The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-02-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from vadms eoursl.


c0s6Htsuusat rnocfrpfvaG
i'stAnf y IN he ssnate, petitions
tefe presented iuf a law ~ prevent faiIeav
discrimination eHH Hnsinsi reduction a
Nhfiff ~ HlY iufHHn manufactured f1uf4
lnlnW fhe iHifs recommended ht iile fatH
lunnlfsm. Nf tasan. from ne Judiciary
lOinnlttee, reported fHsirHliiy bill iuf me
regulation Of lsHfHph nnd fahlr rnnranlri
hni Mf flnfnb ffuin thr tnlnmlitoo on iub,
hc lands. fupHfifi the original fln IN pro.
vent the unlawful upeiipAt on NJ pnhlia iaids
res0lntiuutp hnld night setalnns np Asi0ned
!nino dehaie but heiufe deciding The qucs.
Npn The morning huuf ekihfrd when tho
regular order was raIlpd IN and ransldnrt
llun y the 1atlh bill wis resumed An
amendment wis hddpird puitina saved lam.
hrr on The Tree llat..i.,in the House,
under the call NJ states number ~
Hills we're introduced aud fefeiird, ninona
them onr iof the further suppression II hlg.
amy ana polyRAny. a joint resolution was
passed. npnrorflFing ftno00o 10 continue tho
work Of the Census iiufenu. The House then
went into Committee nf the Whole Mf, Page
lVal.) IN tho chair, ON the Naval ApprOpfin.
iion bill, and an amendment providing that
oilicers detailed tOf service In connection
with tile Navy Department shall not racrlvc
my pay beyond that which their rank cntl.
tlos them 10 was adopted Pending further
discussion the committees rose, ON a motion
q the Whole ON tho Naval bill ail debate on
The paragraph aud pending amendments bn
limited 20 fifteen minutes the vote resulted
yeas, Ij nays, 81.
JANUARY 23.--In the Senate petitions Of
Iron. workers were presented against 70.
duction OF duties. Mr.. Morrill, moved 10 pro.
ceed with the consideration u the Tariff bill,
saying II the motion was agreed ~ he would
assume the senate preferred to take up the
bill arly each day rather than hold evening,
sessions. Tho motion was adopted without
Opposition and tho Senate began consldeIA'
tion of the metal schedule Several efforts 10
reduce the rates on iron and iron orr were
defeated and notice was given OF amend.
inents to the sugar schedule. .,in the House
q bill was introduced providing for the ap'
pointment OF seven commissioners 20 inyesl.
pa'e ali questions relating 20 the establish.
lncut and maintenance OF reasonable nnd
Inst Interstate transportion tarin for pa-scn
gers and freight By railroad or other modes
of transportation also. q bill ~ retire Genera
Rufus ingalls, with the rank OF Maior'Gcncrnl
Mr.. Dezend0if. from the Naval Committee
reported bill TO place Rcprerenlaily,
hmalls (colorcdl on the retired list Of tho
Navy with the rank OF Captain. The Naya
bill was further considered In committee
and the amendment TO abolish tho pay corp
was adopted. Tho retirement clause wal
stricken from the bill petition against any
decrease Ia rates Of duties n proposed by tll'
| Tariff Commission fayOring nm increase II
the duty on tin. plates. steel. blooms, pig iroi
and cotton ties were presented and referred
JANUARY 2i.--In the Senate, Mr.. Hoar'
credentials were presented and fod. A me
mortal Of GeAeral Sturm, OF Indiana, soitinI
| forth his olnlm against Mexico for aiding II
| the expulsion OF tho French forces from
| Mexico and the no. establishment OF a Rcpub
| lie WAS presented and rrforrcd to the Commit
Nat. ~. -
the morning busin ~ tbs TaTif bill wa
taken up aud consideration OF tho meta
/ schedule VA resumed, several change
/ IN the bill being mnde.........,i
the House, the Naval Appropriation bill cam
up In Committee Of tho Whole aud the sectio
| making an appropriation for three stee
cruisers was adopted With slight change'
| The bill being reported 20 the House favor
able action Has had on ail the amendment
except that providing that chiefs OF bureau
siam receive no additional pay, and the on
relating to torpodocs.
JANUARY 2j.--lu the Senate, to-day hay
ing been set apart for services in honor Of IN
late senator IIill, OF Georgia, on motion Z
Mr. Brown, Immediately after the reading {
the Journal remarks enloglstic OF docease
were begun. .....in the House the Naval bi
came up In the regular order. The amend
ment providing that thu chiefs OF bureau
shall receive no additional pay by reason ,
| holding such position was rejected. III
amendment for the payment OF 5000 10 As
Weeks for tho use Of his invention IN tolps
does was agreed TO and the bill passed TIL
lsyenue bill wns taken up IN Committee
the Whole. Mr. Kelley addressed the House O
the Tariff bill at the conclusion Of which 81
committee rose. The House then proceedc
10 enl0giza Senator Iiill, several touching an
eloquent addresses being made.
JANUARY 20 In the Senate Joint rese
luton making appropriations for conrinuln
tho work Of tho census was reported. NJ
Slater, from the Pensions COMMITTEES. rcporie
adversely the House bill increasing the per
slOns OF one.arrncd and onc.legged soldier
minority Of the committee recommende
III. passage Of n substltuts covering MOI
ground than the original bill. and Mt. Fiat
who was unable % concur with either u
majority or minority, inlroduosd n bill rat
ing tho pensions Of those now rccolyif
sl5 % SO. and those receiving VI 10 "
Mr.. Malone, from Committee on Agficu
ture, reported in favor OF holding the World
Centennial Cotton Exposition In 1854. Also,
favor Of referring the Agricultural Appropr
a.ion bill ~ the Committpe on Agftoultnf
Consideration Of the Taffr bill was resume
some slight reduction III the metal sohedu
being agreed to......in tho House, the Tar
was also the subject Of lengthy debate. -.
was asreed that the general debate on q
Tariff Commission bill should close AZ NJ
O'Clock D. m. tomorrow.