Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
FlFTiETH CONGRESS
First Session.

ger's resolution was aaopt51 calling on the |
President 10 furnish all the correspondence rel
atiye to the dispute between Venezuela and |
Great Britain concerning certain boundaries.
- .gsttIt'Hn Sss adopted calling for informa- |
nation in reearu - 'he thtir"d. list, An cxccu
tive sess on was ordered at 1880 Shf IN ten
minutes the doors reopened. Bills were re-
ported authorizing Brigadicr General Abso.om
balri 70 accept from the President OF the
French K jj''b'fa = diploma comforting The dee
Grafton of Commander Gl h. LESION Of Honor,
and authorizing Commander @H'hbs
to accept silver pitcher from the
United States Of Colombia. Mr.. Morrill, adj
Artssta tGe Senate on the Presidents mes
sage The Dakota bl, Vas tnlfeu up, and after
discussion laid aside Bills @efe Passed To
erect monument to General Warren at Bun.
ker Hill, and for puli;c Buildings at bridgeport,
CT; Fort Worth Tex; Tallahasse' Fla, and
Birmingham, Ala. The Military Academy ~
propriaton bill was also passed. long dis'
crissfon occurred or the bill TO purchase
sHord NJ washington's, and at p. m. the Sen
| ate adjouintd
! HousE-In the Hotiss ths deadlock eontn-
ued until p. m, when reccs3 %r' taFHn u"-
| I'll II AS tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April 2-SENATE.-Mr Stew
| stt offered a resolution which was adopted
calling OH The Secretary Of State for inlorma-
| tion as to the case Of John + assia' natural
| i2cd American citizen who has been impressed
| into the miiitGrS service of France, ana as 10
other like cases Several Hrideh bills were pass
| ed and Senator Coke delivered spttfh on me
| Presidents tariff message The Dakota Dll' "as
| taken up and discussed by Messrs. lurp'c Cul'
| ION and Butler Mr., Spooner obtained the hoor
H., ...,., 4
ana the otha'A Ne'' lhto cAtc"'Nt a''a'I'' '"'''
5;3l p m, Wheh IN h'Jo''"fe"e ""' ''N'n U'-
| vi Monday
| HousE.-1he deadlock IN the House Is ero-
| ken Amotion TO adjourn was dttta'ed-SeaS
1$0, nays i8s~1one Democrat 'Sowueh' OIL rem,
sylVahla) voting WIN 'p' N'p'ol''unS' A'to'
demand Tor calI OF the tiouse "'U ''e"
fused second motloh 10 aoIouf" was ''i'''"
| yeas llS' nays ID" t..
| W"SHiNGToN, Aprll 3-9tNAlE--'o' III
session
| FOUSE-The journal OF the Ictlsia"'e "aS
| Of Wednesday, covering tue perloa OIL 'he oe"'
| lock was read. II consisted OF ninety H"n"'
| cript pag ; exclusive of sevc7ty'one foIi cans
| All Accumulation Of executive doc0me l. was
| laid before the Iiblsh AMI referred Ih' post
Office appropriation bill was ?ep9r'ed. 'on'tr
| cnca rcpo.ts ON Indian affairs were agreed To-
| Committees were called for private reports
| and large number submitted, The remainder
| Of the day was spent IN comEmttoe oil 'lo ""oic
| discussing hill for the payment OF ann Ior
| 500 for the CccupaIoH et CERTAIN property III
| Memphis by L. troops IN lSoi No Hct''' w.
taken on the bill. At clock recess was W.
ken until 80 the m&ht session 'e'HB 'oi '''o
Consideration Of pension DIS
| WAsHINGTON, AprH lat'-SENATE-Not IN ses'
sion.
HOrsE.--In the House the committees were
called for reports and the accumulations OF inc
administering period We're unloaded upon the
calenGat The rest Of the session was spent
mainly upon the Indian appropriation oilh
| WASHINGTON April lG.-SENATE MI stt"'
art introduced, a bill to grant Mrs. Marion
Waite a pension Of IS 900 per annum. Replies
were received 20 the ipquiry as to the expense
| of putting the Government and District wires
under ground Mr. Riddlebcrgef asked action
| on a resolution TO cons der the fisheries treaty
in open session. but on objection it " Mt over.
| A financial debate was participated In until p.
IN. when tho Dakota hill came mp. Mi Spoon
| cr speaking in its favor. Mr. vest nbiuined fHf
floor and tho bill went over. Two private pen
sion bill vetoes we're r 'ad and referred. After
executive session the Senate, Mt i:45 p. n1.- ad
Ourned
HOusE-Undcr the call of States bills were
introduced The river and harbor bill came NJ
under the call of committees under suspension
and ITS reading was demanded. The motion tt
suspend the rules was lost-yeas 1}i nays l0,,
not twothirds Wilkins from Banking and
Currency: moved to suspend the rules and pass
| resolution declaring it TO be the sense of tho
House that the Secretary under ynJ ,9r may pur
chase bonds out of the surplus 1t was carried
yeas l3S, nays CT. AT p m. the House ad