The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-06-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
( summary OF Important Events.
coNanrssIoNAL PROCEEDINGS.

~, Senate was not in session on the
~ In the House the disputed Post-oiiice
a.,,.orriation bill was taken up and various
epllpandrents discussed. The trunk line clause
nallng for an increase of SS5O,OOO was tho
Snne nf contention, but 1t was hnally adopted;
Mo increase In the amount Tor railway posthl
clerks was voted down, and tine Dill lhen
glrl g,la,,7,d T., for that session. The report from
tbe f,onmittee on Public Bulldlngs dlu not
snstain the allegations of fraud against the
Treasury Department IN Jne hatter OF pupile
h,,Iidincs Mt brooklyn. The balance OF the
sossIon was given to the discussion OF Pacific
rairoad matters. f
Tx the Senate on the 16sh Mr. ingalls,, of
kansas, made personalattack on Mr.. Brown,
of Georgia, charging the latter with making
o1dltions in the stenographers manuscript of
,be committee meeting on the bill TO rofund
money to the State of Georgia used for tho
common defense in llU. The allegations OF
tSe Kansas senator caused quite IA commo-
lion and the Chair ruled him out of order, Mr..
M,tier's resolution calling for Il committee to
inyesipate the New York National banks
nrovnked an animated discus sion, Sena-
iors who spoke faYoring and opposing the
same. The ma ter was laid over. Mr.
Brown made some remarks on the titan
biL in which he quoted historical facts TO
show that Massachusetts, originated slaV-
ery in this country. The conference re-
mort on the Post-otiice appropriation
bIl was adopted, -. In the House
the Elections Iommlttee repNteu laVoE-
ably on the Campbell. .Morey CON
tosfed case from Ohio, which, il adopted,
wifi give Campbell (Dem) the seat Several
bills were reported and referred, when the
House went into committee of the whole for
consideration of the deficiency appropriation
BILL Mr. 0'NellPs amendment apprOpriat1ng
Sll.0OO to improve the street around the Fed
eral building in st. Louis was defeated. Con-
siderable headway was made with the Dill be-
fore the house adjourned.
A.. -, -, 4I,n 1-tl, NJ. -
Georgia, replied to the personal attack made
on him the previous day by Mr.. Ingalls,, OF
Kansas, aud the latter had something else to
say. The resolution Of Mr.. Butler TO invcsti.
gate the New York National banks was again
discussed, Mr.. Sherman monopolizing most
Of the time and speaking against any inter
No definite action was reached. The Utah
bill was taken up and Senator Vest $
amendment was rejected. In the House
the conference report on the Fitz John Por-
ter bill was reported and agreed TO with
amendments The Deficiency bill was passed.
The Pacific Railroad bill in reference to
surveys of lands granted those com
panios was discussed ut length, but nc
conclusive action resulted before adjourn
ment
In the Senate on the 18Th the Fitz John
Porter bill was finally disposed of. The ses-
sion was devoted principally to discussion OF
the clause prohibiting woman suffrage
was rejected. The bill was finally passed
by a vote OF 3j TO 15....In the House
but little was accomplished during the short
session held. Almost the entire time
was given to discussing the Pacific Rail
road bill, and considerable headway was
made before adjournment. A further con
ference was held on the Post-oiilce appro
pfiatOn bill.
In the Senate on the 10Th the bill to pre-.
vent the importation of tea dust into th'
United States was passed. The remainder o
thesession was devoted to the Mexican pen
SIGN bill, Mr.. ingalls,, of Kansas, doing most o
the talking. He appealed strongly for the pas
sage OF the bill and made u point that the Re
publican Convention had declared in favor o
making provisions for the soldiers who wcr
honorably discharged from tho Union army
N0conclusion was reached before the adjourn
ment. In the House the Pacific Railwa
bills were passed by a viva voce vote. Tn
bill to prevent the importation of foreigl
pauper laborint the United States by contrac
was also passed. MIR. Tucker, of Virginia, en-
deavored TO have the morning hour dispense
with in order to call up the bill repeating Gel
lan internal revenue taxes, but he could no
secure the necessary vote