Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-09-01
FlFTIETH CONGRESS-


| WASHINGTON, Aug 22.-SESATE The Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations reported certain
information in relation to Canada A bill was
reported granting pension Of $500 year ia
the widow Of General Sheridan Mr. Beck o.
Tered an amendment to the House tarid bill q
section repeal the sinking fund laws. A res
| oiution to meet at noon went over. A resoll
tion was adopted calling for information in re-
gard to the recent massacre in Corea. The res
olution appropriatng ssOO00 for the suppress
sion Of yellow fever vas considered and pass.
ed. Chambers Louisiana outrage resolution
was discussed until . rs p ill.,, when the senats
adjourned
| houSE-The conference report on the army
| appropriation bill was presented and after de-
Date postponed until tomorrow. The confer.
ence report on the naval bill was presented and
adopted. The general deficiency bill was dis
cussed until 5p, M. when the House adjourned.
| WASHINGTON Aug. 23,--SENATE. Six vetoes
OF pension bills were received and referred A
resolution was adopted to meet at noon here
AFTER instead OF II a. m. Mr. Sherman offered
resolution directing the payment OF the
award to the La Abra Silver Mining Company
resolution accepting bust OF Garibaldi was
considered Mr.. Chandler continued his speech
on the Louisiana outrages. The Presidents
message was received In manuscript and mo.
tion to adjourn before reading it was carried
| yeas % nays 20. At rs p. nj. the Senate ad.
| iourned
| HousE.-After the morning-hour business
the army appropriation conference bill was
| considered. A joint resolution was introduced
| authorizing the President TO veto specinca-
tions in appropriation bills, The Presidents
| message in regard TO rCtalat on against Can.
| ada was read.
| WASHINGTON Aug. "a t-SINATE--'Tho Pres.
| ldents message on the fisheries was read
| Messrs. Edmunds, Hour Morgan, Hale and
| sherman speaking. A discussion took place on
| hhahces between Messrs. Sherman and Beck.
MI George took the floor on the message
| Ihe Senate adjourned until Monday
| HoUsE.-The day was spent in trying to get
aquorum on the appeal from the decision of the
Chair ruling the French spOation claims ont OF
the deficiency bill on point OF order At5 D..
m. the House took a recess until o'clock the
night session being for private pension bills.
WASHINGTON, Aug 95.-SEYArE. Not in
session.
HousE-After an effort to secure quorum
the House adjourned at 345 p. IN.
WASHINGTON Aug. 27-SENArE "A reso.
luton was adopted calling for certain papers in
possession of the Land Onco in relation to cut.
ting timber on public lands for mining purposes
a new conference was agreed to on the army
appropriat on bill. The conference report on
the sundry civil bill was presented The Jack
son MISS election frauds We're discussed until
Adjournment at $3.50 p. m.
HouSE-Mr Cannon denied the correctness
OF Mr.. Bynum's assertion that L. p. Morton
had voted in the Forty.siXth Congress to table
the eight-hour law Teegrams from absen
members were read asking for extension Of
leave. Bills were introduced under the call of
States a resolution was offered requesting
the President TO furnish copies OF the cores
pondencc with Great Britain demonstrating
against the wrong treatment OF American citi.
zens by Canada. Also, Il resolution To examine
into the occupancy OF the Maxwell land grant.
The general deficiency bill was taken up, tho
decision OF the chair ruling out the French
spoliation claims sustained and the bill passed
The House adjourned at 5p m
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-SHNATE.- reso.
luton offered by Mr. Hoar last Friday with the
Ymhn9"ant,e therota offered Ply NJ EIfdmunds,
'nni,,,aens, etc, was agreed t" ."atst unfair
ence report "a the sundry CIVIL bill was report
| ed. Mr.. Allison made defense OF the Senate
amendments. Pending disposition OF the
| matter the Senate at5SJp m. adjourned.
HOUSE. After discussion about leaves Of
| absence the bill providing for the use OF hand
presses in printing Government securities was
| considered and went over. The House then
| went into committee OF the whole on the Okla.
| homa bill, and began the debate on the pending
section Of the bill. being limited to three hours.
| Mr Payson took the floor in support Of his
| amendments to the biz requiring that the land
| thrown open to settlement shall be disposed OF
| by homestead entry, and not sold by eemp
| tion as proposed by the bill so rs to secure
| enough money for the satisfaction of the In
dians for the lands rclnquishcd After con
Siderable discussion the House adjourned.
|
GENERAL JOHN NJ. THAyER was nomi-
mated for Governor by the Republicans OF
Nebraska,
The wheat and corn crops are poor
throughout Europe.
FRED OvERKAMPF, arrested for wholesal,
stealing from Chicago letter boxes, when
taken before the U. S. CommissonerS mad,
no defense, and was held in bail for tht
action of the Federal grand jury.
ALBERT w. BAENuM son of Judge Bar
mum, of Chicago, accidentally shot him
self. The wound is not likely to prov,
fatal.
| ARTHUR W. DICKENS, a novelist, com
mtted suicide at Los Angeles, Cal, b,
shooting himself. He left II letter fun o
cynical sentiment.
Dr.. A. G. PADDOCK, while temporaril,
insane, shot his son and then took his owl
life at h dgefield, Conn.
QUINCY HARBER killed his son in-lan
jos. Chumley, near Collingsville, Ala.
THos. lEFFRIEs, apt boss at Lamon
Furnace, Uniontown, Pa, shot and kile
Jacob Pollock miner.
THE engineers, tiremon and switchme
of the Mackey system of railroads hav
struck against a master mechanic that tn
officials refused to discharge on their de
mand.
JoHN d. GILBERT, the cattle king Of Hi
nois, whose fortune is estimated at $500,
900, died at Mackinaw, Mich.
A VENDETTA has been declared betwee
the Lea and John Good factions in tn
eastern portion OF Santa Ana County
n. NJ.
WIN. VAN HORNE, president Of the Cana
| dian Pacific railway, now living in Mon
treal, former resident of Bloomington
Joliet and Chicago. is about to he knighte
for his success in advancing railway pre-
| ,a,t, ~, CAN dim soil
MAJOR r. S. McCLAUGHREY, warden {
| | the Illinois State Penitentiary, has n
signed to accept tho position Of warden {
the new State Reformatory at Hunting
ton. Pa,
Wife" You are an advocate
female suffrage, George, but to te
, the truth, do not care about voting.
Husband" Wife" No, dal
, ling, you let me carry tho househol
/ purse and you can do the voting fc
the family" Husband (gloomily)-
| al would rather you would do tn
: voting. VI Boston Budget.
|
-"Well, Janet" asked facetio,
J husband, whose wife had just di
charged tho hired girl, "are you goin
to bravely breast the waves of the d
!, nestle sea Of troublesP" NO" 81
answered, demurely, Pm only goin
; TO stem the currants. "-Judge.