Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-09-27

door that every democrat in the House
Yves prepared to follow if it became
necessary to do so TO get out of the
chamber. A number OF republican
Representatives are in hearty sympa.
thy with the democratic efforts TO
prevent the unscating OF two legally
elected democrats in favor Of two ne
gro contestants, but they lack the cour-
age of their colleague, Mr.. Cheadie Of
Indiana, who made a strong speech
begging the members or his party not
TO attempt to commit this outrage,
simply because a majority of the cleo
tons committee had reported in tavOr
Of the negroes. The negroes will new
cr be seated until the republicans get
q quorum.
The republican majority Of the con-
ference committee have about patched
up all agreement on tho tariff bill, aud
II might have been reported Ao-day,
bu. it is prcsumabIc that the republic
cans will hold it until they can get q
quorum of republicans on the floor Of
the House; that may be tomorrow or
it may not be at all during this session.
A prominent republican member of
the conference committee, who was
known to be opposed to Blaine's Lat
in-Amorican reciprocity idea, was
asked why he voted for the reciproc-
ity amendment. "Oh", lie replied,
laughing, RECIPROCITY is a popular tad
just now, and it is well enough to have
name tackled onto the tariff bill to
helpscarry the unpopular features of
the bill' That express in a nut shell
the much talked OF amendments is
only buncembe.
Mr., Harrison lacked the courage to
caray out Ahis threat of vctoing the
River and Ilarbor bill, 1t is said that
4 certain Senator high up in the coun.
Gil of the republican party Informed
him tina! if he vetoed that bill u major
ity of the republican Senators had
pledged themselves to make war upon
him personally during the remainder
of his administration.
Senator Plumb gave the Treasury
department a little raking over Friday
because of its having entered into q
limited partnership with a lot OF Now
York spectators, and Saturday Sena-
tor Cockrell reoponcd the same
wounds in a few remarks objccling to
the consideration Of Senator Shcrman's
bill to rednce the amount of bonds re
CURED OF national banks. MIR. Cock
reli said that he proposed when this
bill wss taken up, to offer all amend
ment requiring the Withdrawal Of all
bond circulation, and the substitution
Of Treasury notes.-the best paper eur.
rency that any country ever had.
"lhat VIII take, he continued, the
control Of our finances ont OF the hands
of q combination and mon0l oily.
What has been seen within The last
few weeks has not been crcdiiahle 10
the country. The Secretary OF the
Treasury has been seen, when drawn
on by spectators in stocks and grain
in Now York, to pay out every dollar
of cash surplus in the Treasury in Or
der to save them and to save their m
aginary profits in speculation and
gambling"
The bill shutting the lotteries and
newspapers which print lottery,ndvcr-
tisemcnts out of the mails, is now q
law. There are lots of rumors about
what the lottery people intend doing
TO test the constitutionolity ofthe new
law, but they all lack confirmation.
A resolution has been reported TO
the House providing for the appoint.
ment Of q committee to inquire into
the progress Chicago is making to.
wards the Worlds Fair, and report to
the house in December.
The Washington Navy Yard IL be-
ing worked for all it is worth just
now, TO help the republicans in coutig.
u,us Congressional districts. Sccrc-
tary Tracy must have been joking
whom he said that politics should not
enter the navy yards. Politics ma,
not be entering the Washington yard,
but democrats aic being pushed out
to mako room for republicans at quite
\ lively rate.
Senator Voorhees, Inns Introduced a
joint resolution directing the Secreta.
nv of the Treasury TO purchase 10, 900
900 ounces Of silver bullion within thir.
ty days in American markets al a price
not to exceed $l.29 per ounce the bull.
lion 10 DO coined at once and held as
current money.
A Boston boot manufacture has re.
quested Representative Kilgore TO al.
low him to name a new productio II.
specially intended for Texas trade,
'The Kilgore Boot"
Representative Crisp has the honor
of having compelled Speaker Reed to
publicly acknowledge tlat he had
committed an error in declaring a quo
rum present when there was none.
Keep your eye OIL Crisp. He's a ris.
ing man.
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