Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-17
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FiFTY-FIRST CONGRESS

~ th@ senate. on the IA tn rr..,..
s"e1@ment 70 the ioint rv<ofussoa s,- a..
removal ot the nsvsI rnaxaxf.~ -, rssf.
;. = vas eoHcurrsd n The Mou.
tsettoa ease uas th>n taken m. a,ss
eP-Nenes N favor ot o1th the majority 4na
.ss95 ssposts we're made aad the matter
vas ssst pending when the S~ntte we.s -,
eteenfive session In the Hsu-., 4 u,o-
slon 70 suspend the rtal-s ana uas. 81 -
ate OIL granting pension. 20 .ei.ti-r. -
sailors Who are incaparitates for a. -.
fnrrnanee Of labor, anss providing Tor p-r.
stohs 10 widows and minor chiIstr-n al
eepsnaent Parents. vas io<t 4 namber Of
f1Saie Saisalag and other bills we're passed
II the Senate. on the s.h. House bin to Al
nat duty free articles from south American
republics AMI from Canada fns~nsfs,f for
the - Louts Exposition, was passed Tn.
Senate then resumed consideration Of the
Montana contested -lerfion ease. which
went over and the Antf-T ust bFil vas snksr
up. which. after several proposed amend
ments Rad been voted down. vas passed
exactly as q came from the committee --..
In the House the biIl tO prevent the eniist-
meat OF aliens in the naval service of tue
United States was amended ami passed
The vote defeating the bill slsagax "a ap-
preparation tn supply the deficiency caused
By the >ileoft dcfaication vas reconsisereti
and the bin was passed The House then
went Into committee OF the whole on the
Naval Appropriation bIIL
In the senate. On the sth. the House blll
appruprtatiax Ss.a9l to supply the den
cheney oees>ionesl by the defai~stsor 4, IN.
ofssee Of the lsse Ssr<eant-at- Arms Of ~,
House was passed The Montana contested
election case was further considered after
which the Chinese Enumeration biI -.
discussed In the House the senate
amendment 10 the House bill providing Cor
town-site entries OF land IN OkIahouna. xa,
noa-eoncurred tn. and she House wenr Into
Committee OF the whole On the Naval Ap-
preparation bill
II the Senate. on the I1th. the Months,
election ezsss were rfkea up and further
considered bat at the hour OF adioaruus@ar
had not yet been disposed OF In the
Hous~. the Chaplain in his opening PRAYER
referred feeiingly 90 the Illness Of Repre- :
sentative Randall The House went into
committee Of the whole on the Naval An
preparation bill. and ss the result Of Ioax
debate the paragraph providing for three
battle ships Was stricken outs TO -l-ths
provision for an anchored cruiser being iefr
In the bill Several other amendments were
offered and rejected and the bin was analIv
ordered reported f1vorabiy % the House.
eat the House without action aiioarned
" the senate. on the IIth. after the trans
scsion of routine business. consideration of
the Aonsa11 election Ease was resumed. and
Mr. kvarts spoke IN favor Of the Republican
claimants. followed By Msssr< sray aad
George. to< the opposition The House bflI
for the Worlds Fair st Chicago va report
ed from the uatirf-centeaniai committee.
and the senate wsns into executive sos
ston ---- In the House the contested -lec-
tioa ease OF W adsieII against Wise. from the
Riehmoad va district was taken up. and
led 70 di<eusssoa af the race question,
ss..fa a -.
toax reesss % b p ~ the night ssssioa
N D.. for the Considerations Il private pen
sion bis. Et whicb. however. M business
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