The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-05-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
o,oaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.


far assembling on tho 10th the
sooN ,,ronriation bill was reported in
NaN" and the debate on the silver Dill
the I'ad senator Dolph, of oregon, argued
coh,'nt ,to free coinage of silver and was
asaastIv opposed by his colleague, senator
eh"tou Adjourned. When the House
Wr wilson wv. Va.), rising to question
mt' W. ,li,a,.o made n statement Of the case in
oi Tho Campbell affidavit and letter
Ireaid Ieatod 10 the scene in the House on Satur'
tha' his exclamation was followed by
u..,omcnt from Mr.. Bayne Pa ana the
,sauhIod waters were calmed. Debate on the
Toriff hin was then resumed. MT funston
lament in regard to the admission o1
Wcyican lead ores was rejected anu the Diii
Considered until adjournment
erx,ToR sTANFoRD introduced In the en-
tbo 9oth a bill for loans on lands. IL
,oe az for the establishment OF Land
- R,reau In the Treasury Department
Ia tbe issue of loans on land to citizens AT
'n.. "n.[ nor cent. interest under certain condl-
,ions and restrictions. The senate then pro-
adod 10 consider the bill subjecting inn
tel 1iouors TO the provisions of the laws
- tho several states. Senator Vest spoke
oaoirst the bill and Senator Edmunds IN
S1vor of I The bill was laid lde and alter
be delivery of culogics upon the late KEEP
racantatiyC hpllCy, ol tIiiS ~ anna, VIZ
,.o adjourned. 10. Consideration Of the Tariff
SnI was resumed in tho House and the ses-
sion was II lively one, the sugar schedule
occunying most of the time.
1x tho senate on the 21st the NicePresi-
don't nrescnted the resignation OF sergeant
ot Arms Canaday to take enect June 81
Tho silver bill was discussed at some length
and was laid aside and the bill in relation to
Iiouor imported into Prohibition States
,aten nm and discussed. After an executive
session the senate adjourned. lmme diate-
ly after assembling the House resumed CON
sideratiOn tf the Tariff bill in Committee OF
the Whole. The House was In great con
tusion and when the hour of noon arrived
Mr. Mckinley demanded the previous ques-
tion on the bill and amendments, which de-
mand was ordered by l6l yeas to 143 nays.
The amendments were then read in detail
and when they were disposed of Mr.. Carlisle
offered resolution to recommit the Dill to
the Ways and Means Committee with GER
tain Instructions, which was defeated and
the bill was passed, yeas, 16i; nays, 142
After the appointment of conference com
mittee on the Anti Trust bill the House ad-
iOurned.
IN the senate on the 22d a message was
presented from the President on the subject
Of the purchase from the Creek Indians of
nOles The credentials of Calvin ;. Brice
senator, elect from Ohio, were presented
and filed. Consideration of the Silver bill
was resumed and Senator Daniel addressed
the Senate in favor of silver currency, when
the Senate adjurncd "A bill was present
ed in the House to amend the Census act,
prescribing a penalty upon any enumerator
who shall rcce.v We, or any person who shall
pay, any fee in addition to the compensa.
ton allowed by law The River and Harbur
bill was then considered in Committee of
the Whole until adjournment.
But little business was transacted by the
Senate on the 23d Senator Faulkner gave
notice of an amendment to the bill relating
to oliquors imported into ProhibitOry States,
and the Naval bill was taken up and several
amendments agreed to. The Tariff bill was
received from the House and referred. The
Silver bill was taken up but laid aside and
Senator stanford addressed the Senate in
advocacy Of his bill providing for loans by
theGOvernment on agricultural lands. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned.
Soon after the reading of the journal the
House went into Committee of the Whole on
the River and Harbor bill At the evening
session pension b. lis were nSderel,