Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
XLJXTH CONGRESS-.



WASHINGTON. December ls.--SENATE.-The
bill granting pension OF $500 year o
Mrs. Grant, passed without debate. Mr.
Hampton Introduced a bill making IL unlaw
ful for Senators or Representatives TO re-
commend or solicit appointments to office.
The resolution OF Inquiry in regard 20 the al
legged organization of Dakota as a State was
discussed until O'Clock, when the joint
rules were taken up and agreed to. Senator
Beck introduced a resolution authorizing
the Finance Committee TO inquire
whether Section 1894 Of the Re
yised Statutes, providing for the
disposition of coin paid for duties, has been
obeyed. Among the measures introduced
were the following: BY Senator Frye-ln re-
lation to the departments of the army OF the
United States. 1t provides that all future
appointments, as heads of the departments
OF the U. S. Army, shall be officers selected
from the army and nominated b.. the Presi.
dent, and confirmed by the Senate TO be such
years. II declares that this provision
shall not apply to the head of any
department until that Office shall first be.
come vacant. The President may, in
his discretion, however, at any time,
place upon the retired list any existing head
Of department, and the retired list is en-
larged for that purpose. 1t further provides
that the Adjutant General the Quartermas-
ter General. the Commissary General Of Sub
sistence, the Surgeon General the Chief of
Engineers the Chief of Ordnance and the
Paytnaster General shall be appointed by Sc
irvt9{n f1ss,n orrera or the corps TO which
they belong, not below the rank OF Eente
ant Colonel, and shall have during their term,
and no longer, the rank and pay of Brigadier
General. The Judge Advocate General shall
be appointed from the corps of Judges Ad.
| tocate, and nave the rank and pay of Brigas
| der General during his term only. The Chief
| Signal Officer may be appointed from any Of
| the officers of the army not below Captain,
| to rank as Colonel OF Cavalry during his i'm
cumbency in that Office. The officers Of the
| Inspector Generals department are to he ap-
| pointed as at present. By Senator Ingalls,
| To prevent the unlawful incosure of public
| lands. 1t is the bill introduced by Mr.. In
| gals in the last Congress. Adjourned until
| Monday
| HOUSE, All proposed amendments to the
! new rules were voted down. and motion to
strike out the clause distributing the appro.
| priatiOn was reieCtcd-B9 to ~. The re-
| mainder of he report was then agreed to,
inc senate bill granting a pension TO Mrs.
Wsndns Wrsn was called up and passeaPfFee, T OF
recess was fixed from Monday next until
| January 3. The. House adjourned at G;2j
pm
WASHINGTON December l9.--SENATE-Not
| in session. HOrSE.-An invitation to attend
the New Orleans Exposition December g.
| was laid on the table. The Speaker an.
nOunced the appointment of the Committee
| on Enrolled Bills resolution was adopted
| for the creation of select committees on the
| election Of President and Vice President of
| the United States. on reform in the civil ser.
vice, on ship-buildng and ship-owning in.
terestS, on alcoholic liquor traffic, ana on
| ventilation and acoustics of the House. Mr.
Fndlay, of Maryland, tried to get up the
Senate Presidential succession bill by unani'
nous consent. but failed on the suggestion
of Mr.. Reed that the regular course was tC
have the bill referred to a committee. A cal
of the States for the Introduction of billc
was objected TO. Among other measures tht
following were Introduced by Mr.. Brown
of Indiana: Referring to the President tn,
controversy between the United States anC
| Venezuela in regard to the award of 1865
granting pensions to soldiers the Mexican
war, increasing pensions of the survivors o.
the war Of 1872. and granting arrears To per
sons pensioned by special act. The Hous'
adjourned at l:l5 p. m
WASHINGTON, December 2l.-SENATE-t
number of bills were reported favorably ant
placed on the calendar, including that of Mr
Edmunds in relation TO higaInN and pOlygAm.
md one of Mr.. Hoar to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the Gnitct
States. Senator Cullom introduced posta
telegraph bill Mr. Logan offered bills Il
Increase the efficiency OF the army of tn
| United states; TO equAliZc the bounty OF sol
dicrs, sailors aad marines of the late war
to pension prisoners of war, and to regulate
marine hospital appointments. Mr.. Vest OF
fered resolutions indorsng the action OF tn
state Department in the Kelley maj
ter Senator Harrison offered rcsC
luton to investigate the charges containe
In the report of the Commissioner of Per
sions against his predecessors for an allege
application of political tests TO pensioners
but on MIR. COckrclHs objection it wen
over. resolution to investigate the Suhiet
of undcrvauations in the New York custom
house was agreed to- Mi. Beck spoke Il
length on his resolution of inquiry in rcgar
to the Treasury Departments non-compl
ancc with the laws requiring the use G
silver. The resolution was referred to III
Committee on Finance. At 32j =. NJ. tn
senate went into executive session, and {
4 o'clock adjourned. ..
Houston II call of the States, l,0l1 bill
were introduced from une-thrd of the stat
only one OF which. by Mr.. Wait, of Connect
cut, was for the suspension of coinage OF III
standard silver dollar. Mr.. Willis Ky o
felcd Il bill to repeal the tenure OF Office ac
also to establish suh.treasury at Louisyill
At5:l5, when Maine had been reached, Il
House adjourned until January ), for Il
holidays.