Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-01-28
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.


amendment was added barring all claims not
filed within six years. The bill was then passed
| The Blair educational bill was discussed until
| 4;5O p m, when the Senate adjourned until 10
morrow.
! HoUSE-Mr. Grosvenor presented the me
| mortal OF the Board OF Centennial Commissions
| ers at Marietta O., in regard to the centennial
celebration OF the settlement OF the Northwest.
| ern Territories. II was ordered printed A
resolution was reported inquiring OF the
Secretary of the Interior what legis
lation is necessary FOR the disposal OF
| pubic timber lands and for the preservation OF
the natural forest lands at ttc hcqd II III, < 5.A
rivers. A resolution was offered making inquiry
| as 10 thc funding account. II was not received
as u referred to the proceedings OF a past
congress, The minority report on ,he Thobe
carlisle contest was submitted. The bill max
ing an appropriation for the establishment OF
hsrichtnral experiment stations was passed.
Jolht resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
representation of the United States at the In.
'erhatlonal Exhibition, at Melbourne, went
over as unfinished business. wilkins called up
MS national bank bi'l, and Weaver of Iowa, fiji.
clustered until p, H., when the House a
Jourhed
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9--SESATE Petitions
we're presented and bills reported. The def.
cheney appropriation bill was reported with a
rev amendments. II viii be called up Monday.
resolution was adopted directing the Secre.
larry OF the Interior to report plan Of lcgsla.
ton needed for The disposition of the public tim
Der lands. After an agreement TO adjourn from
to-day uLtl Monday, TIC Senate went into ex-
ccutiyo .ession
HOusE.-A bill was reported 10 regulate prac.
tce in causes removed from State Courts A
lolnt resolution accepting the invitation 10 par.
ticipa'e in the Melbourne International Exlibi
non and appropriaiing $4,000 was passed The
Nation a bank circulation bill was called up us
The uni / he'd business, but Anderson OF Kan.
sas, ana Weaver, Of Iowa, Glibustered against
IT, ana II went oven, Portraits Of former Speak
RS of the House from Massachusetts were
presented by that State. After speeches by
Massachusetts delegation and Messrs Randall
and BrccRnrldgc, of Kentucky The gift was
formally accepted by resolution, and AT o. IN
the House adjourned until 10 morrow.
washington, Jan. sO-SENATE.--N in scs
son.
lOuSE After II nor bills had been passed q
memorial of the National Board OF Trade was
presented favoring adequate appropriations
'or The improvement OF nayigablc rivers and
harbors.' Mr.. Springer rose to a question Of
privilege and explained his connection with
the recovery by law OF the money loaned Phila.
delphia for the Centennial Exhibition The re-
port on the Thobc Carlisle contest was consid. |
cred, Mr.. Crisp presenting the majority view of
the ease. Mr.. Thobc was granted an hour 10
present IN argument in his own behalf He
read his speech. The previous qucs
tion being ordered upon the rrsolu. |
ton OF the majority confirming the title OF Mr.. |
Carlisle to his seat, n substitute was offered bv |
Lyman OF Iowa to refer the papers 10 a select |
committee for further investigation. The sub |
stltutc was defeated yeas l25 NAYS I3.-six |
Democrats voting IN the afli native. as follows:
Bynum Tillman, Foan, Hare Mckinney,
Shvely and Weaver. On the nIontion Of the |
majority resolution the vote was. yeas 10 nays
q Inc republicans lefraincd from voting and |
the poi of no quorum was IN Scd. -rhc House |
at six O'Clock adjourned until tomorrow, leav.
ing the question unsettled |
WASHINGTON, Jan ea--SENArE Mr. ReclS
presented the remonstrance OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company Gga nst the passage |
OF The postal telegraph bill Ordered printed |
and referred, A pctil on flom Massachusetts |
m favor OF peace was referred to the Committee |
on Foreign relations. The resolution tc IN |
testgate the conduct Of Fedcr0' officials in the |
recent election at Jackson, Miss, |
was reported and adopted. Bills were re- |
ported for the admission cIS,h State
OF Dakota and the organiza> on of the |
Territory Of Lincoln. The House oint rcsolu.
iion appropriating Aot0l for the International |
Exhibition at Melbourne was passed. Rcsolu.
lions were offered by Mr. Chandler calling for
Information rs TO the changes made in The new
cruisers. Mr.. Frye made tariff speech criii.
cising the Presidents message The Blair I'd
ncaiional bill was discussed by its author foran
hour. At3:3) p. m. the Senate went into exec
uiive session, and at 4:l5 p, m. adjourned
HOUSE in the House the regular order was
The resolution confirming Mr Carlislcs title to
his scat. # was adopted-ycas lGi NAYS !.
Under the call OF States bills were introduced
and referred, and al $3.50 the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "i.-SENATE. first
report of the Board of Control as to the manage
ment OF the Industrial Home ut Utah. was
transacted by the President. A bill was intro
duced and referred for the formation and ad-
mission OF the State OF Montana. The Picsi.
dents message on Pacific railroads was referred
to special committee of seven-yeas 81, nays
10, b'll was reported TO restrict the price of
gas in Washington to one dollar per thousand
cubic feet. bill was passed authorizing the
construction OF bridge across the MissiSsippi |
river at Burlington, In. Mr.. Palmer addressed
the Senate on his bill TO regulate immigration
The deficiency appropriation bill was taken up
and discussed
HotSE.-A bill was reported making bills OF
ladng conclusive evidence in certain cases
Also bill approprating sl75, ,e,1 for repairing
the U. :. steamship Hartford. Also II bill for |
The erection of a building in Washing on for the
Signal Onice resolution was adopted calling
on the Public Printer for information
as TO discharges at time when the
printing ordered by the House is largely
in arrears. resolution directing the Com.
mttoe on Military Affairs TO report on the ne.
cessity Tor military post at Fort Brown, Tex.
rs, was discussed and adopted. A bill was
passed authorizing the constructing of bridge
across the Mississippi river at Memphis A bill
was introduced by Mr. Brcc,nridge
(Arkl TO discontinue customs districts
where the revenues do not equal expenses, and
TO appoint deputy collectors at supports when
necessary; also 10 fix annually the compcnsa.
ton Of collectors aid surveyors except where
hxed salaries arr now provided. Bills were
passed authorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river ut Lexington, Mo-;
conicrrnG civil Jurisdiction on the United
States Courts in Indian Territory; granting
right OF way through certain Indian lands in
Minnesota Mr.. Wheeler (Ala> offered II reso-
luton, which was referred, for printing five
thousand extra copies ofthc report of the West
Point Visitors and paid II tribute to Mr. c. w.
childs' president of The board
A St. Paul man sued railroad