Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-26
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Nthe senate. on the 18th. the p.aes.
Appropriation bills for pe .lon. .,,, e.,.,..
we're reported and passed Tn. Hon.. stI
vcr o'H sss taken up. and after ,o,y s.,.,.
on ths blii. the Senators dl.~u...a a. -.
Ienssh ,he question OF nHsnx tue tim. for
0hs VOC On the measure. hat sdiourn-s
without arriving at any conetu.go, n. ~.
House the conference. report an an. ~, ~ ~,
. public building at Beaver Fall. e,Iax ~.
limit OF cost st -. .ooa. was agreed 10 .na
fhe House vsat into committee Of a.. vhot.
on the suncry Civit Appropriation hgu- c,..
sfdsrstton Of which eeeop ed the r-naa,na.x
ef the day.
II the senate. on the I.th, deb.t, ON m.
ehvcr bii was closed aud the btil ~.
passed ey large majority. The s.nst. a,.o
passed House bill constituting irood.oaai,
pay, y. L.. nsvigseis water .f the United
-eaaesse asd saens> kgl 90 ans nd m. 80 sov
sne erection OF an appraisers warehouse In
New fors. and agreed TO the conference rs-
port on the Senate bill for public building
AZ saiina. kas. the limit Of cost to be 81.
W.. In the House the conference r.port
on the bill for the erection Of a public
building At Alexandria. La. vas agreed To
and senate bill for the relief Of the Michigan
Military Aead-mv was passed. The House
tnen vent into committee Of the whole on
ths suudry Civil Appropriation bill. which
was passed. and the Iadisn Appropriation
bill Was taken up.
In the senate, on the istn the Isrtn b,it
Vas reported with the statement thatuwa,
not expected to be called up befors ,hs
eoth. The RIVER and Hsrbor bill vas mr..
scnted With written report on each item.
The conference report on the Anti Trust
bill was presented and agreei TO. The Leg.
tsiativss Executive and Judicial bill va.
then taken MP, and seventy PAGE. Of 4, yer,
disposed OF ---. In the House after spend
Ing the day In committee % the whol. on
the Indian Appropriation bill, the commit
tee rose and the bin wa. passed.
In the senate, on the I9sh. after routlne
business the Legislative. Executive and yu-
dieiai Appropriations bill vas taken up. and
during its consideration many omlssion,
and defects we're found and corrected AT
four o'ciock the bill was laid aside and the
message ofthe President v-toinx the bill TO
change the boundaries OF the Uacomphsxre
Indian Reservation was presented. read and
referred To the committee on Indian affair.
The remainder OF the session sas xiven M
To eulosies OF the late Representative Nut
ting and Wiibsr.. In the House the ss
ton OF the Speaker In ordering the senate
Silver bill referred to the eommItt-. on
coinage. weights and measure. was antax-
onized by RESOLUTION offered by Mr.. Nils,
which. after hard fought battle lasting ali
day. was pas>~~t By a vote of I1i IN III s~v-
ersl Republicans vOting with the ID mo-
erasA
II the Senate, on the 70th. the Post-offce
and the Diplomatic aud Consular Appro-
pristion bills we're reported. Consideration
OF the Legislative. Executive and Judicial
Appropriations bilI vas resumed, and after
: discussion CO various amendments lasting
all day. the btls was passed .... In the House
the eight over the references BY the speaker
Of the Senate Silver bin to ths committee
on coinage. weights and measures was r.
sumed on q motion for the approval Of the
journal. which vas finally ordered. A mo-
tion by Mr.. Bland to proceed to the consid-
OF order by the Speaker. which ruling was.
On appsal. over ruled, and the House. at i've
O'Clock. took . recess until p. m There
vas no quorum pr---st at the evening ses-
sion, and no business was done.