The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-05
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WAs accomplished bef0Fe adjournment
IN The senate on The gHI resolution
waa adopted ~ inquire Into tho Naey Depart
mfnt frauds The Nexiean pnnaIun hill was
aaaln iahan up, nnd NJ sherman emphat
.,nil{ opposed tht amendment vt W. luraIiA
Mr lsHhiH repliut, and appealed "a tho I'M
patty ui liopnbilran senators hy nuoling Iho
party platforms, National aud State, hut a.
~ pufiWsu. Tor The vuti uf ~ 10 " which 70
leclltl his amendment Included The nanes "
w following Republican senators wha acted
ilawloy morrill,, itid1leberRor, scwoil aud
Shcrinnn. subsequently an amendment was
adopted riantIna n pension 10 Invalid sailors
and s1l,iisfa uf The war Of ihu Rebellion whn
Ettw three months service, aud to dependent
widows mud elildron ~ deceased pensioners,
tt.,.. In tho House Mr.. Hancock presented n
liil providing for the funding OF tho entire
bonded dent pf the inlied states ~ two per
oant any year bonds. llotcrred. when the
appropriation bill WIS taken up Mr. Morrison,
ut Illinois, offered an amendment directing
that any surplus over SitUun0U In tho Treas.
ury should bo appropriated Ia the redemption
OF United states bonds, A resolution wis In
truduccd providing that United statns Mac
shnls aud District Attorneys DO paid stated
salaries
In the Senate on the "a h almost tho en-
tire session was devoted 10 the Mexican pen.
sion hlll rs amended on the day previous.
The amended bill was discus cd at consider.
able length, Democratic Senators contcndlnR
that Republicans were endeay0rIng 10 de.
feat the primary object by adding amend
mcnts The bill WIS finally passed, " yeas,
u nays, aud six Senators paired. Mcssrs.
llawloy and Edmunds voted with the Demo
Gratis, In the House tho bill granting ill'
teen days leave of absence annually to letter
carriers was pissed, as also the hill repeating
the pre'omptlOn timber culture nnd desert
land laws, and amending the homestead laws
The House bill on the electoral count was
adopted rs substitute for the Senate bill.
lS the Senate on the 18th consideration
OF the legislative bill WIS resumed There was
an animated discussion over the clause pro
vidlng for the consolidation of customs colluc
tion districts which finally resulted In
| ils being stricken out, and tho amend
ncnE OF tho seQate committee were
adopted. Nothing else Of Importance was
| done before the adjournment ..... IN
the House a bill was passed. authorizing thc
establishment OF II branch soldiers home rs
| location to lie determined by the board ol
managers. MIR. Chalmers, of Mis-lS'ippi, wis
given tho scat held hy MIR. Manning, aud,
after the report was adopted In his favor h.
appeared baforu the bar Of the House an d
took tho oath OF Office.
lS the Senate Oh the 20 h the House bill
was passed extending 10 watcr transportator
routes the provisions of the statutes hithcrt,
applied to land routes regarding the immo
diate transportation Uf dutinblc goods. tht
amendments relative TO distillcrcs that mash
| ten bushels Of grain per duy were also passed.
| An amendment WIS also adopted providing
that no speeches shall appear In iht
congressional Record unless printed a'
/ they we're actually delivered In the SENATE
or the House. In the House tie scnat,
| bill authorizing the construction of a bridge
| over the Missouri River nt White Cloud. kns.
was passed. motion u proceed with the
| MuNican pension bill with the Senate amend
/ meuta was voted down with a most decisive
| majority, who we're more in favor of taking
| up unfinished business. The Back. Home
/ Railroad land grant forfeiture bill-thc lin,
bciug located in Louisiana-was defeated
ycas, u. nays. III.
IL the Senate ON the 9Th Joint resolu
ton was passed providing for the scttlcmon
Of accounts with the Mobile y Ohio Road
The souihcrn Kansas Railroad was granite,
! the Right of way through tho Indian Terri
: tory, The hill protiIinE Tor tho inr
j.. forfeiture of tneHrtcd land prHuts u
, tu" Atlantic y Pacific was taken up. IN,
1 committee on Privileges uni Elections Will
discharged from further consideration
! OF Tho House bill on The electoral count
And "A committee of conference wis ordered
/ .,.. In The House the bill was passed granting
| the riWhi of wny through itg Indian Tcrritnrl
10 the. .Gulf. 90 oriidp santa he Railroad. ~,
Backbone" Railroad land grant was defeated
| Recess vas taken until eight IN the evening
! ~ which session pension bits wcrc discussed
but Without action being taken.