Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-17
FIFI'Y-FIRST CONGRESS.


ping sky the mortal remains OF James Burnic
Beck, late ". s. Senator from Kentucky, were
borne at 10 this morning from the residence OF
Representative Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, 10
the Senate Chamber The Chamber was opened
to the public at l0:l5 O'Clock, and at l2 O'Clock
tho Senate was called to order by President
pro TEN ingalls,. At l2:i5 the honorary pail.
bearers on the part Of the Senate were an.
nounced by the President pro tenn, as fol ows
Messrs. Morri, Sherman, Hale, Allison,
Mcpherson, Vest, Pugh and Gibson Five min.
utes later the members Of the House OF Repre-.
sentatives were announced, and took seats Ia
the right and left OF the chamber in the rear Of
the Senators who stood to receive them.
Speaker Reed was escorted to a place al
the right OF President Ingalls, The members Of
the House were followed by the members oi
the Supreme Court and other high officials.
Five minutes later President Harrison and the
members OF the Cabinet were received, the as.
semblsgc rising. The funeral ceremonies lasted
about fifteen minutes and consisted OF read.
ing OF the Ninetieth Psalm and prayer by ex-
Chaplain Bullock. Ceremonies closed by read
ing I. Cor. 18th chapter and prayer by Rev. DR..
Butler The casket was removed and at So
tho Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Not In session.
I WAsHfTeTos.r May 7.--SENATE "A number
OF bills were reported. House bill to author
ize the return OF Colorados war flags to that
State was passed resolution was introduced
inquirng into the issue OF railroad passes 10
Congressman Several unImportant bills were
passed The bill to transfer the revenue
marine to the Navy Department gave way
to the silver bill, which was called up, and
after two hours executive session, adjourned
at 6 p m.
H0UsE.-The contested election case OF Nc
DUNE VS.. Turpin tAlabama), was reported IN
favor OF the contestant Mr.. Mckinley (O)
moved 10 go in committee OF the whole for the
consideration OF the tariff bill In making this
motion Mr. Mckinley stated that he would en-
deavor to close general debate Saturday even
Ing The Committee on Ways and Means had
intended to ask the Committee on Rules TO re.
port q resolution limiting the five-minute de.
bate to eight days, but had not done so on nc.
count OF the absepcc OF Mr. Carlisle. Mr.. Nc.
kinley spoke in favor Of the bill until p m,
when recess was taken, the night session be.
ing for tariff speeches,
WASHINGTON, May s-SENATE--The silver
bill was postponed until Monday The bill pro.
viding for the classification OF worsted cloths
as wooens was taken up for consideration and
debated at great length At the close Of the
discussion the Senate proceeded to vote on the
bill, and it was passed without amendment
yeas 81, nays 20. All the votes were divided on
party lines except that on the passage OF the
bill. Mr. Payne voted with the Republicans.
The bill now goes to the President for his sig.
nature. The pension appropriation bill (appro-
priatng for the next fiscal year S07 900 76l) was
then taken IN Amendments offered nv Mr.
Sherman and Mr.. Washburne to increase the
number OF pension agents from eighteen to
twenty and to twcnty-one, gave rise to long
discussion. As n vote disclosed the absence of
a ouorum-onlv thirty. .tour mcmhcrs nresen,-
the Senate adjourned
Horsr-,rhe thrift deho,e wac cor,inuod nm.
III 5 u. m. when A recess was taken nntil n
M. the night session beinr devo,ed IN tariS
speeches
W.suIScro. Mo, n cr,.r, r,o ,,,,,o,
,ansior onnronri,,,n, ,,, ,.,. ..,,a., ,,.' 49,
question heinz on tho omendme,, oraroa "a VOC
terday bv Mr. sherman increos ,ng the nnmhor
of pension AGENTS fsolarv "a oo0 from oightaen
10 twentv II v,s ,greod 10 -,oos .. - IN
n marty vote excent that Mr. p,rpo yotod ,eo
and Messrs Allison Inr,lls Plumb and ,relIor
voted nav ,rhe Mili,,rr Acodn,,r nnnnonr,
alton bill was passed. The Army augmentation
bill was considered until l. u. m when The Sen.
ate adjourned
HOUsE-Mr HIT of Illinois co,led I'm tho
bill (cominp over from Friday ,,sp e,r,nt,nc, /,
pension OF 81 200 n wear to Della ~ { parneu
daughter of Admiral Charles Stewart with nm
amendment reducing the nension IN ,b0 n
month, The amendment was npreed to-35 10
G-and the bill as amended was nasscd The
Senate bill was passed Increasing 10 seventy
five dollars a month the pension Of the widow Of
Brigadier General Ayrcs The House then
went into Committee of the Whole-Mr PAY.
son, of Illinois in the chair-on the tarir hill
Fitch, of New York; Crjsp of Grorriu. and
Wheeler Of Alabama, smoke araiust the
bill. and Gear Of Iowa, and Payne. OF New
York In favor Of it, during the afternoon. At the
evening session speeches were made by Messrs
Wike, Kerr. Fithian. Morse, Goodnight, Atkin.
son, Walter and Forman and the House adjourn.
ed until tomorrow
WAsuINGToN Nav lO-SrNAT Tho nruv
appropriation bill was passed with an amend
ment excluding the sale OF all LIQUORS nj army
posts; lsj private pension hills were nossed
At $50 D. m. the Senate adjourned
HOUsE-The tariff debate was continued nm
I'll 3 D. m. when n recoss was tol,en untf g
o'clock,
WASHINGTON. Mnv le-SrSArr Mr. uo,r
from tho Judiciary Committee ronor,ad h,ol,
the House amendment 10 tho senate an,i.,rnst
hill with an amendment Mcssrs Vostord r.oI.c
stated that as members NJ tbe comrn;t,oo ,tar
did not concur in the renort and Mr. uoar cx.
pIalh'u the eHect OF the action recommended
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