Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-08-09
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
First Session.

First Session.
WASHINGTON July 29-SESATE After
cali OF the roll In order TO procure the attend
ance OF quorum, Mr.. Morgan presented reso-
lutions adopted at public meeting OF Repub-
licans in Birmingham Ala, against the passage
of the election bill. Mr.. Sawyer, from the POST
office Committee, reported back the Senate
bill to establish limited postal and telegraph
service. Placed on the calendar Mr.. Sher',
man offered o resolution (Which went over till
tomorrow for the daily meeting OF the Senate
at 10 a. m Mr.. ingalls, Introduced bill TO
establish q department OF communisation-and
said that 1t was prepared By and introduced at
the request Of the wage-workers Alliance The
tariff bill was taken up and considered, and,
after brief executive session, tse Senate ad'
iourned
HousE-Mr Cannon Qll), from the Commit
tee on appropriations, reported joint resolu-
ton providing temporarily (until August t) for
such OF the expeditures OF the Government as
have not been provided for by the appropr'a-
tion bills which have already become laws
Passed. The House then went into a commit.
tee OF the whole [Mr. Burrows, (Mich), In the
chairl on the Senate amendments to the sundry
civil appi opriaton bill. All the amendments
were non Cured In. Debate on the irrigation
amendment was limited to four hours, and at
$3.50 p m. the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 3o.-SENATE--Mr. Hoar
presented memorial OF the North Carolina
Republican Association OF the District OF Co
lumbia In favor Of the passage OF the National
election bill. Mr.. Vest presented memorial
OF the Wage workers Alliance OF the District OF
Columbia denouncng the bankrupt law. Mr.
Sherman offered an amendment TO the dencl-
ency appropri alton bill-which was referred TO
the Committee on Appropriations appropri'
ating $4,000 for marking the boundary line be-
tween the United States and Mexico and call
ed attention to its urgehcy The resolution Of
fered yesterday by Mr.. Sherman, liking the
daily hour Of the meeting at 10 a, m, was taken
up and agreed to- The tariff bill was taken up,
and debated until adjournment
HousE-The sundry civil appropriation bill
was laid aside for the conference report on the
District appropriation bill, which was agreed
to. The irrigation amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill was considered until
adjournment
WASHINGTON, July 3L-SENATE.-A com
munication from the Secretary OF the Interior
on irrigation was ordered printed. A bill was
reported authorizing the Court OF Claims to
take jurisdiction OF the McGarrahan claim. The
District appropriation bill was passed and the
tariff bill was considered. Four pages OF the
bill having been disposed Of to-day the Senate
adjourned after statement by Mr.. Blair that
by calculation which he had mnde the bill
would be disposed of at the present rate OF
progress by the Goth OF next December
HousE-A resolution to investigate certain
vague charges OF corruption in the passage OF
the silver bill was decided by the Speakcrnot to
be a question of privilege The irrigation
amendment to the sundry civil Bill was nom
concurred in, and the House at 5.s5 p. IN. ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1-SENATE. ME- Blair
offered resolution instructing the Committee
on Rules to report within four days rule for
the incorporation OF the previous question or
some method OF limiting and closing debate in
the parliamentary procedure of the Senate, and
asked for its immediate consideration. Ob1ec-
ton was made and the resolution went over till
tomorrow. The tariff bill was then discussed
until adjournment.
HOUSE The House took up the sundry civil
bill, the question being on non-concurrlng
In minor Senate amendment. The preyiols
question was ordered-Yeas 1903, nays g. kOn
non-concurring in the Senate amendment no
quorum voted. motion TO adjourn was voted
down and a call OF the House was ordered.
This disclosed quorum, and further proceed
ings under the call were dispensed with. The
remainder OF the afternoon was consumed in
vain attempt to secure n quorum, ana without
disposing OF the bill the House took recess
THE evening session to be for the consideration
OF private pension bills
WASHINGTON, Aug 2-SENATE-A petition
from Ohio was presented favorng an increase
in the duty on barley The credentials Of +.
D. White as successor TO Mr.. Eustis, OF Lon
isiana, we're presented. A joint resolution was
passed TO permit Lieutepant Colonel H. c.
Corbn to accept civil position on the Worlds
Fair Commission. Mr. Blar's previous ques-
tion resolution was referred. The tariff de
bate was resumed and continued until adjourn
ment.
HousE-The Senate amendments 10 the sun
dry civil appropriation bill were non-concurred
in. and the bill sent to conference. At2p. m.
the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Aug A. SEEATE.-Mr Davis
offered resolution calling on the Secretary oil
War for information on the subject of the acct
dent last Friday to the lock OF the Sault Ste.
Marie canal. The resolution offered on Satnr-
day last by Mr.. Plumb, as to the reinterment of
the remains of General Grant in the Arlington
National Cemetery, was, at the suggestion OF
Mr.. Plumb, allowed to remain on the table 10
be called up al some other time. The tariff bill
was taken up the peHding question being on
Mr.. Vests amendment TO the chinsware para
graph reducing the duty on decorated ware TO
so per cent. nd valorem, and on plain undec-
Grated ware to 40 per cent. instead OF s. and So
as recommended by the Finance Committee,
and instead OF GO apd So in the House bill The
amendment was then voted on ond was reject
cd-yeas 10 nays e3.
HousE-Mr. Morgan Miss rising to ques.
tion of privilege sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an article in Southern newspaper
to the effect that in order to curry favor with
the Farmers Alliance he had had his license as
lawyer annued He denounced the state
ment as q falsehood and campaign lie The
House then went into committee OF the whole
Mr., Payson nll) in the chair-on the general
deficiency appropriation hill. Before 1t was r.
ported back the House adjourned.