Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-07-21
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.


ference report ON the report Of the appTopria-
ton bill was presented. The item for post Of
fee clerks for unusual business Is liked at S1j,'
tOD instead OF 5000 The item as 10 rent, hght
and fuel IN third class post olfccs is retained
with proyiSo that no contract for rent for such
post offices Shall be for more than a year The
item as 10 postage on seeds Is fixed so as TO
make the postage one cent for Two ounces On
the amendment known as the subsidy clause the
conference committee has been unable to agree
After an explanation by MIR Plumb the repor,
was agreed to and Mr. Plumb moved that the
Senate Insist on the sui sidy amendment and
ask for further conference. A bill was report
ed to prohibit Chinese immigration. The tortif'
cations bin was considered until 10, when the
Senate adjourned.
House "A conference was ordered on the
land forfeiture blll and Mr.. Holman und Mr..
Stone MOI, and Mr. Paysou un) were ap.
d0Dtcd confcrccS. Senate sorghum amend
ncnt in the agricultural appropriation bill was
agreed TO. The tarr bill was considered until
3 p. m. when the House took a recess until y p
NJ. the night session being for The consideration
OF the census bill.
WASHINGTON, July II SENATE "A rcsolu-
tion to print extra copies OF the report of n
Committee on Pensions OF certain vetoed pen
sion bills led up 10 political debate. The Coast
Defense bill was postponed, Mr. George, ol
Mississippi, spoke on the hsheres. AT & p. N.
Senate adjourned.
House. Sessions were ordered for next
Wednesday and Thursday nights for labor bills
and military affairs. An attempt TO obtain a
night session for gcnctal pension bills was dc
fcated by the objection OF bland, OF Missouri
Ford, Of Michigan, reported back his imlnlSra
ton investigation resolution, and IT wa'
adopted. The tarid bill was then taken mp and
considered until 3 p m, when the House took d
recess unit! o'clock, the night session beng
for the consideration OF pension bills.
WAsuINGTON. July - SENATE MIR Dawes
presented n rcmonstrancc OF large number o
wool manufacturers and wool dealers against
the legislation proposed In the MiIls bill. Re
icrrcd TO the Committee Of Finance. The fol
lowing bills were passed; House hl 10 author
izc the building Of bridge across the Mssls
sippl river at WahaSha MINI House bil ap
propriating S!o00 0n0 for the location Of a brancl
Of the National soldiers Home IN Grant Coun
ty, Ind. House blt approving certain acts o
the Twcnty-sCycnth Legislative Assembly o
the Territory Of New Mexico (as TO funded in
debtedness) MI George, of Mississippi rcsum
ed his speech on the fisheries treaty. Al 5'2
p H. the Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE The report OF tho coniCrcGs on th'
post Office appropriation bll was submitted
and on the subsidy amendment discussion
arose which lasted until . p. m. A night scs
sion was devoted to private pension bills.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-SENArE. Not in scs
sion.
HoUSE-The steamship subsidy amendmcn
| to the poStof|Cc appropriation hill witch T.
| tho main point OF dispute between the lIous'
| and Senate con'erecs, and which was debated
yesterday, was voted upon to day The llous
refused, by a vote Of l%j to iG 10 nercc To Mr.
| lInghams compromise amendment proposn
| q reduction from sSOoOn to SijhOo0. md by
| subsequent vote OF lil To - Instructed the con
| icrecs to insist upon their disagreement Th
| tariff bill was taken mp and debate on the Voc
| schedule resumed and continued until p IN
| when recess was taken until s p. m, the nigh
| session being devoted TO the consideration q
| private bills.
| WASHlNGTON, July l6-SENArE.- -Severt
| uulmnortant bills and resolutions were repor
| 81 ana paN,t " '..,,-1-.'R "a ~" -rrrNNrlAlIU
| t3j 900 to erect monument at Louisville, Ky
| to General George Rogers Clarke who cal
| turcd the Northwest Territory Mr., Pug
| made speech on the fisheries treaty, ioiiowc
| hv Mr. Chandler After a short executive Sc
| sion the Senate, AT jj p. m. adjourned
House The call OF States for the introdu
| tion OF bills was dispensed with and debate O
| me tariff hill resumed The motion 10 strk
wool from the free list was dctcatcd--l01 TO Il
motion To Abolish Tue YAK on ulN'''''" sp'r'
was 'o,.S','s So ,'''Js ,' - ,",'U'' ~
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,,c \ National. cnnrd The bin 10 Mace ,e
cral Frcmon, on tho retired list rs Major C;c
cral was passed; yeas. twcuty.ninc; nays, tive
,yone. The Senate rcccdcd from IT'S suhSl'
amendment 10 the posto'lee appropriation m D.
ne ''S"''n"ui ''"i"'o W., m,s pa"
,.,s ,.,,,on 49,, and ,a.tor m tho Srnn,, >.
ionrpc1
unrsr e;ovcrol veto nanston ,ncssa-es vo
| ,c,d ,rrso,r,iop WAS rdoptc,l calling ON n
| Secretary of the Interior for information IN T
gard TO Mexican war veterans whose nam
have heen dropped from the rolls. The tar
hhl was taken up a"" au amendments ouc''
Iof the repeal OF Ieau',on o' ,n'rrfnl i,,D.''
,'N', o,, T., '..,| -, ~ n.,
40. ,sss ~ ,ho d,,c for, 10 10 into crc,
ntn IN tho rorsc fool, \ rcccss untils n II
,hc ricbt session being for committee bushes
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JONI HUMPHREYS, colorcd, was take
from Jail at Asheville, N. G., and lynche
for an outrage on young white woman.
RIP. ALLEN, founder of the kentuct
Military Institute, was drowned in lal
near his home, kisslmee, Fla, lie was Sc
enty-six years old.
INDIANS at Skecne river, B. c., are
revolt, and threaten to exterminate q
whites.
=, - ,,. r :; i,.,..,.,i 80, q,
hNN, w. - n., :, =, '''",, ,',,', ,o," ~" "
w r,,,,nrrr,rn tho ohscord;rc Nq
or,eons notary bo. rone 70 Mexico
REV. o. u, KIMRALL, late pastor of Il
Baptist Church of West Newton, Mass, h
written letters to three OF ms form
parishloners 'oh'eSs'ns TO "nnn'u' ni
crimes emu se" 'S''"'' D''" .''s '"e
L. nAN',,o"p ,,", ,nai, I an,n,over Is nhon, ~ 8,
, an sis m,irois estates
THE board OF pardohs refused 10 loco'
mend that 'ne governor oo'''''",o ."' ~