Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-05-01
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.

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tu, appropriation Of the assets and receipts
Of railroad property IN Their possession
Pour hundred private pension bills were then
passed, leaving but ha1 r dozen on the
calendar. AtAlj p. IN. the senate went into
executive session, and al AS p. II. sd
lOurued.
HOusE.--A resolution was reported calling
on the Commissioner Of Agriculture for Ger
tam information in regard to the acreage
and supply Of wheat and corn IN this coun.
try Biils were reported to limit the iuris.
dlctlon of l 5 courts IN patent cases, and 20
pension prisoners n war during the rehtl.
lion. The hDii for the relief ~ the Alabama
food sufferers was debated without action.
and resumed It's place on the calan1cr under
the rules The river and hsrbor hIi wal.
taken up and discussed uutii $50 . m. when
the House adjourned.
WAsHiNGTOS, April 22-SENsTF- Petitions
were presented. A bU was pass appr0-
prlntug $1,000 lad ~ n Nsrr..t m0nu.
| ported to indemnify the chinese Who suffered
by the recent outbreaks .u Wyoming Mr.
| NenWyek addressed the ~suafe uu the bill
to tax railroad grant atas Mf Blair
up the Joint resolution providing A con.
sttutIonNI amendment prohitting the manu-.
| faCtute and sac OF alcoholic liquors. At 2
| O'Clock the Interstate commerce li4 was
placed before the senate NCssts ScweIl and
| CullOm addressed the senate. A message
| from the President relating to ,gbCr troubles
| was received and ordered printed AttO'Cluck
| the senate went into executive session, and
| Al :l5 p, m. adjourned untll Monday.
HOUsE,-The electoral count bill was mad Q
| the special order for May Conference
! Committee was appointed on the Indian ap-
| preparation bill. Adverse reports were pre-.
| senied from the judiciary Committee on a
| Joint resolution urOrosing a constitutional
| amendment giving the President power 10
| veto specific items IN APPROPRIATION bills, and
| q bill to prevent the adulteration Of food
| They were laid upon the table. The
| House passed bill Amending Sec.
| ton 2s05 Revised Statutes in relation
| TO oaths on entries Of merchandise
| Bills were passed providing for holding the
| term OF the District Court in New York and
| COLORADO The river and barber bill was
| tueh lakeh up ana l"ea S-eight OF the sixty
| thlte pages Considcitd,
| WAsHINCT0N,April % -SENATE-N No session
| HOrsr.-The session WAS continued from
| II O'Clock until near mon on the river and
| harhor hIl After nd iouruinE. FRIDAYS ses
| sion was opened Tho prrsianut's r6essap.
on the ,uhor troubles was read Mr. Syringe,
| moved to refer II t. the Committee on Labor
| Mir Butterworth moved Its reference to the
committee Of the whole. The latter motor
| was ,os'-yeNs 4, nays l4i After a live!y
| GtJhlt ~ I'D Wu!Gh NtssIs ButtoIWOftn
| Randall GilsCn Nv. Val q Neil, MCCrearN
| ana Springer TOOK part, the message was re
| ferred to the COMMITTEE On Labor, with in
| tuEcuonS TO report on or Ue'Cre May 10. Ih'
| senate tlll m aid OF National monumen
a. Plymouth, Mass. was passed. Nj
| NoCrhets, OF washington lerrioly, OF
| ltIed res0luhoh lhhructIg me ,on
| mlitee on Rules 10 inquire whether h. u
| SWeIt, oi Name or any otLef e&-Mthoer
| TIE house admitted 10 the moor IS interested
us agent of attorney ior corporallons o
cams Inc Ieso'u'loh was nhai,y muulhe'
So as 70 omit me name 2t MT Swet I, ahr
| loVdinl 'oi select cCMmlltee OF tNe MON
| ueis 10 carry on inc inquiry. Inc modi1e'
resh.UNon was ADOPTED. ne private ca,Gnda
| was then taken up. Al f4U p m the hous'
lLt recess hntl 1851 ? M, the nlght sessio
bcihg Tor the coEsIderatCn OF peHstCn bllls.
WAsnlNGTON ApTl A-SENATR.--Not II
| session
Uorsr-1uneIand wa. set apart for m
| cCrs s.deratiCr rf husirrss reuCrted from iii
til was passed authorizing the Coyingtol
IH 'h[nnGm hto"'eo rect h"'0oo rdg dn
across the Ohio river. The 400
was thcn given to tne Judiciary C9mmiitet Nit t
fe"rIrmi2gf ihe' counties Of Howard. Little roc
and SEWER from the Weston TO the Easi
n yuoee tbe 'G bjcb o altws nsrs ~
5 courts in California OREGON ana Nevqd
9uuDig lees fUHishihg lob6eIy ID tne n
si6ao or imlnsormcntt not eycecdlng t.
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