Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-05-15
CURRENT TOPICS.
The NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTr-FIRST CONGRESS

~ the senate. on the sun a. -.,un a. tDa
inuruai vas read. Mr Back brt-u r,,... .,,.t -
few eloquent sur,l- announced tn.. 49,.
OF his COLLEAGUES Mr. Bcek of K-atses,- al
oNffea r--satntions lonxinss g. tHs. par. .esy,,-
ti"n OF the senate Ia she rge.-sf ..f...'-g
ahers ot the decreased. which were asiapte-l
and the senate then iuanae.l ttely a.it...s.r,,,y
In The House. Mr.. Mihura the hri,s
chaplain. feetiaxiy ailasie,i - tn su-.te.
death Of Senator Beck The senate ars.n.s-
m@nfs to the Customs Admin a.trsrlve htr
we're noaeoncurrsst IA aad a cunscrvne. -.
"rdsred The rules we're suspended anI >
number OF unimportant bills warr n,.s.,f
Iae House also agreed to the cuuf~rrn~. r.
Port on the Oklahoma Town ste bilI Th-
formal announcements Of the death % S.na-
Tor Beck having been received the House
took appropriate action Aad af.onrne,L
II the Senate. the 6th. after a brief
prayer BY the chaplain. oa motion u Nr
biaesbur1. the clerk read the order OF s~rn.
monies Tor the lay. and then the senate
toox recess anti half past twelve O'Clock
af which hour the clerk of the TIouse an
pearesa aud delivered n message Anaaunc
ing tss sesiOn of the H9us- on IN. death OF
hr Bs~k. md soon thereafter tne ehaplsfa.
of the tive houses. fne presence. q ths
Senators and Representatives th- Prq-.s.f.nt
and as Cabinet the Jasssee- OF th. ~apr-su.
Coars and the nsembsrs Of the Ti5uflr,s a. 4.
Corps. conducted appropriate reli..i-,r,,
eeremo.l--. ami the senate sssIouru.-f
In sae House. Immediately aft-r the realm.
of the journal. a recess va tsk=n at. u q
y n-- aad then the House s.fsaurns.f ,,,.g
proceeded IN body 70 sh~ senate rhs-r,i.sr
$3.50 Psrs n the services 0ySz tae re-
mains Of Senator Beck
IL the senate on tn- -th ausou- tb. hi1s.
OF mtEor Importance passed ~ .,-a an
thorlzing the Secretary u " ar u deliver to
the state Of C1iorasIs the na.rs carried Ia,
Colorado regiments during ths va u rh..
rebellion The biIl Tn tran sfcr the rs.v-ar,.-
marine service Ia the Navy Departments va.
under discussion when. at twe o-vlocz- the
presiding officer announced thar by srr-..-
nent the senate bili authorizing the ts-rs.-
OF Treasury notes on deposit q silver bull
Ion would be taken up. bat owing % the ab-
sence Of Mr. Jones. ot Nevada ths. matter
vas allowed To 90 over and TN. senate went
into executive session - In the Ws,tsSs. -a..
discussion on the Mckinley Tariff Reduction
eil vas begun, Mr. Mckinley op-aln= for
the measure and Mr.. Nils opposed. fos
lowed by several other speakers Ehs os-css-
pied the day and a night session lasting IN
I'll half past ten O'Clock
IN the senate en- the sth nearly the euflr.
session was taken up IA the discussion os
the House bili prov ding for the class ns.1-
tioH of wurstsS cloths a. NgoleuS. y hsch wts
finally passed. the SILVER bHI whleh va
tAi-t ANNHf-Alf8 HA-atr-- tsFE p a..
uEmr until tbs. tzth- The Approrriaffsu biEI.
sppruPriatinE Ss7.assl. .-sI. Na- t1ken up Ia
ths House afteF the reading of she t1urual
the FzriT hili wA@ taken uu ia comm xfas %
G ,e wholr. Messr.. Burrows Wchf anI
Ea -n- Pa -peskinE IN Support g ths bili.
and MeSsr-. Dcckery .Mo.l .NcMaIeu fTenn-l
and FoweE y. T. against si. NJ evening
session was also devoted 10 the same busi-
ncs-.
II the Senate. on the 9TH. the Pension Ap-
prupriatioa biI WIS taken up. anirnsisi and
passed The Military AessisUly bill Wa al,
passed. and the Army Appropriation btu
was taken up. ME- Hale moved an amena-
ment TO the bin provisIin- that no liquors
beer or vine be- sold or supplied - eniisse,i
men at military pests. and after loas dis
cus-5ou Mr. CockreH moved IA 8nleuaizss-nt
TO M Hale's auenin- NJ. King cut beer
and vine. bgt for lack of quorum No vote
was reached on eitnsr------Ia ths House
the bali granting pension Of 50 per month
In Mrs Delta T. :. PaFaeii the mother q the
Irish lesder In the British Parliament was
passed also n bill Increasing tlls pension %
Brizadi~r-General Ayres to 50 Per mnurh
was passed The House then went into
Committee - the Whole on the Taria bill