The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-01-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.


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ptti VIA The ifsase Inc ses.ls tIiI "A
'siplfn the clvii setlne and pfsvsoi ealal,l
assessments vAt iahhn ltnm Inc aUaaAe,ls
Esplu ard referred senate Mn eslendles fne
tiiuh Tor iilinH rlnlms ~ Hafsea n,d .',s,,,.
mtNlslpVn w piitrfa o. rnlisirt maj, ~ ika
settlet ~ ihe Vnited Athiea, with an atueWd
mahl YH'l'ns We esteHsioht 10 ane yeif, Waa
lva ~ ,,sal' aali''ss2l,uoh ~ q slanl ephmti
ny nv fNnis hni latbufs Nas itlmffA sen.
we hlll to pay Tho State ~ ni,aun t1o aa tpf
NsIehses incutyti NJ fnennt indian eafs
WIN ~ Amsrfmeut apnf0nriatlng n III ~
isiinh1tse thn state NJ fallldrnln ~ llha ~
Lsnrusl wM passed. The House adjourned
'o fnesdayi Januafy7
JAN a.-seseral petitions were presented
for tho passage oi bill giving Increased pen.
.ions to one armed and one legged soldiers.
mf' uaflahd, from the Committee on indlrla
~ reported suh-ttute for nil thr hills pro
sihinH fnf the forfeiture NJ rUtialn ralltdad
ihhu Hfan't Tho bill Huthotiyhs tne Attnfney.
i'en,,tni 70 lnslIiric suits IN Tho nnino Of Tia
shnsh s,Ans asain-t Vie fQal. granted lands
when have nu, patented the same, with
y NeW W obtaining judgment aud Tor
Ieituie, aud provides that n with.
~ one year previous 10 the passage Of the art
VIC toads IN question shall have made snb
th,sn.,a ha p,9glc.. y construction they shall
.
Logan resumed HE arglihehl against tho Fitl
y9hn Porter bill. ;, In the House ablll placing
tnbacco exported To Canada aud Mesieo an
,ne salnc i0otina ns II exported In vessels
was passed. number oi unimportant bills
were also passed.
JAN 3'-ln the Senate number oi petl.
tlons wore presented ioF a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufacture and
sale Of alcoholic liauors, Mr. Logan csnclud
ca his speech IN opposition 10 the Fitz John
Porter bill, and Mr.. Mcpherson made lew
remarks In It's favor, The bill wns then
reported 70 the Senate, .."n,In the House a
,,a,. n,eInoiihl oi the Ametcan sgiencc Associn-
tion asking Congress 70 distribute money td
t1e several states for cducntlOnnl purposes
was feicttcd hnd the House went Into UDni.
lnittpr ot tile Whole On the ARMY ApprOpriu.
ton bill, Mr.. Townshend to.l In the 6hair.
JAN. i.-In the Senate Mr.. Morrill,, from
,heCommittce on Finance reported tho House
bill to reduce internal revenue taxation with
an amendment embracing an entire revision
of the tariff and of the machinery Tor It's col.
lection. several bills were also reported.
Tie West Polpt appropriation was then
taken pp, md passed Consideration Of
the llontsd Whisky bill was resumed and the
yill was finally passed: ...ln the House pc:
tliions were presented by Messrs, Cox and
Buck urging prompt action by Congress ON
the tobacco tax. The Army approximation
bill and tho rendleton Clyil. Service bill were
passed.
JAN. 5.--Petitions for increased pensions
TO one.armed and one legged soldiers were
presented IN tho Senate. A petition for the
admission OF Dakota as a State was presented
and some desultory discussion was had A
bill relating TO the expectation Of tobncco
snuf and cigars In bond ffee Of tax a. adja.
cent territory. with nm amendment that the
bill shall apply 10 exports whether trans.
ported by vessel or otherwise, was reported.
as unfinished business, and n number of
ainendments were offered but not acted upon.
"a, In the House. the District OF Columbia
bill approprinting 3. .il3.et7 va taken up and
nffcr some discussion was passed.