The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-01-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
EoNGREss.

EoSGREss.
In the Senate on the 2lst a bill passed
granting the right Of way across the Fort
Hayes (Kan.) military reservation to the
Omaha, Fort Dodge & Southern railway. The
Tariff bill was then further considered
until adjournment. -. In the House joint 1880
luton was introduced requesting the President
to open negotiations with Mexico fot tho tes-
sion Of Lower California. A spirit Of flibuster-
ing was developed by several members, when
Mr.. Warner (Mo.) withdrew his motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the Oklahoma bill and
moved that final vote be taken on the bill at
four o'clock Thursday. The motion was finally
adopted. A bill was passed authorizing the
i've civilized nations of Indians to lease lands
within their boundaries for mining purposes,
and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 22d ludicrcus Pc
tition was presented from a number of dent
lists asking that d bounty be paid on each
tooth extracted in order TO encourage Ameri-
can dentists and afford better market for
agricultural products. The Tariff bill was
then taken up and consideration continued.
The debate finally closed and the
bill passed by 80 ayes to 30 nays, n strict party
LOG ayes TO 100 nays refused to take up the con-
tested election case of Smalls vs. Elliott and
went into Committee Of the Whole on the
River and Harbor bill. When the committee
rose the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 23d committees
reported and the concurrent resolution for
counting the electoral vote was taken up and
passed. The bill for the relief OF the State
National Bank OF Louisiana caused quite de-
bate, but finally passed. On motion OF Senator
Frye the Pacific Railroad Funding bill was
given precedence over other special orders. No
other business OF Importance was transacted
before adjournment. Immediately after the
reading OF the journal the House went into
Committee Of the Whole the Sundry Civil
bill, debate on which continued at great length.
When the committee rose the House adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the oath mes.
sage was received from the House announcing
the sudden death OF Representative Burues, oi
Missouri, and the passage Of a concurrent reso-
luton appointing three Senators and seven
Representatives to attend the funeral. The
resolution was concurred in, and Senators Vest,
Coke and Cul!om Senator Teller afterward
substituted for Cullom) appointed on the COM
mittee, and the Senate adjourned In the
House Mr. Dockery announced the death OF
Hon. James N Burnes and offered resolutions
of respects which were adopted, and the House
adjourned. THE committee on the part of the
House consisted of Representatives Sayers,
Morrill, Mansur, Wade, Bynum, Stone and
Henderson
In the Senate on the 25th the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was reported
from the committee by Senator Hale. On mo
| tion OF Senator Allison the Senate insisted on
its amendment TO the Tariff bill (being the Sen
ate substitute for the House bill and asked fol
a conference. A bill passed increasing the max
imum Of international money orders from $50 tC
FOO. The Pension Appropriation bill and Mill
tary Academy bill were also passed The
| i'll declaring trusts unlawful was then
taken up considered and or cred printed with
amendments. The bill TO provide for the sale
of lands allotted to certain Black Bob Indians
and the bill TO authorize the conveyance OF GER
tain absentee Shawnee Indian lands in Kansas
passed. Thirty pension bills passed. Adjourned
until Monday. In the House the Army
Appropriation bill was reported and the House
went into Committee OF the Whole on the Sun
dry Civil bill which was considered until re-
cess. At the evening session twenty-nine pen
sion bills passed.