The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-02-19
NEWS AND NOTES.
. Summary Of Important Events.
CONGRESSIONAL PKooEEDIN0s'i

~nRF,sIONAL PROCEEDINGS
N che Senate on the 7th a joint resolu-
ion wos passed, accepting the trophies OF
General Grant as presents TO INC Govern
a mi The bill authorizing fetireo list lot
nryates and non commissioner ,. ,ore oiiiSeas was
4 pl,a .sueryed thirty years or inore,s Was h
Mwno 81 n amendment to one OF lne
8passs.ta nension bills was agreed 70, Plo
liIisn thnt all soldiers, WIDOWS - anlliuI ,la
rbiIdren, who by the g e&lsg a ", g6nth shall in fi
r pecoia oeive sl2 The District oi 1oiuilplni XIII
nnnronrIation bill was passed. aLSo @ r,,l, 4,
Apgptoyina Fenedore Ten Eyck 70 ifis .o ati.aI
6the army, & ait The House MIR. Reagan maue an
n #st,.....llIn II attempt to ta Se the inter.
stete commerce bill from my Ip"n-cona
fsblefor the purpose 81 o,,lIiSSonts nioninS The
XIV, eernnronriatng $4,000 for the fenei q tlle
.,staes ~, al the Christian Brothers 1ol!eSe,
]. s.us,N z Nils was passed. Consideration q Wy
A. ,.,ar and harbor bill was proceeded WIN.
The amendment to increase the tllilouAt 20
the New orleans harbor WAS iost'
=, tba Senate on the 9TH bills were
+ .,assed increasing the appropriation for
NJ ,mhlic buildings at Quincy, Ill, 70 100000,
"a II peoria 10 S245,OOO. The amendments
81 1sha senate committee to the Ilouse.bill
'X " " W, nra1,enl unlawful inclOsure of the
nnbilc lands were coneurreu IN; MI DeGh 'si
snoke on the nntl.sllNer Coliillig plii.
N. Siesers Morgan and Morrill, lncldentally TOOK
roIt IN the debate. The pension approprla-
5H tion bill was taken up, ana tine result oI
I'M ,U vote taken prevents the tacking on OF
legislative amendments W upPIol.Iilittion i.'i',,
x hIls. In the House during the cuntlnua-
IAN If SATURDAYS session consideration OF
M river and harbor bill was resumed. An
amendment appropriating S2jO,O0u 1of the
Enforcement OF Nicksburg harbor wa1
NJ rnied down, AIr. Springer wanted to strike
out tie Galveston hnrbor item, but Mr,
NIllIs explained that the committee mad
modified that clause, and the motion was
withdrawn, The Post-otlice appropriation
Xiii was taken up and discussed at length.
Without action the bill Went over.
Tx the Senate on the 10th a memorial
srom the Legislature OF Dakota in refer
enee 10 the division and admission of that
# territory was presented. Mr.. sherman's
resolution in reference to medals TO com
inemoratp the completion of Washington
Monument was adopted. The biil TO pre-
eent unlawful occupancy OF tne publlc
hands was passed. The pensions approprla-
81, lion bill was next considered, ana after dis
eussion was passed substantially MS it came
"a from the Senate Committee, all Legislative
measures found in the bill as 1t came from
The House relating to pension attorneys,
etc, being stricken out, us the senate had
already passed a special bill contain
5N Ing all these provisionsnt...l In the House
the Post office appropriation bill was taken
"A up and read by paragraphs motion to in.
"A crease the amount for compensation OF
postmasters from Sl2,S00,00O to. Sl3OU00O0,
a lost; and a motion to increase the amount
for Post Office clerks met with similar late.
No further action was taken.
a. In the Senate on the llth the army ap-
propliaton bill was reported. The bill was
passed providing permanent reservations
Cor the Indians of Northern Montana. At
about u IN. the senator's proceeded 20 the
Hall Of the. House to take part in the
tOuning of the electoral vote After
the return to the senate chamber there
& was along discussion on the closing sen
tence OF MIR. Edmunds' declaration of the
result OF the electoral count he having
Stated that u was "a declaration only us d
public statement In the presence of the two
houses OF Congress of the contents of the pa
hers opened and read on this occasion and
not as possessing any authority in law to
declare any legal conclusion whatever
Nlr Ingalls, offered n resolution dissent.
lng, and Mr. IloHr offered a resolution de.
caring that the Constitution and laws have
been duly executed and that no further
+ seclMation is necessary. Both went over
ghe bill 70 repeal the exemption and
,,lnhet'culture laws was debated..... in thu
.iouse great crowd assembled to witness
s't the counting of the electoral vote BefOrl
tle nour arrived but little was done. Tho
senate entered Il few moments before twelve
~ and Mr. Edmunds called the assembly
sI sTo otaer rue, stating the object that brought
H ktle TWO houses together. The certificate,
were read one by one. When IN,
* hwy hwy state had been called and the compu
,Non .,ation made, Mr.. Edmunds announced tina
Slaer SHIuFer Cleveland had received for prea' -, /,
N f1i9 IA No.cs ana Thos. A. Hendricks + ~ ~.
II llesluent the same number, and bAsN 8
sieeteu' The usual resolutions were Ainssret
| WV ~. tnen the House proceeded after the Sen
ceino letireu, with consideration of the Post
phIce obic appropriation bill and made consider
aole progress.
IN the Senate on the 18th the bill to for
NtNtnit the TpNno