Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-03-10
FlFTlETH CONGRESS-.


the compulsory education oi iHulaii thi'iOu
was passed The dependent pension debate
was resumed. Messrs Plumb, Vest, Teller dnd
Wilson made speeches, and at $50 p. M, the
Senate adjourned after short executive ses'
sion.
HOUSE Mr. Holman reported bill TO Sc |
cure to actual settlers the lands adapted TO agri
culture, and to protect The forests on the pub |
lie domain The House then went into com
mittee of the whole TO consider the bill author
iziug the Secretary OF the Treasury to purchase
bonds with The surplus revenue AFTER an IN
tcresting debate the bill was passed. bill
was passed relating To postal crimes, EnloF'as
on the late Seth c. Morfatt, OF Michigan, were
delivered. and at 5:,0p. NJ the House adjourned,
WASHINGTON March 1 .-SEEATE, Credentials
of Mr. Wilson, Of Iowa. and Mr.. Walthall, OF MIS-
siss pp for the term beginning March a. lSSo
were presented and filed Among the bills intro
duced was one TO revive the grade OF General oi
| the Army The anti.Chinese resolution was
taken tip and considered Mr. Morgan and MI
| Sherman tayoring its passage Mr.. Call crtI
| cised it, The resolution was adopted, re5o
| luton was adopted directing the Secretary OF
| the Treasury TO communicate all reports oil spG'
cial agents and other officials in regard to sugar
|
| The dependent pension bill was taken up, Mr..
| Beck speaking. Without reaching any eoncu-
+! sion The Senate at 3 p. m. adjourned until Mon
| day.
| HOUSE bills were reported for the redemp,
| ton of worn and mutilatcl fractional cons ana
| to prohibit the coinage of sl gold pieces Also
| IA resolution calling on the President Tor IN
| formation as 10 what steps have been taken IN
the direction of treaty Stipulauons to prevent
the continued immigration of Chinese lahoreIs
The Joint resolution accepting the inVita'lo1
Of the French Republic for the United
States 10 take part in the lhterna'Ioh'
| n Exhibition of 1850 and another
Joint resolution authorizing the President to
arrange a Conference TO be held in washing
ton in 1850 for promoting arbitration ana en-
couraglng reciprocal commercial relations be-
tween the United States and South American
| Republics wore agreed to- The former was
amended to authorize The distribution at the
| Exposition Of a statement descriptive OF Amer
| can methods of raising and preparing pork Tor
export.
wAsnIxGroN. March e-srNArE.-No scs
| sion.
HousE,-A letter was presented from the Sec
rctary Of the Treasury showing the probable
loss bv destruction of U. S. bonds. Mr.. Me
Kinlcy had printed in the Rec0R u protest by
|, glass-bl0wers against reduction of duty OF
imported window glass as proposed by the Mill'
| tariff bill A resolution was reported for Fri
| day night sessions on private pension bills ,
, hf1l was rcrorted for the creation of the oflc
( | of an Assistant Superintendent OF the Kan
, | way Mail Service and ffty-four chie
| clerks The private calendar was taken up
J To the omnibus bill providing for the paymcn
I of thirty odd claims for supplies used duMn
| the war, reported by the Court of Claims unde
the Bowman act, Mr. Lee, of Virginia, oilere
au amendment appropriating $50 900 for the re
!, lief OF the p L, Theological Seminary ana hlg
School. of Virginia. After . fight the amcnt
+ ment was adopted-l02 TO 81 Al b p. IN. tn
A House took recess until $50 p m, the ever
, | inr session being for the consideration OF pei
5 sion bills,
= WNsnlNGroY March 3-SENATE-Not in se'
a | ion.
T. HOusE-H C, Seymour, the new membe
@ from Michigan, successor to the late >. {. MO
Il lct, was sworn in A resolution was adopte
d appropriatng s. 90 for the Committee on Con
mcrce to eXpend in investigating trusts. bl
was passed appropratng sn.OJO Tor the col
struction of u revenue cutter for use at Charlc
!, ton. $ c. A bill was reported to increase II
efficiency of the line of the army. Also, bl
authorizing the issue of fractional silver ceru
Gates Also, a bill proposing constitution
amendments to change the time for the cor
= menCement Of The Presidential term ana u
II meeting of Congress. The Pacific railroad tel
~ graph bill being the special order, IT Was d
70 bated and finally passcd--year l9', nays l.
IS l:i5 p m. the House adjourned.
, WASHINGTON March 5-SENATE. Memora
~ and etitions were presented, Mr. Beck's CT
az | dcutias for the Senatorial term commence
March 4, 1889, were presented A bill was
- ported to regulate cgraph tolls. The dcpcn
~ ent pension bill was laid aside and the urge
'a deficiency was taken up and considered un
- | $50 D. m. when the Senate adjourned,
IA HorsE.-Orders were entered fixing days
in | the Con- liberation Of business from the Co
III mttCes on Commerce and Judiciary und
is the call of States bills were introduced. Re-
m lutions were introduced and referred TO inv'
,r tigate the c., b. SO strike, nquiring into t
Il sncged unofficial matter by the War kecor
at ONCE. Mr.. Butterworth introduced rcsolutl
Wv approprlnting Sae1, o " for a Government eXh
+ at the Cincinnati Exposition. The contest
~ election case OF McDutlc vs.. Davidson, of A
VI bama, was considered until 5;sj p. m, when I
| House adjourned.
WAsuINGToN, March 6.-SENATE-An
nv verse report WAS made on the bill for the
tircment of U. S. lCgal-tender notes of sm
| denominations, and the issue OF coin certihca
oo in lieu of gold and silver certificates. 1
=" House bill to authorize the purchase OF bot
ch by the Secretary OF the Treasury was report
Ia fpyorablv. Several proposed amendments
he the rules were considered, The House Dill
no enable the Secretary of the Interior 10 all
TO the use of hot water TO parties outside oil
ne Government reservation ut Hot Springs Al
lth was considered At Up. m. the dependent p
OF sion bill was taken up MS unfinished hushe
si- rending which Mr. Sherman replied TO
le- Bccks allegations concerning his part in
tor characterization of silver. Mr. ingalls, then t.
m the floor and spoke on the pension bill;
al Blackburn followed, 1t was agreed to contii
m the discussion tomorrow.
Ks, HousE-Mr Mason was appointed on
committee of Claims; Mr.. Thomas introdu
a bill prohibiting the use of the likenessc'
=. ladies for advertising purposes without Il
1A 1 consent in writing; the Alabama contes
,hs election case of McDulic VS., Davidson
iol taken up and debated until 5p m, when
e' minority resolution, declaring McDuhic cleo
,eu was rcieotcd-yeas ls5, nays li4-and the
nus iority resolution declaring the sitting mem
urt entitled to his seat was adopted without di
tiii ion The House then adjourned.
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"a Tho enchanted rock in the
Saba (TeX.) valley, rises two hundl
ton feet from the plain, and can be $,
ma. for distance of several miles. In
our moonlight it presents y striking
OH semblancc to an immense castle W
,1i Of its many windows lighted, this ell
lem being caused by the reflection of
, to moons rays from numerous polisl
the surfaces of quartz and pyrites of C
per. The Comanches believe it to
one of the abodes of the Great Spi
lor- and regard it with much reverence.
eer, -
lay. About the hardest thing in
nap world for woman to preserve VI
urg w engaged in the preserving busines
ned her temper when she is obliged to
her preserving kettle off the stove
answer ring ut the door-bell,
own finds a patent-medieine circular on
her front step.
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