars the appropriation for con.
trolling and eradicating contagious diseases
among domesticated animals. Alter a long
debate the whole subject was stricken from
the bill, and the pro osition agreed to re-
commencing the house 10 refer the whole
matter to the committee on agricu iture.
o. mot on Of Mr.. Haskell, the sppropria-
ton for investigating the habits of the
cotton. worm and other injurious inse is was
placed under the control Of The entomology
cal commissi, n r. Mr., Young submitted an
amendment providing that the agents under
the southern claims commission shall give
notice to claimants whose claims it Is pro
posed to investigate Of the place and time
OF taking testimony, who shall have the
right to cross-examine witnesses who may
be presented ~ claimants. Agreed to. Mr.
Bragg move / TO strike out all provision for
the southern claims commission, and to in
sert a clause r, pealing the law creating the
commission. Consideration of the amend
ment was postponed until Thursday next.
The house adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, MI. Iatd
iuthOuuCOu u III w pu1 lux SuihuSo VA btN
aud 81 yer upon the same footing......M
Mon oe moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution that in the judgment Of
the house the business Interests of the
country require that nc legislation changing
the law in regard to the currency or tariff
shall be undertaken at the present session
OF couvr 8. The resolution was defeated
1903 to ll7...... hr. Young Tenn introduced
a bill to increase the efici- of the ma
tioual hoard of health aud 10 prevent the
Introduce on and spread of contagious dis
eases; referred ..... Mr.. Atkins moved to 60
info committee of the whole on the legisla
tive bill. The motion was agreed to and
the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 10Th, Mr.. Chal
mers rose to a personal explanation in re-
gard to statements made in the Cincinnati
G zette and Enquirer, connecting him with
the battle OF Fort Pillow and criticising his
act on at that place, and in regsrd to q
speech made in Cincinnati by Benjamin
ButterwOrth. He offered a resolution fol
the appointment OF a committee, to he com
posed of ex union soldiers, a majority oil
wfpm shall not be democrats, to investigat'
an report upon the charges. After debate
the resolution was held over or The present
1.-THE house went into committee Of tht
whole on the legislative appropriation bill
hhO PNlAhthk HQObbiOh yin vi MI
motion TO insert a clause repeating the Law
creating the southern ella ms commission
and the substitute therefor offered by Mr.
Young (Tenn.) abolishing the commission
but transferring the claims now pending
before 1t to the court Of claims. Both wer,
rejected. Mr.. Springer offered an amend
mrnt abolishing the southern claims com
mission and providing that anv person VIII,
msy have claims against the United State
in which a court Of claims would now hav,
jurisdiction, but founded on equity an,
Justice, and not barred by limitation, ma,
file his plea in a court of claims. 1t turtle
provides that the court shall report it
finding to congress, and congress shall no
allow or authorize the payment Of an,
private claims not payable under the exist
ing law, until The claims have been invest
gated by q court OF claims, and report bot
OF the amendments 1.-The committee rose
and the house directed that all debate O
the amendment shall close in ten minute
after the house again goes into committed
Adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, under tn
call Of committees, Mr. Stephens reported
bill for the interchange OF subsid airy coli
for legal tender money, in sums Of tel
dollars md multiples thereof, and maxim
such coin legal.tender In all sums not ez
ceeding twenty dollars ...... Nj .Young Tenn
chsirmen OF the committee on epidemi
Diseases, reported q bill, for which tn
senate joint resolution TO the same effec
was substituted, relating to the organizati i
OF a national board OF health. Passed..
The house went into committee OF tn
whole on the legislative appropriation bill
the pending question being on Mr.. SprinO
ers amendment to insert what is known q
the Potter bill, which authorizes any persoi
having a claim against the United States
not barred by any statute limitations, to fl
the bill in the court Of claims. Mr.. Akin
o6.red q sub titute for Mr.. Springer