Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-06
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FiFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.

~ the Senate, ON the g7th. the r,-otut,o,
eohcerninx the maltreamrnt 90 u-,-x r
rsanc-, az Aberdeen. Miss. the r.Dos-r ~,
cut down the efligy Of Secretary Proc,o- al
ss oeaten and driven oct Of town for a.
.olnS- vas taken up. and Nr. waIthsl de-
eu aspeesn IN opposition to Iss aslop-
uoni being followed hy Sea.ta~x cl..,-sfs-
ingalls, aud Hoar, In favor OF IN. r-.ol,,to,
In the House bulls yer. introduced !.
proprisfing s. .o9s.ooc for q post of,.s.. ~ r'sg
easo. repeating the cotton tax 70 p.n.io,
WIDOWS and orphans of person. Killed To-,
poasicsi reasons since the close OF the w.r-
snd = resolution eongrstuIatin- the people
OF brazil on the assumption Of self x.vern-
ment A btll amepdIng the Tarfr set .of
isss vas passed The bin approprs.s,n< a :
soo.cop for the erection Of shrss nlt.d st.r :,
prisons vas passed
IL the Senate. on the 1ssh, the bin To 70
iieve shc treasurer Of the United States Of
the smounv now charged to him and depo-i-
ted with the several States, vas passed. 4.
Vas. also. the Direct Tax bill The remain.
der OF the open session Was consumed in a
heated discussion Of the sr~soiutton regard
ing the late Aberdeen (Mss) Outrage In
the House the bIil granting cortain public
lands 60 the city OF 81 Augustine, Fla, for
park. was passed One or two other buf.
we're passed. and the House devoted itself 20
adiseussion OF q bin reported from the corn
mittee ON banking and currency to provit.
Tor the issue OF circulating notes to National
banking associasionA
Ii the Senate. on the 18th. the repor, Of
the policy board on the needs and require
ments Of the navy vas transmitted. A res
oiutson calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for information a. to amount. due
by Southern States on Indian Trust funds
and the direct tar OF 1851 was adopted. and
MI Mitchell proceeded to address the sen
ate on the bin for free coinage Of silver.
In the House a scene of tumult and riot IN
cquzled since the days OF reeonstruetion
vzs preeipitzted by the speaker making a
note Of members present and not voting on
the Smith Jackson wv. Va election case.
and calling tAeir names for record The ap-
peal from the decision Of the Speaker b al
nct been decided when the House adjourned
IN the senate. on the sotn. the ptIl sppro-
priasing N.e@.Sa % enable the superintend-
snf OF census TO prepare statistics Of farms
owners. renters. msrtgaxe<. interest rents
etc. vas passed The silk Ribbon bill
vas also passed Mr.. Vance then addressed
the Senate on the Negro Emigration biIl. fol-
loved hy Mr.. Hampton on the same subject
In the House the battle over the ruIinx
OF the Speaker declaring q quorum pre>eus
but not voting was renewed before full xal-
leries, Nessrs Carlisle. SEriuger. Br-ckIn-
ridge and Hand championinx the cause of
the minority while Messrs. MckInIey and
Butfervorth defended the Speaker Ths
ruling ofthe Speaker vas sustained
THE Senate was not in session on the sIst
In the House the contest over the speak
er's ruling that members present but not
voting should be counted in sseertainIng
the presence OF aquorum was promptly re-
newed. several of the speakers for the oppo-
sftion working themselves into n frenzy Of
passion and denouncing the Speaker In Ian
guage forcible II iaeIegsnt. speaker Reed
held his position and his temper. and car
ried his points on former occasions.
when quiet had been partially secured. Mr..
Dalxell took the door and b-zsa 10 present
the views Of the majority Of the elections
committee on the contested election case of
Smith against Jack-ou