The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-03-12

AAtAoNSAll EtlidNOES NblllR W lildelDillHiN
pospone and then kill the bill senator
Walker, from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, reported Il substi-
tute for the House bin for the establish.
ment of titles in Hot Springs aud for
other purposes, and announced he would
ask to have it considered "Wednesday next,
Placed on the calender After executive
session the Senate adjourned till Monday.
March Ia communication from the
Secretary of War was received recommends
ing repairs on public buildings at Fortress
Monroe, estimates to cost S22 450. Peti-
tons were presented from railroad offices
against the reduction of duty on steel rails.
Several petitions were presented for admis-
sion free of duty Of substances used in max
ing paper. Mr.. Jonas introduced a bill
providing for deepening the mouth and re-
moving distractions TO navigation of the
Red river, and appropriating S200,0G0 for
speech on the bill to revive the court OF
Alabama claims. The Fitz John Porter
bill came up and was debated, Adjourned.
MARCH 2.-Senator Logan consumed tile
whole day in speech in opposition to the
bill for the relief of John Fitz Porter.
and will conclude tomorrow. The
senate passed the house bill appropfating
S550,0O0 for the purchase OF site for post
office and other government buildings in
1
| joured.
/ MARCH 3,--Mr. Carpenter submitted a
1 resolution instructing the committee on in
/ dietary to enquire whether congress has the
/ right tomake the Indian territory a seperate
/ judicial district and to organize a court or
| courts therein, and if so, what jurisdiction
ought to be conferred upon said courts and
| to report by bill or otherwise. Laid over
under the rules. The senate proceeded
to consider the calendar. The bill for the
relief of certain actual settlers on Kansas
trust and Diminished Revenue lands i'll
Kansas passed. The bill restoring to the
public domainpart of the Fort Ripley,
Mimi, military reservations passed. .
Mr.. Wallace from the committee on APP
preparations reported with amendments
house bill to provide for the deficiency in
appropriations for the transportation Of
mails on star routes for the fiscal wear end
ing June 30, Ordered printed and placed
on calendar. The morning hour expir-
ing, Mr.. Loganresumed his speech on the
Fitz John Porter bill He argued that the
legislative branch of the government
could not constitutionally interfere with
the judicial department by nullitying
its judgments as proposed here. After
executive session, the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
FEB. 25.--A resolution was introduced by
| MI. w GdNSE TS-dlATldlHR tDe AlOuTOe ODG-
tTine of non-interventiou of foreign gov
ernment with affairs on this continent
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Star Service Deficiency bill,
and after some amendments and much
acrimonious debate the bill passed. Ad-
iotrned.
FEB. 27.-Mr. Cabell, from Committee on
Railroads and Canals, reported back the bill
toabolish all tolls chargedby the Louisville
and Portland Canal Company. A resolu
ton directing investigation of the charges
against the Commissioner Of the District
of Columbia, made III a communication
from the United States Treasury, was Adopt
ed. A memorial was presented praying
for the abolition of the duty on printing
type. The House then went into Com
mittee OF the Whole. Mr.. Carlisle in the
chair, on the revision Of the rules. After
: some amendments they were reported tc
the House and Mr.. Blackburn gave notice
he would ask final action Tuesday next
Adjourned till Monday.
MARCH 1.--About 100 bills were intro
+ duced, among them the following: Mr.
Page: Admitting steam plough machinery
free Of duty; by Mr. Berry: Repeating tht
duty on grain bags and gunny cloth; bY
j Messers. Mcmillan and Dickey: Placing
printing paper on the free list; by Mr.. Car
Isle: To repeal sections l and 2 of the ae
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i exchange of subsidiary coins for lawful mon
ey of the United States under certain cir
cTmstances, and to make such coins lega
tender in all sums not exceeding $40; by
Mr.. Aiken: To encourage cultivation OF tn
:, tea plant; by Mr. Muldro: Repeating all act
e granting lands i'll Indian Territory to rail
roads, conditioned on extinguishment 0
|. Indian titles; by Mr.. Ellis (by requestG Ex
4 tending for ten years the time Of compile
ton OF the Texas, Pacific railroad; by MI
Atkins: Placing wood and straw pulp ant
I, chemicals used in the manufacture of pa
per on the free list; by Mr.. Townsend, 0
illinois: Placing printing type and paper ol
e the free list. j. The rules were then sus
. pended and night sessions ordered Tor Marcl
and 10, for consideration Of pension bill.
n Mr.. Kinlmel from the Committee on Pub
n lie Buildings and Grounds moved to sus
/. pend the rules and consider bills apprepriai
ing $550000 for the purchase Of site 70
:, postofficein Baltimore. Agreed to. Afte
= = reconsideration the bill passed, Adjourned
Il MARCH 2.-The day was consumed in dc
a bate and adoption of the rules whic
will from Monday next govern the Hous'
=, On the final adoption the vote stood: yea
i 122, nays SS.
a MARCH 8.-Mr. Fernando Wood move
d to dispense with the morning hour for til
is purpose of moving to go into committee
in the whole on the refunding bill. I'll
es House, however, refused to dispense wit
al the morning heur and resumed considers
ton of the bill regulating the removal
=. causes from state to federal courts. I'll
= = morning hour expired without final actio
n n on the bill, and the Senate resolutions rel;
~ az tive to the late Senator Houston of Alaban
II were taken up. Eulogies were prt
~ ~ nounced by Messrs. Wright FernanC
~ Wood, Cox, Forney, Lowe, Williams, He
~ 4; bert, Herndon, Lewis, Sanford, Shelle
'i' House. Atkins and Harris. The Hou
then as mark of respect adjourned.