The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-04-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
IN the Senate on the 26th petitions were
presented asking equal protection for agricuIt-
ural products; restricting foreign paupcr i'm.
migration, and for the election Of Senators by
the people. A bill passed arproariating 4jDD
to pay tho funeral expenses OF tht late Chief
justice Waite. Senator Cullom, from tho
CNmmittee on Territories, reported a res.
| olution declaring against the admission OF
| Titan until II g certain th,t 20
lygamy has been abandoned. Commit
| tecs reported and the Senate took up the
House bill to provide for the purchase Of United
States bonds by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
which was considered until adjournment IN
the House resolutions were adopted to hold the
funeral OF the late Chief Justice in the hall OF
the House, and the Senate bill approprat-
ing 5000 Tor the funeral expenses passed. A
rev bills were introduced and the Committee
on Territories reported the bill for the organi-
zaton OF Alaska Territory. District business
occupied the rest Of the session
WHEN the Senate met on the 9th an in.
vitatiOn to attend the funeral ~ the tate thiEt
Justice was received and accepted. Senator
Blair called Tor the second reading Of his Con
federatc Soldier bill. giving preference in Ger
tain cases 10 disabled Confederate soldiers in
civil appointments, and Senator Edmunds
spoke in opposition. The matter went
over and the Senate took up the Bond
Purchase bill which was under consideration
at adjournment. .... In the House an invita-
tion to attend the funeral of Chief Justice
Waite was received, In the contested election
case of Worthington against Post fTenth Hi
noise district Mr. Post was niirmed in his title
20 tho scat. Many bills were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar The
Union Pacfc Railroad Funding bill was dCbat-
ed in the morning hour. Then the Military
Academy Appropriation bin passed The
General Public Land bill was takCn UP and do
bated until adjournment.
AFTER the Senae met on the 2Sth, and
prayer by the chaplain, the members proceeded
10 the hall Of the House to attend the funeral
obsequics OF the late chief Justice. After re
turning to its chamber the Senate adjourncd
.... When the House Was called to order the
Senate was received also the President and
Cabinet, Supreme Court and other high officials
and after the funeral ceremonies over the re-
| mans OF the late Chief Justice closed the House
adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 2lth several commit
tees reported and Mr.. Berry addressed the Sen
ate on the subject CT the Presidents annual
message. The Senate then took up the calcn-
dar and passed a number OF bills among them a
bill to annul the act of March 3 1919 relating TO
! homestead and pre- Cmption entries; to extend
the southern and western boundaries Of the
State OF Kansas, and several bills for public
building, and many others, the number
OF bills that passed being sixty-one .... In the
House the Post-otlce Committee reported ad
versely the resolution calling upoa the Post
master General for certain information IN re
gard to a late order relating to postal rcciprOc
ity with Canada. y long debate followed The
| bill was reported and placed on the calendar
prohibiting aliens from holding lands, and the
Post-ofilcC Appropriation bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole. Adjourned.
H.,
Goth. The House non-concurrCd in Senate
amendments to thc bill authorizing confer.
encc for cncouragin" reciprocity commercial
relations with Mexico. Central and South
America and Brazil. The bills granting Mrs.
John a. Logan pension Of S2,0)0 and increas
ing Mrs F. u. BlairS pension to 5000 year
then came up. After some debate the Logan
bill passed by 154 to %, AVID the Blair bill by is
to 81. Pension bills were considered at the
evening session.