The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-05-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.


VERY little business was transacted in
4 the Senate on the 2lst. a number OF minor
bills passed, and Mr.. Frye, from the Commerce
| Committee, reported the River and Harbor bill
| with amendments. Adjourned. - In the House
| the Senate amendments to the Pension Appro.
priaton bill were non-concurrcd in and a con
ference ordered. Much time was consumed in
referring TO appropriate committees Senate
bills that had accumulated during the tariff de-
bate On motion of Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, tho
bill TO enlarge the powers of the Department
OF Agriculture was passed under Suspension OF
the rules. II creates an executive de
partment to be known as the Depart.
ment of Agriculture under control Of a
| Secretary of Agriculture and transfers the
| weather service from the war TO the new de
| partment. The Diplomatic and Consular bill
was considered and passed without material
amendment The District OF Columbia hill also
passed. Adjourned
AFTER the morning hour in the Senate on
the 22d an executive session was held and when
the doors were opened the House bill to cstab.
lish Department for Labor was taken UP and
after agreeing to several amendments the bill
passed. a message was received from thc
President returning without his approval the
| bill for the relief Of l.. j. Wordcn, late post
| master at Lawrence, Kan, amounting to S625
for extra clerk hire, on the ground that the
allowance for clerk hire is fixed by regulation
OF the POstonlcc Department, that in this case
application for extra allowance had been
twice refused and the bill set a bad
precedent \ number OF bills passed
the only one of general interest being the bill
increasing the appropriation to sG00ODo for
| equipments and arms for the militia. In the
House the day was accorded to the Committee
on Labor, and Mr.. O'Ncill, of Missouri. called
up the bill TO- contiuc the sale of the products OF
convict labor to the States in which they are
produced and addressed the House in lis sup
port. \ long debate followed and after the
previous question had been ordered the House
adjourned before taking 4 final vote.
But little business was transacted in the
Senate on the 23d, that body adjourning that
members might attend the funeral of the wife
OF Senator Sawyer. In the House the Senate
bill authorizing the Leavcnworth Water Com
pany to purchase portion OF the Fort LCayen-
worth military reservation passed and the
House went into Committee Of the Whole on
the Post-of1ice Appropriation bill, consideration
Of which was pending when the House ad
journcd.
In the Senate on the 2Hh Mr. Stey
called up his resolution for a constitutional
amendment providing that a majority instead
OF twO-thirds vote snail be sufficient to pass a
bill over the Presidents veto and spoke AT
length in its favor. Senators Vest, Plumb
Manderson. Cnllom and Coke were appointed
the special committee to investigate the meat
product (the Chicago beef pooh and after agree
ing to the conference report on the Pension
Appropriation bill the Senate adjourned go.
After passing several bridge bills the House re.
sumed consideration of the Post-oflicc Appro
priation bill which finally passed, and the
Legislative Appropriation ull was taken up.
The Dakota bill also received another install.
mcnt of political repartcc. ana after agreeing
to the conference report on the Invalid Pension
bill the House adjourned