Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-01-14
ElFTlETH CONGRESS.


NJ uisu,x,rts. Jan. 4-SESATE,-A NUMBER
h, ne,,,ions were presented and bills introduced.
An'ong he latter was one By Mr. Brown 10
abolish internal revenue taxation ihe oehato
,o,, I'm The resolution for the distribution oil thc
Presidents annual message, and Mr. SHERMAN
delivered his tariff speech. he was Iollowcu 'S |
Mr. Voorhees, and Mr.. Teller The pending res,
,,p,,on was not referred. The Blair educanoha'
hin was taken up and at 30 p, m the oeha'o
,diourned after five minutes OF executive ses'
sion oa,. and
| Iorcp The committees were not ready anu
| h,us we're introduced and referred, by uha'i''
nous consent, until 4:j0 p. M. when Ihc nouse .os
| adionrned. Nine hundred and TWO DIS anu fo9
| olutions were introduced.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-SEsATh ihe 'o''
dents message on Territorial anairs was pre-
sen,ed and referred 10 the Committee on ihoah
arairs BILLS we're reported from ms com
| r,,,toa .nd a number introduced by senators
Nv Ni,chsll and Mr. Dolph spoke in faVor o' d
n,, Al station On Tue Pacific coast MT he"s"n
| ,Te,,s, ,t,poscd the Educationai oili Az ~
| N IN the Senate went into executive sess''1
and a,b.lO D. NJ adjourned until Monday
uo,rsr -Bills were introduced until the an
| noncement OF the committees alter "h'c'. "'
odiournment was taken at $40 p, m. until Mon
dav next. to enable the committees 10 Organize
w.su1sCqoS. jan 0-SHSATB.-A numoe
. NJ memorials and petitions were presented "'
x Mills introduced among them Mr sherman
II inyoe, certain funds in the Treasury, ana
Il lns,ah,ish a bureau OF adulteration and 10 reg
IL lo,e and prohlbit the importation, lnanu'aelu'
Ie and sale Of adulterated foods and drugs III
, senate took up Mr. Browns resolution TO
d neal internal revenue laws. Mr' Brown
"a addressed the Senate, He was 'oho"e"
~ Mr. Vest at the conclusion Of whose rtnla!
IN m executive session was held ana az 7'''
s. | Senate adjourned. ., ,
~. I,orsp Mr., Baker. of Illinois resigned
ro | ,osition on the Committee on Clalhs'
ra,,r,i,,ee on Accounts, through its Cha
nan ,enorted a resolution designating
" nomrittccs entitled to employ clerks
VI Perkins of Kansas, offered an amt
'as ar, rrnyidinq that every member OF
're House not the chairman OF commi'l'c n
he ho .t,owed n clerk at one hundred dolla'
'he month This was ruled out on ONT OF OF
ne and cb,noed so as TO apply 10 each m
ad- ber Of a committee. On u motion 70 recon
,oi Nvelv debate followed, durng wh'ch 'he
,oa ces,.ty of clerk to each member was o's3us
| rio.lly IN, resolution Wa rncomm'N 20
lo., .ur,ion, 10 prohibit the Chairman oi Il
III" ,,i,,ea from using A committee clerk, eXcep
an h,,siros. nj the ,lutnt'"e The call OF 81
,or the introduction Of bils was proceeueu
,m,I Missouri was reached, and at y. H.
llouse adjourned,
W.suIyGToN Jan. l0,-SENATE-MesS
cd from the President on minor topics "er
coivcd ard referred. An ADVERSE rcPo''
terry made from the Post-ohlce committee VI
steel resolution for the appointment OF sc!e',
,r of | nittce on the postal telegraph, Inc reao'
mol was indefinitely postponed b'i's We,
,,,+ | troluced and then the direct lax h'iI
nv" ,,Lnu from the ca'cnda~ ana cohsll
Amendments were proposed and voted
Nv At two o'clock the bill was lau
uuIe' with an amendment pending oaifln
)ppo' | claims moi filed within six years Inv
huge | educational bill was taken up alo' ~
| one Chandler had introduced resolution NV
( the | the judiciary Committee to lnVes'lS"e u
Jorti- | nrossion of the CoOreO vote ~
llcrs. | recent election at Jackson MISS
The | Wilson. Of Maryland, spoke IN opposil
ho, thc educational hill. Mr.. Coke TOOK u
=, - next and at 3;45 the Sena'e went mo
"'N tive session. The nomination oi Nm.
II was ns Secretary Of the Interior anu Don N'
seven en-, os Postmaster General were reporte
!. Inc nplv and at 4;i5 the Senate adlournea
ID was HuusE.-The urgent deficiency Dill
Com | por,cd The call of States was resoil''
IN Feb | yesterday. The Committee On n"n.
xplod Currency reported oi., W I,,on, Iay,,u pan,
, oore ot circulating notes to the National @'an. pan
N"' soliation. The House at 30 p H. a"lo'