Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-03
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.


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First Session.
WAsufyGToy Anrii o3-SE1.rr "A con.
current rcsolutio. was adoptcd in relation 10
irr gating arid lard, IN the Rio Grand Valley
Mr. Chandler offered n resolution amending tho
Senate rules 10 conform TO those OF Tho House
in certain pnrtjcu,ars. The renort on the bili
to provide u Temporary Cover mcnt In Okla.
homa was agreed TO The bill TO erect statue
OF General S ark went oye- The legislative
appropriation bin was discussed for some tirne
and then went over AtGp m tho Senate al.
journed
HOUSE Mr. Haruier PA presentcd A me.
moral OF the Manufacturers Club, OF Pbiladel.
phia representing many millions OF capital in.
vested American industries, and many thou.
sands OF workmcn earn ug American wages, in
favor OF prompt action on tariff legislation
which shall check the i'm portutlon OF articles /
produced by our own people referred The
House then went into committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Payson ull.) in the char-on the lcgisla-
i've appropriation bill, the pending question be-
ing on the motion OF Mr.. Dunnell tNinn) 70
s,fiNc OUT the clause providing clerks Tor sen.
ators. ibe motion was lost. Atb:53 the Hcu6e 7
ad)ourned is4is tss,s, a .ss,5 -, \,
WASHINGTON, April aL--SErATE biyl wa6l
passed appropriating 10000 for d statue 10 Gem
eral John Stark at Manchester, N H. d Th64
nipist VII 10 tFi4kAfl the {eNenne marine iruiEz:,
the Treasury 70 the Navy department was op- :
po'cu ps hif' "herniah oiii was rcpor'euoy
Mr. Hoar TO amend the election laws Also
oiii 10 prevent the product OF convict iapor De-
ing used by the Government The land forfeit
ure bill was discussed until SGD p, m, when, af
ter short secret session, the eenate adjourned.
HOrsE.-Thc Committee on Invalid Pensions
nave laVorabIy reported Dl'i giving pension
ol fo' month 10 the Widow o. General george
T. Bucii Iatc colonel oil the f1!leenth INFANT =
rs. After unimportant legislation The lcgis-
lative appropriation bill was taken up, and
iVeiy dcbite on the c VII service item ensued.
Mr.. liouR moiion 10 strike II out was lost-ol
20 ~ motion TO increase the pay OF certain
iap''ois aoou' lhc .nptoi was hiaoc ny MI.
cummings tN' ~ ihe motion was a'scusseu
os Messrs. hul,er"ortn w dorsey tNep''
op'"oia' lN, Ii IerRihs, thosl houH'
liehn'), mcM!liln, lehn.h moore N ~.
niges' 'Cai b LehipacR IN. y ana othcfs uh'
III 'he hour Oh adjournment arrived
WAsHrSGToN, April e5 -SESArE The House
amendment to the Lafayette nnd.) building
bill reducing the appropriation from 100000 TO
$4,000, was non-concurred in and a conference
asked. The House joint resolution approprlat-
ing Sl50,pW for the Mississippi river sufferers
was passed The land forfeiture bill and eulo-
ges on the late Representative Giy OF Louis
lama occupied Inc uay untl aulournmcnt at
4;3o p. m.
HOUSE MFR. O'Neill pa presented the pro-
ceedings Of a meeting OF business mcn of Phila-
delpha and memorial with 1000 signatures
and the signatures OF the board of trade of that
city asking the aid OF Congress in the promo
tion OF the building OF American ships to trade
with foreign ports and to establish direct mail
communication with the western coast Of
Africa Referred. joint resolution appropri-
ating sloAoOo for rations TO the Mississippi
river sufferers was passed-l3o to2. The legs
latYo appropriation Dill was considered until .
p. M, when recess was taken, tho evening
session beng devoted TO private pension bills
WAsHrNGToS April 26 6-SESATE- Cullen
dar was taken up. A joint resolution acceptinp
the battle sword of the late Captain C. Reid
and presenting medal to his son failcd-2G to
l2 No quorum voting it went over without
prejudice by request. Several private bills
were passed, including the Wilbur claim At
$40 p m the senate adjourned
HousE-In the House the legislative appro-
priation bill was considered all day and late in