Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-05-19
FIFTlETH CONGRESS.


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ports received from Foreign Relations Commit.
tee oil Rlddlcbcrgers resolution for considering
the fisheries treaty ia dpon session, and on
Hoars resolution for a report of tht DEBATES
and proceedings on the fisheries treaty. The
land forfeiture bill was passed, but a motion to
reconsider was made by call. The international
copyright bill was pnssed-yeas 85, nays TO- AT
. p. m. the Senate adjourned
| HOUsE.-A Senate joint resolution Sas
passed appropriatng s300D0 TO enable the
United States to participate in The Interna.
tionnl Exhibition ot Brussels, Belgium. The
Cin'ihfati Exposition bill, appropratlng $3.50,
co., vas passtd With al amendment providing
that such Government exhibits is ftiaig 10 the
settlement of Marietta and the territory north.
west of the Ohio river may be exhibited az
Marietta for three days A bill was passed
amending the Agricultural Experiment Sta.
tion bill so as to hsffni' Governors Of States TO
receive installment1 ol appiobfatihrs when
| the Legislatures are not in session. Thh iarif
debate was continued, and speeches were dc.
hvered by Morrow Cali Hooker tMissJ, Houk
| CTenn.), Wise tVa), Kennedy tO). Simmons
| tN c.. Mr.. Boutclle read letter from Mr..
llalstead concerning his eohnection with the
Golden Club. The Presidents Veto Ct Jablic
building for Attention, Pa, was read, and the
| House, at p. m, adjourned
| WAsHlNGToN May lO-SENATE- Among the
bills introduced Was one to put the Govern.
ment and District wires in the District under
| ground. The Immigrant forfeiture bill was
| passed. Mr.. Sherman secured Consideration
| OF the resolution for the publication of the pro-
ceedings in the fisheries treaty. An executive
session was thereupon ordered At4p. m, the
| doors .;,,..
| an amendment to the river and harb0r bill ap.
proprating 100000 for the purchase of sites for
four movable dams in the Ohio river between
Davis Island and below the mouth Of Beaver
river. The Cincinnati appropriation bill was
reported back and notice given of consideration
next Monday The pension appropriation bill
was reported AT 5p,m the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE "A conference report was adopted
Authorizing the President 10 arrange confer.
ence between the United States and Mexico
and South American Republics deficiency
appropriation bill was passed approprating
$4,000 for the collection OF customs. '3GlOOO
for pensions, and 500 go for heating apparatus
for public buildings The tarT debate was re.
sumcd, Speeches were made bv Turner.
Georgia; Connor, Illinois, Clements, Gcor,ia;
ana brumm' Pennsylvania At p, m. a recess
wa, ,'>'il ui''' p m tAe hlsht session oeing
'or inc continuation OF the taflf debate.
WASHINGTON, May l1-SENATE Not in ses-
sion.
ouSE-A resolution was agrccl TO declar
lhS 'haJ 'he house snail convene at II O'Clock
hereafter and adjourn at : p m. except on Fri
uay, senate ol'I was passed oprropmating
,'''oo' Tor public building at Youngstown O.
me t"lIH uepalc was resumed. Speeches
were "ellereu Oy scout oil PennsylNana: Gear
U! iowa. Dl"ole OF Sou'h Carolina, ana llaugen,
Vi Wisconsin inc House at . p. m, took ro.
'cSs "i''I' p h' the hi3ht session being for
pension blliS
"A>hlNGToN' May i2'-SENATE. Not in scs- |
SION |
houSE-After the regular morning business
ana the transaction OF a few matters of IN nor
Importance the House went into committee Of |
lhe Whole on me tarih bill. The subject was
ucpateo ny HauSen tWiNl Townshend llD,
hel!cy lial, Cannon ulL), Milikcn CMcD, |
Mean lN. ~, Alien 'MissD and Lehihacli y.
90 lhe committee Then arose. bill was |
Pa'seu anlhofz'hs Inc construction Of Fridge |
o.c' thc tennessee NNorRt Chattanooga Tenn, |
me oeha'e hlIl was passed for the survey of |
certain historic locations on the Maumcc river |
hAShiN"IoN' May H.-HfNATE. Bills re.
Or,Ju ~ nnu p'n'eG , On ,"e calendar Senate bill
TO oreinourse the S'atc Of Nevada for moneys |
t"Peuueo ana oohEatlons incurred in the sup.
l''sS,o" VI 'he war oi the rebellion, and for
g""'u'"s ,.e overland mnil ana emigrant route
,'Vi'',' ulIi au.horlI'ne inc purchaNc OF site
ior l,' d pui'u'hR !"r lhc T. =, supreme Court Mr.
9'V""'' nitrouuccu olll proposing an amend
"'ont 10 the constitution OF the United States
~ as 10 reuuce from tWo'thlrds TO majority
'hc 'ot' IN each House overriding Presidential |
,v,ooS' mr. hiair ipy loquest introduced o
",,t ,,'., " Plpacn' coh'lcl iaoor rom competing
Wv" o'H'''''He" lapor' F'iefFcd'
h"uSt,-Mr' Mlils lIeNl trom the Commit
we ou nuitN' reported ma Inc House adopted
m"oou, discussion OF DIVISION, resolution pro-
iinS thdt the general debate on the taun bll!
'ha'l 'luSe on saturday next bis introduced |
~, mnu lclcfrcu' Authorizing secretary Of the
treasury 10 cause such changes end improve