Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
FiFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.



routine morning business Mr. Voorhees, called
up the resolution offered by him yesterday, in
relation TO the alleged interference by Mr.
Chambers the u. S. District Attorney OF In
dianapolis. to prevent the arrest OF ". W Dud-
ley on charge OF violation of The election laws
OF Indiana, and proceeded TO address the Sen
ate Mr.. Edmunds offered an amendment for
the preamble and resolution, SO as TO strike out
the preamble and make it read That the
Attorney General be and hereby is instructed
10 inform the Senate what instructions, If any.
tho Department of Justice has given to S. n.
Chambers, District Attorney for the District OF
Indiana, on the subject OF the arrest Of W W.
Dudley or his exemption from arrest; and by
what authority OF law any such instructions
hove been given, and that copies of all such cor
respondence be transmitted to the Senate" :"
| The amendment was agreed to By party vote
| 81 to pa.
HOUSE. The House went into committee Of
| the whole Mr. Burrows IN N7ch) in the chair,
Tor the further con sideraiIol Of the District OF
| Columbia appropriation bill. On point Of or
| d by Mr. Atkinson (Pa), the clause was
struck from the bill which requires private
| electric lighting wires to be placed under
| ground. On u point Of order by Nr Mason
| 1li) the Clause was struck out which autkc--
| ICES the commissioners Of the District to i'm
pose license fee of twenty y-fve dollars n year
against any person or corporal on for each iele-
egraph or telephone POLE maintain d The
| committee rose and the bill was passed A
bill was introduced by Mr.. Grain (Texl pro.
| viding that the terms Of members of Congress
shall begin on January /, Adjourned until Fri
! day
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-SENATE The Vice
| President laid before the Senate a communcl-
( IL al M
to the resolution adopted by tho Senate yester-
| day The Attorney General states that no IN
| structions oral or written. have been given to
| DlStrictAttorney S. N. Chambers, on the SUBJ
! lect Of the arrest Of W W. Dudley. Nr. Dolph,
| from the Committee of Commerce, reported
| back the bill for the construction OF revenue
| cutter for service on the Pacific Coast; also
the bill to prevent the obstruction OF the nuvi.
| gable waters Of the United States and to pro.
| tect public works from trespass. Calendar On
| motion OF Mr.. Vest n Joint resolution was passed
approprating S251,00O for the removal of OBJ.
| structions to navigation in tho Missouri river,
! between st, Joseph, Mo- and the mouth Mr.
| Davis, Of Minnesota called up for considera-
| ton the bll appropriating 50 73S0o for the i'm
| provement of st. Mary's river Mich and sl.
! $4,000 for the improvement of Hay Lake Chan
mel, Mich Referred to Committee OF Com
mercc Mr.. Call called up resolution direct
| ing the Secretary OF the Interior to report all
| the evidence in the General Land ONCE reIa-
tive to the swamp lands in Floridn, upon which
| the Commissioner OF that office based his
| charge of fraud in the selection OF such lands,
Pending action on the resolution the Senate
! went INTO secret session. and then adjourned
until Monday.
! HoUsE-Not in session.
WAsutycToy Ian 10 0-SrsArr Not in SOS.
| sion
HousE-After,he announcement Of the death
of Representative Kelley suitabIe resolutions
were adopted and the House at 12:15 p IN. adj
! iourned The resolutions provide for funeral
services in the hall of the House at noon to-
/ morrow.
! WAsutxcrox Ian 1e-SrN.rr Mr. Turrie
eove noticn thn, he world sne,k wednesday
| novt ON tbo rosoIutio, ,o reno,niye pray,i
Blls were rcported A bill to authorize a rail.
road bridge across th. Missouri river between
| Nnhrosl,o and Ioy,a was nassod Mr. prumh
| addressed the Senate on the Alaska seal lease.
| after which the senate adiourned
| Uorsr-A hin was reported from the Silcott
| Investigating COMMITTEES appropriating s75 0C0
| to supply the deficiency created by the dctalca.
| tion in tho nav and uiIeaee of the members
minority renort was also submitted Bills were
| introduced under the call Of States The bill
TO proyjde for town site entries in Oklahoma
| was d scussed and at ;l5 d ln the House ad.
| iourncd.
| WASHINGTON, Ian l4-SEyATE Among
the bills rapo,tcd from committees and laced
| ON tho caIcnIyr were the followipo. To declare
!