The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-06-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS-.

CONGhESS.
WHEN the Senate met on Juno petition ,
W re presented and number OF bills re-
ported and placed on the calendar. Senator
Plumb introduced n bill, prepared by Mr..
st. Johns, of New York, for the purchase of
silver to use as lawful money. The confer.
ence report on the Military Academy bill
was agreed to The conference report on
the Army Appropriation bill was presented
and the question OF the sale OF liquor
at the canteens In Prohibitory States
discussed. 1t iorblds the sale OF liquors to
enlisted men in such States. A number of
Senators favoreI the proposition II make 1t
apply to officers as well rs men. The report
was adopted and the Silver bill discussed
until adjournment. The proceedings OF
the House were unimportant. number of
bills OF local nature passed, among them
the Senate bill to divide the judicial district
# the State OF Kansas into two divisions
Adjourned.
AFTER the report OF committees In the
Senate on the I'd the resolution of Senator
Edmunds for an Investigation of the man.
agement of the Fish Comml So oners office
was the subject of a liye!y 'scussion, there
being serious charges against the conduct
of the office. The resolution went over and
several bils passed. Debate on the Silver
hi ! was then resumed and continued, SEN
ators Pugh and Farwell both add dressing the
Senate on the subject. The proceedings in
tnO hOuSc WtTt DTItI anu tHc
contested election case from Alabama OF
McDuflic against Turpin occupying most of
the time
THE Senate on the 9Th agreed to tho reso-
lution for an inquiry into the management
of the Fish Commissioners Office. The For
tlncations bill was then taken up, discussed
and passed. Senator Frye offered Joint
resolution to authorize the President to
form alliances with foreign countries for the
suppression of the liquor traffic. Referred,
and the Senate adjourned. The House
further wrestled with the Alabama contest
ed election case of McDuffie VS.. Turpin and
seated McDufie by a vote OF l50 to lis. A
correction was ordered in the enrolment Of
the Customs Administrative bill and the
House adjourned.
SOON after assembling on the 5th the Sen
ate resumed debate on the silyer bill. Sen
ators Hiscock and Sherman addressed the
Senate in opposition TO free coinage and
Senator Stewart favored it. Several unim
portant bills passed and Senator Blair in
troduced bill to prohibit the export ,tion
Of alcoholic liquors to Africa and the Islands
of the Pacific ocean Adjourned. When
the House met MIR. Mckinley, from the Com
mittee on Rules, reported resolution pro-
yidlng for immediate consideration of the
Silver bill, the previous question to be or
dered Saturday at three o'clock This
brought on spirited fight, but the resolution
was finally adopted by a vote of 12o yeas to
ll6 nays, eleven Republicans and the Demo.
Gratis voting against 1t as having tendency
to shut off debate and amendments. The
Republican caucus bill was then offered as
a substitute and debate continued until
adjournment. The bill authorizes the pur-
chase of silver bullion to the aggregate
amount of Si,500,0c0 each month at the mar
ket price, not exceeding 81 for 3Tl Is Tooth
grains, for the payment of which treasury
notes are to be issued which are to be legal
tender, and redeemable in coin.
The Senate on the 9th had the Silver bill
under consideration and Senator Plumb
spoke at length in favor of silver. mes
sage was received from the President in re-
laton to the landing of an armed force at
Cedar Keys, Fla, which was referred. A
resolution was agreed to ca ling on the Sec
retary of the Interior for copies of the cor
respondence on the subject of intruder' in
the Indian Territory. etc. Adjourned. The
silver debate was resumed in the House and
continued during the day and at the evening
session.