Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-09-27
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


ed: Senate bill authorizing the Librarian OF
Congress to purchase (at not exceeding 10000
Townsend's library OF National. State and in
dividual records, concerning the origin, prog
ress and consequences of the late civil war.
House bill for marking the line Of battle and
the positions OF troops of the Army OF North
ern Virginia at Gettysburg Pa The House
antilottery bill was taken from the calendar
and passed without a word OF discussion. The
conference report on the railroad land forfeit
ure bill was resumed, and after some
debate the report was agreed to-yeas 80 nays
ia party vote. The House bill to repeal tim
Der culture laws, after some amendments,
was passed. A conference was asked on the
disagreeing votes, and Messrs. Plumb, Petit
grew and Walthall were appointed conferees
on the part Of the Senate.
HoUSE.-The House passed number OF MI
nor measures, and then passed 10 the discus
sion OF the Enloe resolution concerning Repre-
sentative kennedys speech. II was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7.-SENATE Mr. Evarts
reported joint resolution appropriating 5000
for new site for the Lafayette statue, and
stated that the site selected was an esplanade
ofsome eighty feet square, at the southeast cor
ner OF the Treasury reservation, not iniurng
he said, but improving the dignity Of the Treas
ury inclosure. After some debate the resolu-
tton was passed. Bills passed: Appropriating
$4,000 for public monument In Wash
ineton City 10 the memory OF
John Ericsson; House bill to amend the act Of
February, 1885, so as to entitle men who have
served thirty years in the army, navy or marine
corps to be placed on the retired list with sew
enty-fve per cent. of their pay and ALLOW ances;
Senate bill appropriatng $4,000 for the pur-
chase OF certain manuscript papers and corre-
spondence OF Thomas Jefferson, now in posses
sion of his descendants The bill to establish
court to settle private land claims in Western
States and Territories was then taken up and
considered, without action, until adjournment.
HOUsE.-After the passage OF number Of
minor bills by unanimous consent, the Langs-
ton-Venable contest election case was called up.
A vote will be taken at o'clock tomorrow.
The Speaker announced his signature to the
river and harbor appropriation BILL and the
House took recess, the evening session to be
for consideration OF bills reported by the Com
mittee on Military Affairs
WASHINGTON Sept IS SENATE Mr.. Voor.
hees introduced a bill to retire the circulation
of the National banks to issue legal tender
notes in lieu thereof and to reduce the interest
bearing debt Referred to the Committee
by Mr.. Plumb to recommit the bankruptcy bill
TO the Judiciary Committee, with instructions
to amend it so as 10 provide for voluntary bank
ruptcy only, was taken up, at the sugges
tion ofMr. Hoar went over till tomorrow. After
passing number OF bills on the calendar the
Senate listened to eulogies Of the late Repre-
sentative Laird, OF Nebraska.
HOUSE. After prayer in the House, Mr.
Va I'D hit W
quorum present The Speaker was unable to
count quorum, and directed the Doorkeepers
to notify members in the Lobby that their at
tendance was desirable, There were only fifteen
Democrats present In the course Of half an
hour the Speaker announced that 1863 members
more than quorum--were present. Mr.
Haugen tWis.) moved to dispense with further
proceedings under the call Further pro-
ceedings under the call were dispensed with
yeas 1876, nays 49, The journal was then ap-
proved-yeas l53 nays 5-the clerk noting n
quorum. 1t being impossible to retain quorum
the House at 3:O5 adjourned
WASHINGTON Sept 9-SENAvE--rhe SEN
ate on motion Of Mr. Sherman took up and
passed his bill TO provide for the budi' Of q
memorial structure at Marietta, o. commera'
tive OF the settlement Of the Northwestern ter.
ritory Mr.. Plumb's resolution to ortcommit the
bankruptcy bill to the Judiciary Committee,
with instructions to amend II by making IL ap-
ply to voluntary bankruptcy only, was taken
up discussed at some length and placed on the
calendar Bills passed: House bill to discon.
tinue the coinage OF the thrce-dollar and one,
dollar gold piecos, and the threecent nickel
piece. Senste bill FOL. the protection OF trees
! I'D other growth on tno P""'.- '---,"in from
destrucIIvn W Arc
! HOUSE MFR Crisp moved that yesterday IS
Journal be corrected. but this motion was laid
on the table-yeas 40 nays 2-and Mr.. Crisp
raised the point Of no quorum. The Speaker
counted l64 members present-a quorum Mr..
Crisp challenged the correctness OF the count.
The Speaker said that he had taken great
pains in the count. and had no doubt about its
. correctness. The Speaker decided to adhere 10
| the rule that l6i members constituted quo
rum. call OF the House was then ordered,
and as a few Democrats had entered the cham
ber, the presence OF 10 members was disclosed
| The Speaker announced the question to be on
approval OF the journal, and IL was approved
The question required on ordering the previous
1 question on the Langston Venable case, The
previous question was ordered; yeas li7. nays
/ the Clerk noting quorum. Mr. Cheadle
moved to recommit the case; lost to li5 The
Z question recurring on the minority resolution
declaring Langston not elected, the quorum
disappeared and a call of the House was
: ordered, which disclosed the presence of l6i
members. The minority resolution was ther
| rejected and the vote was taken on the SECOND
minority resolution declaring Vena0le duly
/ elected. Lost Alto l55-the Speaker counting
quorum.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.-SENATg The Sen
ate resumed consideration of the Senat' bill
81. Il
auired OF National banks, and to restore TO the
channels of trade the excessive accumulaton'
OF lawful money-the pending question heinl
on the amendment offered yesterday by Mr.
Powers TO strike out the first section, which
reduces to 81 900 the amount of bonds required
TO he deposited by National banks for thei
I charters. The bill was laid aside without ac
tion. The calendar was then taken mp and
after several private bills were passed, the fol
lowing bill was reached: Senate bill authori2
ing the Secretary OF the Treasury to settle th'
Indebtedness to the Government OF the Siou'
City and Pacific Railroad Company It wa
passed
HoUsE-On the approval OF the Journal thu
Democrats disappeared-yeas Isl, nays O. NJ
quorum and the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-SENATE Bills oil
Joint resolution reported from the Committee
on Education proposing IN amendment TO la
constitution In relation to alcoholic liquors
was read and consumed the morning hour Tn
Senate resumed consideration of the bill to dc
fine and regulate the jurisdiction OF the court
OF the United States Without disposing OF tn
n Il the Senate went into executive session an
,on adjourned
+ HousE-Two Democrats were present. o
the approval Of the Journal 1853 Republican
voted, the Democrats remaining silent On
call Of the House only 159 members responded
The House then adjourned. A caucus was cal
ed Immediately after adjournment, at whio
severe opinions of those Republicans respol
sible for the awkward sitnat on were freely e,
pressed, and finally an agreement was reache
10 continue on the present programme until
quorum is obtained,