Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-08-07
XIIXTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.


was then considered. Messrs, Allison, Nc
PhcrSOn and sherman favored the amended
resolution, and Plumb, Vest Beck, Teller and
Jones oppOscdit.
HOUsE.-A bill was passed for the erect on
ol pubic building at Jefferson, Tex, The
general deficiency bill. with Senate amend
ments, was cons dcred in committee of the
whole. conference was ordered. and Messrs.
Burns, lcfCyrc and McComas were appointed
cOnfcrCcs. Vetoed pension bills were called
ur Nut their consideration was opposed by
Nr. II tagan, who wanted the Inter State com
nerce bill brought up, and finally it was
aprc, that the pension cases on the calendar
be considered aud voted upon and then the
Inter tate commerce bill should be taken up
The House rcfused-l0j to s6-to pass ve-
tOed pension bin for the relief Of Andrew j
Wilson. and at j:l5 y. m took a recess until 8
p. m for private bills.
WASHINGTOS, July p--A secret session was
held after the reading Of the journal, and the
nomlnf ftion OF solicitor Genor raj jerks con
filmed. The Senate amendments to the House
bill providing for the appointment and COM
pCnsat on Of District Judge for Alabama
were recOnsdered, and amendment fixing
District Judges salaries at $4,000 year
was stricken out. Another amendment,
prohibiting the appointment of relatives
by Judges, was so stricken out
on the point Of order that the
amendments were general, while the bill it.
self was local. A resolution to appoint
piHn for celebrating at the capital the four
hundredth annyorsary in 1882, of the dis
coNtTS Oh America ""nt over urtll tO-mor-
row. A rcsuiut on call ng on the Commits
soher of Agncui ture Tor report at the neXt
session on the wheat statistics of the world
was adopted, The Morrison surplus resolu-
,oh was taken up and considered. num-
per Gi anehGmcntS were proposed and re-
!gcito; Mf' HeWeh oncfed as an amendment
lne hlll Tor me receipt OF trade dollars at
H6ODtpu +
tcnipis were maze 10 laS the resolution on the
table ana then strke ont the enacting clause,
but bolh lail'd, Inc resoiuuon and amend
mlchIs we're lhhly passed by aNote OF " TO ~
me naval increase hill was cauel up amend
ca, passed ana conference ordered. Ihe
senate NJ p nl'' ADJOURNED
HOUSE.-Bi'ls were passed for the construc-
ton Of public buildings at Santa Fe. n. NJ,
ana Springfield Mass. Vetoed pension bills
were taken up. The House refused to pass
IN" MI granting pCnsi OF hfty dollars to
me widow o. General Hunter over the Presi-
GEM : Nrt0 ny vote OF yeas III; nays lOs.
also lhc plll 10 pension MIS- andcrsOn-yeas,
li"; nays "-iiot the necessary two-tnlrds IN
clth c'sc Inc other vetoed DIS on tue
cuIchdar were Poslpohcu uhth DeccihDer
next. Ihe reagan interstate commerce bill
was taken up. IL was passeQ-ycas, l69
nays A.. lhe RIVER ana haroor OIL was re-
port'u rom conference una the houSe NJ
?. IN. took recess until ?. M, the evening
/
pllie.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-SENATE.-The Com
mttoc on Finance was authorized, during the
recess, to continue the investigation of un-
dcrvaluatiOnS in the customs service The
House bill to extend the free delivery sys-
I TEN was reported back and placed on the
calendar resolution was offered in
| structlng the President TO ascertain, by
| correspondence with foreign nations,
! their intentions with regard to sill.
| m
was authorized to c0ntinup during the recess.
| The New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks.
| burg land forfeiture till was reported back.
Messrs Allison, Aldrich aud Beck were ap.
pointed contcrccs on the surplus resolution.
| The House bill to regulate the packing and
selling Of cut totacco was cons dered and
| hnally Ieconlmlttcd TO the committee on
| hahcts lOf lulthcf cOhslueratlon Al -!Au p
| m the senate went MO executive session,
! ana AT o;"O p III. adjourned.
| HOUsE.--Ihc Presidents veto of the public
build ny bill for springfield, Mo, was read
and referred, The river and harhOr confer
| encc report of an agreement recognizing the
| Hcnnepin canal, New York harhOr, Potomac
flats, and other Senate amendments were re
| iccted by the HOuse-ycus, lG; nays, E9-and
| a further conference was ordered. A joint
| reSolulo extending the appropriations until
| august w. was reported IRON lhe ulnhittte
! on Appropriations ny Mr. RahualI' put us
| cons ucralloh was upJccled 10 ana II was
| TrGitIIcH !" lIG coullnltec OF lhe Wuoie'
| bluhchhrd ana henderson al thelr own re-
| quest were excused from 1urther service
| on lhe river ana haIh'r coultrence com
nllte' anu Me>Srs nIuNer ana Mhrkhalll
apponteu ~ lutlr Piaces. me ii9use' on
So"atn m omemdmente tn The "nrpns r@soII,.
non ana a rn,lIrronce was ordorad Ncssrs
N,.,,isru Dranly in,.id,ro orj uisnooL ,Ya,a
n,mnintni nnntnrnns The rortiscntior Al.
,iIId,,rio,io, XIII ,ro. ranortad hocL with ~ "a
rocdm,UonJatior that ali tho senate amend.
ments he n"n.roncurred in Mr Rmtterworth
,,',,,'.d mo IIoIso racoda FROM he disorrca.
n,o,,t 80 ,i,o an,nndnCrt ottoLlisbing nian,
N, ,bo ~ EramL fnrt Arec ai phiIadalnbia
par3i,,, 6ctinm Tho Uonse M n II, nj,
ionrnci
'Vr' 49,, ,,...... mi. -
WASH N,'ToN, aug ..INhNArt,-l ne sum sun
drN GlNiI mn was sent pa'k 10 conference.
senator blalf urea 10 get Note on some Oh
me vetoed pension oiiis, uut laHtd' Mf'
hNnlts tA p,aiucl MS rnsQiu'lon i.r an inter
maliohu conference on thc shNtt question:
The hlll 10 tax fractional palts OF gan OF
spirits LOT lotlli lhR wines "us paseeu. rue
inference on me genera ueHclency nIlI re
port was hErccu TO- Al Nv y NJ lne Senate
went mo executive session ana AT 900 au-
)ourned uutu III tomorrow
House The bill TO increase the naval es-
tahli>hment was agreed to with the Senate
amendments resolution was passed ex-
tending appropriations 10 AuEust .. Inc CON
ference roport on ltl' >uhurE CIV pIIi was re-
cCiNed, ana points ot ulntrtnce INSISTED upon
me senate hlil increasing 'Hc ehsioh OF sol
dlers VINO ,Ost an arm or .eG III tne service
was pass'd-lo' 10 d. Al p H. tue house
adlourhcu'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-SENATE-The gen
eral deficiency bill was reported from con-
ference and agreed to. A resolution to eX.
tend the appropriations was objected to and
went over. A reported resolution to ad-
iOurn August went over on objection OF Mr..
Hoar, who wanted his bill for National in
quests" considered first. A vetoed pension bill
was taken up and considered. The debate was
and Tv V. conterence ,I] ] Committee appointed. The