The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-03-12
xLvIIITH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 18th the conference
committees report on the agricultural bill
was agreed to. The substitute river and har-
Dor billswas read the second time Mr..
instrncting the Committee ON Finance to
report proper bill to provide for
immediate m suspension of the coinage
of standard az silver dyllars. The Iowa land
forfeiture Dill was discussed, and mum
Der of bills passed to ere ct public build
ings. ..;.:;..ln the House the Post-office ap-
was considered. Ali wess agreed to ex, K.
cept the amendment relative to compen-
sation TO American steamships for carrying
was appointed In COMMITTEES OF the whole
the fortifications bill was considered,
but the debate digressed and members
the silver dollar question. Mr.. Horr
lkepublicnn argued that it was a
letter full Of sense. Mr.. Dorsne mer dis
the silver question was IN econ6nfc one and
not political. The fortifications bill was
nnally passed with amendments The con-
ference report on the army appropriation
Dill was agreed to.
In the Senate on the I'd a letter from the
Secretary OF the Interior was received
transmitting the correspondence called in
reference to the land frauds in New Mexico.
MIR. Hill called attention to the fact that the
report was very slow in reaching the Senate,
ana was also unnecessarily long for
so late in the session. An even
Ing session was held and most of the appro-
prfation bills we're reported from the con-
ierenees, and In some ins ances the two
houses were unable to agree on certain
amendments, and new conference com
mittces we-e appointed. The Senate was
I'M n session issnsa up to . late hour.;;:;In
nature as regards legislation was done. An
attempt was made to call up the Iowa con-
but the Republicans refused to vote. Recess
was taken until evening, and for an hour or
so roll calls and points OF no quorum were
indulgedin. 1t was late hour before ad-
1ournment was reached.
In the Senate on the Sd great deal of
business was transacted, the principal work
being upon the appropriation bills, several
of which werc not only much behind hand
in being considered, but the two Houses
were were also AZ at variance upon many
were Kept busy all day, and each body
seemed to hold out stubbornly. On the
Post Office bill the House refusal to accede
to the ocean mail appropriation, was the
Wyck denounced the appropriation as a
subsidy. There was an animated dis
cussion Gu upon i the Oklahoma question and al :
early hour the Senate was still pegging away
with a problematical chance OF getting
wth he AZ moase sSe SrFent tts ss
except to disagree upon some of the
senate amendments, and to agree upon
Otucis. iSoultrence cOmmttteeS were kept
very busy, and the Republicans would re-
frain from voting in order to break quorum
and thus prevent action on the contested
election cases. The House sat until an early
hour the morning of the 4th.
THE Senate remained in session all Of
the night OF the Sd and the conference COM
mittees were kept busy on the approprla-
tion bills. The substitute river and harbor
bill was considered the morning of the 4th,
but as there seemed to be little chance of a
satisfactory solution motion was finally
made and carried to lay the bill on the table.
the bill! to place General Grant on the re-
1lred list and to restore him to his
former rank with full pay was passed.
resolution of thanks to Mr.. cd
munds, the President OF the Senate, a>ro
tnat gentleman made appropriate remarks.
All OF the regular appropriation bills were
disposed of, Mr.. Hendricks was sworn In as
vice PRESIDENT and the Senate of the Forty
eighth congress was declared adjourned
sine die. The extra session was called, Mr..
Hendricks in the chair, the new Senate re-.
manning in session but a short while......
The House also held an oil night session,
ana managed to adjust all differences with
the senate on the appropriation bills. In the
early morning session Mr.. Randall moved q
suspension of the rules for the passage ofthe
case of Frederick VS.. Wilson Qowa) was
pending, and an agreement was entere |
into by which Republicans allowed the lat
ter to come to vote ffhe Democrats would
support the Grant bill Mr.. Frederick Demo
crat was awarded the seat and the Grant
Resolutions Of thanks to Speaker Carlisle
were unanimously adopted, and the Speaker
made an eloquent closing address before de-
clarsng the adjournment.