Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-03-17
FlFTlETH CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, March 7.-SESATE-Mr Beck
gave notice he would reply to Senator Sherman's
denial regarding silver demonstration on Tues,
day next. Bills were introduced including one to
provide for more efficient mail service between
the United States and South and Central Amer
lea. Bills were passed of local character The
urgent deficiency bill was taken up and the
House provision 10 enforce the eight hour law
in the Governmen, Printing Office was stricken
out, Mr., Payne offered an amendment appro.
priating $50 0 % for the pay of assistant custo.
dians and janitors of public buildings II was
rejected in committee of the whole and again
IN the Senate
House "A resolution was adopted request
il& the President TO send to the House all cor.
rcspondence relating to the disputed boundary
between British Guiana and Venezuela Outh.
wate's bill extending the bonded period for the
Union Pucic railroad was reported A bill
was reported authorizing the establishment OF
sundry life saving stations, also TO authorize
the loan OF articles by the department for eS,
hibit at the Cincinnati Centennial Exhibition.
also TO pension prisoners OF war, also to create
a Department Of Agriculture and Labor A
public building bill was passed appropriatlng
$50 0)) for Seda!ia, Mo.
WASuINGToN March $. SENATE, "A petition
was presented against the admission of Utah
as State A bill was reported for a Joint Ccle.
Grafton by sixteen American Republics Of
the Centennial Of the United States.
The Senate resumed consideration of the de
pendent pension bill, which was paSscd-yeas
"A, nays 49, Mr. Blair introduced his bill Of
former sessions to pension all soldiers who
served three months in the army daring the
war. a resolution was adopted calling for cor
respondenCe between the United States and
Venezuela in regard to the seizure of the
American steamship Hero At 5:3O p. m the
Senate adjourned until Monday
HOUSE, bill was passed approprating t10
O0) for the purchase of certain swords belong
ing to the widow Of General James Sh elds
Bills We're reported to establish u Government
postal telegraph. Public lands business was
then considered, and at rs p. m. the House adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, March 0--SENArE Not in
stssiun.
House. Friday being private bin day the
omnibus war claim bill was taken up and an
amendment agreed to uppropriaing $4,000 for
the relief OF the Protestant Episcopal Theolog
cal Seminary and High School of Virginia for
its occupation during the war The bill then
passed After few private bills had been
passed the House at ) p m took a recess until
1901 p m, the evening session being for the con-
sderatlon of private pension bills.
WAsHlNGToN March l0,-SENATE- No ses.
sion.
HousE.-The dependent pension bill was re-.
ceivcd from the Senate and referred to the
Committee ON Invalid Pensions. Reports were
received from committees on bills of minor i'm
GursupN Bf a IN
| ton to reconsider the vote by which the House
| last evening entered an order making the bills
| granting pensions to Mrs Logan and Mrs. Blair
| a special order for the 23d INST The remainder
| of the session was devoted to Indian affairs.
WASHINGTON, March l2 -SENATE--Tar pc
| titions from the National Association of Wool
| Growers and the New England Association of
| Wool Manufacturers were presented asking for
| protection. Among bills introduced was Sher-
| man 5 making an appropriation for the Exccu-
| tive Departments to participate in the Ohio
| Centennial celebration in September and Oc.
| tober Colqutt, of Georgia, made a long speech
| indorsing the Presidents message Dolph fol,
lowed, and, after an executive session, the
| Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Bland, of Missouri made his usual
objection, and protested against log,ronng.
|
| and Bland, because the former questioned the
sincerity OF the Missouri members objections
| in certain cases Under the call Of the States
| several bills were introduced including Ran.
| dalls tariff measure which was referred to the
| Ways and Means Committee. Balm, OF Penn
lvania, started aliyely row by Offering rcso
| luton declaring that petitions for hearings be-
fore the Ways and Means had been refused
mittee on Rules Breckinrdge made u point
that the resolution was not in order, and Reed
spoke to point of order stating hypothet
cal ease in which he gave Democratic methods
| of secrecy full exposure This reused Mills &c
| great exhibition OF anger, but Cutcheon, Of
| Michigan, made IN interruption that enabled
Speaker Cox 10 call Mills to order and decide
agains' Balm. The rest of the day was devoted
TO District of Columbia affairs. House adjourn
| ed at i:30.
| WASHINGTON, March l3.-SENATE-Eill were
| reported and placed on the calendar. Mr. Hale
called up his resolution to cx9mine into The
| civil service branches OF the Government. Al
| amendment was offered to extend the investl
cations into the elections of 1870 and 1891
After considerable discussion the amendment
was defeated and the original resolution adopt
ed by a strict party vote, Mr.. Beck spoke II
advocacy Of his bill or the retirement Of U. S
legal tenders, etc He attacked Mr.. Sherman
for his rcsrors bhity for the demoneti2ation o
silver Mr. Sherman responded in his own de
| fense.
| HOUSE Mr. Bland reported bill limiting
the coinage of Tie double eagle TO twenty pc
cent, of the gold deposited in the mints, an'
disseminating tn coinage of the thrce-dolla
and one dollar gold pieces-Caendar; Mr.
Springer reported tie omnibus bill for the,admis
sion into the Union Dakota Montana, Washington
and New MCyicorcfcrrod to committee OF th
whole; bills we've reported for the erection o
public buildings at Galcsburg, ILL.,, and Daven
port. Ia; for al appraisers warehouse at Chi
cago: for public building at TT. Worth, Tex.
the Gros venor resolution relative TO rebellion
records was reported back and adopted
THE M 'ners' strike in the ..ehigh Valley
has been declared Off. t
A TRAIN on the Erie railroad jumped th'
track at Scio, N. ", killing one passenger
!, and injuring twelve others.
i GRANT PORTER and John Burkel, coloret
prisoners in the Athens tO) Jail, over
power. d the sheriff and escaped.
TIE Boston Stock Exchange has de
cdcd to prohibit members from dealing
with bucket shops under penalty of l,Oo
for the first otfense and expulsion for thu
second offonse.
MARIETTA, O., Titusville and Mckeesport
. Pa, will have free mail delivery system
, after April |.
, MEMBERS of the Canad an Pariiamen
who have been interviewed on the subjec
of buckct-shop' are unanimously IN fayoI
of their abolition.
, BY the fall of an elevator in grocery
house at Portsmouth, o., Lawrence Ven
| dorfer received njuries which are thought
. to be fata.
Il -Reidsyille (Ga.) Enterprise: Z
Young man OF Reidsville, thinking
himself unobserved, stood before th'
| large mirror in one of tho stores ant
after long and admiring scrutiny o
| his countenapce. turned away sayih'
= in tone Indicating perfect satlsiac
tion with all he saw IN the grass