Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-27
NLlXTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.

First Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. T.-SENATE.- in.
troduced: lu aid of education in the States.
Providing for the erection of Il suitable monu. |
ment at Washington, D. C., TO General L. s.
Grant, The blllappropriates S25O0JO for the |
purpose Indicated, ana provides for a com |
mission of three senators and three members |
OF the House of Representatives to contract |
w. tnt iniphumcht; Referred. Bills !
crease Of the ~'"'' 'Eg copi,, '"e stool M
81 the Citizens National Bank of Louisville. |
N.Y. 10 sum not exceeding one million dol |
lars to provide for the settlement Of the es. I
tates OF deceased Kickapoo Indians in the |
State OF Kansas. The bill ISuyiding for the |
allotment of lands in sevcralt, to the Indians |
was taken up, but at . O'Clock it went over, |
ana consideration of the Education bill was |
resumed without further debate the Sen |
ate agreed to the amendment proposed by
the Education Committee striking out the
special Appropriation for school buildings
an amendment proposed was also agreed to
without debate providing that none of the
money appropriated by the bill should be
pald to state until ITS Legislature should
accept the provisions OF the bill Mr.. Ingalls,
moved an amendment to limit the moneys
going TO each State to its proportion OF Hit
crates between the ages of ten and twenty
que. He thought il proper to make this
limitation because the object of the appro-
ignorance that was rcmcdiablc-nOt that
which YVES irrcmedfable The number of per-
sons constituting the class of rcmCdiuble
illiieratcs in any State should be the only
class that would entitle the State to II proper.
ton of this money.
House. Bills were reported granting the
franking privilege to Mrs. Grant; accepting
grant for the construction of the Illinois and
Missis ippi River Canal, and increasing the
pension Tor deafness. Bills were passed pro-
n ia, Hon,
reducing the charge for money orders and
protecting homestead settlers. The FitZ
John Porter bill was debated by Kelley,
Thomas, Curtin and Weber. At 1910 p, IN. the
House ad iOurncd.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.SENATE.-A number of
petitions were presented and referred. Among
these was one 70 abolish the Presidency. A
report from the judiciary Committee, with
resolutions, was presented by senator Ed
munds which condemned the action of the
Attorney General in refusing certain papers
called lOr and declared it to be the
duty Of the Senate to Withhold. its
advice and consent Ia proposed removal of
0lncerS IN cases where papers are withheld.
Consideration Of the educational bill was re-
sumed Ncssrs, lugas and Coke opposed
the measure, and MIR Riddlchcrgpr support.
ed il Mr.. EyartS took the floor, when, on
motion of Mr.. Allison, the Senate went into
eN cutlve session, and afterwards adjourned.
HorsE.-Mr Fndlaye appointment on the
nounced The Committee on Pacific Rail
roads reported II bill TO compel the Pacific
| roads to pay the United States the amount
pad by ii for surveying lands granted. The
Atlantic and Pacific railroad land grant
forfeiture was considered until the CN-
piraton Of the morning hour, when
the liH John Porter bin was taken
up in committee of the whole. MesSrs. Phelps,
of New Jersey, Curtin, Pennsylvania, War
ncr, Ohio, and Bragg, Wisconsin. spoke in
favor OF the bill the latter closing the debate.
Mr. CutchCon, Of Michigan, spoke in opposi-
ton A motion to rcCummit and strike out
the salary clause was voted down-l13 to liz.
The bill finally puSsed-ycas III; nays, III.
AT 5:l5 p. IN, the House adjourned.
WASHIEGToN, Feb, --SENATE.-An in.
quiry in regard to the killing of Captain
| Crawford by the McNicaus, embodied in
| resolution, was referred to the Committee ON
| Foreign Affairs. At2p. IN Nj Eyarts spoke
| on the Blair educational bill, being followed
| hy Ingalls, Wilson ana Harris. The debate
was closed by the latter for the daf. ana at
| 5:l5 p. IN. the Senate went into executive scs.
| sion. adjourned AT $40 p III.
| HoUsE-Mr Kelley Cpa.) obtained leave to
| have printed in the Record a review Of the
| testimony in the fitA John Porter case. A
! proposition by Mr.. Wheeler AlaJ, to print
| review Of Holt's review was objected to by
| Mr.. Steele lndl joint resolution tender
| ing the thanks Of Congress and the
| presentation of Il medal to Joseph
| Frances, was passed On the first bill on the
| private calendar Mr. Scott CPu.) offered an
| amendment which gave him an opportunity
| TO deliver silver speech, defending the ad-
| ministrutiun. He was followed by Mr.. Gcd-
| dcs tOJ in another silver speech, which was
! made in spite OF all objections. At 4:45 y. M.
| the House took o recess until7 p m During
| the night session fOrty-fOur pension bills
were passed. and at 9aop m. the House ad-
| juuln,d N III Iucsdty.
WAsHlNGToN, Feb 23.--SENArE.- Memo
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