Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-02-28
FIFTIETH CONGRESS-

IN tne Senate. on the 18TH. on motion az Mr.
sssN message was sent 20 the Hou.~ r-A
auesAng me return Of thu D rect-Tax bslf
concurrent rcsolntions returning tasas. of
Conxrsss 70 ths Governor aud people OF Mishi-
90 Ior tas ststae or Lewis Cass. accepting the
same IN tns name Of the Nation. and sssixnsa~
II place IN the Old Hall Of R~ur~x.r,.rIw..
vere offered. and speeches euIoxtssie Of NJ
Ass we're delivered. after which IN. r-.ol,
aons sers adopted unaaimously Mr. Coss
soneiaded his speech On the Texas slecttons
outrage resolution. and the resolution VA. Iaie
lssde. The otil 70 provide for taking the
EAesentn sensus was taken up. amended and
passed In the House. the ncsf !npor.aa.
ttem OF business called Decentralization af
tae California election case Of sullivan ax,tn.t
Fenton-wzs defeated By persistent nliha.tsr.
tng.
In the Senate. on the 18Th. str vest's motion
10 reconsider the vote by which the eoufsrres'
reporso on the Dtrect-rax bill was adopted was
lost. and the Senate proceeded % the CONSIDER
alton Of the Sundry Civil Appropriatzea bill
The Senate amendment 70 pay Mrs. Waite
D.Isa, the balance ef one years salary Of thu
lats Chief-Justice waite. wss agreed 10. The
amendment apprvpriss1sa enmo assA fsr sxas-
ues OF General Philip II. Sheridan and General
John A Logan In Washington was also agreed
to-..-.-I In the House. pursuant 70 agreement,
the door was accorded for one hour 70 the com
mittee on printing. Several Joint resolutions
we're passed. and the House went into con-
mittee OF tho whole on the PcstOace Appru-
priztiou bill
Is the Senate. on the sotn. consideration Of
the Sundry-Civil Appropriations oiII va, re-
sumed, but vas interrupted by the pr-senta.
ton OF the conference report on the bill for N.
admission Of South Dakoga as n State and a. >
the organization OF the Territory of North ID 4,
sotA The clerk read the substitute agreed
upon oy the committes, looking II the a1lmis-
sion as states OF North DaSota south Daxo,.
Montana and Washington. which. aft-r \ Iorr
debate, was adopted In the House. th.
contest over the Dtrect-Tax bill was resumed
and, together with the bill for the admission Of
the Territories. was adopted. The House then
went into O. mmttee OF the whole on the Post
ONCE App opriation II. but without making
much progress adjourned.
IN the Senate on the sist. the conference re
port on the legislative. Executive aud Judicial
Appropriation hill was agreed 10. The resolution
for the investigation OF alleged election eatragrs
in certain States was then taken up. but II two
o'clock was laid aside for consideration of IN
finished business-the Sandry- Civil DILL which
Was literally amended. but failed OF raai
passage for want Of . quorum ..-.. In the
House. the first important business was the
consideration OF the Prs. once Appropriations
bill, which was finally passed. The nisrvncs
cial Appropriation Till " agreed 20. and the
Deficiency Appropriation btli Vas taken up,
pending consideration Of which the House al
lourred
IN thu Senate, on the I'd several House.
amendments To Senate bills we're eoueurr-d in.
The resolution IN relation 70 election ourrzxes
was taken up. but soon after laid aside. and
consideration Of the sundry Civil Apprupria-
ton otli was resumed. snti after amendment IN
several important particulars. passed House
amendments 10 the Senate bill for . pens on u
the willow Of General Sheridan we're nou-eon-
Cured In. and a conference asked In tho
House Mr. Randall reported the new ralo
adopted oy the committee On rules for opening
Tie sessions At ten O'Clock, which was adopted
Senate ball granting pension 10 Irene Raeker
sheridan. at the rate Of - 5a0 year. subject to
The provisions and limitations Of the Pension
laws. vas passed The bill for immesiiate re-
rrrment Of VIM s. Rssecrans, xttn the rank
Of Brtgatier General, was txssn up and passea Il