The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-03-06
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 summary Of Important Events.
ooNanEssIoNAL rRooEEDINos.

In the House OF Representatives on the
oaa Il bill 70 prohibit contract importation OF
1atorers yyas placed on tho calendar. Also the
IN ~ enable the PustmastcT-General to inter-
cent registered letters for lottery companies;
THE pleurO-pneumonia bill was taken up ana
dismissed without action. The Morrison hond-
VI whisky bill was reported and referred TO
committee of tho whole ........senate not IN
session.
In the Senate on the 2hth resolutions call
ino for Information as to the manner in which
certain railroad companies had complied with
the act Of May Z, 1878, were agreed to. A res
olution to appropriate 100000 to the sufferers
Nv the recent tolnadoes was referred. The
niIrreDcy bill was taken up. Senator Vest
amendment was rejected and the bill was
passed rs modified by Morrill, In the
House Mr.. Ellis asked for an tnvestgatton Ol
certain charges that had been made against
him. The usual Monday allowance OF new
bills were introduced. eplenro-pncumonia
bill was read by sections for amendments and
some notifications adopted.
In the Senate on the 26th the Fitz John
Porter bill was reported and made a Special
order for March u. The bill to prohibit mail
ing newspapers containing lottery advertise
ments was placed on the calendar, a resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the Navy Depart
ment for information regarding the Panama
Canal Al Joint resolution of thanks to the
British Government for the gift of the Arctic
steamer Alert was adopted without debate.
The bill to consolidate the Bureau of Military
Justice and the CORPS OF ~ iudge, g,as,d Adyocatess
resolution was adopted inquiring as to the ex-
pprt of grain and cotton and the effect dealing
In futures may have had upon Il, The Pill to
llp and discussed at some length. ..... In the
House the pleuro-pneumonia bill was taken
UP and discussion Of the second section was
concluded. The Senate resolution of thanks
for the gift of the Alert was presented aud
unanimous consent asked for its immediate
consideration, but Mr. Robinson objected.
In the Senate on the 9th the bill for al
lotment Of lands In severalty to the Umatilla
Indians was reported favorably. a resolution
was offered and referred for an inquiry
whether the officers of the Western Union and
Bal imore & Ohio Telegl aph Companies had III
any tine entered into an agreement for con
R0ltation. The bill for construction of st ae
cruisers astaken mp and the debate developed
considerable warmth. In the House resOlu
ton was adopted calling for information Low
much money In the Treasury is available tC
my that rart Of the pub G debt now payable
The Foreign Affairs Committee reported, ask
ing to be ex3use1 from further consideration
of the Hewtt-Mtsb resolution relating to the
0Donnell matter. Agreed to. The bill tC
prohibit the use of the mails to advertise noX
ous medicines, etc, was laid on the table
Discussion OF the pleuro pneumonia bill wal
resumed and several amendments adopted.
In the Senate on the 2Sth, Mr.. Ingalls, in
reduced bill TO remove the injunction of sc
crecy from the members of the court-martia
which tried Fitz John Porter. Consideration
Of the bill to construct steel vessels was re
sumed, Mr.. Miller advocating the construction
Of powerful navy. Mr.. Bayard criticised th
Chandler regime. Mr.. Hale offered an amend
ment TO provide safeguards against extrava
gance, which was agreed to. Mr.. Sewell OF
tered substitute providing that the vessel
be built at Government navy yards. Pending
debate an executive session was declared.
In the House. Mr.. Deuster presented the reso
luton adopted by the executive committee o
the Liberal Union of the German Parlamon
expressing Its appreciation of the action o
the House In adopting the Lasker resolutions
After some speech-making the resolution wa
referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee
The peuro-pneumonia bill passed 15b to l2i
Eulogies on the late Representative Haske
were pronounced