Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-20
ALlXTH CONGRESS.


First Session.
wAsHINGTOS March I0.-SENATH.
tive communications were received and re-
fer7ed. Mr. Blackburn attempted to report
| committee action on nomination In open
| Senate, but spologzed when the Chair said II
| would be withheld for executive session. The
| lowt land forfeiture bill was taken up and
debate resumed. The full list OF senators
private secretaries wa. lald bef re the
Senate, IN compliance with the Rid
dleb.rger resolution. Senator Pugh spoke
| in reply to Mr. Edmunds on the controversy
between the Senate and the President At
the conclusion of his remarks Mr. Wilson
| tlowN yielded for the urgency deficiency
| bill, ich was passed The Senate adjoarned
at 5l30 pm. The President sent in his first veto
| message. II returned "A bill authorizing the
President to promote an officer and p ace him
| on he retired list,
HoUsE.-Ihe bill to increase the efficiency
| OF me navy was reported. bill granting TO
| estate OF California five per cent. the net
| proceeds of the sale of public lands in that
| STATE. WIS reported from the Committee of
Pubic Lands, aud was referred to the commit
| tee of the whole. The Seney hi !, to repeal he
| civil service law, was reported adversely, and
| placed on the calendar, The bill requiring the
| Northern Pacific railroad to pay the cost of
| surveying its lands, was reported from the
| Committee OF Public Lands, and sent TO the
| House calendar. The bill repeating the linta.
| lions for filing claims by militiamcn disabled
C. rs was called up and debated Pending
! action the morning hour expired. Debate on
| the Indian appropriation bill was then re-
| Sumcd. Pending sctlontbe House adjourned
1t p M
| WASHINGTON, March 11SENATE Letters
from the Secretary of the Treasury, contain.
ing certain information asked for, were re.
| ceiyed and appropriately referred. A peti.
tion from the National Bmetalhc Coinage
ASSOCIATION was presented by Mr.. Jones, of
! Nevada, who made speech on silver by
| unanimous consent. resolution was
adopted authorizing the printing, for the
use Of the committee. of fifty copies of the
testimony now being taken relating to the
pension office. Mr.. Ilawley reported adversely
| Vance bill for the repeal of the civil service
| law il was placed on the calendar. Mr.
logan submitted the minority report on tho
| ftz John Porter bill. The Iowa land forfeit
| uie bill was taken up and debated until two
o'clock, when the Judiciary Committees res>
| outlons were laid before the senate and the
discussion thereon resumed. Mr., Wilson. OF
| Iowa, supported at length the views Of the
| majority Mr. kenna Obtaint d the tioor 10
! speak on the resolution tomorrow. The
| Presidents veto was received Of the bill "to
| Quiel the titles of settlers 10 the Des Moincs
| river lands" and ordered printed and to Vic
| on the table. Resolutions on the death Of
| Senator Miller and providing for commit
| tee Of FIVE Senators to accompany his re-
mains to California were agreed to.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted calling
| on the Secretary of the Navy for information
in regard to expenditures in the ordnance
shop at the Washington navy-yard. The res
| olutiOn directing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire into the right of the United
States to cancel patents was re
ported back adversely and laid on
the table. The militia pension bill
was debated, without action, in the morning
hour The Indian appropriat ion bill cameup
in committee of the whole and was discussed
hut vote taken A resolution Prov ing
for d committee of seven members 10 join
similar committee from the Senate and ac-
company the remains of Senator Miller TO
| California WIS adopted.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-SENATE,-Con-
sderation of the Iowa land grant forfeiture
bill was resumed. Pending action the morn
ing hour expired Debate on the Edmunds
resolution was continued by Mr.. kenna.
Senator CullOm was recognized for Monday
| at 1880 o. m -. and the Senate went INTO eAecu
| tive scssionat p. IN. Adjourned.
HOCsE.-The invitation of the Senate to
| attend the funeral services for the late Sen.
ator Miller was accepted. resolution call
| Treasury OF the war tax account was offered
and re erred. Aresoution against cranks or
chronic directors to the consideration of bills
was objected to as dlsrspecttul to the
House. pension bill granting the
year was renorted and placed on the private
calendar The House al 2 p. IN. took up the
private calendar and passed few bills The
Speaker announced the committee 10 accom-
pany the remains of Senator Miller to Cali
fornia. and at i:30 p. me- n recess was taken
until 1880 p m, the evening session being for
the consideration of pension bills
WASHINGTON, March l3.-SENATE.--Th day
was devoted TO the ceremonies a tending the
funeral of Senator Miller
HovsE-The members assembled TO attend
the funeral services in the Senate chamber
and upon returning to their own room ad-
journcd
CoMMlrTEEs-The Pan-Electric Investiga.
ting Committee continued the eNNminat on
of J Harris Rogers. and then adjourned un-
I'll MOndaN. The House Ways and Means
Committee devoted the morning to the wool
industry and heard arguments from John l..
Clarke, of Pennsylvania, and John l.. Hayes,
Secretary of the NatioDa ASSOCIATION OF
Wool Manufacturers: the former for res.
toraton Of the tariff of 1865, the latter against
any tariff agitation
WAsHISGToN, March Is SENATE. Rev.
DR.. j. G. Butler was selecl cd chaplain to suo'
coed Rev, Or. Huntley, resigned. number
OF petitions were presented. A House bill
was passed providing for the printing of II5,-
600 copies of q new edition of the
laws and regulations of the Post
Office Department Mr.. Irgalls sub
mittpd n resolution. which was referred, pro.
posing a Constitutional amendment TO sub
stitute the 3th of April for the ith of March
as Inauguration day, tire one hundredth an.
niversury of Washnpton's Inauguration. AT
2p M. Edmund's report and resolution came
up, MIR Gallon havi g the ioor. The death
of Representative Hahnwas announced by Mr.
" Eustis and appropriate resolutions submitted
after which the Senate adjourned.
HOrsE-After the readng OF the journal
the death OF Representative Hahn. of Louis.
ne"roI a rrsolution providinV for the an.
nnintmont of n committee TO conduct the
ffn,.,,.aI ,,n ,nrcmopies Rv nm unanimous CON
.on, Tiosday was set for MONDAYS business
S' ~ g, l" "v,r,i,.s resolution was adont.d and
H. H., Uonso H. nd diourned nj o:ol n. m. -
wv ''"'N "N'N ~ " v
WAshlN'IoS, maren %m.hnArnmprs" Ct, raw
gs ana rrpu'b rnp, be seore,arS @ Of ,he Savx Th,
,es,,mony 1~ taken in the examination Of tn,
scientiec bureaus was reported and orderet
to be printed The Committee on Pension,
reported Dill to peghs,on pnhnpned dssisd s,sr SO,
mon,hs, nors snpyien: also for the relief of de
pendent par n,s OF deceased soldiers. The
House bi increasing wiuoT nr enSasn was ,snr ,I"
M Up a. and passod without amendment. Atg p m
the senate resumed consideration 40 OF me ,,a Ed
mTnRi nrrnRinp ,e''.s Mr. I Maxey followed, and Mr.
Doph had the floor at adjournment.
Horse;-Aresolntion was adopted direct, direct
ing an ,hauy lho 'ns ,rI o OF Inc
u,use alleging The collect ion of money hy