The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-05-22
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary Of Important Events.
rohanrssroNAL PROCEEDINGS.

II the Senate on the 10Th concurrent
.asolntion of the Legislature Of California,
relative to the appropriation for the improve
,rent of the Sacramento River, was presented
BY Mr. Fraley apn referrea % she Homloee hefoTe
onn ocloclx suspended business TO permit
members to attend the unyeiling OF the statue
ofChef-Justiee Marshall Inc House WAS
not in session. having adjourned over till
Monday e.
n the Senate on the 10Th a resolution of
inonity PASSED authorizing the Committee on
Tud:eiary to look into the facts forming the
hasis of senator Garland's bill TO amend the
Thu,mau net relating to Government claims
against the Union and Central Pacinc Roads.
sI'he Indian appropriation was discussed at
HnIIse Mr.. Cox (of New York; introduced u
bl 10 place General Grant on the re-
tired list Messrs. Hewitt and O'Neill
inf Missourll introduced bills relating to the
tariff. Mr. Belford introduced a bill TO pre-
vent the sudden contraction of currency;
Mr.. Tucker, to repeal Internal revenue taxes
On tobacco and on brandy and wine manu-
factured from fruit Conference committees
we're appointed on the Fitz John Porter bill
and on the bill establishing bureau of ami
NAL industry A number Of bills relating 10
the District of Columbia passed.
In the Senate on the 18Th the bill placing
General Grant on the retired list with the
rank and pay of General, passed without de-
hate. The shipping bill was taken up and the
motion for conference committee was
adopted, Consideration of the Indian ap-
propliation bill was then resumed, and
after some debate the bill was passed. n.
In the House the bill passed providing
for civil government in the Territory OF
Alaska. The Townshend bill providing that a
Territory shall have a population equal to
that of a Congressional district to entitle it to
representation In Congress was laid on the
table The bill passed extending the juriedic-
tlon Of justices Of the peace IN Wyoming and
stpuatlng that the Legislature of Dakota
shall hereafter consist of twonty-four mem
hers Of the Council and forty-eight members
of the House.
In the Senate on The 14th Messrs. Vest
and Cockrell explained their position in re-
gard to the bill to place General Grant on the
retired list The former voted mo on the
bill and the latter was not present when
the bill passed, but would have voted the
same way. rue bill passed authcrzin ng pom
toon bridge TO he built over the Mississippi
River near Iu1uque. The House bill proYii-
ing for bureau OF labor statistics was taken
up and discussed until adiournment....i In the
House the resolutions unseating Mckinley
aud Feele were laid over The bill for mint
at st. Louis was 'favorably reported. In the
committee OF the whole the consular and dip.
lomatic appropriation was considered. A mo-
tiOn by Mr. Robinson, of New Y FORK, to abolish
the Office of Minister TO Great Britain was lost.
a memorial was presented, from the Women's
Of bureau Of silk culture.
In the Senate on the 18th communica-
ton was received from the President recon-
mending an appropriation to carry out the
boundary provisions Of the treaty between the
United States and Mexico. A resolution was
offered by Mr. Morgan d reeting the Commit
tee on Finance to investigate the causes of
the failures in New York. Mr. Cullom i'm
troduced q bill TO prevent speculation by Off
cals OF the National banking Association.
The invalid pensio bill was reported favor
ably The bill loaning S1,U00,U0O to the New
Orleans Worlds Fair passed. Adjourned
until Monday In the House bills were
passed. Authorizing a bridge across the Mis-
souri, River in Nebraska; providing for the ex-
tension of the chesapeake & Ohio Road;
authorizing bridges across the Rio
Granue between Eagle Pass and Piedras
Negras, and between Laredo and Nuevo
laredo. The consular and diplomatic APP
preparation bill was taken up in commit
zee OF the whole and an amendment to in
crease the salaries of ministers to Austria
and Italy from $4,000 to $4,000 was lost as
were all other amendments to this bill. yis-
tors to the annual examinations ut West Point
ana Annapolis were appointed