Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-05-26
FIFTlETH CONGRESS-.


First s,S1i"n.
WASHINGTON May lG.-SENATE.-A reso,g |
tion offered last Monday by MIR Vest, providing |
for select committee to examine the questions
touching meat and meat products, its trusts
Ind traiispoltati5ns, was agreed TO. Bills on
Tie falenfati hre, etnsidered and several
passed, including bills liking thh phtstQh fot the
loss of one eye at SIG and allowing aid to St1tF
homes CT disabled soldiers, at the rate OF 800
year for each soldier and appropriating $3.50 ooO
for that purpose, Al 4:45 p. m. the Senate ad-
journed.
H0tsE,-A b' ~as passed appropriating
100000 for branch volunteer soldiers nome
in Grant County, Ind Labor Day, the special
order, was postponed until hest Tuesday and
the tarin discussion resumed. Speeches were
delivered by Baker N. Y; Bound Pa. Far
auhar, N. y; Laird, Neb.; Boyne, Pa; Wca
! YER Ia. McRae Tenn; Ryan, Kas., and Rus
| sell, Of Massachusetts, At p. m. recess was
| taken ul.til clock
! WAsHfNGToS, May i7.-SENATE The report
of the contereh5t committee. on the House bill
| in regard the Cincinnati Gehtenhial Exposi-
| ton vas presented and agreedto. The pension
appropriation bill was then taken up, the ques'
| tion being on the amendment reported by the
| Committee on Appropriations to strike out the
words that IN all pensions TO widows, pay
ments shah be made from the date 6l The death
of the husba!!d" ana TO insert: that all pay
ments which have been, 81 = hirh may hereafter
be granted under the general laws regulating
pensions 10 widows in consequence OF death
occurring from cause which originated in
| the service since the ilh OF March 1861, shall
| commence from the date Of the death 6i the
husband" Mr. Cockrell moved 10 amend the
| amendment by striking out the words, (which
| have been or" So az 10 eotnns It's application
| to future pensions. He estimated ihut the adj
ditioual cost, under the Senate amendment,
| would be s1d73,0)0. If his own amendment
| were adopted, the additional cost for 1889 would
| be S156000 Disagreed TO. The amendment re
| ported ny the Committt on Appropriations was
| then agreed to, without division ond the bill
| was pas,c The Senate then passed thirty-five
bills and adjourned until Monday
| HoUsE-The Cincinnati Exposition bill con.
| ference report was agreed to. The tariff dis
cussion was thcn resumed. Speeches were do
| livered by Messrs. Peters (Kan), Anderson
| Gul, l}reckinridge (Ark), Stewart CNtJ, Cox
! ~ Y J. bIas6H 1ll'; nnd others recess being
taken from until s p. HI.
| WASHINGToN, May ls.-SENATE.--Not III ses-
sion.
| HOUSE The House was called TO order by
| Mr. McMillm Tcnn), as Speaker pro, TEN.
| and, the Chaplin being absent and the reading
| Of the j0urnal Dispensed with the House i'm.
| mediatcly went into committee OF the whole
| IMr Springer tIlJ in the chair on the tariff
bill Speeches were made by Anderson ua).
Chcadlc Indl. Randall paD, Mckinley (OO
and Brcchinrdgc tky) At p, m, n recess
| was taken until s p. M, the night session being
for the consideration Of private pension bills
At the evening session thirty-ilye pension bills
| were passed. Adjourned
WASHINGTON, May l9-SENATE-N in ses
sion
| HOUSE--1n the iIouse tariff speeches We're
delivered by Messrs, Reed, of Maine, and Car
Isle, of kentucky, and the general debate Of
the tariff bill closed. Several veto messages on
private pension bills we're received before ad-
iOurnment
| WAsHlNGTON May ei.-SENATE.-A bill was
passed approprating S7 800 10 make the Smith,
sonian Institution fire proof, for the condi-
tiona reception Of certain mcdoyal armor Of
great value. A resolution was agreed to di.
rccting the Committee on Military Affairs to
| report some amendment 10 the enlistment
laws to prevent the enlistment lin time OF
peace Of married men without the consent of
thor wives, The calendar was taken up and
several bills passed, The Senate bill for the
erection of postonlce buildings in towns
where the receipts for three years preceding
have exceeded 5000 annually was taken up
and considered but without reaching vote,
the Senate at 3 p. m. adjourned,
| House THE Senate amendments to the pen
sion appropriation bill were non.concurrcd in
and conference ordered. A resolution was
adopted directing he Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries TO investigate the fur
seal fisheries in Alaska. Mr. Dulzcll, OF Penn.
Bylvania, called attention to certain alterations
in the record made by Mr.. Scott, OF pennsyl.
yana. a few unimpOrtant bills were intro
duCcd. Consideration of the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill was defeated by The
friends of bill TO create a Department Of
Agriculture. which was passed %! TO l}. The
diplomatic bill was then passed, after which the
District of Columbia appropriation bill wa,
passed, and The House at o'clock adjourned
| WAsHINGroN May 22.-SENATE-A confer
ence committee was ordered on the pension ap
preparation bill Bills were passed approprat
ing 3d. 00o for public building at GAINESVILLE, O..
and Saj, ,UO0 for public building at Bar Harbor
Me. BY vote of 2S to 2i the Senate dccidet
not to consider the fisheries treaty in open ses
sion, Mr. Hale voting with the Democrats
against Rddlehcrger's resolution. The Iloust
Department OF Labor bill was considered ant
passed, and at q p, IN. the Senate adjourned.
HOUsE.-'rhc convict labor bill was called ~
and discussed until p, m, when the prevou'
question was ordered on The engrossng ant
third reading The House adjourned leavin,
the measure the unfinished business, and with
out day except what it can get from a specia
order.